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I realise this might sound like a really stupid question – but it isn’t. The question is deceptively simple, after all, we provide graphic design services, right? Right, but you may think that designing logos, brochures, annual reports – all that stuff – is all we do. But we do so much more.
When you design a PowerPoint presentation, you want to get and keep that attention. Your aim should be to leverage the world's most lucrative currency to meet your objective. A well-designed PowerPoint has the power to captivate an audience by simplifying complex subjects and creating visual aids for composite data. It can persuade and engage, validating your topic.
After great success in London, Navig8 is opening an annual report design agency and graphic design agency in Liverpool.
Design agencies offer a wide range of services these days – they have to, in order to compete. The benefit of using one agency rather than a number of specialist companies to deliver your design and marketing is that an agency that can deliver integrated services will take a holistic approach, make sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing and save the client money.
This then is the second and last in our series of ‘Design miscellany’ series, from M–Z. Nothing more than random comments, explanations and observations to inform and hopefully entertain.
Working with luxury brands and services requires a shift in communication mind set. You are no longer required to speak to the masses, but to the few. Often your market is more demanding and harder to impress. You must understand what is important to them and your aim is to communicate the product or services in a light that makes it a 'must have'
This is the first of two emails in our ‘Design miscellany’ series. This is a collection of terms, comments and miscellany in alphabetical order with no other rhyme or reason other than to inform and entertain.
Logos: they're everywhere – you see them but don't always notice them. They help us recognise big brands like Nike and Shell, but what about those more workman-like marks that are stuck on the bottom of our kettles or sewn into our jumpers? Let's have a look at some of those ubiquitous logos and their hidden beauty.
Is it that time already?
Some people love it, some loathe it – a lot of people don't believe in it. But here it is. Christmas comes but once a year and of all the religious festivals this dominates the western world. This e-bite is an 'extra' – a Christmas bonus, if you like. Let's put on our design hats...ho, ho, ho... and enter the design world of clichés.
As part of a branding strategy and positioning, we are often asked to write or review the organisations 'mission statements. These bits of copy do a number of 'jobs' and should help the organisation communicate with the outside world as well as their own staff. Here then are a few pointers that should help you when thinking about putting together a set of texts.
Branding is an emotive subject, no matter if it is a rebrand, launch of a new brand or just communicating brand values. We all have an opinion. Brand, what does that mean? What on earth does a sub-brand mean? Can you brand under an existing brand and still have a brand? Oh my life, what is brand hierarchy? What is evolution and what is revolution in terms of brand?
The allure of creative freedom, public recognition and the joy of walking into a record shop anywhere in the country and seeing your own work, makes album cover design a graphic designers dream job. The days of the 12" double gate fold album offered a huge landscape for designers, now the reality is often a condensed digital download icon. The forerunner to Navig8, The Design Corps was established in the music industry back in the 90s. Let's look at the world's most iconic album covers and the designers behind them.
Colour plays a huge part in every aspect of design and can arouse strong opinions from clients and designers alike. Colours are often chosen on personal taste or some spurious theory. A client of ours once rejected a suggested colour pallet because it reminded him of the new curtains his wife had just bought, and he hated them. Let's look at good use of colour and how to get it right.
Sometimes you get a dream client. Something you'd just love to work on. In my case, this is the historic and global brand Barbadillo. I'm a Manzanilla drinker myself. It's a very dry sherry, made in a tiny area of Spain. Having visited the winery (Bodega) in the interests of research – I changed my view of what a drink's brand is and what it takes to make something unique. Let's look at the best.
The balance between flexibility and consistency is paramount. A good branding agency will create solutions with longevity that will allow the identity to naturally develop and lend itself to new applications.
We are often asked how to design a logo, so we have detailed our process which seems to work well for us…
