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Our take on the world of graphic design and visual communication.

Richard Palmer
Richard
3 months ago

Rejected!

Here's a couple of gems that never made the grade!


It's always disappointing when you present a logo, brochure or website to a client and for one reason or other they just don't wanna go with it, [...] read on...

Colin Higton
Colin
3 Feb 2012

As seen on TV

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We recently got a chance to see our logo designs on TV when we were asked to create a logo for a company undergoing the Alex Polizzi - The Fixer treatment on BBC2.

Karl McKeever of Visual Thinking is [...] read on...

Katie Lymn
Katie
30 Sep 2011

Dyslexicon...

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Dyslexia comes in a number of forms and can be highly debilitating for a sufferer. People often think that to help combat the detrimental effects on reading, a clear and uniform font is the key. This [...] read on...

Katie Lymn
Katie
20 Jul 2011

Fool me once...

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Micro-expressions... What are they? And why are they so small?

Well! A micro-expression is the tiny and usually subconscious movement of muscles in the face. Typically, these micro-expressions are too [...] read on...

Colin Higton
Colin
15 Jul 2011

Manhattanhenge

Manhattanhenge

Sometimes, after we have carefully designed the latest brochure or website for a client, they will ask us to move an element of the design from one side of the page to another, or just to make [...] read on...

Katie Lymn
Katie
13 Jul 2011

Are you under the influence?

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I was just reading an article about how the car door has been musically engineered over the years to always produce that satisfying 'clunk' sound whenever we close it. Organically, that noise would [...] read on...

Colin Higton
Colin
11 Jul 2011

The power of 'Thank You'

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I've just received three things from a new client - I won't name them for fear of embarrassing them, but they know who they are...

The first was just the opportunity to work on their projects - a [...] read on...

Colin Higton
Colin
1 Jul 2011

Can the web be painless?

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In last week's blog I talked about the battle between Capability and Usability when creating a website - that is to say how you make sure that you are actually able to use all the features and [...] read on...

Colin Higton
Colin
23 Jun 2011

Capability vs Usability

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We spent some time in the studio this week looking into a well known Content Management System (CMS) for producing websites. Our reason for looking was that our client has invested in this system but [...] read on...

Katie Lymn
Katie
22 Jun 2011

Creativity in Mind?

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According to the research - we are at our most open minded and creative, when our thoughts are in disharmony with our body. So for example, if we are feeling happy yet pulling a frown, we are in a [...] read on...

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