Design Subscription

Unlimited quality design, for a fixed monthly fee.

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Why a Design Subscription

More of what you love…

We get it, pushing your marketing forward isn’t always easy. Especially when the tools, processes, or partners designed to help end up creating more admin and slowing you down.

 

That’s why our focus has always been on giving you more of what you need and less of what gets in the way.

Creativity

Based in Ancoats, Manchester’s creative heart, we’re an experienced, versatile design team with the skills to adapt and deliver across any sector.

Support

Work with a designated account manager—your single point of contact and go-to partner, offering proactive support every step of the way.

Value

Enjoy the capabilities of a full-service agency for the cost of hiring one UK-based midweight designer—smart, scalable and efficient.

Quality

Award-winning design that delivers top-tier results—fast. High standards, quick turnarounds and no compromise on creativity.

Output

A committed team with the experience and expertise to deliver consistent, high-quality creative—on time, every time.

Why a Design Subscription

…Less of what you loathe.

Hiring a designer is just the start. Using them efficiently takes smart, strategic management. Without it, poor briefs and unnecessary meetings can waste up to 50% of their time.

 

This kind of mismanagement often leads to burnout and high staff turnover, driving up recruitment costs, slowing progress and losing consistency.

Wasted Time

Take back the resources spent on design management and recruitment. We exist to give you time back.

Excess Admin

No more quoting, approvals, POs, payroll, or reporting. We streamline it all so you don’t have to.

Expenses

Cut overheads with a fixed monthly cost—no surprise fees, no added hiring expenses.

Stress

We are your delivery team. Reducing stress through strategic delivery, whilst adding a layer of support.

Hiring

Skip the HR headaches. Avoid underused, overpaid hires with a model built for flexibility and efficiency.

Subscription Options

Three simple subscription options

Lite

£2,150

/ month +VAT

  • Day On / Day Off Output
  • 1 Live task at a time
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Ideal for small teams that need frequent creative support to realise their marketing goals.

Your one designer works on tasks every other business day, providing steady weekly progress.

  • Unlimited design requests
  • Fixed-fee every month
  • 3 month initial term
  • 30 days to cancel / amend
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Consistent design output

Full

£3,995

/ month +VAT

  • Every Day Output
  • 1 Live task at a time
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Great for marketing teams that require everyday design output and want to avoid recruitment.

Your one designer works on tasks every business day, delivering consistent daily progress.

  • Unlimited design requests
  • Fixed-fee every month
  • 3 month initial term
  • 30 days to cancel / amend
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Consistent design output

Twin

£6,995

/ month +VAT

  • Every Day Output
  • 2 Live tasks at a time
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Prefect for large businesses with multiple marketing departments or a number of brands to market.

Your two designers work on tasks every business day, delivering consistently efficient daily output.

  • Unlimited design requests
  • Fixed-fee every month
  • 3 month initial term
  • 30 days to cancel / amend
  • Dedicated Account Manager
  • Consistent design output

Terms & Conditions apply.

Low risk creative solution to elevate your brand

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Services included in our Design Subscription

Website Design

  • Scoping
  • Architecture
  • Wireframing
  • UX & UI Design
  • Asset Creation
  • Population

Branding

  • Brand Concepts
  • Logo Design
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Proposition
  • Brand Rollout
  • Stationery

Print Design

  • Signage
  • Brochures
  • Annual Reports
  • Exhibitions
  • Stationery
  • Advertising
  • Presentation
  • POS

Digital Assets

  • Social Posts
  • Ad Creative
  • Pitch Decks
  • Email Design
  • Web Graphics
  • Powerpoint

Ad Creative

  • Social Media
  • Out of Home
  • Concepts
  • Campaigns
  • Print Adverts
  • Digital Ads
  • Artwork
  • Re-sizing

Packaging Design

  • Food & Drink
  • FMCG
  • Product
  • Label Design
  • Merchandise
  • Promotional

Signage & Events

  • Stand Graphics
  • Wayfinding
  • Wall Graphics
  • Livery
  • Event Literature
  • Site Signage
  • Pull-up Banners
  • Merchandise

Illustration

  • Iconography
  • Infographic
  • Storyboarding
  • Custom
  • Character
  • Pattern

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The Benfits

Why Subscribe

Bringing top creative talent in-house isn’t easy—and keeping them motivated within corporate processes can be even harder. It’s tough to maintain creativity and build momentum day to day.

 

We take that weight off your shoulders, delivering high-quality work consistently, with the added bonus of fixed costs and less operational strain.

LYFE Studio Subscription

  • Infinite design task list
  • More cost-effective
  • Fixed-cost every month
  • Dedicated account manager
  • UK-based design team
  • Dedicated designer
  • Skill-set across print and digital
  • Creative consistency
  • Less wasted time
  • KPIs based on creative output
  • Get more efficient output
  • No recruitment costs
  • No responsibility for HR
  • Cancel subscription any time

Internal
Hire

  • Mid-weight designer salary in UK = £35,000 pa
  • True cost after NICs and pension = £40,368 pa
  • Recruitment / re-recruitment fees
  • Access to lesser talent pool
  • You pay for 28+ days holiday
  • You pay for sick days
  • You take on the responsibility of HR
  • You pay for the hardware (£2,000)
  • You pay for software (£1,200 pa)
  • Lower utilisation due to meetings, establishing brief and scope shift
  • Lower staff retention rates due to repetition, excess meetings and no creative soundboard or development

Traditional Agency

  • Much more expensive
  • Scope creep = cost creep
  • High hourly rates
  • Excessive administration
  • KPIs based on client profitability
  • Time scheduling issues
  • Creative inconsistency
  • Fluctuating monthly cost
  • More difficult to budget
  • Client prioritisation issues
  • Hidden account management fees

LYFE Studio Subscription

  • Infinite design task list
  • More cost-effective
  • Fixed-cost every month
  • Dedicated account manager
  • UK-based design team
  • Dedicated designer
  • Skill-set across print and digital
  • Creative consistency
  • Less wasted time
  • KPIs based on creative output
  • Get more efficient output
  • No recruitment costs
  • No responsibility for HR
  • Cancel subscription any time

Internal
Hire

  • Mid-weight designer salary in UK = £35,000 pa
  • True cost after NICs and pension = £40,368 pa
  • Recruitment / re-recruitment fees
  • Access to lesser talent pool
  • You pay for 28+ days holiday
  • You pay for sick days
  • You take on the responsibility of HR
  • You pay for the hardware (£2,000)
  • You pay for software (£1,200 pa)
  • Lower utilisation due to meetings, establishing brief and scope shift
  • Lower staff retention rates due to repetition, excess meetings and no creative soundboard or development

Traditional Agency

  • Much more expensive
  • Scope creep = cost creep
  • High hourly rates
  • Excessive administration
  • KPIs based on client profitability
  • Time scheduling issues
  • Creative inconsistency
  • Fluctuating monthly cost
  • More difficult to budget
  • Client prioritisation issues
  • Hidden account management fees

Starting your Subscription

Easy three-step process

Pick your plan

Choose the flexible subscription that best fits your needs—sign contracts and get the direct debit established.

Welcome aboard

Liaise with your Account Manager to identify goals, supply brand assets and establish the working task list.

Lyfe gets busy

Our creative team gets to work. You’ll start seeing high-quality output within days. And the rest is history.

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Subscription FAQs

Your questions answered

We know committing to a creative subscription can seem like a big decision, so we’ve made it easy to get the clarity you need. Below, you’ll find answers to the most common questions about how it works, what to expect and how we deliver.

 

If there’s anything else you’re unsure about, just get in touch—we’re always on hand.

1. How does the design subscription work?

You pay via Direct Debit a fixed monthly fee for unlimited design requests. Work with your account manager to establish the briefs, your design team work through them one task at a time and you get incredible results without hourly rates or variable costs.

All design work—branding, marketing collateral, digital assets, presentations and more. Plus revisions, account management and a dedicated design team. Not to mention next to no admin and a simplified accounting process.

Design tasks will vary in size depending on your requirement, but you will be given a delivery timeline which can be as quick as the next day. We always aim to deliver to the agreed timeline, if not before.

Absolutely! You can cancel your subscription at any time. We know business needs change, which is why our flexible subscription model is designed to adapt to your evolving requirements. After the initial 3-month term you can cancel with just 30 days’ notice.

You can work directly with your Account Manager to list out as many design tasks as you like, we work on them one at a time and the order of the tasks can change to suit your needs.

In-house designers are expensive to recruit and re-recruit if they leave. Not to mention the pension, NICs, holidays and sick pay. Continuity is key with good brand communication and having all your eggs in one basket is risky. Our subscription gives you senior-level expertise at a fraction of the cost, with no recruitment hassles or surprise fees.

Traditional agencies have high overheads and hourly billing, which means you’re ‘on the clock’. Any scope creep or too many rounds of amends and you’re going to accrue charges. Our subscription is structured so you always pay the same each month irrespective of scope shift. We work in a linear method, so all that would happen is the next piece of work would be pushed back slightly.

No problem. Subscriptions are not the only way we work. We also offer Sprint projects. If your job has a definitive beginning, middle and end, then a sprint is just what you need.

 

Read more about Sprints here >

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We’d love to hear from you.

Whether you need ongoing design support with our subscription or a high-intensity project delivered with a sprint—get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

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