About us

Two decades of crafting timeless design

What we do

A fully integrated agency, we specialise in design, branding, museums and exhibition. We tailor our approach to your project using a combination of
in-house resources that suit you best.

Creative directors

Rhodri Thomas

Rhod worked in Germany, Spain and Japan on commercial interiors for clients such as Deutsche Bank, Caja de Madrid Bank, Co-op Bank, Nissan and Jaguar before turning to museum interiors and display in the mid-nineties. He has conceived, designed and developed interpretive display designs for many regional and national museums including Royal Armouries, award-winning Sacrewell Mill, Erasmus Darwin House Museum and Much Wenlock Museum.
 
Rhod can fix anything, anywhere. He loves cheese and marmalade on toast and is a committed committee member of his local beer festival, raising money for local charities.

John Moseley

John has a wealth of experience in all aspects of graphic design and project management.

He has developed compelling and responsive concepts for Vertigo’s clients that engage and inspire. These range from corporate re-brands, literature and advertising to experience-focused schemes, interpretive exhibition and museum graphics. These include successful projects for; G7th – the capo company, The National Federation of Young Farmers, Grammer, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, HMS Trincomalee Exhibition at the Hartlepool Maritime Experience, Flying Dinosaurs exhibition at Leicester University and Abington Park Museum.
 
John has an unwavering affection for Lego. He’s no couch potato and he loves a challenge, like completing the 170-mile coast to coast on his bike and earning his black belt in Karate.

Who we are

Our creative experts are hands-on and here to help you every step of the way to your project’s successful completion. With our proactive approach, design-led ethos and flexible resources we are ideally equipped for the challenges of communication in the 21st Century. Our clients trust us to advise them on how to get the best value from their budgets.
 
Rhod and John founded Vertigo in 2007 wanting to build on their years of experience in exhibition and museum design.

Working with National Organisations across the UK

Remploy logo
English Heritage logo
Charnwood logo
Royal British Legion logo
RMWilliams logo
National_Memorial_Arboretum logo
Carlisle City Council logo
Shakespeare birthplace trust logo
G7th logo
Hadrians Wall country logo
Creswell Crags logo

In our clients' words

“We have been working with Vertigo since 2010 and have been always delighted with their output. They have not only handled all the graphic design for product packaging, advertising and exhibition stands, but have also been intimately involved in the development of our branding strategy. We don’t consider them to be an outside agency, they are truly part of our team.”

- Noel Sheehan, Director, G7th The Capo Company

‘From the initial consultation to installation, Vertigo were a joy to work with. They produced an exhibition which exceeded even our highest expectations – the quality of the design and the fabrication are both fantastic.’

- Christopher Ansell, Interpretation and Exhibitions Officer, National Memorial Arboretum

‘The secret to Vertigo's success I feel is their ability to work not just ‘for’ the client, which they do, taking care of all the necessary details of a design and build in a project with ease and calmness, but they aim to work ‘alongside’ the client, listening, discussing, suggesting and feeding into the process to make it so much more than it could have been from the off. To work with Vertigo is to feel part of that process and part of the team.’

- John Scott, Management Plan Coordinator, Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site (Hadrian’s Wall)

“Once we handed over to Vertigo, we were delighted with their robust project management skills and their communication. We knew we could pick the phone up at any time and they’d be there. Since we re-opened, we’ve exceeded our visitor numbers by 100,000. And we get such fabulous comments in our comment book from 4 year olds up to 84 year olds saying how interesting it is. We really enjoyed working with Rhod and John and would be happy to do so again”

- Jane Harrison, Project Officer at Sacrewell Mill

“Right from the start of the process Vertigo provided solutions to complex issues not least making a 2D concept into a 3D reality. The Horrible HistoriesTM brand and style is known in over 30 different countries and as we all know children are the first to pick up on something that is not what they imagined it to be. With both the Royal Armouries and Scholastic Books eager to make contributions big and small Vertigo had to ensure that sign off on design and build was accurate and timely this they did with professionalism and a sense of humour.”

- Peter Armstrong, Museum Director, Royal Armouries

“Vertigo Creative designed and installed our gallery exhibition. Vertigo’s design skills are perfectly suited to public display. They know how to communicate visually and tailor their skills to meet our needs. They understood the brief and went above and beyond to make sure our brand was reflected in every part of the project. Their customer service is exceptional often working out of hours to suit our operating times. They were always available to speak to and regularly updated us on the progress on our project.”

- Ian Wall, Director, Creswell Heritage Trust

“The University is really delighted at the quality of design that Vertigo crafted for its long term Exhibition on ‘Flying dinosaurs.’The aim was to produce a scientific exhibit that would appeal at all levels – from a group a primary school children to the inquisitive academic specialist. At every stage the design brief was professionally executed and the result is a wonderful tableau enjoyed by the community at large.”

- David Siveter, Professor of Palaeontology, University of Leicester

“Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre were delighted with the innovative ideas that Vertigo Creative produced in such a short time frame and on a relatively tight budget. The impact of a giant map, colourful banners and the wonderful approach to Caistor’s history using a 3D Time Line has been admired and enjoyed by all who visit the Centre, creating not only a historical interest but a beautiful piece of modern art to be admired for generations.”

- Cherry Burns-Salmond, Director, 28 Plough Hill Caistor Arts and Heritage Centre