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Cross Origin

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Haywards Heath, United Kingdom
Brand-led. Built to work online.
Cross Origin is a branding and web design agency based in Haywards Heath, Mid Sussex. We work with businesses and charities across Sussex and the South East to get their brand right, then build it to work online. The agency is led by founders Piero Barba, Creative Director, and Tim Vaughan, Digital Director, alongside Claire Scott, Head of Content Strategy, and Paul Block, Senior Designer. We keep the team small and senior, so the people you meet at the start are the people who do the work. Every project begins with understanding before design. We look at how your brand is seen today, what your audience needs to know, and where the gap sits between the organisation you are and the one people see. For clients who want that clarity first, our Diagnostics service is a structured brand and digital audit that shows exactly what needs to change. Our work then falls into three areas. Create covers brand strategy, positioning, messaging and visual identity. Build covers bespoke website design and development, with managed hosting and ongoing support. Grow covers digital marketing, including SEO and helping your business get understood and recommended by AI search tools such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity. Brand strategy and website build sit within one team. Your website isn't handed to a separate developer working from someone else's brief, so the decisions made in strategy carry through to the page structure, the copy and the code. Our clients include charities and property businesses, and we have built digital products with and for people with learning disabilities and autism. If your business has moved on and your brand hasn't, we'd be glad to talk. Brand-led. Built to work online.
4 people in their team
Speaks English
4 projects in their portfolio
Sortlist member since 2026
Founded in 2019

Services

8 services offered by Cross Origin

Description
Our branding and positioning work starts with understanding, not design. We look at how your brand is seen today, what your audience needs to know, and where the gap sits between the organisation you are and the one people see. That comes from conversations with your team, a review of your current brand and website, and a look at the competitors your customers are weighing you against. From there, we define your positioning, shape the messaging that explains what you do and why it matters, and develop a visual identity that expresses it with clarity and consistency. You work directly with our founders and senior team throughout, with clear stages and regular check-ins, so decisions are made together rather than presented as a finished surprise. You come away with a brand strategy, a messaging framework, a visual identity and guidelines your team can use with confidence. Because brand strategy and website build sit within one team, the thinking carries straight through to your website when you're ready, so nothing gets lost between the strategy and the build.
Works in Branding & Positioning (4)
AiCan: a calm brand and website helping autistic people use AI - Branding & Positioning
Emojo: a wellbeing app brand that turns progress into character - Branding & Positioning
Home Smart Energy: a refreshed brand built around the Powermark - Branding & Positioning
PSP Homes: rebrand and mobile-first website for a Sussex estate agent - Branding & Positioning
Reviews in Branding & Positioning (4)
Laura Mitchell
Raphael Millin
Joel Hartfield
Josh Wickwar
Clients in Branding & Positioning (3)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
Home Smart EnergyEnergy & Oil | national
PSP HomesReal Estate | local
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Description
Our graphic design work grows out of brand strategy, so every visual decision has a reason behind it. We start by understanding how your brand is seen today and what your audience needs to know, then develop a visual identity that expresses your positioning clearly. That includes logo design, colours and typography, imagery and a design system that keeps everything consistent as your organisation grows. From there, we apply the identity across digital and print, from website design and social media templates to brochures and printed materials. Because the same team designs and builds websites, your identity carries through to how your site looks and works online, not just how it looks on paper. You leave with clear brand guidelines and assets your team can use with confidence.
Skills in Graphic Design (7)
Graphic Design
Design
Graphic Design Services
Creative Graphic Design
Web Graphic Design
Web Design
Brand Design
Works in Graphic Design (3)
AiCan: a calm brand and website helping autistic people use AI - Graphic Design
Home Smart Energy: a refreshed brand built around the Powermark - Graphic Design
PSP Homes: rebrand and mobile-first website for a Sussex estate agent - Graphic Design
Clients in Graphic Design (3)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
Home Smart EnergyEnergy & Oil | national
PSP HomesReal Estate | local
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Description
We design and build e-commerce websites that reflect your brand and make buying straightforward. Every project starts with understanding your customers and how they shop, so the site structure, product pages and checkout are shaped around real buying decisions rather than a template. We handle the full build, including the shopping cart and secure payment gateway integration, with a CMS your team can use to manage products, content and orders. SEO is built in from the start: on-page, product and category pages are structured to be found in search and understood by AI tools, and off-page, we strengthen the authority signals that help your shop get found and trusted. Because brand strategy and website build sit within one team, your online shop looks, reads and works like the rest of your brand.
Skills in E-commerce (5)
E-commerce
Ecommerce Website
E-Commerce Hosting
eCommerce Development
Ecommerce Website Design
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Description
Our UX and UI work starts with the people who will use your website. Through user research and design thinking, we look at who your audience is, what they need to find and where they get stuck, then shape the structure and interface around real behaviour rather than assumptions. For focused challenges, a design sprint helps us test ideas quickly before committing to a full build. We bring the interface together in a design system, so components, colours and typography stay consistent across every page and every future update. That same consistency carries into your wider digital design, from graphic design to social media assets. We have built digital products with and for people with learning disabilities and autism, and that experience shapes how we approach clarity and accessibility on every project. Because our team handles web development in-house, the design is built as intended, not reinterpreted by a separate developer.
Skills in Ergonomy (UX/UI) (5)
User Experience
UX Design
User Experience Optimization
User Interface Design
Ergonomy (UX/UI)
Works in Ergonomy (UX/UI) (2)
AiCan: a calm brand and website helping autistic people use AI - Ergonomy (UX/UI)
Emojo: a wellbeing app brand that turns progress into character - Ergonomy (UX/UI)
Client in Ergonomy (UX/UI) (1)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
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Description
We design and build bespoke websites that start with your brand, not a template. Every project begins with understanding how your organisation is seen today and what your audience needs to know, so the site structure, content and design are shaped around clear positioning. For businesses that have outgrown their current site, website rebranding brings your online presence back in line with where you are now. Our team handles web design, creative design and content creation, then builds the site in-house, from multi-page websites with a CMS your team can manage to single page applications where the project calls for one. On-page SEO is built into the structure from the start, and off-page work strengthens the signals that help you get found and recommended, including by AI search tools. After launch, we look after domain hosting and website maintenance, so your site stays secure, fast and up to date. Because brand strategy and website build sit within one team, nothing gets lost between the thinking and the build.
Skills in Website Creation (7)
Website Creation
Web Design
Ecommerce Website Design
Website Development
eCommerce Development
WordPress Web Design
Ecommerce Web Development
Works in Website Creation (2)
AiCan: a calm brand and website helping autistic people use AI - Website Creation
PSP Homes: rebrand and mobile-first website for a Sussex estate agent - Website Creation
Clients in Website Creation (2)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
PSP HomesReal Estate | local
Learn more about Website Creation
Description

No description provided for this service.

Work in Web Application (1)
Emojo: a wellbeing app brand that turns progress into character - Web Application
Client in Web Application (1)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
Learn more about Web Application
Description
Our SEO work starts with your brand, because search engines and AI tools can only recommend you clearly if your positioning and messaging are clear first. We begin with an SEO audit covering technical health, site structure, content and analytics, then set priorities based on what will make the biggest difference. On-page SEO includes keyword strategy, page structure, metadata, internal linking and structured data, built into the website rather than added afterwards. Off-page, we strengthen the local and authority signals that help you get found and trusted, including directory listings and consistent business information across the web. We also optimise for AI search, so tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity understand what you do and when to recommend you. Because we design and build websites too, SEO is part of every project we deliver, from logo and website rebranding to bespoke web development, with a CMS and blog your team can manage and web analytics that show what's working.
Skills in SEO (3)
Google SEO
SEO audit
SEO optimization
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Description

No description provided for this service.

Works in Motion Design (2)
Emojo: a wellbeing app brand that turns progress into character - Motion Design
Home Smart Energy: a refreshed brand built around the Powermark - Motion Design
Clients in Motion Design (2)
Active ProspectsNon-profit | regional
Home Smart EnergyEnergy & Oil | national
Learn more about Motion Design
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Team

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Cross Origin started in 2019, when Piero Barba and Tim Vaughan left their director roles at a marketing agency to take on a large branding project of their own. The name is the meeting point between brand, Piero's side, and digital, Tim's. It still shapes how we work: one team from brand strategy to finished website.
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Reviews

4 reviews for Cross Origin

5/5

(4 reviews)
LM
Laura MitchellMarketing Manager at Smart Aviation
Service
Branding & Positioning
Sector
Aviation & Aerospace
Team
1 - 10
We have worked with Tim & Piero for over 12 years now, most recently on a brand refresh and new website. They are both easy to work with, incredibly insightful and creative and have a deep understanding of our business and brand positioning, which makes a huge difference!

5/5

JW
Josh WickwarManaging Director at PSP Homes
Service
Branding & Positioning
Sector
Real Estate
Team
1 - 10
We (PSPhomes Estate Agents) have recently worked with Piero & Tim to build our brand new website and couldn't recommend them highly enough. They're knowledge and enthusiasm made the experience really enjoyable and we are ecstatic with the final result. Our old website was dated and "clunky" but the new one looks cool, modern and sleek. We also rebranded (so our image matched the quality of our website) and their creative design means we now have an image that we are proud of. Thanks for everything chaps, we're now proud to point clients in the direction of our website whereas we were actively pushing them away before! If you're thinking of having a new website built, think Cross Origin - you won't regret it!!

5/5

JH
Joel HartfieldDirector of Business Development at Active Prospects
Service
Branding & Positioning
Sector
Non-profit
Team
11 - 50
The team at Cross Origin did a great job producing brand concepts, guidelines, assets and a website from scratch for a care recruitment initiative Active Prospects has been leading on with 6 other care providers. Piero and Tim worked very collaboratively and delivered high quality work to tight timescales

5/5

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