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The (not so) secret society

Axel Johnston
Axel JohnstonFounder — Head of Design

Design happens in the shadows. We are always watching for the next signal in the noise. Drop your coordinates below and initiate the protocol.

[Address]Anywhere
[Office hours]Anytime
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Book a call, or send a message.

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Share your vision and requirements.

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We'll come back to you within 48 hours.

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Seeking enlightenment?

If the answers you seek remain hidden, approach our Council. We believe in lifting the veil and ensuring total alignment before you are initiated into our creative ranks.

Ask us
Are you a community of designers or a design agency?

Both, by design. We founded Designshot to help organizations become design-driven and multiply their impact through design. And because knowledge and exchange sit at the heart of design, we chose to build an agency rooted in a strong community. One doesn't work without the other.

Why "a secret society"?

Because the organisations we work with demand it. Confidentiality isn't a pose — it's what makes candour possible: we get the real problems because they stay between us. Nothing elitist about it, just discretion where the stakes are real.

What types of companies do you work with?

We work with the ones who genuinely want to do design — and are ready to commit to it. Size doesn't matter: from a pre-seed startup to a global organization, as long as you're serious about shipping real work, we're in. We choose our clients as much as they choose us — because good work takes two.

Do you work on projects or long-term?

Both. We can run a scoped project — clear remit, clear deadline, delivered and handed over. Or partner with you over the long term, embedded in your teams. From the inside when proximity matters, at a remove when it fits better — the model follows the situation.

Why work with you rather than another agency?

Because we're specialized: making organizations design-driven is all we do. We know the local codes, market to market, and every organization has its own — we start from yours, never from a template.

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