# Luminous Industries Ltd

> Luminous Industries is a branding and Webflow web design agency based in Hampshire, UK, working with life science innovators, non-profits, heritage attractions and blue economy organisations. The agency turns complex ideas and incredible innovations into credible brands and high-performance websites, so that investors fund them, partners back them and customers buy them.

Luminous Industries is led by founder and Creative Director Matt Laakvand, who brings 25 years of experience across branding, UX/UI design and digital. The studio is based at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton and visits are by appointment. Research and insight inform every aesthetic decision. UX work is grounded in Peter Morville's UX Honeycomb framework. Notable clients include the Mary Rose Trust, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, East Hampshire District Council and SiGNAL BiZHUB. Contact: hello@luminousindustries.co.uk.

## Bespoke Services

- [Branding & Identity Design](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/tailored-services/branding-identity-design): Full brand and identity design for organisations that need a brand system built from the ground up
- [Webflow Website Design & Build](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/tailored-services/web-design-underpinned-by-ux-ui): Website design and production in Webflow, underpinned by UX/UI best practice
- [UX/UI Design for SaaS & Complex Websites](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/tailored-services/web-based-product-design-saas-grounded-in-ux-ui-design): Web-based digital product design for SaaS platforms and complex websites, grounded in UX/UI design
- [Website Design Partner for Dev Agencies](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/tailored-services/web-design-partner-design-only): Design-only partnership for development agencies that need a dedicated website design capability
- [Retainer Services](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/tailored-services/retainer-services-for-ongoing-brand-and-digital-product-evolution): Ongoing brand and digital product evolution through a retained partnership

## Go to Market Essentials Packages

- [Go to Market Branding Essentials](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/go-to-market-branding-essentials): Pre-scoped branding package for early-stage innovators taking a new idea to market
- [Go to Market Website Essentials](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/go-to-market-website-essentials): High-end website solution designed to get growing organisations to market quickly
- [eCommerce Essentials](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/go-to-market-website-shopify-essentials): Shopify-based eCommerce package for organisations ready to sell online
- [Digital Product Fast Forward Day](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/digital-product-fast-forward-day): In-person workshop that brings clarity to a digital product concept before time and budget get burned
- [UX/UI Uplift Report for Websites](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/website-ux-uplift-report): Website assessment using the UX Honeycomb, revealing friction points between users and business goals
- [UX/UI Uplift Report for SaaS Products](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/go-to-market-jump-start-packages/saas-ux-uplift-report): Recommendations report designed to turn an existing digital product into a great one

## Case Studies

- [Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/cancer-research-uk-cambridge-institute): Creative direction for a new website reflecting the Institute's prestige, inspiring collaboration and attracting global talent
- [The Mary Rose Trust](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/the-mary-rose-trust): Digital work for the museum and heritage attraction housing Henry VIII's flagship
- [LDN London](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/ldn-london): A digital presence for a charity supporting people with learning disabilities, their families and carers across London
- [SiGNAL BiZHUB](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/signal-bizhub): Brand and digital work for a Hampshire business hub and coworking community
- [Portsmouth North End Cycling Club](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/portsmouth-north-end-cycling-club): Identity and digital work for a community cycling club
- [Alison Berrisford Performance Training](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/ab-performance-training): Website design for a performance training and coaching business
- [Crowd Convert](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies/crowd-convert): Brand and digital work for a marketing technology business

## Articles

- [Creativity or Design?](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/is-it-creativity-or-is-it-design): Does creativity exist in design the way people think about creativity, in an AI-slop-generated world?
- [Design Belonging: Why Digital Products Must Reflect Culture](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/design-belonging-why-digital-products-must-reflect-culture): People don't just want to use products, they want to experience them
- [Beyond the Prompt: How to Lead AI without Losing Your Creative Soul](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/beyond-the-prompt-how-to-lead-ai-without-losing-your-creative-soul): A nuanced view of leading AI in creative work now the hype has settled
- [Is it Time to Revisit Your Website?](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/is-it-time-to-revisit-your-website-design): Why a website should actively work for your business, not just exist
- [Why We Love Webflow (And Why You Might Too)](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/why-we-love-webflow-and-why-you-might-too): The case for Webflow as a platform for high-performance marketing websites
- [The Hidden Cost of DIY Design: Why Creative Direction Still Matters](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/the-hidden-cost-of-diy-design-why-creative-direction-still-matters): When speed overrides strategy, brands risk becoming generic
- [Whatever Happened to Personality on the Web?](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles/whatever-happened-to-personality-on-the-web): On character, expression and distinctiveness in web design

## Company

- [About Us](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/about-us): Who Luminous Industries is, how the studio works and the associate model behind it
- [Case Studies & Client Stories](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/case-studies): The full index of client work across life science, blue economy, heritage and non-profits
- [News & Articles](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/news-and-articles): Thought leadership, industry insights and studio news
- [Contact Us](https://www.luminousindustries.co.uk/contact-us): Get in touch to discuss a project, or book a visit to the studio at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton

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