About

Backed by two decades of experience in design and branding studios, Chris Davies, under the alias Lone Studio™, delivers an agency-style service, without all the agency fluff.

Since 2006 Chris has been practising as a graphic designer and web designer, specialising in the creation of brands for lifestyle and culture clients.

With a wealth of experience gained from working at design studios in London, UK and Melbourne, Australia, Chris now works as an independent consultant – collaborating directly with clients based around Australia and the world.

Across a career spanning two decades, Chris has built a portfolio that demonstrates expertise in graphic design, digital design and art direction.

Chris’s expertise is in getting immersed in a business and developing a targeted and holistic brand identity. It leads to often unexpected, but always appropriate and effective brands – not just logos but messaging and systems that work hard for real business results.

In 2009 Chris founded Stadium Creative, a brand design studio in London, working for clients in the non-profit, arts and retail sectors. After moving to Melbourne he worked in senior roles at Cornwell and Assembly Branding.

Highly experienced in the property & architectural space, but unwilling to limit the studio’s work to any one sector, Chris strives to collaborate with clients who have energy and purpose.

What Lone Studio Does

  • Build new brands and refresh old, tired ones.

  • Work with clients to help them achieve real business results.

  • Base design thinking on sound research into sector and business.

  • Collaborate with other creatives, tech people and suppliers, to meet any challenge.

  • Create unique, meaningful communications for each brief. No one-size-fits-all.

Lone Studio Services

  • Brand strategy

  • Project / business / product naming

  • Visual identity / branding

  • Web design & build

  • Printed communications

  • Annual reports

  • Advertising

  • Photography

  • Film / video

  • Copywriting

  • Illustration / animation

  • Architectural 3D rendering

  • Lifestyle photography & video

  • Aerial photography

Awards

(projects at Assembly Branding)

  • 2020 Driven X Design — Silver (Industry Lanes Workplace Branding)

  • 2020 Driven X Design — Silver (Moda 835 High St Armadale Apartments Branding)

  • 2019 Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards — Silver (Spicers Stephen Promo)

  • 2019 Driven X Design — Silver (Cobild Branding)

  • 2019 Driven X Design — Silver (Moda 97 Mathoura Rd Apartments Branding)

Client highlights

(includes previous studio roles)

Property & Architectural
Coff Property
J2 Projects
Cobild
Salta Properties
Bensons Property Group
Pask Group
Arkit
OLSK Interiors
Moda
LK Property Group
Marshall White
VIA Architects
Peach Interiors
Platinum Construction
Comb Construction
Guccione Window Furnishings
Stemcon
Sketch Design

Culture / Arts
Arts Centre Melbourne
Orchestra Victoria
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
Museum of London
London Jazz Festival
Arts Council England
Roundhouse
Universal Music
Genesis Baroque
Hackney Wick Festival
World Circuit Records

Charity / Non-Profit
Greenpeace UK
Beyond Blue
Homelessness Australia
Moira Disability & Youth Services
Camp Awakenings
Million Minutes
Caritas Social Action Network

Food and Beverage / Hospitality
Domaine Chandon
The Protagonist Cafe (Arts Centre Melbourne)
Manly Hops
The Selby General Store
The Good Company

Sport
Melbourne United Basketball Club
The National Basketball League

Retail
Bella Vista Bathware
Bunnings
Debenhams
Sainsbury’s
Waitrose
Metcash
EMP Industrial

Health
Cabrini Health
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience & Mental Health
Andi Health
Professor Mark Walterfang
One&All

Education
Monash University
Times Educational Supplement UK
Leap Street

Other
BBC
Australian Academy of Modelling