Branding
Agile Branding and UX Design
The days of designing static brand guidelines are fading. A brand needs to be created to allow it to adapt in an ever-evolving digital marketing
Design
Ascent. A display font by Designbull
Ascent is my first font design created in Illustrator using FontSelf. A display font, that contains all uppercase characters, numbers and punctuation.
Brand & Website
Design a prototype mobile app from idea to final design
If you have an idea for an app and are struggling to explain it to people, spend a few minutes reading this article and have a go designing the UI and UX yourself 🙂
Design
Before you start a logo design answer these 8 questions
One of my first logo design projects as a fresh-faced freelancer was for a security company called, ‘Target Investigation and Training Services’ ? they needed
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Design a Logo in 5 Steps
My logo design process I use today in five steps: Before we even start putting pen to paper, we make sure we have clearly defined the business, and make sure they are happy it fits with the goals, aspirations and budget.
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What does a UX/UI designer do anyway?
When I first read about the definition of the term ?UX/UI? means, I realised that it?s what I?ve been mostly doing all along these past few years. I just didn?t know it was a defined role.
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67 logo designs in 67 seconds
I undertook an exercise of looking round my office on Friday just to see how many logos I could find in over a minute. I found over 67 logos.
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How to choose the right typeface for your website
In ye?olden days… You’d be amazed how typography for the web has come a long way?over the past 15 years. The internet browsers have?supported web
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Food typography in logos
Typography in logo design is a fine art and when you combine this with creating?lettering out of?foodstuff ? the results can be quite stunning. The
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Moose logo design – work in progress
I’m currently working on completing a logo identity project for a new coffee shop opening in Bath called, Moose Coffee House.
Design
8 tips to creating a design credentials pitch for a client
I often get asked as part of a design proposal what the process is for a design project, who we are, what do we charge and have you done anything similar to what we want? This article I’ll be showing you my recent credentials pitch document I’ve put together for new client proposals
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The Power of Icons
What icons are and where they come from, what makes a good icon and what makes a bad icon? How do you go about developing iconography for your, or your client’s brand? I also talked about an area of my specialism, which is the use of icons in interfaces, apps and mobile platforms.
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15 Logo Design Trends of 2014
If you?re in the process of changing your logo design, or planning a refresh of your existing business brand, then this article will come in very handy for you…
Design
Psychology of good design
Have you ever noticed how you choose which branded products to put in your shopping basket?
Design
What Makes a Good Logo Design Company
Here’s a great infographic on choosing a good logo designer
Design is everything, without it we have no business.
The biggest issue in the design industry is showing a new business a return on their investment in design. You can’t clearly define the outcomes on a company rebrand or a brochure design in a years’ time?
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Do I need a tagline for my logo?
Like distilling a fine whiskey, it is hard to get right and takes time to create a good tagline. From a simple descriptor or an emotive tagline, a deep understanding for each business brand and how they perceive themselves is key.
Say NO to Reindeers this Christmas!
As part of the festivities, I thought I’d try my hand at creating a Typeform that simulates designing your very own Xmas bull!
Design
The Value of Design
The Design Council has been working with the Arts & Humanities Research Council to measure the value that design thinking brings to small businesses.
Design
Logo designs and branding styles from Turkey
From banks to shoe shops, convenient stores to furniture stores. And they all have branding to advertise themselves through their signage, packaging or advertising. This year I have noticed that these logos and designs are now catching my eye.
Design
3 ways good design can help you sell more
Spending money to work with an expert graphic designer can seem like a frivolity, especially to smaller businesses where there just isn?t much of it. This is because people often can?t see any cause and effect between what your company looks like, and how much you sell.
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dorset cereals. Love the taste, but what?s going on with the?copy?
(This is a guest blog by Caroline Wijetunge of Liquid Copy) According to The Guardian?s Peter Bradshaw,?watching the film Miss Potter ?is like having your
Logo design trends for 2013
Another year has gone by and the new logo design predictions from logolounge.com have been released. A selections of 15 various styles from Badge designs to Eyelets.
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Daft Punk album lettering design from the 80’s?
I just bought the new album from Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories” and it sounds great. The album artwork shows the hand-lettered title and immediately
Do you judge a book by its cover design?
I am always on the look out for well-written and beautifully designed children’s books. Some of my happiest moments after becoming a mother are the
Photography icon design cheatsheet
I found this great Photography Cheatsheet below which shows the simple icon designs on DSLRs and explains each one. Very useful if you’re starting out in photography.
Video using typographic cutout lightboxes
The track is by the Husbands – titled “Dream” and it was shot using typographic cutout lightboxes.
Spotify’s simplified their brand logo identity
There has been a trend lately for companies to simplify their logos and Spotify is one such well-known company who has recently updated their logomark and appealing to a wider audience.
Design
Fall in love with your business again…
This month, we sent out a number of mailers to specific businesses. It contained a ‘Valentines’ style card with the message, “Fall in love with you business again” to raise awareness of the importance of their brand appearance.
Design
Animated logos
Have you ever noticed more and more animated video logos as part of a new brand launch or rebrand?
Design
New University of California logo protest
The new logo and brand identity for the University of California has been launched – but to a great backlash.
Jason Smith – An identity in its most basic form is a name.
An identity in its most basic form is a name.
Brand New Talk in brief
Great conference talk from Brand New update for the past 12 months of rebrands from some of the top corporations and organisations. From the good,
What is Responsive Web Design?
Today in 2012, the number of people who access the web using a mobile device has doubled since 2010. Responsive web design is now the future.
Top ten logos for inspiration
Here are my top ten favourite logos I have found over the past week…
Optimise Prezi presentation
Just started working on a new Prezi presentation for a new product, Optimise.
Design
London Olympic 2012 icon designs
I’ve just downloaded the iPad app for the London Olympics and saw how refreshing the new Olympic icon designs are.
London 2012 chairman, Sebastian Coe on the logo design we all know (and love now?)
London 2012 chairman, Sebastian Coe on the logo design we all know (and love now?)
London 2012 Summer Olympics title sequence unveiled
The BBC has released their new, animated title sequence for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
I love bald people
Working on press ads today and having to Photoshop together some photography of people.
Design
The return of cool animated gifs
Matthew DiVito, a motion graphics designer has combined his skills in animation and motion graphics and produced these amazing gifs
SystemFlip pop-up brochure
A bespoke A5 size, pop-up brochure that flips out individual pages as you pull a tab out. Specifically designed for an IT company providing cloud
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Top 20 witty advertising
Here’s a selection of my favourite top 20 advertisements using wit or humour.
Top 20 of the best honest logos
These re-designed?logos?are splendid! Each one is instantly recognisable
iPhone history animated infographic video
A detailed animated infographic charting not only the history of the iPhone
Design
Tim Burton exhibition, MoMA, New York 2009
We visited New York in 2009 and went to the Museum of Modern Art. At the time, they were exhibiting Tim Burtons work in film and animation.
Design
Pritchards Christmas press advertisement
A full page press advertisement I designed for one of my Bath based clients, Pritchards estate agents.
Design
A look at trends in logo redesign
An interesting look at the latest logo design trends and why companies update their logos from 3D, Simple, and Colourful.
Design
ELLE magazine advertisement for Send a Cow
After receiving a poor ad design from the publishers, I was asked by Send a Cow to re-design an advertisement which was going into the
Design
How would you like your graphic design Infographic?
A witty, tongue-in-cheek infographic. Very honest and upfront! ( Originally found here)
Designing a great website: 15 expert tips
Designing a great website: 15 expert tips: http://realbusiness.co.uk/advice_and_guides/designing-a-great-website-15-expert-tips
What is Graphic Design?
A funny, tongue-in-cheek film that asks people on the streets of Melbourne the basic questions about graphic design. By Studio Pip and Co. and Dogma
Best advertisement campaign of 2010
The first airbourne guerilla campaign has been voted no.1 on various advertising sites for the world’s best ad in 2010. And you can see why…
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iPhone themed cupcakes!
Check out these lovely cupcakes. From the Cupcake Decorating Championships at Ignite in New York, created by Nick Bilton and Danielle Bilton. (They remind me
Design
Web Designers vs. Web Developers infographic
I love the fun and simplicity of infographics. Have you seen any good infographics? let me know, I’d love to see them! Here’s an interesting
My top 10 of logo designs gone wrong
I’ve been wanting to write this article for a while now. Logos are everywhere, and are the face of a company or organisation. It has
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Going-There.com interactive Flash tour
Going-There are a busy relocation services company that has a presence in over 90 cities worldwide and have required on-going design services to fit their
Sneak peek of a logo I’m working on…
Tim Bennett & Associates new logo identity. Estate Agents
Design
“I’ve never voted Tory before – turns out I didn’t need to, thanks to Nick.”
If you’re fed up with the waiting for the next government, why not design your own party political poster here!?
Design
7 rules to understand design & designers poster
This is a must-have for your office wall if you’re a designer! And I’m going to have to get one for our office..
Designbull’s 10 top tips to creating a well-designed website
From my experience in working with businesses it is essential for a successful company to have a good website that stands out from the crowd.
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Wanted poster design (2003)
I found this design scouring through my old portfolio and thought I’d share it online.
Clever use of Typography
Relevant to graphic design and advertising, here are some of my favourite ads seen recently that use wit and great design behind them:
What Does Designbull Do – 2009 presentation
I have just returned from The Bath Business Club where I gave a presentation
I don’t do words…I do pictures
For my recent one minute presentation at business networking club I’m a member of, The Bath Business Club, I created a number of white boards
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Bowen Leaflet design
Neil Gibson is physiotherapist trained in the Bowen Technique. He not only treats people but has recently qualified to treat horses and their riders. Neil
On the right TRAC
We have recently finished all the marketing material for a new online recruitment system called TRAC. They required a new brand logo identity, a mini
Intro movie for Going-there.com presentation
My new client, going-there.com required marketing material for a presentation including a branded intro movie to be shown as the delegates entered the room at
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Brejeiro, ‘La Llorona’ CD Album Art
Brejeiro, one of the bands I play latin percussion in, asked me to design their new CD album. (You can have a listen to the
Design
The Physiotherapy Clinic rebrand
The Physiotherapy Clinic brand design, signage, hanging banner and Word templates
McNeil Commercial logo design
Just completed another logo design for a new start up company, McNeil Commercial, a commercial property consultancy. The client wanted a simple yet strong design
Handsome IP animated banner ad
I have just finished creating another animated gif advertisment for an Intellectual Property Services client, Handsome IP.
The Bath Business Club
The Bath Business Club has been successfully running independently for over a year.We hold weekly breakfast meetings every Tuesday at the Bath Rugby Club and
Bring Innovation to Life – online banner advertising
Bring Innovation to Life web advertising animation
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Westland Advertisment
We created and designed an advertisment for one of our clients, Westland Construction for insertion into various publications.
Severnpoint branding
Working with our associates, David from DWP Public Relations and Richard from E-CRM,
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New Send a Cow Lifeline newsletter
Designbull successfully won the pitch to redesign Send a Cow’s quarterly newsletter called “Lifeline”