CS work: Phillips Solicitors rebrand

During 2011 we were commissioned to rebrand leading Basingstoke ‘Legal 500’ law firm, Phillips Solicitors. Taking cues from a client internal audit, we researched, evolved and radically redesigned the existing brand (whilst keeping the core red) to convey a forward thinking, expert and approachable law firm - one that is highly visible and respected in the local business and wider community.

As on ongoing project we have so far designed and developed a substantial content managed website, e-news management tool, corporate literature, photography, signage and exhibition graphics. More images - particularly of the signage (the ‘P’ laser cut from stainless steel looks amazing) wil be posted soon.

New website coming soon!

We’re currently hard at work developing our brand spanking new HTML 5 website, to go live as soon as we can possibly get it ready. Featuring all sorts of wonderful HTML 5 trickery, plug-ins and social media integration, it will be a fantastic update to our rather tired old site (the portfolio filtering system will be so slick!). But hey, as an agency it’s always your own site that gets built last…

In the meantime, here’s a sneak preview of the homepage. Doesn’t quite do it justice as a static jpg - but our typeface Benton Sans, renders brilliantly as a webfont.

CS work: Solent Rib Charter E-Newsletter

Long standing client Solent Rib Charter have never been a business to rest on their laurels - being quick and decisive to adopt social media, video, blogging and regular SEO and SEM to promote their services across multiple channels. The latest offering being a regular e-newsletter to subscribers, promoting their services and water based events around the Lymington area.

We designed and built the template then integrated the master elements into our email application, allowing the client to create, manage, edit and send further versions of the newsletter to their database.

Clear Signal 2012 calendar

A bit of self promotion (and a bit late posting…) for the new year; our new, freshly designed and re-usable desktop calendar (we’ll produce another set for the base next year). A run of 100 were produced for clients and friends, with the locally sourced oak base hand finished and produced by our local carpenter, John. The 6 cards are double backed and dry mount lined on to card for rigidity. All photography by Spencer, out and about last year.

In the usual glut of calendars mailed out after Christmas, they’ve gone down very well, with plenty of requests from clients for more - sadly the 100 quickly went and we’re all out! Until next year…

CS work: A G Doré

Happy New year to all - here’s a new content managed website launched for Lloyds Syndicate, A G Doré & Others, London. The background images are taken and managed by the Client, along with all content. The grid structure allows the square quick-links to be moved, coloured and positioned anywhere within a 2 column arrangement, giving flexibility to the layout.

CS work: IDS Data website

Just released - the new website for long standing client and global vehicle data provider International Decision Systems. The design and interface has been developed onwards from our brochure designs last year - and for brand consistency includes similar top level navigation to the main group site. Includes integrated web font, the classic and timeless Neuzeit Grotesk, which looks particularly good in Firefox and Chrome…

Design resource: Kerntype - Need a kerning lesson or two? This excellent website lets you adjust the type… http://t.co/2Uv7QLyp

Design resource: Kerntype

Need a kerning lesson or two? This excellent website lets you adjust the type on the screen to achieve the perfect outcome… or not. Test your score, then tweet the result!

http://www.type.method.ac/#

Latest online project: Take a look at our integrated video and Facebook campaign for Aspire Global Network http://t.co/WaDsc36D