Crescent Collective
Graphic design, illustration, photography
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Ben Davis
Design Partner at Crescent Collective
Josef Shaw
Design Partner at Crescent Collective
After graduating with a first-class degree from Manchester School of Art, Josef worked as a freelance photographic assistant and graphic designer, before going into publishing.
In 2018 he co-founded, designed and illustrated Bumble, a successful, four-issue magazine focused on British wildlife. This project allowed Josef to exhibit his wide array of skills alongside simple, straightforward design.
Crescent Collective is a down-to-earth design studio creating beautiful work that helps you observe the world a little differently.
Crescent Collective believes you don't need to shout the loudest to stand out, relevant work should do this without raising its voice.
Our ethos is to bring people together through the work we create. Whether it is at one of our intimate events with Livewired Music, bringing people the bespoke welcome pack for Lovefields at Glastonbury Festival, inspiring through the beauty of nature with Bumble magazine, enriching the lives for the athletes of Trainbrave by providing beautiful branding, or working personally with artists to find a place for their paintings in the world with the Trebeth Collection.
We are a design studio that truly cares about the world and the people in it.
Graduating from Kingston with a first class degree in graphic design and photography, Ben has since worked as a freelance graphic designer where he has continued to adopt his inimitable approach of unconventional and striking visuals paired with his clean simple use of design.
In this time he has also worked as a designer in a small publishing company and successfully run an independent coffee shop before moving his focus to music production and events management.
In 2019, Ben proudly co-founded Livewired Music, a series of intimate music nights championing new artists alongside established acts. Livewired Music then staged an event at Glastonbury Festival in one of the VIP fields which showcased Ben’s ability to create a powerful synergy combining event management with graphic design.