From the family archives: a 1940s portrait by Joe Hardy Shipp, Joseph’s grandfather whose photography studio began our family’s creative legacy.
Why Shipp Studio
Our creative service roots go back three generations. What started as a photo studio has evolved into brand strategy and design. Our north star has always been the same: capture what makes you uniquely you, then frame it beautifully for the world to see. High-touch by design, devoted to your success.
Our Services
Capture
Strategy, messaging & creative foundations to pull focus.
Brand Strategy
Positioning & Purpose
Messaging Frameworks
Narrative Development
Workshops
Research & Audience Insight
Develop
Authentic brand systems to build meaningful stories.
Creative Direction
Visual Identity
Naming & Voice
Brand Guidelines
Art Direction
Personal Branding
Pricing & Contact
Two ways to work with us.
Phase 1
Discovery
Here we are sponges, soaking up everything about you, your goals, and your challenges. By the end, we'll have your strategic foundation and a clear roadmap for what comes next.
Starting at
High-touch attention
Dedicated access
Workshop facilitation
Weekly check-in calls
Unlimited communications
Adaptable to your needs
Fast turnaround
Sprint
When you know exactly what you need and need it fast. Clearly defined scope, tight timeline, zero surprises. We move at light speed without cutting corners.
Standalone package
High-touch attention
Dedicated access
Full team immersion
Weekly sprint calls
Unlimited communications
Adaptable to your needs
Our Founder
Joseph Shipp
Founder & Creative Director
Over 20 years working across studios, agencies, and in-house teams, Joseph has learned that meaningful design work requires both strategic thinking and genuine care for the people you're serving. Whether collaborating with household names like IDEO, Atlassian, and Nike, or local startups doing purposeful work, he brings an open-minded approach rooted in graphic design craft and shaped by his family's photography studio, where he first learned what it meant to truly see people. Today's Shipp Studio creates space for small, high-touch creative partnerships that can adapt quickly and add real value. Joseph works directly with every client, combining decades of design experience with an unwavering commitment to service—because the best outcomes happen when strategy, creativity, and genuine care come together. When he's not in the studio, he writes and records music, spends time in nature with his wife and two boys, and tends to the creative community that has sustained him.