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2024: The year of the maternity leave

If we’ve seemed a bit quiet recently, 2024 was quite the year for a dozen eggs. We grew in numbers, but not in the conventional business sense and found…

By Fran Johnson : 17/04/2025
Favourite branding agencies

Our top branding agencies in 2023

Taking a look at the latest projects from the top branding studios in the UK and beyond. From packaging to signage and typography to illustration.

By Fran Johnson : 20/12/2023
Visual identities with flexible systems text based design

Visual Identities with flexible systems

Lorenz makes a strong case for no longer needing logo based visual identities in contemporary design and instead explores flexible systems.

By Jo Wdowiak : 24/11/2023

Day in the life of …

Once you have your persona, how do you work out how they'll want to be spoken to? The 'day in the life of' exercise is a great way to establish how you want to speak to your target audience.

By Fran Johnson : 02/10/2023

Using brand words as testing devices

Establishing brand words is a useful tool to steer project direction, but it is also incredibly useful to then test any project outcomes.

By Fran Johnson : 18/09/2023
Top 5 pared back rebrands

Rebrands : our top 5 favourite pared-back rebrands

The move towards simplifying logos and pared back rebrands has been a consistent trend for several years now. Some have come to label the movement ‘de-branding’ and it…

By Jo Wdowiak : 07/08/2023

You’ve got your shiny new rebrand, now how do you launch it?

Once you've got a shiny new rebrand, how do you launch it? This blog post takes you through some options and what to avoid.

By Fran Johnson : 01/08/2023
How to design a logo? Designers guide to the nuts and bolts of logo design

How to design a logo

Do you want to know the nuts and bolts of designing a logo? From how to generate initial ideas to refining them and establishing a brand.

By Fran Johnson : 24/07/2023
Designing for print

Designing for print

What do you need to think about when designing for pint? A blog post that looks at resolution, colour, bleed, margins, gutters, text size and ink coverage.

By Beth Evans : 11/07/2023
Brick Wall of Brand Strategy teaching students

The brick wall of brand strategy

Brand strategy is hugely important. It is often the stage of the branding process that ensures a brand has longevity and can be created with growth in mind. However,…

By Fran Johnson : 27/06/2023
What is a visual identity

What is a Visual Identity

A visual identity refers to a set of visuals that are used by a company, service, organisation, product, event or even a person in order to be recognised.

By Jo Wdowiak : 02/05/2023
What is a user persona in branding

What is a user persona in branding?

A user persona is a tool used in the creation of a brand to represent an ideal person or archetypical user. The idea being that it is easier to…

By Fran Johnson : 12/04/2023