JISC Netskills

JISC Netskills Brand Development JISC deliver digital solutions for UK universities and colleges. JISC Netskills is their specialist training arm. We were asked to overhaul the JISC Netskills brand identity and provide a set of visual assets for use in learning...

Barnard Castle School

Barnard Castle School Barney Connect Magazine Barnard Castle School is a prestigious, independent school located in the north of England. The ‘Old Barnardians’ are a network of former pupils who live in more than 40 countries across the world. We designed a new look...
Using Lean principles to develop a Lean App

Using Lean principles to develop a Lean App

Using Lean principles to develop a Lean App “We’d like a mobile App and this is how we’d like it to work.” said our client as he pointed to a series of indecipherable sketches. “It’s called ‘Kaizen’ and these are ‘Gemba’ Tools.” For the uninitiated Lean terminology...
90% of design companies are cr*p

90% of design companies are cr*p

90% of design companies are cr*p Theodore Sturgeon, an American science fiction author, coined a phrase that became known as ‘Sturgeon’s law’. It states that ‘90% of everything is cr*p’. If this is true then it follows that 90% of design companies are cr*p too....
DIY – the end of the expert?

DIY – the end of the expert?

DIY – the end of the expert? It is tempting in these tough economic times for marketing managers to reduce their reliance on external expertise when developing communications. Advances in technology mean the power to create is now in the hands of everyone. So why go...
Everyone’s a designer these days

Everyone’s a designer these days

Everyone’s a designer these days In a recent article published in the Harvard review. Tim Brown, CEO of the global design company IDEO, argues that in order to succeed today businesses must embrace innovation and the best way to do this is to think like a...