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Personal, not processed

Noggin Creative is a hospitality branding & design studio in Northamptonshire, UK.


The studio was built around one simple idea: hospitality brands deserve creative support that feels personal, not processed.


Every project is led directly by our founder, backed by a trusted network of freelance specialists when the scale of a job calls for it.


That means you get focused attention and consistent quality, whether it's a single menu redesign or a multi site rollout.

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Meet Kaye...

Design partner for busy hospitality groups. Branding, campaigns & customer-facing designs for hotels, restaurants, pubs & bars and leisure. Kaye Sale is the founder of Noggin Creative, a strategic graphic designer specialising in hospitality branding.


I’ve worked in the creative industry for over two decades, starting out in leading agencies and delivering design and campaign work for well-known brands across hospitality, leisure and retail.


Since founding Noggin Creative in 2014, I’ve built long-standing client relationships through a collaborative, responsive and down-to-earth approach. Much of our work comes through recommendation, something I’m incredibly proud of.


Clients value having a creative partner who is calm under pressure, easy to work with, and able to balance strong ideas with practical execution.



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We’re approachable, attentive and always happy to meet over a cup of tea (in person or online).

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Frequently Asked Questions

A hospitality graphic designer creates the visual materials that help hotels, pubs, restaurants, leisure venues and other hospitality businesses attract guests, communicate their offers and create a consistent brand experience.

That can include everything from menus, posters, signage and brochures to seasonal campaigns, social media graphics, digital screens, packaging and other promotional materials.

At Noggin Creative, I work with hospitality marketing teams to turn those requirements into clear, consistent creative that works across print and digital. Whether you need a one-off campaign or ongoing design support, I can take the creative work off your plate and make sure everything feels like part of the same brand.


I work with a wide range of hospitality and leisure businesses, including hotels, pubs and bars, restaurants, leisure venues and attractions.

I particularly enjoy working with independent businesses and growing groups with multiple sites, where keeping the brand consistent across different locations, campaigns and customer touchpoints can be a challenge. The common thread is that you need thoughtful, commercially minded design that works in the real world, not just something that looks good on screen.


Yes. Noggin Creative provides ongoing creative support for hospitality businesses that don't have a dedicated in-house designer. I work as an extension of your marketing team, taking care of the design work that needs doing without you having to manage another full-time employee.


Yes. I provide ongoing creative support for hospitality businesses that need a reliable design partner they can call on regularly, without the commitment of employing a full-time designer.

I can work as an extension of your marketing team, getting to know your brand, your priorities and the way your business works. That means you don't have to start from scratch with a new designer every time something needs creating.


The key is to create clear brand guidelines and a flexible set of design templates and assets that make it easy for everyone to use the brand consistently across different locations.

For a hospitality group, consistency doesn't mean every venue has to look identical. Your sites can still have their own personality while sharing the same visual foundations, such as colours, typography, imagery, tone of voice and key brand elements.

The challenge is making sure those foundations are carried through everything from menus and posters to social media, signage, digital screens and seasonal campaigns.


You don't necessarily need to employ a full-time designer to keep on top of a busy stream of creative work. An outsourced creative partner can give you flexible access to design expertise when you need it, without the cost and commitment of another full-time employee.

The important thing is finding someone who understands your brand and your business, rather than having to brief a different designer for every project. Over time, they can become a trusted extension of your marketing team and get to know how you work, what you need and what good looks like for your brand.  At Noggin Creative, I provide ongoing design support for hospitality businesses, from day-to-day updates and promotional materials to larger campaigns, menus, signage and multi-site rollouts. It means you can hand over the creative workload and know it's being looked after, while keeping your marketing moving without having to manage every design job yourself.


Good design is visually appealing, but effective design has a purpose. It helps communicate information clearly, supports business objectives and influences how customers perceive your brand.

In hospitality, effective design builds trust, highlights what makes your business unique and encourages action. While aesthetics are important, the most successful marketing materials combine creativity with commercial thinking to deliver measurable results.to this item.


It depends on the type of business and what you're trying to achieve, but most hospitality businesses need a mix of guest-facing, promotional and digital materials.

This could include menus, posters, signage, social media graphics, digital screens, brochures, seasonal campaigns, event materials, packaging and promotional items.

For multi-site businesses, it's also important that these materials feel consistent while still working for each individual venue.  At Noggin, I can help you create and manage the creative across all of these touchpoints, so your marketing feels joined-up rather than a collection of separate pieces.


I design a wide range of creative for hospitality and leisure businesses, including menus, campaigns, posters, signage, brochures, social media graphics, digital screens, packaging and promotional materials.

I can also help with branding, brand rollouts and adapting campaigns across multiple sites and formats.

Whether you need a one-off piece of creative or ongoing design support, I can help make sure everything feels consistent, considered and fit for purpose.


Yes. I can develop a campaign and create the creative across the different formats and channels you need, from posters, menus and signage to social media, digital advertising and on-site screens.

Where a project needs specialist skills beyond graphic design, I can also bring in trusted creative partners from my network, including specialists in animation, video and other digital disciplines.

That means you have one creative partner coordinating the project, while still getting access to the right specialist skills when you need them.


Yes. I can take your existing brand and apply it consistently across different locations, campaigns and marketing materials, while making sure it still feels relevant to each venue.

This could include menus, signage, posters, digital screens, social media, campaigns and other guest-facing materials.

I can also help tidy up or develop your existing brand guidelines and create templates and assets that make future marketing easier to manage across your sites.


An ongoing creative partner gets to know your brand, your business and the way your marketing team works, so you don't have to start from scratch with every new project. It means you have someone you can rely on for both planned campaigns and the smaller design jobs that inevitably crop up, without needing a full-time designer in-house. At Noggin, I become an extension of your team, helping keep your creative consistent, taking work off your plate and making it easier to keep your marketing moving.


Noggin Creative is a UK hospitality design studio, based in Northamptonshire. 

We are not affiliated with Creative Noggin in the United States. (but we like their name very much!)


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