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Fiasco — 24 Case Studies & Clients | D1S1

Fiasco

Fiasco is a Bristol-based brand and digital agency combining strategic insight with creative craft to move businesses forward with feeling. Certified as a B Corp, the 16-strong studio partners with purpose-led organisations of all sizes to create meaningful brand identities and digital experiences. Led by Executive Creative Director and Founder Ben Steers, the team includes Creative Director Chris, Design Director Julia, and Senior Project Manager Marj. Notable collaborations include Nederlander Theatres, Gather Round, and OnHand. Celebrated in publications such as Design Week and Creative Boom, Fiasco continues to champion empathy, creativity, and positive impact through design.

https://fiasco.design/

Bristol, United Kingdom

24 Cases

In the news:rebrandbrand identity

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Awards1 credited entry · Transform Awards↓

Works with Chromatica, GT Alpina, Nacelle, Fann Grotesque, GT Super, Messina

Cases

Bayswater
Brand Identity for International School Bayswater
Travel

Bayswater - Fiasco design work cover image

Blameless
Brand Refresh for SaaS Company Blameless
Software

Blameless - Fiasco design work cover image

Boundless
Brand Identity for a Global Hiring Platform
Global Hiring, Employment Compliance, Motion Graphics

Boundless - Fiasco design work cover image

Britt Music & Arts Festival
Brand Identity and Website for Britt Music & Arts Festival
Pine Tree, Native Flora, Live Music, Performing Arts, Woodblock Printing, Hand-drawn Illustration

Britt Music & Arts Festival - Fiasco design work cover image

Awards

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Awarded work credited to Fiasco. Coverage is partial; projects may be shared with other studios.

Transform Awards2025Bronze 11 entry · 1 project

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2025

Britt
- Bronze · North America — Best Visual Identity by a Charity, NGO or Not-For-Profit
Agency: Fiasco
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Key people

Designers and creative leads attributed to Fiasco in press coverage.

Chris TozerCreative Director3

Ben SteersFounder2

Jason SmithFounder2

Julia DarzeDesigner2

News & interviews

Perky Bros Crafts Refined Brand Identity for Tennessee Resort Southall
It's Nice That · Aug 17, 2026
In an edition of If You Could Jobs' Creative Career Conundrums, Oh Yeah founder Kat Wong advises an engineer considering a transition into a creative role. Wong frames engineering as creative problem-solving and recommends shadowing UX or product-design teams, contributing an engineering perspective to creative initiatives, and conducting low-commitment experiments such as informational conversations, volunteering, or advisory work.
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Kat Wong
Ben Steers Champions Collaborative Rebrand of Fiasco, Builds Creative Hubs
The Brand Identity · May 23, 2025 · Interview
The Brand Identity interviews Fiasco co-founder Ben Steers about the studio’s 15-year evolution and its recent rebrand. Steers discusses the collaborative, introspective process behind the refreshed identity and how it reflects Fiasco’s ‘feelings-first’ philosophy. The conversation also explores the duo’s parallel venture, Gather Round, and their commitment to building creative communities in Bristol and Bath.
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Clients

Britt Music & Arts Festival

Dallas Museum of Art

Larmer Tree Festival

Theatre Bristol

Tech Stack

Technologies detected on Fiasco's website.

WordPressplatform

Cloudflarehosting

Hotjaranalytics

Mailchimpforms_email

jQueryother

Count
Brand Identity for Collaborative Data Platform Count
Platform, Data, Perspective

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Dallas Museum Of Art
Interactive Microsite for Dallas Museum of Art
City, Clay, Collage, Furniture, Glass, Hand-drawn Illustration, Metal, Museum, Printmaking, Stained Glass, Stone, Wood

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"Fiasco Celebrates 15 Years with Emotion-Led Rebrand"

Creative Boom · May 13, 2025

Creative Boom profiles Bristol-based agency Fiasco as it celebrates 15 years with a new emotion-driven rebrand. The in-house project reflects the studio’s human-centred philosophy, balancing clarity and playfulness through expressive typography, motion, and interaction. The refreshed identity also signals a renewed commitment to community engagement and ethical, purpose-led design.

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