Need Thinking

Need Thinking is a strategic design studio in Glasgow, United Kingdom, working with cultural organisations and community-focused brands across the globe. From brands and websites to campaigns, the studio brings clear, crafted thinking to arts, culture, education, and social impact work, partnering with clients such as Simon Community Scotland, Loader Monteith, Paper Igloo, WHY, Open Space, Kieran Dodds, Akin, RELM, Panos Prints, and Treehouse. Born from Glasgow’s independent spirit, Need Thinking builds identities and digital platforms that help stories travel—grounded in research, shaped by collaboration, and designed to last. The team balances discipline with warmth: rigorous about the brief, open in process, and practical about outcomes. Whether launching a new cultural initiative or refreshing an established practice, they deliver work that feels inevitable once you see it. What sets Need Thinking apart is a sustainable, detail-first approach that treats design as a

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