Iya, I’m Daniel (Not Dan and defo not Danny)

A 30-year-old, Manchester-born design agency founder. 

I started Noramble because I was frustrated seeing so many brands looking, talking, and feeling the same. Decision-making when shopping for a product becomes impossible and a chore, resulting in chasing the lowest price or the best deal.

At Noramble, we refuse to add more noise to the sea of sameness. Over the years, we have crafted a process to help brands rebel against their category and grow through proper differentiation that gives consumers a reason to give a crap.

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On a shelf full of bottles. Be a big f***ing tube.

The haircare shelves are stacked with the same old, same old:
- Generic bottles
- Bold colours
- Scent-focused claims

Yawn. A shelf like this tends to become a price war because everything looks and sounds the same.

Unless you're brand loyal. Which newsflash, most shoppers aren't these days.

The answer? Throw them category cliches out the window and put your product in a HUGE tube.

being haircare stopped me RIGHT in my tracks with this exact strategy.
- Different packaging format
- Typographic creative direction
- Functional-focused claims

It spoke to me. It excited me. I took it to the till.
And I wasn't even shopping for haircare.

Bravo being!

Founder @ Noramble | Brand + Packaging design that rebels against category cliches

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Packaging design fail? 🫠

Now, I love M&S.

But I saw this in their store the other day, and it bamboozled me.

There are three fundamental goals of packaging design:
- What is it?
- Who is it for?
- Why should they care?

This answers NONE of the above.

I had zero idea what it was. Who it was for. Or why I should care.
Is it skincare? Is it make-up? Is it some new protein product?!

It also lacked context because it was outside the fitting rooms.

I ended up doing a Google search to actually find out what it was.

Like I said, I LOVE M&S.
They're smashing it at the moment.

Feels like everything they touch turns to gold.

Not this, though. Soz.

Any guesses as to what it is?

Here's a 101 on how to create DISTINCT packaging from Esplosivo.

Most chilli sauce brands come in:
- Glass jars
- Bold labels
- Chilli graphics

Which is farmilair right? That's what consumers would look for on the shelf.

So, how would a brand ditch the cliches to stand out?

Simple. By reframing it.

Esplosivo still use a glass jar and chilli graphics, but they've framed it within a paper wrapper to look like a bomb.

Why does it work?
- It's still familiar
- It distinctive
- It looks more premium compared to its competitors
- It's memorable
- It looks fu*king mega

I sadly didn't buy it becuase it looked like it would burn through my jugular.

But it stopped a consumer in my tracks, and that's 80% of the battle in stores these days.

🔥 NEW WORK 🔥

A clean look for a new edible gummy range

10X ATHLETIC X Noramble

With a new product range of edible gummies, 10X Athletic reached out to us to help create packaging that set it apart from their current brand and helped create a more premium position in the category.

We created a clean visual with crisp typography and bold colours. We featured the brand's big 'X' icon in the background to lean into the brand's equity. Whilst also utilising bold colours to signal the flavour profile of the gummy products.

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⚡️ We design branding and packaging that goes big when everyone goes home | Founder @ Noramble

I started Noramble on the frustration of seeing so many brands and looking, talking and feeling the same. Decision-making when shopping for a product becomes impossible and a chore.

The team and I refuse to make more noise in the sea of sameness. Over the years, we have crafted a process to help brands find their zag and amplify, defend and grow their business.

We've worked with numerous brands from around the globe of all shapes and sizes to do just that.

We refuse to add more noise to the world without reason. So, we take brands through our Zag framework. It's that one element within your business that genuinely sets you apart. It's ownable. It's intangible. It's defendable. It's radical. It's laser-focused. And it's the thing that once we find it, we amplify it within your brand to make your brand magnetic.

What We Do - Noramble

We're Noramble, a brand and packaging design studio helping brands find their zag when everyone zigs. Since 2020, we've worked with clients of all sizes from all corners of the globe who stand for something bigger and refuse to blend into the sea of sameness.

Who We Are - Noramble

Noramble is a brand and packaging design agency in Manchester that helps brands zag when everyone zigs.

Noramble Website

10X ATHLETIC

Noramble

D2C packaging should be a brand experience. Not a sales tool.

One thing that brands seem to get wrong is treating D2C packaging like a sales tool:

Artwork full of benefits
Features
Marketing messages

But, newsflash. The end user has already bought, the job now is to keep them coming back and get excited to open what they've bought.

Something that Purdy & Figg do really well.

On-brand and clean artwork
Organised internal structure
Consise 'How to' graphics
User-friendly product placements

They just get it!

Easy. Simple. Enhancing my experience.

Not trying to ram marketing down my throat.

Lovely.

People love to say the market is “oversaturated.”

It’s a handy excuse.

But markets only feel crowded when you play by the same rules as everyone else.

They all follow the same category cues.
They all look the same.
They all feel and sound the same.
They all offer the same thing.
They get locked into price wars.

The boldest brands in even the most crowded sectors don’t chase the category clichés.
They pick a fight.
They plant their flag.
And they make people choose sides.

Think Graza. Think Surreal Cereal. Think Oatly.

Brave brands stand out because strategy beats “sameness” every time.

You’d be amazed at how much room there is at the top for anyone willing to stick their neck out.

One of our favourite projects of last year tbf

PickandMix.com X Noramble

Pick&Mix approached us to help with their next phase of growth by creating a new bag design for their brand to establish them as the market leader in this category.

We created a completely unique bag for the brand, featuring a split colour block in their brand colours to create a bold and impactful visual that looked good both on screen, on social media, and in the hands of their customers.
We gave their back of pack the same treatment by creating a nice hierarchy that was not only easy to read and consume, but also visually appealing to help grow the brand's customer retention rate.

My goal is to build a business so good that when people leave said business, 


they put "Ex-[brand name]" in their headline 🤝

We launched our new website about 3-months ago. Here's how it's going 👇

We started working on the new Noramble website with MadeByShape about 6-months ago for various reasons:

- To position us better as a studio
- To attract the right sort of clients to us
- To communicate our value better

It finally launched at the start of October 2024, and it's been mega.

Feedback from current and past clients, and even from people within our industry, has been mint.

On average, since the new website launched, we've had;

- Had a 9% increase in enquiries
- We converted 60% more of the enquiries we had
- 7% increase in revenue YTD

They're not HUGE numbers, but it's pushing us forward, and it's very exciting to see after only a short amount of time.

I think it's important to talk about the honest numbers behind a business; people are so quick to sugarcoat things on social media.

'Appeh Friday. One from the archives.

Cane X Noramble

Cane is a new entrant to the toothbrush market. The brand saw a gap in the market and offered a new sustainable toothbrush for the eco-conscious consumer.

We did away with the typical market cues to help cut through the noise. We paired a bold typeface with a brash colour palette; we put the product centre stage on the packaging with a simple illustration to help communicate the product from the outset.

Not sure about anyone else, but I actually can't be productive without music 🎧

LinkedIn gurus will tell you that to be productive, you need to:
👉 Wake up at 4:00
👉 Drink blended kale
👉 Be in the gym 27hrs a day

I do NONE of the above and yet maintain rather high productivity levels.

My secret? Music.

Get me a good playlist and a pair of sick headphones, and I'm a productive animal.

That's literally it.

'Appy Friday.

P.S. My preference is a Whitney Houston playlist. Old but gold.

My first design role almost ended my career before it had even begun

Fresh from graduation, eager to realise my dream of becoming a packaging designer.

I found myself stepping into my first job as a junior packaging designer at a cosmetics company.

The pay was crap, but my excitement was through the roof - I'd finally made my way into the industry.

Fast forward three months...
“𝙄 𝙛*𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩"

I quit my dream job for one reason.

𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼

The lessons:
👉 Work where you're appreciated. It's a non-negotiable
👉 If it doesn't bring joy, f*cking change it.
👉 Love what you do or re-evaluate.

I got my happily ever after by founding my own packaging design studio.

P.S. I was blessed with some mega tea-making abilities tbf. So, if anyone fancies a cup of Earl Grey, I'm ya' man!

Last year, we had a cash flow issue. Even though we had £40,000 in our pipeline.

I'm always open when things don't go quite right for us at Noramble
This is no different.

Around April last year, on paper, we were flying.
- Landing new projects
- Loads of enquiries
- Producing some mint work

But, we had major cash flow issues becuase we worked on a 50/50 basis with our clients. 50% upfront and 50% before final delivery.

This felt normal for the industry, but when a project takes 3-6 months, the cash flow takes a beating.

Which meant we were always chasing the next client. Also not ideal.

After some digging, I found that we had around £40,000 in our pipeline that we couldn't actually invoice for yet because the projects were still ongoing.

So, in May, we switched it up. For any new project we onboarded, it followed a new invoice schedule:
- 50% upfront
- 25% on concept sign-off
- 25% on final delivery

Honestly? It was a win-win.
- Our cash flow transformed overnight
- We had a new, clear sign-off for clients
- Clients had smaller invoices that actually helped with their own cash flow.

Thinking back, I can't believe how simple the change was, and the impact it had.

Sometimes, the smallest changes have the biggest impact. Fact.

Cheers January. It's been mega. It's been a whirlwind.

Not sure how it's already February, but we had a smashing start to the year.
- Had 16 new enquiries
- Onboarded 5 new projects
- 2 new projects started with current clients
- Sent 14 new proposals
- Drank loads of Earl Grey tea

It's times like these, where you see the hard work pay off.

The sweat, blood, tears and sleepless nights become worth it.

Cheers January 🥂

Here's how you turn a customer into a RAGING fan girl.

So, I turned 30 last month (still crying about it). 

And my accountant, Ellis Bennett FCCA did something completely unexpected.

I woke up the morning of my birthday to the expected:
- Missed calls from family
- Facebook notification
- WhatsApp messages
from people all wishing me Happy Birthday

And then buried within all of those notifications was an Amazon gift card from Ellis and his team.

Honestly? Nearly brought a tear to my eye because it was so so so unexpected.

And I've not shut up about it ever since, when people have asked how my birthday was.

Simplifying Accountancy and maximising Tax Efficiency for Business Owners | Director - EA Accountancy 👨🏼‍💻 💸

If you’ve ever looked back at a job and realised it shaped who you are, you’ll get this.

Back in 2015, when I was at Uni, I used to work for Apple in the Trafford Centre.

I'm not gonna lie, it funded my vodka-fueled nights out mostly, but it was mega:
👉 Class pay (for my age at the time)
👉 Fab discounts on the products
👉 Great team

However, there was ONE thing I was taught, and I still do it today, over 10 years later.

“𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.”

That’s it.
8 words, drilled into us from day one.
If you didn’t know the answer to a question, you didn’t bluff.
You didn’t waffle.
You said it straight.

When I started my business, I was always told to 'fake it till you make it':
If a client asked me something
👉 Make something up
If you don't understand what the client is on about
👉 Pretend you know and figure it out later

It was advice I chose not to listen to, becuase that's not me. I'm naive and curious.

If a client asks me something I haven’t got a clue about, I say the same thing I said in that shop a decade ago.
“I’m not sure, but let’s find out together.”

If a client talks about their business, and it's something I don't understand?
"Ooo, can you explain this like I'm a five-year-old?"

Pretending to have all the answers is overrated.
Being honest builds more trust than any BS ever could.
Clients respect you more for admitting what you don’t know—and digging in to learn with them.

So cheers Apple. Not only for funding my wild uni nights but for changing my mindset for the better.

We spent the last few months of 2025 strategising Noramble for this year. Here's what's changing 👇

My studio is 6 years old this year, and it's time to make some changes:

👉 We're saying 'No' more
This is a big one for me because I'm such a people pleaser.

👉 We've increased our base prices 
Last year was about building some new foundations and increasing the value we bring to our projects. Our prices are now reflecting that.

👉 We're tracking EVERYTHING, literally!
Data doesn't lie, and being creative, I've always let trackers get forgotten, but not this year.

These are the biggest things we're changing this year, and I cannot wait to see them! 

P.S. Has anything changed in your business for the new year?

We all talk about brand consistency, right? But what's more important is brand and product alignment 🤝

I'm a firm believer in product and brand going hand-in-hand.

They can't exist without each other.

Not only can they not exist without each other, but they have to be aligned.

You can't have a luxury feeling brand selling sub-par products.

There's nothing worse than buying a product because the brand and packaging look a certain way.

Only to open it to be met with something completely different.

You end up setting the wrong impression with customers, leaving a bad taste in their mouths.

Your brand perception must be aligned with the products you sell.

Signed,
Consumers everywhere ☺️

I think balancing branding and selling on packaging is something most packaging gets wrong.

Your packaging has a big job on its hands:
- It's seen by 100% of your customers.
- It runs 24/7, 365 days a year.
- It creates millions of impressions a week.

It's got to communicate swiftly:
- What is it? [𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴]
- Why should I care? [𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴]
- Why should I trust it? [𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱]
- Why is this over a competitor? [𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱]
- Who is this for? [𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴]

As you can see, your packaging is a balance between brand and selling.

With both having different jobs.

Selling is all about clarity and persuasion:
- Eye-catching product images
- Clear benefits and features
- Key details like colour or flavour

Branding is the trust builder:
- Memorable logos
- Catchy taglines
- Engaging mascots

The balance between these two depends on your brand, how long it's been around, your goals and your category.

Pringles nails this balance.

At what point do we stop starting emails with "Happy New Year..."?!?!

Asking for a friend.

I'm the friend.

Happy New Year.

Top 1% LinkedIn Storyteller: I turn CEOs into the most trusted voice in their market, FAST, with only 1 hour per week. | CEO of Storytold

You’re busy running a company. You don’t have hours to spend on LinkedIn trying to guess what to post, why nobody responds, or how everyone else seems to be growing while you stay stuck.


That’s where Storytold comes in.


We turn your LinkedIn into a powerful lead engine, with almost no extra work from you.

We write your posts, rebuild your profile, create your content, grow your audience, and help you show up as the leader people want to follow.


All you do is talk with us for an hour a week, and approve what we create.


We handle everything else. Suddenly, your wasted 20 hours a week coming up with new ideas and writing content, just went down to 1 hour per week.


With Storytold, you get:

→ More time back each week

→ More trust from your audience

→ More leads without chasing anyone

→ More visibility with the people who matter

→ More momentum than you’ve ever had on LinkedIn


Our proven system works because it’s built on psychology, storytelling, and years of results with CEOs and world-leading companies.


If you’re tired of posting and getting nothing…

If you want LinkedIn to actually bring in clients…

If you want to look, sound, and perform like the expert you already are…

Book a call with us:   →  cal.com/storytold

Let’s get your story told.

Jack Dyer🕺

Storytold is one year old today!



12 months ago, I registered
Storytold™ with Companies House.


I was so thrilled when I chose the name
because I started this with a simple goal:


To help leaders get their story told.


But as I’ve spent last year with
Managing Directors and company
Presidents from Los Angeles to Dubai,
I learned something far more important.


Getting your story told is only ONE
part of what leaders actually need.


They also need a system that leverages
their authority into opportunities.


That’s why this year I’m evolving Storytold
into the company it was always meant to be:


A strategic partnership.
Here’s what it looks like:


Posts:
❌ No more “what shall I post today”;
✅ We’re building a narrative about you.

Impressions:
❌ We’re not seeking more visibility;
✅ We’re attracting more opportunities.

DMs:
❌ We’re not adding more inbox noise;
✅ We’re nurturing the right relationships.

Reputation:
❌ We’re not just making you known;
✅ We’re leveraging your personality.

Authority:
❌ We’re not writing “content”;
✅ We’re demonstrating your authority.


We’ve been acting as Strategic Partners
for about 4 months now, and in 2026
this becomes our standard with the 
Storytold™ Authority System.


And to celebrate our birthday,
I’ve upgraded our website:
www.storytold.co.uk


Thank you to every partner who trusted
us in 2025 and are staying with us.
I've never been more excited to
get you more opportunities.


And to everyone new: If you’re ready
for your reputation to start working
as hard as you do, we should talk.


Request a Private Authority Call from our website. 

And we'll get your storytold. 





#LinkedIn  #workmilestone

CEO, Storytold | Top 1% LinkedIn Storyteller | We turn C-Suite Leaders into the most trusted voice in their market. Zero posting. Zero micromanagement. Real authority that drives deals.

Here's why I've been fairly quiet on LinkedIn for the last few days. 


Something big is coming. 


Really big.


And it's not bigfoot.


It's an evolution of what Storytold™
does, to the dedicated partnership 
we were always meant to be.


Year 1, we were finding our feet.
Trying things. Seeing what worked.


But in Year 2...


We're kicking our value into overdrive
with a systemised, analytics-informed
partnership that guarantees success.


I'll say that again: We GUARANTEE success.


How many people can say that?

Watch this space over the coming days.

Trust me on this one.

- Jack 🕺

What if you could become the go-to authority in your space without being online every day?



Most Managing Directors are
frustrated. They know LinkedIn
is a "Public Reputation Ledger,"
but they're exhausted by having
to be on here 24/7 to stay relevant.


It’s true: visibility requires a huge
time investment. First to learn
HOW to grow on LinkedIn…


(like me, from 740 to 50,000 followers)


Then it takes time to leverage
your authority into opportunities.


But the time spent figuring all this
out doesn’t have to be YOURS.


If you're spending hours each week
trying to "figure out" what to post,
you aren't leading. You’re just busy.


You're treating your reputation like
a chore instead of the appreciating
business asset it actually is.


What if you stopped "posting" and started positioning?


Imagine a system where:

→  Your time is protected: 
You spend just one hour a week with a strategic partner.

→  Your expertise is extracted: 
Your unique worldview is turned into a high-impact narrative that AI could never replicate.

→  Your reputation compounds: 
Your presence builds trust and opens doors while you’re focused on running your organisation.
‌
 

The Storytold™ Authority System
I designed took me from 740 to
50,000 followers (and counting).
 
It took me from employee to CEO.
 
It’s designed to take the execution burden
off your shoulders entirely. We install the
infrastructure; you gain the leverage.
 

Request a Private Authority Call from the link in my profile.

Most senior leaders don’t have a visibility problem. They have an authority gap.



You are respected in your organisation.
Your peers trust your judgment.
Your track record is proven.

But externally, on the
"Public Reputation Ledger" of
LinkedIn, your influence is fragmented.


When an investor or a potential partner
looks you up, do they see the executive
authority you’ve spent 20 years building?

Or do they see several "polished" posts
that say everything and mean nothing?

The distance between your internal
credibility and external perception
is where opportunities are lost to
leaders who are simply louder.


This isn't a marketing problem.


It's a system failure.


Most leaders think they need to be
"better at content." No. They don't.

They need an Authority System that
turns their ideas into public leverage.

Facts and statistics don't build authority.
Strategic narrative control does.

When we install the Storytold™
Authority System, we stop the
"leaks" in your reputation.


→  We extract your executive worldview
to define a clear, strategic narrative.

→  We architect a presence that builds
trust before you even enter the room.

→  We operate the system with total
autonomy, protecting your most
valuable asset: your time.


The goal isn't "more posts."
It’s to ensure that when your
name is mentioned, the decision
is already moving in your favor.


If you're a Managing Director or
President with a long-term mindset
and you’re ready for your authority
to start working harder than you do...


Request a Private Authority Call via the link in my profile.

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