Delivering visual content for the Scottish food & drinks industry

Visual assets delivery

I offer tailored digital marketing and communications content within the Scottish food and drink industry - helping strengthen your brand, increase market share and deliver growth.

Brand & Identity
Design for Print & Web
Product Photography & Video
Web development & E-Commerce
Print Management & Personalisation
Marketing & Strategic Assistance

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My approach

Passion for Quality

My passion for the calibre and range of Scottish produce underpins the quality I’m driven to provide for my clients.

Highly consultative partnership style

I work closely with you to understand your goals and your product. I‘ll make commercially astute recommendations and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Creative Excellence

Using my experience and strong network connections I’m able to design and develop marketing assets for businesses, brands and products, foregrounding creativity and distinction.

Services

With over 17 years experience as owner and director of a successful Edinburgh based creative agency, I work with clients on project-based or long-term contracts focussed on specific requirements and budgets.

Marketing Asset/Content Creation

I excel at attracting and engaging customers through branding, graphic design, web design, e-commerce, website development/build, product photography, video production, art direction, food styling, copywriting, event/exhibition design and ad hoc projects.

Food Photography & Video

Need advice or not sure where to start? I’ll guide you from start to completion - including planning, art direction, food styling, props, photography and post production. Same goes for video production.

Marketing Advisory (Analysis & Planning)

Sometimes an external pair of eyes makes all the difference - I can guarantee customer conversion and accelerate growth through data driven commercial analysis. Helping service or broaden existing customer experience, develop and increase new product lines, upselling, or even opening up new markets.

Quality visitor experiences (tourism & beyond)

Creating marketing collateral to help your business access new national and international markets. Plus assistance in seeking funding and support from councils and Scottish food and drink associations.

Print Management

Partner with me for all your printed materials. Choosing a single supplier to create your artwork as well as manage your printed media secures your brand integrity and guarantees quality materials reach your customer.

From short print-runs of business cards to catalogues and brochures, product packaging, all the way to exhibition graphics, and more...

Direct Marketing

Take your marketing to the next level with personalisation - we plan the web or print campaign together, with as much input as you need for design and personalisation, then it’s over to me for collation, print and postal fulfilment.

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“Dan created a beautiful website for my small business on Shopify. He formulated something that is not only attractive, but also highly functional and patiently took me through a series of 'learner lessons' to get me into the driving seat.”

Leanda McConnell

“All services are underwritten by my personal guarantee.”

Director Dan

Meet Dan

Marketing & Content specialist for Scotland’s Food & Drink industry

About me & my passion

I live in Edinburgh with my wife, two kids and our springer spaniel Toby.

After gaining an MA in Business I worked with multiple creative agencies in South England and London before setting up my own agency, Creative Storm Ltd in Edinburgh, to bring excellence to the food and drink sector.

I’m a well-travelled, multilingual passionate foodie, who’s made it his business to work with small and medium sized producers and suppliers within the Food and Drink sector across Scotland for over 16 years.

In my spare time I’m in the kitchen cooking, out and about with the family travelling, plus I’m a huge fan of skiing, rugby and running.

Embracing AI in Design

Still an ambiguous topic - but I’d be naive to think it doesn’t (and won't) alter the way we work in the creative industry. I’m keen to integrate AI for routine tasks… meaning more time for fun! AI integrations include quickly finding relevant color combinations, getting design inspirations, speeding up UI/UX design and illustration processes.

Sustainability in print-production

We’re all conscious of our impact on the environment, both personally and on a business level. I’ve recently been delighted to learn all about sustainable print (working to create a net zero circular economy). Far more effective than carbon offsetting - the latest industry developments are making a real LIVE difference within the production of printed media - it’s a game changer!

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