We design brands people remember
Northwind is a studio of designers, engineers and architects building brands, products and spaces for companies that want to lead.
Founded in Oslo in 2013, we work with startups and global companies across Europe and Asia.
We are a small senior team turning bold ideas into brands, products and places that people love to use.
Make every brand we touch clearer, kinder and impossible to ignore.
What we can do for you
- Brand strategy and naming
- Logo and visual identity
- Brand guidelines
- Packaging and print
- UX and content strategy
- Design systems
- Front-end and CMS
- SEO and analytics
- Product discovery
- UX research and testing
- iOS, Android and web apps
- Design and build sprints
- Interior concept
- 3D visuals
- Signage and wayfinding
- Build follow-up
- Brand films
- Product animation
- Social content
- 3D and CGI
Featured projects
From idea to launch
- Step 01Discover
Workshops with your team and talks with your clients.
- Step 02Define
One clear idea, a plan with dates and a fixed price.
- Step 03Design
Concepts you can touch, reviewed with you every week.
- Step 04Build
Code, print or construction, by the same team.
- Step 05Launch
Go live, measure, and keep improving together.
“They listened more than they talked, and then gave us a brand our own people are proud of.”
Ingrid HolmChief Marketing Officer · Aurora Bank“From the first workshop to launch in eleven weeks. The app is the reason our investors said yes.”
Lukas WeberFounder & CEO · Pulse Labs“Our stores finally feel like our coffee tastes. Sales followed within a month.”
Clara JensenCo-founder · Nordlys CoffeeLatest insights
Branding · 2026-10-09Why calm brands win in loud marketsEveryone shouts. The brands people trust are the ones that speak clearly and wait.
Digital · 2026-09-22Designing an app in eleven weeksHow small teams, weekly demos and honest testing took Pulse from idea to store.
Spaces · 2026-09-05Offices people want to come back toFive things we learned turning empty desks into places teams choose.Good to know
How long does a project take?
A brand identity takes 6 to 10 weeks, a website 8 to 14, a space 4 to 9 months. You get dates before we start.
How much does it cost?
Every project gets a fixed price after a short discovery call. Our services page shows where prices start.
Do you work with startups?
Yes — about a third of our clients are startups. We have a lighter package for early teams.
Can you work in our language?
Our team works in English, Norwegian and Vietnamese, and the site you are on speaks several languages.
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