P190// GRAPHIC DESIGN // MATLOCK, DERBYSHIRECOVERAGE // MATLOCK + DERBYSHIRE DALES

Graphic Design in Matlock, Derbyshire

In Matlock you’ve got the locals, who know you already, and all the visitors coming into the Dales who’ve never heard of you and are weighing you up against everybody else on the street. Your branding has to win both. For the visitors it’s the sign and the menu doing the deciding, and that’s exactly what I design.

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A tattooed technician in a maroon polo carefully applies red Isis Rescue lettering to the tail of a black recovery truck. — PEOPLE // Isis Rescue

Who does graphic design and signage for businesses in Matlock?

North Bear Media, run by Norton Hunt just down the A6 in Belper, designs logos and branding for businesses in Matlock and the Derbyshire Dales, including the shop signs and menus visitors see first. Design is quoted as a project before work begins, and the £295 Marketing MOT is the usual place to start.

In Matlock the brand’s got locals and visitors to please at the same time.

The locals already know you. The visitors are stood on Crown Square choosing between you and the place next door, usually on their phone, sometimes halfway up a hill.

So it has to be clear at a glance and look the same everywhere, from the A-board out on Matlock’s busy streets to the business card somebody picks up in Matlock Bath and finds in their coat a week later.

For the shops and the artisan producers, the labels and packaging matter most, because that’s what goes home with the Peak District visitors. For the tourism and hospitality places in the Dales it’s the menus and the signs doing the work. That’s a different job, because they get read in seconds by somebody stood outside deciding. I design for both.

Plenty of visitors now ask ChatGPT where to go, where’s good for lunch in Matlock. Your reviews and your website do the heavy lifting there, not the design on its own. But when they click through and everything looks like the same place, you win the booking.

FROM BELPER //Just down the A6
AREA //Matlock and the Derbyshire Dales

What it costs.

Every job is priced as a project, so you’ll know the number before I start anything.

You tell me what it’s for, a new sign before the summer or the whole lot, and I’ll scope it and give you a price. Then it’s your call whether you go ahead.

If visitors aren’t finding you at all, start with the MOT, which is £295 on here. I check how you come up when somebody asks ChatGPT or searches on Google, with two places near you scored alongside, and it’s back within 48 hours.

The filming day in Found & Filmed suits Matlock well, because there’s always plenty worth filming. That’s £995 a month, rolling with 30 days’ notice, and it covers being found and the filming, so design is its own job.

DESIGN //One price, once I’ve scoped it
START //The MOT, £295, if visitors aren’t finding you
MONTHLY //Found & Filmed, £995, rolling
MEET //Somewhere in Matlock, or a call first

A photo from a shoot I did for Ginger Butchers, who’ve got a shop in Matlock.

Menus and labels look far better with real photos of the real food than with stock pictures. This one’s from the farm shop and butchers’ deli counter, and I shot it.

A freshly made filled roll on the counter at Ginger Butchers' deli, with the menu boards behind — PRODUCT // Ginger Butchers deli

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How a Matlock brand comes together.

Here’s how it runs.

01 //
Who it’s for
We talk about who’s buying from you, whether that’s locals or visitors, and where the brand’s going to be seen.
02 //
First ideas
I sketch out a couple of directions, and between us we pick whichever feels most like your place.
03 //
Finished files
You get it in every format you’ll need, with a short guide to the colours and fonts, ready for the sign maker and the printer.
04 //
The seasonal stuff
Menus change with the seasons, so when the summer one’s due or you need a new sign, I pick it up from where we left off and it still looks like your place.

Client view

“Norton totally understood the remit and he absolutely nailed it!”

Common questions about graphic design in Matlock.

How much does graphic design cost in Matlock?

Graphic design is priced as a project, so the cost depends on the job and you’ll know it before we start. A logo is a smaller job, a full identity with signs and labels a bigger one. Either way it costs far less than hiring a designer, with no training and no software to buy. The Marketing MOT is £295.

How long does a logo design take?

I give you a timeline once the job’s scoped, because it depends on the brief and how quickly decisions get made. If there’s a seasonal deadline, like a new menu for Easter, tell me at the start and I’ll plan round it.

What files do I get?

You get vector files, print-ready PDFs, high-resolution PNGs and web versions, along with brand guidelines for your colours and fonts.

Can you update my existing branding?

Yes, and it doesn’t have to be a complete overhaul. I look at what you’re using now first, the sign and the menus especially, and if a light refresh will do the job, I’ll tell you.

Do you design for print and digital?

Yes. Signage, menus, business cards and packaging, plus your website and social media, all designed so the brand looks the same everywhere.

Can you help with printing in Matlock?

Yes. You’ve got a business to run, so let me do it. I set up print-ready artwork for cards, flyers, menus, signage and packaging, and deal with your printer so it comes out as designed.

Graphic design near Matlock.

Wirksworth’s the nearest of these, and Belper’s where I’m based.

Other pages for Matlock businesses.

Design’s one part of it. These cover the rest for Matlock, plus the IWPG logo job.

When a visitor in Matlock asks their phone where to go, does it send them to you?

The MOT shows you how you come up when somebody asks ChatGPT or searches on Google, scored next to two other places nearby, and you’ll have it within 48 hours. If it’s a logo or a sign you’re after, book a call.