Brands By Robin Wins 3rd Place at the SBA Awards for Best Graphic Design Business (UK)

Brands By Robin was awarded 3rd Place in the Best Graphic Design Business category in the UK Small Business Awards! SBA is a competition that celebrates the achievements of businesses and entrepreneurs across the UK. 

Entries to the SBA are assessed by a panel of professionals and judged on multiple criteria. They judged Brands By Robin based on 2 brand identity projects, Blue Poppy and Penny, as well as the brand identity of the studio itself and testimonials from Robin’s clients. 

I was shortlisted as a finalist back in September of 2025 and was announced as 3rd place winner during the Grand Final on December 13th. I couldn’t be there in person but I watched the Live Stream!

I followed closely behind my friend Gareth, founder of Gr-aphic Studio who won 2nd Place in the same category and Anja, founder of Notch Media who won the 1st place!

About Brands By Robin

Robin Son (also known as Brands By Robin) is an independent freelance brand and graphic designer who believes every brand has a brain. She’s best known for creating bold, personality-driven identities for businesses that want to disrupt their space. Her approach focuses on uncovering the brain behind the brand (the ideas, values, and personality that set it apart) and turning that into visuals that feel unmistakably them.

She’s also the host of Brand Your Brain, a podcast that collects and shares anonymous confessions from creatives to normalise the ups and downs of freelance life. The show carved out a space for creatives to feel seen, supported, and less alone & is grounded in the belief that taking care of your creative brain can help you build a better brand.

For an independent studio, awards like this serve as validation that a clear creative voice and strong values resonate beyond client work.

Thank you SBA!