Halvard & Co.Identity, Art direction

An independent design studio for brands that would rather be remembered than noticed.

An independent design studio for brands that would rather be remembered than noticed.

An independent design studio for brands that would rather be remembered than noticed.

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Brand & digital design

Lisbon — Est. 2019

Booking January 2027

Selected work

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Six recent projects. The rest is under NDA, still in progress, or was simply done for friends.

Six recent projects. The rest is under NDA, still in progress, or was simply done for friends.

2019–2026 · 140+ projects shipped

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Torn sheets of handmade paper

deckle (n.) The rough, feathered edge of handmade paper. Proof a person was involved.

We are six people in a former print shop in Lisbon, making identities and websites for founders who would rather build one thing properly than five things quickly.

We are six people in a former print shop in Lisbon, making identities and websites for founders who would rather build one thing properly than five things quickly.

We are six people in a former print shop in Lisbon, making identities and websites for founders who would rather build one thing properly than five things quickly.

Deckle started in 2019 as two designers sharing a press room. We have stayed small on purpose: the people you meet in the first call are the people who do the work.

Deckle started in 2019 as two designers sharing a press room. We have stayed small on purpose: the people you meet in the first call are the people who do the work.

We take on a handful of clients a year, at fixed prices, and we stay close after launch, because that is when a brand actually gets tested.

We take on a handful of clients a year, at fixed prices, and we stay close after launch, because that is when a brand actually gets tested.

Hand-bound ink prints with frayed paper edges laid out on a white table
Proofs, bound by handFig. 01 — Rua da Boavista, Lisbon
Hand-bound ink prints with frayed paper edges laid out on a white table
Proofs, bound by handFig. 01 — Rua da Boavista, Lisbon
Hand-bound ink prints with frayed paper edges laid out on a white table
Proofs, bound by handFig. 01 — Rua da Boavista, Lisbon
140+
140+
140+

Projects shipped

12
12
12

Countries worked in

31
31
31

Awards, if you count

96%
96%
96%

Clients who come back

What we do

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Four disciplines, one team. Most projects use two or three of them at once.

Four disciplines, one team. Most projects use two or three of them at once.

01

Brand identity

Naming, marks, type and colour, plus the rules that keep them honest when we are not in the room.

Strategy · Naming · Marks · Guidelines · Packaging

01

Brand identity

02

Web design & build

02

Web design & build

03

Motion & film

03

Motion & film

04

Art direction

04

Art direction

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Four steps. No surprises, no mystery invoices.

Four steps. No surprises, no mystery invoices.

Four steps. No surprises, no mystery invoices.

01

Week 1

Listen

A workshop, a pile of questions and a written brief you can hold us to.

02

Weeks 2–3

Define

Positioning, structure and two visual routes. You pick one; we retire the other.

03

Weeks 3–7

Design

The full system, built in the open. You see work every week, not only at the end.

04

Week 8

Deliver

Files, guidelines, a recorded walkthrough and thirty days of support.

(Clients)

Kind words from people who had every right to be difficult.

Kind words from people who had every right to be difficult.

Kind words from people who had every right to be difficult.

  • Sorrel & Pine

  • KILN HOUSE

  • lumen

  • Oto Records

  • Casa Verano

  • FORMA

  • Halvard & Co.

  • TIDEWATER

  • Sorrel & Pine

  • KILN HOUSE

  • lumen

  • Oto Records

  • Casa Verano

  • FORMA

  • Halvard & Co.

  • TIDEWATER

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They asked better questions than our investors did. The identity that came out of it has survived two product launches without a single exception to the rules.

Marit Solheim

Founder, Sorrel & Pine

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We came for a logo and left with a point of view. The launch film alone paid for the project in pre-orders.

Daniel Okafor

Marketing Lead, Lumen Cycles

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Six weeks from first call to a shop that sells out. I still don’t fully understand how, but I can edit every page myself.

Aoife Brennan

Owner, Kiln House

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Direct bookings went from a third of our revenue to more than half. The site simply looks the way the hotel feels.

Tomás Rey

Director, Casa Verano

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4.9 average across 62 client reviews

Three ways in

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Fixed prices, agreed before we start. No day rates and nothing that begins with “it depends”.

Fixed prices, agreed before we start. No day rates and nothing that begins with “it depends”.

Sprint

$4,800

two weeks

Two focused weeks on one problem: a mark, a landing page, a pitch deck.

One defined deliverable

Daily async reviews

Two rounds of revisions

Source files on handover

Sprint

$4,800

two weeks

Two focused weeks on one problem: a mark, a landing page, a pitch deck.

One defined deliverable

Daily async reviews

Two rounds of revisions

Source files on handover

Project

Most booked

$18k

starting from

A full identity or website, from first workshop to launch day.

Strategy workshop

Identity or website, end to end

Guidelines and handover

Thirty days of support

Project

Most booked

$18k

starting from

A full identity or website, from first workshop to launch day.

Strategy workshop

Identity or website, end to end

Guidelines and handover

Thirty days of support

Retainer

$6,500

per month

A standing design team for companies that ship every week.

A dedicated designer

Unlimited requests, one at a time

48-hour turnaround

Pause or cancel anytime

Retainer

$6,500

per month

A standing design team for companies that ship every week.

A dedicated designer

Unlimited requests, one at a time

48-hour turnaround

Pause or cancel anytime

Prices exclude VAT · 50% to begin, 50% on delivery

(FAQ)

Questions, answered.

Questions, answered.

Questions, answered.

Still wondering about something? Write to us. A person answers, usually the same day.

How long does a project take?

What does it cost?

Do you work with early-stage companies?

Who will we actually work with?

Can we edit the site ourselves afterwards?

(Contact)

Two slots open for January 2027

Got something worth making well?

Got something worth making well?

Got something worth making well?

Tell us what you are making and when you need it. We reply to every brief within two working days.

Tell us what you are making and when you need it. We reply to every brief within two working days.

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