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How do I adjust my tone of voice for social media?

Our organisations should already have a ‘tone of voice’ as part of their brand. This is the way companies presents themselves to clients, employees and stakeholders through the…

By Michelle Barnett : 29/10/2019
Having a brand strategy gives you control over the how clients, employees percoeve your brand - your image. brand can include a lot of elements, depending on what makes the most sense for your market. There could be logos, visuals, colours, use of language, phone manner, building layout, product and packaging design… The list goes on!

Why is brand strategy important?

The importance of Brand Strategy is easy to overlook. It sounds like jargon, but actually it’s a straightforward idea. A strategy is simply a plan that lays out…

By Michelle Barnett : 22/10/2019
How do you go about communicating research? Firstly, establish who you want to be talking to, and then distil your communication into bite sized chunks.

How to communicate your research

How do you go about communicating research? Firstly, establish who you want to be talking to, and then distil your communication into bite sized chunks.

By Fran Johnson : 23/09/2019
Brand identities represent an organisation's values to it's audience. We create them by deciding on a brand strategy and then designing brands that encompass this

How to develop a brand identity

Building a brand identity involves a lot of decision making and discussion. Our goal is to create something unique to you, that communicates your service well to the…

By Michelle Barnett : 29/07/2019
Infographics are a great marketing tool for businesses who need to communicate complex information in a simple form. Visual elements increase engagement massively.

Infographics – What they are and when to use them

The term ‘infographics’ gets thrown around a lot, but what it means is any visual representation of data.  This can sound unhelpfully broad; any pie chart you…

By Michelle Barnett : 28/05/2019

What is brand architecture?

Brand architecture is a term used when structuring sub brands - how the sub brands relate to one another and to the master brand.

By Fran Johnson : 02/04/2019
Running a branding agency from a small town like Loughborough has lots of benefits to Leicestershire clients

Why do we design brands in Loughborough? – part 2

Branding and web design in Loughborough gives us the bonus of great community relationships, along with connections to clients all over the UK, and even the globe!

By Michelle Barnett : 11/03/2019
There are loads of benefits to running a branding agency from a small town like Loughborough

Why do we design brands in Loughborough? – part 1

Branding and web design don't have to be urban pursuits. Here's what it's like running a branding agency from a small Leicestershire town named Loughborough.

By Michelle Barnett : 11/03/2019
Hands hover over a crystal ball, being used to tell the future

Predicting the future: our 2018 design review

Data mining, parallax scrolling and branding with fonts - we're reviewing how graphic design and web development changed in 2018 - 2019

By Michelle Barnett : 07/01/2019
Brands more frequently need to cross the global marketplace, linking very different culture

Design across cultures

Brand culture shifts are becoming more common for companies in our global market. IKEA, Red Bull and KitKat are some of the examples we explore.

By Michelle Barnett : 08/09/2018
Dale, our web developer

Q&A with Dale

Dale is our Web Developer. He has a masters in civil engineering, but has moved from studying concrete into design, and we’re so glad he did! Dale’s analytical…

By Michelle Barnett : 04/09/2018
Design of a Pantone colour, which illustrates a spot colour being picked by the eyedropper tool in Photoshop or Illustrator.

Pantone – a spot colour, not a shampoo

Michelle writes about Pantone colours and printing processes uses in design.

By Michelle Barnett : 06/08/2018