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Beth, our Designer

Q&A with Beth

Beth is one of our Designers.  She graduated from Loughborough Uni in 2013 with a BA(hons) degree in Graphic Communication. A desire to work abroad…

By Beth Evans : 26/04/2018
Jo, our Founder and Creative Director

Q&A with Jo

Jo is the co-founder and Creative Director of a dozen eggs.  She graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Graphic Communication.  Shortly afterwards she…

By Jo Wdowiak : 23/04/2018
Frances Johnson, our Founder and Director

Q&A with Fran

Fran is one of the founders of a dozen eggs.  She and Jo set up the company in 2010, after graduating with a degree in Graphic…

By Fran Johnson : 23/04/2018
Illustration of political voting slip, representing the importance of defining your audience before branding

An impossible task?

Can you develop a brand that targets (at least) 51% of the population? Strong brands have defined audiences, strong campaigns identify with large swaths of the population - is political branding possible?

By Fran Johnson : 12/04/2018
Branding or rebranding political figures and campaigns

Branding a political figurehead

What can we learn about branding a political figurehead from the Clinton and Trump campaigns - the role of design and beyond.

By Fran Johnson : 22/03/2018
Michelle, our resident illustrator

Q&A with Michelle

We've asked Michelle a few questions about her love for illustration, and her journey to it becoming a full time job.

By Michelle Barnett : 21/03/2018
a dozen eggs website design, rebranding and web development: designing and building

Building the new a dozen eggs website

A walk through our decisions when designing and building the a dozen eggs website.

By Dale Stillman : 27/02/2018
Colour palettes affect an audience's perception of a brand

How to use colour psychology?

We judge brands quickly - and a lot of it is down to colour. How do you choose which colour works for your brand?

By Fran Johnson : 20/02/2018
Illustrating Diversity image for a blog by a dozen eggs on including diverse characters in marketing and branding

Illustrating Diversity

Michelle talks about how choosing illustrations with diversity shouldn't be just a nice thought, but rather an important expression of your brand values.

By Michelle Barnett : 19/02/2018
Opt in box on a website - GDPR compliance

Do I need to add an Opt In checkbox to my website?

GDPR is coming in May 2018 - is your website compliant? This article takes a look into all things opt-in checkbox!

By Fran Johnson : 07/02/2018
The Guardian redesigned logo with rebrand of layout and graphic design, which has been rolled out across the newspaper and app.

The Guardian rebrand: our thoughts

The Guardian has unveiled it's new branding for it's newspaper, website and app. Here in the office we gave our opinions on the website, while Fran played the roving reporter and went to investigate the app and newspaper.

By Michelle Barnett : 15/01/2018
Design trends for 2018; personalised UX, typography and a lead for visuals.

Design trends of 2018

Upcoming developments in graphic design and web development: personalised web experiences, hosted typography, layout trends and more.

By Michelle Barnett : 09/01/2018