Best United Kingdom Graphic Designers Of 2019

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GSD® was invited by Vauxhall to produce an innovative direct mail piece to promote its new Eco-Flex range of cars. Loaded with intelligent new technology, the Eco-Flex range demanded a campaign that would reflect a ‘smart solutions’ theme and firmly underline the brand’s innovative positioning.
Our designers created a vibrant interloopmailer® using bold graphics to communicate key product information. The mailer’s four different sides proved ideal for telling the Eco-Flex story in an engaging, easily digestible sequence and featured a wide range of vehicles that use the technology.


The Eco-Flex mailer gave the target audience plenty to think about and look at too – delivering a high number of enquiries to dealers on the Vauxhall network. Once again interloopmailer® proved itself to work exceptionally well for promoting advanced technology products.

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With its magnificent setting, royal connections and world-class racing, Goodwood is one of Britain’s best-known and most glamorous racecourses. Under the guidance of owner Lord March we worked on developing the brand representation, and produced a range of cohesive brand collateral for the Racecourse. We applied the brand across a wide range of materials, including signage, posters and advertising at meetings, inviting racegoers to consider becoming members. We also created a beautiful presentation pack for the exclusive metal badges, which give access to the Richmond Enclosure on racedays.

"WARREN CREATIVE WORK ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS AT GOODWOOD, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF CREATIVE DESIGN. WARREN CREATIVE HAVE WORKED OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WITH REGARDS TO THEIR CONCEPTS WHILST RETAINING OUR KEY BRAND VALUES. ALL OF OUR PROJECTS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED ON TIME AND WITHIN BUDGET AND THE WHOLE TEAM ARE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH."
Bradley Eccleshare, Head of Marketing

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Scottish Chambers of Commerce is the umbrella organisation for 21 local Chambers of Commerce and has built a reputation as Scotland’s premier voice for business at national and international level. SCC promote the interests of their member companies and help them rise to the challenge, seize the opportunity and succeed in the marketplace.Scottish Chambers approached Launch to deliver marketing material for their two biggest trips in 2018 and their Global Business Dinner including leaflets, posters, banners, business cards, exhibition stands, booklets and brochures.The first trip was to London where they would discuss key economic & business topics with Lord Ian Duncan, attend a Business Briefing with senior Directors from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, attend B2B a connections event hosted by CBRE (the world’s largest real estate services and investment firm) and visit the London Stock Exchange & Royal Bank of Scotland. The second trip is to China with a visit to the Great Wall, Market Awareness Sessions, B2B meetings with Chinese companies and a market introduction from Weber Shandwick at the British Embassy. The Global Business Dinner was held at the St. Andrew’s Old Course Hotel with His Excellency Ambassador Liu Xiaoming giving a Q&A. Launch sponsored the event alongside Eden Mill and Unicorn Property Group.Launch were tasked with making the events attractive to businesses from all over Scotland, advertising and promoting the events and delivering the marketing material. We worked with language interpreters on the Chinese material to make sure the translation was accurate, used image manipulation to merge Scotland with China and overcame obstacles to deliver all material on budget and on time. Both trips and the dinner were a huge success with delegates attending from a wide range of sectors and areas in Scotland.

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Eight central London boroughs have come together under the umbrella of Central London Forward to progress a sub-regional project which addresses some of the main issues at the heart of the London construction industry.
OBJECTIVES

• Improve the volume of Central London residents applying for jobs in the construction industry


• Reduce the number of unemployed Londoners in key developments across the Central London area


• Shake the current misconception of the construction industry (labourers in hard hats)

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Established in London in 2010, Opilio Recruitment are the go-to digital recruitment agency for global brands, tech start-ups and everything in between. They have some incredible connections within the industry, with clients including Disney, Universal Music and the BBC.We were commissioned to create a new digital recruitment and testimonial brochures that reflected the work we have done on the refreshed brand. These brochures will be sent out to both new and existing clients as support literature with upcoming roles.
We also created a new set of brochures to support the executive recruitment packs that are sent out to Opilio clients and candidates. The Executive Search brochure was designed to target prospective clients who are looking to recruit an executive-level position, and the Competency Based Interviews brochure acted as a pre-interview guide for executive-level candidates. 
We also rolled out a wide range of collateral both online and offline including letterheads, business cards, CV and PowerPoint templates, email campaigns and social media templates. We are also supporting them in writing content for blogs, corporate literature, social media and the new website.
Overall, this has been a great project to work on which has evolved into an ongoing client relationship. We are currently working on a design and marketing retainer service which will feature predominantly on their social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
TESTIMONIAL
"Honestly, I can safely say that in 20 years of running businesses I have never come across a team that quickly understand the needs of the clients and to only meet them but surpass them. They work quickly and stuck to the original brief and budget. Thank you to David and his team for a job well done. We have been so impressed we have actually retained their services indefinitely."
SHEBA KARAMATManaging Director, Opilio Recruitment

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Looking to broaden its appeal as a desirable and modern snacking brand, and reinstate its iconic status, in an increasingly competitive and changing world of savoury snacks, Jacob’s challenged Pearlfisher to create a contemporary visual identity.
Our impactful big idea - “Baked in” - celebrates and honours Jacob’s baking expertise and heritage and inspired our approach to the redesign - taking the emotion of baking into snacking to build a contemporary interpretation of the great story of Jacob’s.
By amplifying the brand’s most-recognised and loved equities to create a modern, vibrant and robust visual identity - and the creation of a new geometric pattern of crackers to form a wall of Jacob’s on shelf – we are building greater recognition and reinforcing brand equity and stand-out or the future of one of Britain’s most-loved and iconic brands.
 

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This portfolio displays some of our recent web design projects. Design-for-web is about making websites accessible to all and adaptable for any user on any device. Our in-house Developers collaborate with our Designers and Marketers to create beautiful websites optimised for SEO.
Whether you require a simple website or a complex bespoke solution, great design is the key. Our studio doors are open to everyone as we design to fit every budget, so your new website may be just a few clicks away!

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The BriefWe were briefed to create the packaging for a new range of premium tonic water for two friends and entrepreneurs, Matt and Jordan.
The brief was to create a range of packaging that is gender neutral to appeal to a mass market. It was also important that we communicated the unique flavours made from natural extracts and no artificial ingredients.Our ApproachDuring a stage of Brand Positioning we identified that this product is “More than just a mixer”. Lixir is perfect for any occasion as well as any drink. The unique flavours can be mixed with anything from wine, rum, vodka to fruit juice or simply enjoyed on its own.The ResultLixir, a play of the word Elixir, is a range of new and exciting flavour tonic waters made from natural extracts with no artificial colours so it was important to have clear bottles and transparent labels.The ‘X’ cleverly plays on the suggestion of a ‘secret ingredient’ and is a strong band beacon for shelf stand-out.
The delicate swirl illustrations represent the fusion of the unique flavours. This understated design perfectly positions Lixir as a unique and premium brand.Read more here http://www.slicedesign.co.uk/lixir-tonic-water/

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The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS), in partnership with Aberdeen City Council, launched a major new participatory arts project in Aberdeen in September 2015. The aim was to tell the story of the city and its people, highlighting it as a cultural hotspot and bringing the city’s historic streets to theatrical life. At its core, would be a dynamic and growing web presence, which would collate user-generated content, as well as a whole host of media captured from the multi-sensory experiences ran throughout Granite's duration.Kicking off in September 2015, creative teams from NTS worked with community groups in Aberdeen, in order to get answers from the public to three important questions;

• What is the most amazing thing that has ever happened to you?


• What brings you home and what brings you here?


• What do you need to get you through the day?

• 6 MAJOR events held across the city


• 2K ATTENDEES to 196 workshops


• 100% tickets SOLD OUT a month in advance

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Crosshead is an exciting, industry-changing folding bike brand based in Deal, Kent. The Company – and product range – has been eight years and five working prototypes in the making. Featuring exclusive, ‘Z fold’ technology, the perceived wisdom that folding bikes cannot be full-size and rewarding to ride has been turned upside down. While Crosshead bikes are small enough to be stowed on a train, stored under a desk and loaded into the boot of a car, performance comes first. To meet this imperative, the entire range boasts advanced design and engineering features, not seen on any other folding bicycle.
As with many things in business, launching a new product or service is about timing. The market for bikes and cycling products in the UK is forecast to be worth £1.25 billion by 2021 (Source: Mintel). While cycle usage in London alone has increased by 63% in ten years. The perfect climate for an innovative newcomer, providing a premium product. Yet, as Crosshead prepared to meet the open road (and the expectations of busy commuters), one piece of the jigsaw remained…
The development of the Company’s logotype and visual identity.
Outcome
As the brand’s ethos is firmly fixed on quality and craftsmanship, Fabrik provided the perfect fit. Working closely with inventor and managing director, Stuart Lambert, we created the Crosshead logotype. We then fed this into the development of a broader visual identity, which has been applied to the Company’s website, promotional videos and marketing communications.
To broaden Crossheads reach and appeal, the model line-up extends to bikes suited for most purposes, riding styles and terrains. From all terrain, sport and touring models, to an all out racer. Which created a dilemma, as all Crosshead folding bikes carry the same fit and finish. To distinguish between the range, Fabrik introduced a distinctive, but complementary, colour palette, which immediately identifies the model.

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Vodafone X has teamed up with Appetite Creative and OMD to offer the chance to win a brand new iPhone. On Wednesday, 6 June 2018, Vodafone X hid a brand new iPhone somewhere in Dundrum Town Centre as part of a public treasure hunt. There was no dog-eared map with an X marking the spot with this one though: the clever heads at Appetite Creative Solutions made it 100% digital and completely via smartphone Here’s how it worked. You show up at the Vodafone Store at 1 pm. Once there, whip out your phone and scan QR code and you have your first clue. You’re off and running from there. Each code you scan will lead you to the next spot. If you do it right, you should end up back in the store after visiting three locations. The fastest time on the day wins. The campaign had 73 participants running around town and one lucky winner with a gleaming new iPhone. 411 Instagram likes, 61 Facebook likes along with a huge message thread as well as almost 300 article covering it means that we are already in the process of setting up the next series of treasure hunts. Keep an eye out in case they come to you!
More detail in video: https://youtu.be/9fJFpnYD13c

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Cromatel UK sections. Graphic Design & WordPress Website.


Cromatel UK Receptions approached us to develop a new brand, create a suite of literature and a series of offline and online marketing. Our objective was to hit the marketplace running with a solid suite of product literature and promotional material with a clear strategy for stimulating attention online.

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Creating a nationwide tennis initiative as part of Sport England's hugely successful This Girl Can ​campaign
Challenge
Following a successful pilot scheme, LTA tasked us with rolling out their Tennis Tuesdays initiative nationwide with a new campaign. In partnership with Nike, Tennis Tuesdays brings coach-led weekly sessions to outdoor tennis clubs across the country, exclusively for women, whatever their skill level. In the wake of Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign, the initiative felt more relevant than ever, and with fantastic consumer insights, we were armed with all we needed to find the heart of the project and get more women signing up.
Solution
‘Tuesday isn’t good for me’
Modern women’s lives are busy, varied, hectic and stressful. Tennis Tuesdays offers a regular slot to keep all for yourself – where you can focus, release the day’s stresses, feel yourself get fitter, stronger and better at the game, and make new friends. All within a short walk of home or work. We wanted to capture that satisfaction of being unavailable when you have another commitment that’s all yours. ‘Tuesday isn’t good for me’, because Tuesday is good for me.
Result
Launched in April 2015, sessions have been selling out and have fantastic repeat sign up – a key performance measure for the initiative. National, regional and consumer media coverage achieved over £250k advertising equivalent value (an increase of almost 400% year on year), and almost a quarter of attendees continued playing tennis beyond the 6 sessions of the scheme. If you fancy getting back in the game this summer, visit tennistuesdays.co.uk and find a session near you!

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CHALLENGE
BD created the Vacutainer® Eclipse™, Signal™ and UltraTouch™ blood collection systems – beautifully considered devices that were designed to please end users and payers alike. The problem? Even though extensive customer profiling work had been carried out, each sales person and market sold the products in their own way – losing many of their key benefits.
OUR SOLUTION?
A bespoke Digital Sales Aid (DSA) that integrated with Big Tin Can. By creating one centralised DSA we ensured that all sales reps, no matter what country, sold the products in a consistent fashion – with the key product selling points as the focus. The DSA also enabled the content to be segmented by customer profile and could be updated instantly via an intuitive CMS – saving BD thousands in print costs.
PROJECT SCOPE

• Digital Sales Aid


• Animations


• Value propositions


• Product narrative

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CGI renderings produced for different markting campaigns.From left to right:1. Water Street Tampa2. One Riverside Park (New York)3. Central Park Tower (New York)4. Four Seasons Bodrum (Turkey)5. Central Park Tower (New York)

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SummaryThe entrepreneurs behind the app were frustrated at how cumbersome booking a ski guide could be and wanted to make mountains easy. Less admin, less guesswork, more time for fun. Instead of the traditional blend of cash payments, word of mouth and patchy communication, they asked us to create a new method of connecting tourists to instructors so they could book direct.After an extensive Discovery phase, it became clear that there were exciting possibilities beyond booking ski guides. Together we identified two important sets of end users: the travellers looking for a mountain experience, and the service providers who meet their needs. Not just ski and snowboard instructors, but chefs, massage therapists, childcare providers and taxis.ApproachWe walked hand in hand with the clients through the booking process to make sure that the user experience would be smooth, seamless and social, from real-time chats and recommendations to splitting the bill. Our in-house team created the appealing Dahu identity, launch site and promotional video. The whole process took place in an agile development environment, so we could test each functionality on the fly.The TechWe love solving complex problems, and Dahu was no exception. We built an on-demand platform for the Dahu app to match tourists to guides: skiers post requests and ski guides respond to them. We chose React Native and GraphQL to create a rich user interface and fast, stable backend, supported by a payment platform that could handle the complex functionalities we needed.It was important that the platform was lightning quick and smart enough to withstand spotty connectivity in the mountains. The payment processor had to work with multiple local currencies as well as support affiliate commission, bill-sharing and the specific needs of all the various users.

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Belvoir were struggling to break free from the ‘special occasion’ stereotype and into the everyday. The range was in place but no one knew about it, so we took over the summer so no one could miss it.
We created a show stopping 28m droplet shaped hot air balloon, which took over the skies of Britain at a number of festivals including Big Feastival, Countryfile and BBC Good Food. Unbelievable standout drew in the crowds who sampled products and captured unique photos, whilst in-store on pack and sampling offered the chance to win balloon getaways. Bespoke digital and social content supported the campaign and the unique shape of the balloon secured massive PR reach nationwide.
76,000 people sampled the product throughout the summer, with the campaign seeing 15,337 likes on Facebook and 52,130,566 total PR circulation.

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Nike
As an iconic global brand, Nike’s communications are all about high performance. Every consumer touchpoint needs to deliver consistency, quality and impact. For the past two years, we’ve been working with Nike to create retail experiences that meet these exacting standards and keep them ahead of the competition.





Nike is a byword for high achievement and inspiration. But to maintain its global success, the brand needs to protect its well-crafted reputation in partner retail environments. Our work with Nike for Sports Direct and Lillywhites focuses on elevating the brand’s in-store environment – spanning retail comms, merchandising principles and digital fixtures.


From launching campaigns through to implementing a new digital strategy, we push for creative excellence across every element to craft compelling brand and product stories.

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We worked with the Charity to help develop a clear positioning strapline which would rally the staff, volunteers and fundraisers behind a single remit which could apply to all equally. The line is 'Making today feel better'.The new strapline can be extended to demonstrate how the Charity can make today feel better, as seen in this series of web images where each person explains their role. Bold portraitsIn order to raise profile a new campaign was created which featured portraits of genuine ambassadors of the Charity against single colours from the brand's secondary palette. These bold posters run in series around the three hospitals the Charity fundraises for. A new campaignThe new campaign was applied across posters, roll-up banners and online.External windowsThe strapline is applied where opportunity arises for example on these lower windows at the entrance creating an outward facing call to action.Adapting the strapline to suit needsThe new patient booklet features a personalised version of the strapline – 'Making your day feel better'.

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BRINGING BOILING POINT MAGAZINE TO THE BOIL
One of our long term clients (let’s face it, they’re all long term), came to us to help them refresh and update their widely read industry publication, Boiling Point. Very well respected in their market, as well as this magazine Hamworthy provide products, service and support as well as accredited training – they’re considered as one of the best, so we had to deliver.
THE SOLUTION
Using our recently revamped branding toolkit we cleaned down and refreshed the magazine, bumping it up from eight to twelve pages to gain more space to play, as well as bigger, bolder and more modern look in general to bring the magazine up to date with the rest of our brand work. The new edition launched in March this year and we look forward to seeing it go from strength to strength.

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Glassworks Amsterdam commissioned us to facilitate the studio motion control shoot for this Christmas campaign for German store, Penny. The intricate sets were rigged and lit in our Birmingham studio and served as backgrounds for the CG animated characters. The story follows a struggling single mother who makes Christmas special for her son using creativity and limited resources. The film formed part of a larger campaign by Penny to help tackle poverty in Germany, with a tagline of ‘Christmas doesn’t need much, only love’. Take a peek at the behind-the-scenes footage here.
Style: Stop-motion miniature sets for CG animation
Year: 2018https://secondhomestudios.com/portfolio/penny-arctic-christmas/

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We worked with Wildsmith Skin to produce them a stunning new Shopify store.
Wildsmith is a luxurious and ethically produced skincare brand whose range of products are all derived from natural botanical sources. Inspired by the arboretum at Heckfield Place in Hampshire and crafted in England, Wildsmith Skin is a pioneer in advancing the benefits of natural science through their sustainable skincare products.
Wanting to stay away from the usually standard and formulaic approach of ecommerce, we were tasked with building a site that pushed the boundaries of an online store using a more artistic and playful edge.
Bold yet delicate, we used neutral tones, light imagery and minimal text so that the new website design embodies the gentle nature of the skincare brand, who pride themselves on their cruelty-free, sustainable and environmentally sensitive practices.With so little content, using interactions to bring the site to life was a key focus of ours.  Our development team worked closely with our designers to create a site in which the elements seamlessly fall into place that fluidly shifts into place as you scroll down the page.
Creating a story around the products was also vital, as it's the story which is really a key part of what places these cosmetics above their competitors.

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Exhibition stand design and build and graphic design

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Ralph & Co solicitors has been providing legal assistance throughout North Cornwall since 1936.
The company had a website that had not been updated since the early 2000’s and therefore was in need of a refresh, not only in terms of technology but also with design and branding for the company as well.
Trait Media Ltd were commissioned to redesign and develop the website, create more compelling copy (our creative writing team have a legal background) and optimise the website for SEO and ease of use.
The website was developed in WordPress with custom plugin modifications to enhance usability and office management.

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Teasmith Spirits Co are producing Scotland’s first Premium gin, distilled with hand picked Tea - The Teasmith. They are a modern spirits company who pride themselves on the careful curation of the best ingredients to ensure a gin of exquisite quality and taste.


As Brand Partner, we have been tasked with the development of the brand, through strategy, delivery of the identity, packaging, website and marketing - all working together towards the full launch of their first product - The Teasmith. The launch of the 1st batch proved to be a great success.

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Healthy japanese themed restaurant branding.

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Superdrug Pick n' Mix campaign

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Crate47 transformed Littlehampton Welding’s corporate identity and created a brand new company website design to showcase their incredible steelwork & skilled staff. Littlehampton Welding are specialists in architectural and structural metalwork with prestigious clients such as Thomas Heatherwick and The Goodwood Festival of Speed. Our overhaul of their corporate identity made it more contemporary while still bearing in mind the traditional perceptions of their industry.
Our website designers showcased their extensive portfolio to promote their more artistic, high-end work which is often visually striking.As well as all of the website images and photographs for printed material we’ve designed, Crate47 have also recorded the construction and install process on several of LWL’s more prestigious jobs; creating time-lapse and promotional videos to be used as part of the social media strategy that we continue to develop for them to tell their ongoing story.To engender a better understanding of what Littlehampton Welding do we incorporated an extensive profile section in the website showing every member of staff in their work situation. This has also advanced staff engagement, leading the workforce to have a greater interest in the outcome of individual projects.

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TRIAL International’s mission is to fight for justice when international crimes are committed – crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, enforced disappearance, sexual violence and extrajudicial execution.

Web and Interactive


 
The theme was carried over to the resource-heavy website, the challenge being to present its’ wide variety of contents in highly interactive and intuitive ways.
The site has a major resource in the “TRIAL WATCH” section, containing many hundreds of cases – our emphasis was on usability and interactivity through the use of comprehensive search filters.
The site was fully content managed, with interactive features able to pull in activity automatically from the “back-end” and high levels of usability that enable anyone to edit any part of the site quickly and easily.