Graphic Design

Design that understands the subject

That is rarer than it sounds. We design for living-history events because we publish for them.

Discuss a project
  • Fixed fees from £95
  • Two rounds of amends included
  • Repeat year at 60% of the original

A general studio will make your programme look tidy. They will also spell the regiment wrong, crop the vehicle badly, and lay the timetable out in a way that makes no sense to somebody standing in a field trying to find out when the battle starts.

We design for living history events because we publish for them.

Fixed fees, quoted up front

Service Fee Includes
Banner artwork £95 From your supplied logo and assets, one size
A5 or DL leaflet, double sided £185 Design, two rounds of amends, print ready PDF
Folded leaflet, 6pp £295 As above
Poster set (A2, A3, A4) £245 Three sizes from one design
Programme, 16pp £695 Full layout from your copy and images
Programme, 24pp £895 As above
Programme, 32pp £1,150 As above
Programme, 48pp £1,595 As above
Additional pages £32 per page Beyond the band quoted
Full show identity £1,250 Logo, colour palette, typography, reusable templates
Social media asset pack £195 Built from print artwork we have already produced

All fees exclude VAT and print. Design is standard rated at 20%.

Come back next year and pay 40% less

When we design your programme we build a proper template and we keep it. In year two we are updating an existing document rather than starting again, so repeat year design is charged at 60% of the original fee. Your 32 page programme costs £1,150 the first year and £690 the next, and it gets better each time as we learn your event.

This is the main reason organisers stay with us. We would rather tell you before you commit than after.

What is included, and what is not

Included: initial design concept, two full rounds of amends, print ready PDF supplied to our printer, and a low resolution PDF for your website and committee.

Charged separately: amends beyond two rounds at £65 an hour, retouching or restoring supplied photographs, copywriting, and rebuilding artwork somebody else produced.

What we need from you

Text as a Word document or plain email. Do not lay it out, that is our job. Photographs at the largest size you have them. Your logo as a vector file if one exists, or the best version you can find. Sponsor logos supplied by the sponsors themselves.

And one named person on your committee who signs things off. That last one saves more time than everything else put together.

Talk to us about a design project

Our own pages

Judge us on what we already publish

Every issue of Dispatches is set to a deadline that does not move, from copy that arrives late in twelve different formats. That is the same job as your programme.

A general studio will make your document look tidy. They will also spell the regiment wrong.

Why organisers stay

Come back next year and pay 40 per cent less

When we design your programme we build a proper template and we keep it. In year two we are updating an existing document rather than starting again, so repeat year design is charged at 60 per cent of the original fee.

Your 32 page programme costs £1,150 the first year and £690 the next, and it gets better each time as we learn your event. We would rather tell you that before you commit than after.

  • £95Banner artwork from
  • £185A5 leaflet, both sides
  • £1,15032 page programme, first year

Common questions

What organisers ask about design

What do you need from us?

Text as a Word document or plain email, not laid out. Photographs at the largest size you have. Your logo as a vector file if one exists. Sponsor logos from the sponsors themselves. And one named person on your committee who signs things off, which saves more time than everything else put together.

What is included in the fee?

Initial concept, two full rounds of amends, a print ready PDF supplied to our printer, and a low resolution PDF for your website and committee. Amends beyond two rounds are £65 an hour, as is rebuilding artwork somebody else produced.