BLK Branding

BLK Branding is a full-service design studio in Reading that builds brand identities and websites for small businesses. Its work covers custom logos, complete branding kits, website design and social media design, all meant to help businesses stand out. The studio’s pitch is plain and practical: strategic, high-impact branding and web design with no fluff and no trendy buzzwords, aimed at helping its clients’ businesses succeed.

Owner and creative director James Black has more than a decade of design experience. He started out creating small business brands for VistaPrint, which led to work on corporate brands including Life is Good, J.Jill and Athenahealth. After years of balancing a side business, he left his corporate job to become a firefighter and focus full-time on local clients, and he now splits his time between serving a nearby community as a firefighter and designing brands.

What to Know

• New clients can book a free consultation call to talk through their business and design goals.
• The studio is listed with the Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce.
• The studio describes its style as modern and aesthetic, merging design with functionality.