We are a small creative web & print design studio based in the
West Midlands that create great graphics, unique websites & memorable corporate identities.
About
We are a small creative studio specialising in branding and identity development which, in our opinion, is a means of capturing and expressing the heart and soul
of a person, company or concept.
We are dedicated to the craft of creating and implementing one-of-a-kind brand experiences across all media.
Our Process
We strive to express the essence of each project using a combination of extensive research, solid conceptual thinking, and the utmost attention to detail. Our mission is to offer our clients the very best creative process and product with personal attention and care.
Small businesses
We are keen to develop our ties with small local businesses, crafts people and producers and feel that products and ideas can be promoted in more powerful, dynamic and attention-grabbing ways.
Services
Web Design
Trying to run a business without a website is like trying to run a business without a telephone. These days, having a website is crucial. If you’ve already got a website which is dated, lets you down or just feels like poor quality, we can help.
Identity Design
The quality of your logo and branding can mean the difference between success and failure. Without a logo, or worse, with a poorly designed one - your organsiation may look amateurish. We can help people become familiar with your brand. Familiarity leads to trust and trust leads to sales.
Printing
With great contacts in the printing industry and access to the latest print presses, we can offer substantial discounts to our clients, whatever their need. We can source sustainable FSC paper stocks, special finishes and effects, print on any surface and cut to any shape.
the upright one did a great job on our site set-up and went above and beyond what was asked. They are a great partner to us and I look forward to working with them in the future. Midland Conservation Limited
Exhibition Graphics
If you have a great product that needs to say how exciting it is in a big way and get heard at conferences, fairs or exhibitions, we can advise on clever ways of doing this.
We can design posters, print them large or small, on thick paper to let less light through or to fit in bespoke frames.
Advertising
Promote your self properly and steer away from rubbish looking layouts. We design with thought and with the technical know-how to put your advert on a regional newspaper or a national, sector-specfic glossy magazine.
Packaging & Labelling
If the saying "you can't judge a book by it's cover" is true, then package design is the exception to the rule. It's a make or break first impression.
If you have an existing package or are looking to refresh your labeling to position your product in delis, medium to large retailers or have a one off prototype for a pitch, we are confident we can make a difference.
Portfolio
A proud showcase of some of the work we have produced. We strongly believe that we have made a difference and enhanced the presence of every client we have worked with.
Various Identities
Identities and brands need to look good, as, like it or not, people judge you. If you feel your logo looks dated but want to maintain the heritage of your brand, we are able to polish and update the logo fit for modern times.
The brand derives from the Chinese meaning for crisis, which is composed of two characters depicting Danger and Opportunity. Bankie sought for the positive aspect of the uncertain side of organisational change management, that of opportunity.
Various projects for the Regional RDA, including collaborations with the International Investment, European Social Fund and Rural Grants Team 2005-2010.
GOWM commissioned a 48 page brochure in celebration of the numerous success stories born from the ERDF and ESF programmes, featuring Women in Rural Enterprise through to the completion or Route 45 - Mercian Way.
WMS required the design and print of a professional suite of literature, including an Annual Conference with keynote speakers and a clean and informative guide to the Diabetes, Endocrinology
and Metabolism faculty at the University Hospital, Coventry.
Helen decided that the best way to show the quality of her work to prospective clients, was to create an elegant, intuitive site that reflected her personality. Postcards were created to further her advertising reach.
The Government-led initiative offers support to all economic sectors. The remit of this brief was agriculture, focusing on illustrations based on the parents' brand guidelines. The symbols where used to create rural scenes to reinforce the publications context.
Great inclusive design project. The brief included publications in line with RNIB guidelines along with a pocket guide to promote services available to individuals who required care at home.
The young and expanding Aldridge-based restoration business was looking for a clean, strong brand, reflecting classical methods of building conservation with a contemporary use of colours and layout. A web presence was high on the priority list of marketing collateral.
The Team at County Hall needed a fresh brand to communicate collaboration with residents county-wide. A resource library along with a series of publications, including a stationery suite, was devised so that staff could themselves layout, update and print content .
The Rugby based startup, needed a vibrant, unique brand for their mobile insurance business. A stationery pack along with a web presence was devised and turned round in 3 weeks.
An ongoing project to apply livery onto the various vehicles operated by the Cumbrian industrial drain specialists. The unique splash graphic has been applied from tankers to small vans, allowing Unblock to differentiate itself from the array of companies in this sector.
