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Iconic patterns
An exploration of the iconic repeat pattern designs of fashion brands
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Rust – the inspiration of imperfection.
Rust, yes rusty objects fascinate me. This process creates something beautiful and serves to remind us about the power of nature.
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Continuing to buzz – DressCode is 2!
2 years of developing the DressCode brand – lessons learnt and opportunities for the future
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Visualising the invisible
At the time of writing this, the UK is 8 weeks into lockdown, there have been some changes to what ‘lockdown’ looks…
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That ❤️️’s a brand, a big strong, timeless brand.
It’s possibly THE most enduring icon of modern day life. It has been used on everything from T-shirts to international charity campaigns,…
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Branding the biggest organisation ever!
Dream jobs, we all have them and I’ve been lucky enough to realise several of my design and branding career goals over…
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This is my DressCode
A look back over the past 12 months of developing the DressCode Shirts brand.
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Seeing is believing – buying a product you’ve not seen
Last week I was on a photoshoot, it was a great day and a real privilege to be earning my living art…
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The Name Game
The name game – creating and developing brand names for products, businesses and services. Creating a buzz.
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Fletcher Thompson – case study
The early stages of every branding project are exciting – there’s lots going on, lots to learn, interpret and understand about the…
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Watering down a brand
Watering down a brand is not something that you’d usually hear anyone advocate…however there’s always exceptions. And here’s one that certainly benefited…
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The human touch
The biggest challenge every business faces has to be humanising what it is that they produce. Whether what you do is technically…
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The recipe for a successful brand – Appetite for Success
Coaching is a very broad area of business, there are many skills, disciplines and services covered by a one catch all term…
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Interior FM
Ok, as you’ll have gathered if you’ve read any of my posts I’m passionate about design in all its forms and functions.…
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Red Routes
The Red Routes initiative was first trialed in Lancashire, where the local constabulary created a series of warning signs on dangerous roads…
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Status Quo
Every now and then there is a project that comes along where I have to pinch myself, this was one such project.…
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Booths
I have spent a lot of time working with food retail businesses, in particular local, high quality producers and retailers. Our projects…
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Cheshire Cheese
I really enjoyed working with the Milk Marketing Board to re-establish this brand. Cheshire cheese is often overlooked in favour of Lancashire,…
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Holker Hall
The current Lord and Lady Cavendish have established Holker Hall as a regional tourist destination, a place where people can explore acres…
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Cumbrian Fellbred
Cumbrian Fellbred is all about supporting locally produced meat products and the farmers who care for these animals. The unique environment of…
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Kellogg’s
Developing the Kellogg’s cereal bars concept remains one of the proudest moments of my professional design career. It was one of my…
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Beginning to buzz
Busy as A B started around Easter 1997, when as a final year student I was given the audacious task of creating…
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