Our work
-
SBS
We thought
What excitement when we won the tender to become brand guardians of the University of Oxfords Business School. A modern Business School with an 800 year history.
We created
After a little consultancy getting to know the vision we refreshed the overall look and created cool online brand guidelines.
We delivered
Since the brand refresh we’ve set about producing a range of brochues for different courses and departments, all with a common look and feel.
-
3 Mobile book
We thought
Our lovely friends at 3 mobile asked us to produce something on paper about their phone loan scheme, which had to be printed the very next day. And it was now 5pm the previous day. Gulp.
We created
A very little booklet, with illustrations and everything. The world’s simplest stick-men, granted, but illustrations nonetheless. And well-structured, wittily-headlined copy to boot.
We delivered
By 9am, thanks to lashings of tea and late-night telly to keep us going. Job done. Now, where’s my bed?
-
Citroën
We thought
All big organisations rely on great internal communications, and Citroen UK is no different. We’ve been helping them with theirs for over 3 years now.
We created
We call it simply People – does exactly what it says on the tin – tells the stories of the people who make Citroen the company that it is.
We delivered
And each issue, we take a very long word document and lots of amateur photographs and convert them into a smart magazine that makes a great read and really helps team communication.
-
The Big Pitch
We thought
How can we make Anglia Ruskin College’s business plan competition an inspiring, exciting, interactive experience for entrants and voters alike.
We created
An awesomely good, original idea for an on-line pitching environment, where competitors could upload their one minute videos, and voters could use a range of social media to ‘like’ their favourites.
We delivered
Branded, promotional Z-cards, brochures, T-shirts and ad hoardings and a really jazzy site, which, in just four short weeks, resulted in:
39 video pitches, 11,540 website visits, 6,413 Votes cast, 4,353 Facebook likes, 1,837 comments posted, 223 Tweets….And some very happy business plan competitions winners. -
Skoll Centre
We thought
Making money and making the world better are ideas that don’t usually sit together comfortably. But they do at the Skoll Centre. We loved the idea of helping them explain how business can do good in an intelligent and visual way.
We created
A brave and eye-catching visual language based on strong colours and clever words, all within the SBS identity. A linguistic game that pulls embedded sentences out of paragraphs. World-class communications.
We delivered
Strong messaging, printed brochures, postcards, programmes and welcome packs. Joined up communications to help the Skoll Centre recruit, retain and respond, so that they can get on with changing the world.
-
Freeview
We thought
Freeview needed a brand identity and campaign materials for their Viewtrition campaign – which was all about making sure kids get all the benefits of a balanced TV diet.
We created
A brand campaign that worked across all audiences – from press and PR, to parents, to kids. Simple, striking, effective and on message.
We delivered
Top quality communication, sub-editing and design skills – and all the above had to be done extremely quickly! Still, the campaign was a great success, securing loads of great coverage.
-
Venturefest
We thought
Venturefest is the UK’s premier event for scientific innovators, inventors and investors to get together under one roof – it’s a giant and very grown-up dragon’s den.
We created
A one day annual event that we’ve run for three years now, all within a modern and fresh identity that intelligently evolves year-on-year to reflect the changing nature of innovation.
We delivered
Expert presenters in the innovation, learning and funding streams, an innovation showcase, an exhibition…. and a programme that conveniently fits in a suit pocket!
-
Click Netherfield
We thought
Isn’t it a pleasure to find out about industries you didn’t know existed? Click Netherfield make the world’s best museum showcases – but their brand didn’t deliver the same quality of their products.
We created
Messaging that delivers a fine balance between engineering and art. A language of story-telling. A way for the world’s leading architects and museum designers to relate to showcases.
We delivered
A beautiful coffee table book, magazines in English and French, a website that showcases (see what we did there?) their work, and a renewed sense of purpose in their marketing communications.
-
Science Oxford
We thought
Science Oxford’s brand and purpose was too much. Too many messages, too many audiences, too little structure. Like a signpost in Exeter with detailed directions to Edinburgh on it. They needed an entirely new brand strategy.
We created
We restructured their brand family and created a beautiful new set of identities, giving them the ability to slice up their communications into logical chunks and make sure their messages were delivered clearly.
We delivered
A linked family of comms materials – brochures, programmes, lampost banners, invitations and more. Oh and the science centres interior design uses the branding too.
-
Sheepskin
We thought
Not everyone wants the same from a cottage holiday. Sheepskin finds awesome, remote cottages and then tailor-makes your break for you! Absolute bliss….
We created
We knew we could tear up the rule book for holiday cottage brands, but that we had to be practical and deliver the flexibility of a fully content-managed site. Hmmmmm…..
We delivered
A beautiful, experiential website that showcase the beautiful locations and cottages, at the same time as being easy to navigate, and easy to update. We heart it.
-
Hornsey road
We thought
Grainger PLC were building a multi-million pound development of old Victorian Baths in Hornsey. They were struggling to find an agency that would be able to bring their vision to life.
We created
The complete opposite of standard property marketing. Strong, urban colours and fonts. Interspersed with song titles from great London bands. The very essence of modern Hornsey.
We delivered
Brochures, website, exhibition materials, signage. We even reckon we helped deliver them a buyer – we used Madness’s “One Step Beyond” as a headline – and Suggs only went and bought one of the flats!!! Coincidence?
-
2 Degrees
We thought
2degrees is the world leading online community of over 10000 sustainability professionals. And they had a new service to deliver to a market jam-packed with both great ideas and jargon-talkers.
We created
Nothing works like story-telling as a way of delivering complex information in an engaging way. So we created them just that – a very simple story that cut through the marketing noise to deliver real results.
We delivered
Steve. Well, the story of Steve and his go-to-market journey with 2 degrees. As a piece of appropriately diminutive print and an animation that’s delivering them surprisingly good results.
-
Nesbitt Farms
We thought
“Would you like to re-brand our farm” is not a question you hear very often. “Hell yes!” was our answer. It’s great to do good for people who do good.
We created
A whole new brand, a photo brief, a range of brochure designs and a clever little logo (well, we think it’s clever).
We delivered
A digital window on an organic world, featuring brand new photography, farm news and a show diary.
-
3 Mobile box
We thought
3 mobile’s strong brand of warmth and straightforwardness needed to be baked into their recruitment pack, at the same time as being clear enough to make sure all the important employment forms get filled in correctly!
We created
A lovely box containing the most down-to-earth and simple of welcomes – a brew and some tasty chocolate. And we popped a biro in the box too – just to give you one less excuse not to fill in your forms.
We delivered
Well, technically the postman delivered them. But, thanks to our exhaustive research into the minimum standard letterbox sizes in the UK (that was a fun Tuesday afternoon – surprising how hard it is to find out), we made sure he could.
-
Skoll World Forum
We thought
This is the forth year we’ve been asked us to produce all the printed communication for the Skoll World Forum. Past speakers have included Desmond Tutu, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter – we must be doing something right.
We created
A comprehensive, sophisticated, insightful, informative, suite of materials, to enhance the distinctive Skoll branded environment in which the gathered masses of international social entrepreneurs immersed themselves.
We delivered
A beautifully finished eighty page programme, invitations, presentation slides, publicity posters, pocket size Z-cards, maps and large format banners. A wonderful Skoll world.
-
Saïd Business School – Executive Education Open Programmes brochure
We thought
This is a fantastic opportunity to work with the Saïd Business School to help them allow their content to sing.
We created
An evolved look using bold statements, striking colours, well structured content and clear information presented in eye catching graphics.
We delivered
An attractive publication, which will elegantly adorn brochure racks and be sent out into the big wide world, enticing prospective course participants to read more.