What we’re all about︎
Clau Studio is a graphic design and communications studio that combines an
understanding of design principles with strategic knowledge of communications and marketing to deliver services that help you achieve your goals. Underpinning all of this is a desire to create social impact, using design to question, interact with and improve the world around us.
Design, communications and marketing each play an important role in the journey of customers and service users. All three underpin how a message is delivered, but design and design thinking bring it all together, assessing and solving problems visually to prioritise accessibility and engagement.
The combination of these three areas of knowledge comes from over a decade of experience working in graphic design and communications for clients in academia, nonprofits, social enterprises, e-commerce, publishing and the arts.
“At the core of Clau Studio is a passion for social impact, coming from my experiences as a queer, non-binary immigrant. I began the studio to help communities, nonprofits and small businesses trying to make their mark in a crowded market. Since then, it has grown to offer solutions to clients across sectors who want to make a difference through graphic design and communications. When I’m not designing, you can find me reading and writing about queer theory and intersectionality.”
︎ Claudia Baldacchino (they/them), Founder & Creative Director
We work with clients across the globe, with previous clients located in the UK, US, Europe and Australia.
Design, communications and marketing each play an important role in the journey of customers and service users. All three underpin how a message is delivered, but design and design thinking bring it all together, assessing and solving problems visually to prioritise accessibility and engagement.
The combination of these three areas of knowledge comes from over a decade of experience working in graphic design and communications for clients in academia, nonprofits, social enterprises, e-commerce, publishing and the arts.
“At the core of Clau Studio is a passion for social impact, coming from my experiences as a queer, non-binary immigrant. I began the studio to help communities, nonprofits and small businesses trying to make their mark in a crowded market. Since then, it has grown to offer solutions to clients across sectors who want to make a difference through graphic design and communications. When I’m not designing, you can find me reading and writing about queer theory and intersectionality.”
︎ Claudia Baldacchino (they/them), Founder & Creative Director
We work with clients across the globe, with previous clients located in the UK, US, Europe and Australia.
Branding ︎ Print ︎ Digital ︎ Social media ︎ Websites ︎ Apps ︎ Publications ︎ Campaigns ︎ Communications consultations ︎
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Selected clients
Selected awards/features
- Over 200 charity leaders make #StandWithTrans pledge, Civil Society, 2023
- Digital Leaders 100, Finalist (representing People Know How), 2022
- Scottish Charity Award (representing People Know How), 2021
- Record Revirginizer rebrand competition winner, 2020
- Fire & Dough branding competition winner (as part of Jot), 2018
- Qrendi 400 Year Anniversary Logo Competition winner, 2017
- University of Edinburgh Award, 2017
- Scottish Environment Link Poster Competition winner, 2017
Selected publications
- Tackling digital exclusion to support the switchover to digital landlines, 2024
- Strategic Plan (content and design), People Know How, 2023
- Annual Report (content and design), People Know How, 2023
- Digital inclusion and addiction recovery, 2023
- Tackling Data Poverty in Scotland, Data Poverty All Party Parliamentary Group: State of the Nation report, 202
- Supporting people with data connectivity (design and content), Good Things Foundation & People Know How, 2022
- You’re out of data, RSA Journal, Vol. 168, No. 2 (5589), 2022
- Annual Report (content and design), People Know How, 2022
- Place-based collaboration for digital inclusion (content and design), Good Things Foundation, 202
- Annual Report (content and design), People Know How, 2021
- Connectivity Now (content and design), People Know How, 2021
- A new world of communications, People Know How, 2021
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Supporting digital engagement and keeping young people connected online, Children in Scotland, 2021
- The life-changing impact of digital, People Know How, 2020
- Sustainability at Edinburgh Global, University of Edinburgh, 2018
Selected talks/appearances
- Digital Inclusion in Scotland, Good Things Foundation, 2024
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On Digital Inclusion, Nominet, 2024
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Response to Audit Scotland Report, Forth 1 Radio, 2024
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Innovation through Collaboration, Shared Care Scotland, 2024
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Celebrating 10 Years of social innovation, Scottish Parliament, 2023
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Tips & Tools to Make Your Organisation More Efficient, Good Things Foundation, 2023
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Designing #StandWithTrans: Trans & non-binary voices, Charity So Straight, 2023
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Digital Inclusion and the Cost of Living Crisis, DigiShift 65, 2023
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On collaboration, Shared Care Scotland, 2022
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Supporting people with data connectivity, Ofcom Communications Consumer Hub for Northern Ireland, 2022
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Combating data poverty in Scotland, Ofcom Communications Consumer Hub for Scotland, 2022
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Big Data and Social Innovation, Glasgow Caledonian’s National Conversations on Social Innovation, 2022
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Grassroots and government, Digital Leaders National Digital Conference, 2022
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Where will voluntary sector digital go next?, The Gathering, 2022
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Widening Access to Policy Making, Edinburgh Political Union & Ruth Adler event, 2022
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Connectivity Now: Digital inclusion, not just widening access, ALLIANCE Scotland’s Annual Gathering, 2022
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All Aboard!, Sunday Morning, BBC Radio Scotland, 2021
- Rise & Shine: Digital Citizens, Scottish Charity Awards, SCVO, 2021
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Community Health through Digital Stealth, NHS Scotland Event, 2021
- Digital Poverty, The Broad Online Podcast, 2021
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Maintaining connections through digital solutions, Children in Scotland Learning Week, 2021
- Maintaining connections through digital solutions, Befriending Networks’ Annual Conference, 2020