Senior creative thinking, without the big-agency layers
A small agency by design
High Kite combines the direct, personal service of working with an independent creative with the broader capabilities of an agency.
You won’t be passed between account managers, junior designers or separate departments. Instead, one experienced creative leads the thinking, creative direction and delivery throughout, keeping communication straightforward and the work consistent.
When a project requires specialist expertise or additional capacity, High Kite brings in trusted designers, developers, copywriters, photographers and other creative professionals. The team is shaped around the needs of the project, while you retain a single principal point of contact with clear responsibility for its overall quality and direction.
It is a flexible way of working that provides the right expertise when it is needed—without adding unnecessary agency layers or overheads.
What working with High Kite means
Direct senior involvement
Work directly with the person leading your project, keeping communication clear and decisions focused.
Joined-up branding and website expertise
Create a consistent identity across your branding, WordPress website and marketing materials.
A flexible specialist network
Access trusted creative specialists when needed, while retaining direct, owner-led service.
Long-term support after launch
Get ongoing help with hosting, website care, updates, campaigns and everyday creative needs.
Good creative solutions start with understanding your business. I listen, ask the right questions and deliver clear, effective design that supports your goals.
Keith Stokes – Founder and Creative Director
Meet Keith
With more than 20 years of experience across branding, graphic design and digital projects, Keith helps businesses and organisations communicate with greater clarity and consistency.
His work spans brand identities, campaigns, printed communications, UX/UI and WordPress website design. This breadth of experience means he can consider both how a business presents itself and how that identity works across practical customer touchpoints.
He particularly enjoys working with clients over the longer term—learning how their organisation works, becoming a trusted creative partner and helping their brand evolve as the business grows.
Based in Surrey, working beyond it
High Kite is based in Hindhead, Surrey, close to the Hampshire and West Sussex borders.
We work with businesses, charities and organisations throughout Surrey, Hampshire and further afield. Projects can be managed through a combination of face-to-face meetings and straightforward remote collaboration, depending on what works best for you.
Whether you need a new brand, a WordPress website, a joined-up brand and website project or ongoing creative support, you will have direct access to the person responsible for moving the work forward.
So, why “High Kite”?
The name began with a scribbled note: “H Kite”—an anagram of Keith.
That gradually became High Kite: a name with a little personality and a sense of perspective, ambition and creative ideas being given room to develop. It felt distinctive, memorable and less conventional than a typical design-agency name.
It stuck—and over the years has become a name that our clients recognise and trust.