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Red Bull wanted print invites designed for two events they were holding in Edinburgh in July and August 2008. I worked closely with the Red Bull Edinburgh representatives to create a concept which reflected the company’s fun-loving nature, but stayed within the branding guidelines.

Alternative Future is a new startup company pased in central Scotland, which specialises in selling products which help customers be more eco-friendly.

They needed a full range of branding work, from a logo to business cards to invoices, to web branding.

More from this project coming soon.

SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning. Directed by employers, SkillsActive leads the skills and productivity drive across sport and recreation, health and fitness, outdoors, playwork and caravan industries.

They wanted a design for their new blog, which they aim to use to better communicate with their target demographics. SkillsActive wanted an overall aesthetic strictly in keeping with their brand guidelines, but that worked well in a blog format. The blog was divided into 3 main areas, all of which had to be clearly marked out as individual while maintaining continuity across the whole site.

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Edgar Prais are an indie-pop band from Aberdeen. Having supported the likes of The Pipettes, Delays, The Automatic and Kaiser Chiefs, as well as playing shows at festivals such as T in the Park, Rock Ness and Belladrum, they release their debut single on 30th June 2008.

The band required and visual identity that fitted their music and aesthetic. They needed a logo, website, mechandise and record artwork. So far, Nonimage has delivered a band logo, cover for the debut single Pop Song #93/Jaimie, website, T-shirts and badges.

Future work will include a bass drum skin, flyers, posters and forthcoming record artwork.

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Eaglestone Landscape Design produce high-quality landscape design and build in the South of England. The company had recently started, and needed an overall brand identity to place them head and shoulders above the multitude of similar companies in the area. They wanted a logo, business stationery including business cards, and a web presence. I worked with Director, Tom Eaglestone to create an identity which reflected the professional, stylish approach to their field, but also the friendly, easy-to-work-with attitude the staff possess.

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“I needed a complete indentity for my company, from scratch. I was not convinced that it would be possible to create such a complete and appropriate identity for our young company with no experience of branding. However, Nonimage worked closely with us and got to know our business and our customer base, and created an overall brand I am delighted with. I really feel that it reflects the company and speaks to our target audience. I have recommended Nonimage to a number of business people.”
Tom Eaglestone

Dead by Dawn is a respected horror film festival held annually at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. Festival organiser Adele Hartley wanted a catalogue which would tell festival-goers what was on and when, but also act as a souvenir of the festival itself. I worked closely with Adele to create a book which was both practical and special.

Daniel Rutter is an Edinburgh-based photographer. He needed a brand new site to display his portfolio for potential clients and employers, and wanted the photos to speak for themselves. This meant an ultra-simple approach to design, with no elements which might detract from the photography, and a clean, easy to use menu system. Daniel recognised that ease of use is the key to a successful online portfolio, and asked Nonimage to create his vision.

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Thomas Haywood is an Edinburgh photographer who specialises in (but is not limited to) Weddings/Civil Partnerships, corporate events, sports, portraiture, reportage, landscapes and still-life.

Thomas wanted a professional website to showcase his portfolio, as well as display sets of photos from events for his clients to see, and also some personal sets for friends and family. The site will also shortly launch a stock photography section featuring a hige number of Thomas’ photographs for sale and license.

He also required a printed calendar to be produced, for promotional use in 2008.

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What ONE Magazine says about itself:

“The definitive new literary and living publication for Scotland and beyond…
10,000 issues are making their way around the southern Scotland, Paris, London, Prague, Stockhom and New York, with new distributors coming on board in Amsterdam and more!
Real stories, real people, real world. Writers of all ages, readers of all kinds.”

I have worked as art director on the 2 issues of this new magazine so far, released 01.10.07 and 01.12.07.

Black Tape is a monthly indie/rock/dance/soul club night in Edinburgh. They wanted a simple site to post news about the club, show photos from the club, host a mailing list form, etc. They also wanted a nice(r) design for their myspace page.

They also wanted full colour A6 flyers to advertise the club.

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Pretty Great is part of Quite Great, one of the leading music marketing companies in the UK. Pretty Great specialises in spa treatments for specific occasions. Pretty Great Spa Parties provides young girls with the opportunity to experience the fun, glamour and importance of self grooming in the comfort of their own homes, from spa parties to makeovers.
Pretty Great Corporate caters to businesses who want an alternative to traditional team building activities. The provide services for parties, team building days, and regular visits to the workplace.
The company wanted two different websites to reflect the different arms of the organisation. One aimed at young girls, and one aimed at businesses, but both creating a professional image without losing the fun aspect.

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DD Property Maintenance is a maintenance, renovation and decorating business in Cheshire. They wanted professional business cards and stationery to mark them out from the crowd in the world of tradesmen. This also necessitated a logo design. After stationery etc, the company decided they wanted a simple, professional, one page website to enhance their image online.

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This logo was commissioned by the English Orienteering Development Squad. This squad oversees the training and development of elite athletes in Orienteering, organising training sessions and camps all over the UK. The logo is intended for use on letterheads and stationery, branded clothing, banners and has many other possible applications.

Teressa Edwards is a singer-songwriter who was born in Trinidad and began her singing career with her local gospel choir. Nonimage was commissioned to create artwork for her debut single, How You Want It, and debut album, Days Ahead.

(Album artwork to be released October 2007)

Nearest and Dearest, a new elderly support company in Aberdeen, wanted to create a brand for their business. This included business cards, a website, flyers to distribute to various businesses and print advertising.

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Nope Industries wanted to completely revamp their branding to create coherence across the different facets of their organisation. They needed a logo for the company as a whole, and then logos for each of the divisions within that. These logos needed to retain the feel of the main logo, but be instantly recognisable in their own right. These logos will appear on stationery, websites, clothing, banners and other mediums. Nope also needed a corporate landing page to showcase the different facets to their company. Work has begun on overhauling all existing sites within the organisation, and creating sites for the facets which do not currently have on. Nope Industries are a niche sports company who run websites, events and teams.

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Website for a bar/B&B in Leith, Edinburgh. The Port Inn wanted a simple yet stylish one page site to advertise their food menu, accommodation rates and special events.

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Complete overhaul of web developers Cheer Factory’s portfolio website.

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Cover for Route Choice #5 Magazine, published by the British Orienteering Federation for junior orienteers.

Printed A6 flyers and A3 posters for distribution around Edinburgh to advertise a one-off club night called Disco Dream

Printed posters to be displayed around Napier University, to advertise the new website for the Napier student newspaper, Veritas.