Triumph 110th anniversary crest design
I was over the moon when Triumph asked me to design a crest to celebrate 110 years of motorcycle production. The plan was to use it on a limited edition Triumph Bonneville T100 with a custom colour scheme inspired by the livery of their first motorcycle from way back in 1902. With only 1000 of [...]
The Mulberry Tree logo design
The Mulberry Tree pub in Ipswich has recently undergone a renovation. It was previously known as the Beer House but the new owner was keen to return to the original name, something I definitely agree with! They plan to sell a wide variety of ales and wanted the logo to have a country pub feel. Note [...]
Enviro-Green Technology logo design
Enviro-Green Technology is a new startup company selling all manor of environmental technologies, from solar, to wind, to thermal heat pumps. They came to me to design their logo and stationery. The leaf marque is designed symbolise energy, the wind, the suns rays and of course the environment.
Salus Healthcare Fund – Website design
As a investment fund that works in the millions, Ipswich based Salus Healthcare Fund needed a website that looked every bit as professional and responsible as they were. Having already created their logo and business cards I was now tasked with designing their online presence as well. Clean lines and consistent use of their corporate [...]
Bowmans Bar logo design
This is the logo I designed for Bowmans Bar and Lounge in Ipswich, Suffolk. The bar opened in 2010 and is aimed at the stylish twenty-something market. A large part of their business are the delicious cocktails they serve so I chose to bring this out with a clear, strong logo. As well as the [...]
Ernest Homes logo design
Ernest Homes is a house building company that takes all the stress out of building your own home. They came to me to design their logo and website. The client wanted something strong and clear that looked like it had existed for years. The name Ernest Homes was already chosen so I just needed to [...]
KFA logo design
KFA, or Kevin Finnigan Associates is an Essex based company that offer educational consulting and training to colleges, sixth forms and other educational institutions. A big part of what they do is reviewing organisations and suggesting ways in which they could work better. With such a broad range of services on offer I chose to [...]
Letterpress wedding invites
Thought I’d do a post about the invites for my wedding. Designed by yours truly and printed by the guys at Typoretum, I’m absolutely delighted with the result. Right from the start I was keen to go down the letterpress printing route. I love the feel you get from the heavy stock and the tactile [...]
Salus Healthcare Fund – Logo design
Salus Healthcare Fund is an investment fund that specialises in the UK care home market. They came to me to design a new logo and corporate identity that would help inspire confidence from investors. The word itself is created from a customised existing font and the triangles represent the progress and the growth of the [...]
XBow magazine design
Just received two copies of my recent magazine redesign! XBow is a quarterly magazine sent out to all members of The Bow Group, a political think-tank. They came to me to redesign the entire magazine, bringing it up to date and making it more engaging for the readers. The previous designs had been functional but [...]
University Campus Suffolk Christmas emails
Ah, nothing better to get you in the festive mood than designing some Christmas emails. I actually did these a few weeks ago, but it’s been a busy time! The University asked me to produce a series of images, two traditional, and two more adventurous ideas for them to email out at Christmas. The UCS [...]
Bowmans Bar and Lounge – Branding and advertising
Logo and advertising design case study The managers of Bowmans came to me to help brand and promote their new bar in Ipswich. The idea was to create a more exclusive, upmarket style of bar that appealed to fashionable twenty-somethings. With a new food menu, new cocktail menus and an extensive wine list they were [...]
Our data peforms
My brief for this ad was pretty simple: “Something impressive and bold”. I love briefs like this, it means I really get the chance to do something exciting. I came up with number of sketch concepts, but in the end we decided to re-use an illustration I did for a previous email. The ad was [...]
All hail the King
The Data Partnership asked me to create a half page ad for Database Marketing Magazine. The plan was to create something that would stand out in the often dry world of direct marketing. They wanted to push the quality of their consumer lists, something they specialise in, so we portrayed them as Kings of the [...]
The Book of Boris
I designed this book for a for client to give as a 40th Birthday present. It contains a whole load of family photos from the life of Boris, all arranged in a scrapbook like style. Hopefully it should make for a fantastic and unique birthday present, I’m sure he’ll love it. If you’re stuck for [...]
Is your data performing?
The Data Partnership asked me to look at designing some new email adverts for them to send out at regular intervals. Their previous campaigns had used a lot of standard stock imagery, often lacking relevance to messages they wanted to get across. I proposed several new concepts, each using bespoke imagery, the first of which [...]
Papershow advertising
Papershow is a digital writing solution that allows users to annotate presentations in real time, enabling interaction with the audience, creating a more memorable experience. I developed a number of concepts along the theme of creating presentations that stay on your mind. The client liked this route so much that when they presented it to [...]
LVD ‘Perfect’ campaign
Whilst LVD were a relatively small company in the sheet metal working industry, they had big ambitions. They wanted a campaign to prove that they could compete with anyone. I designed this range of advertising that used the word ‘perfect’ to highlight the client’s key services. I then photographed various metal objects to help simply [...]
Draught wine trade presenter
Constellation Wines needed a way of selling the relatively new concept of draught wine to publicans. I designed this folder and accompanying inserts to help their sales team get the message across.
D.S. Fasteners brochure
D.S. Fasteners make nuts and bolts, lots of them. The challenge was to display all the detailed information in a clear and consistent way. To make the brochure stand out I arranged and photographed the tower of nuts on the front cover, and yes it did fall over at least once. I also created a [...]
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