Quoting print 7 things a designer needs to know
Tight print deadlines and the need to just ‘get the job out’ often leads to jobs being rushed out nowadays. Spending a little more time thinking about the job in hand, will help the finished piece...
View ArticlePlanning Ventures site refresh
Three years having passed since I created their previous site, Planning Ventures contacted me to discuss a complete redesign and rebuild. Their business had grown in this time, including Julie (who...
View ArticleBattery recycling pack – Ecosurety
Creative Cadence worked with environmental compliance scheme and resource efficiency specialist, Ecosurety, on the design of elements for a battery recycling pack. The pack is to go into smaller store...
View ArticleSilver Bullet brand identity
Silver Bullet brand identity designed for sharp-shooting business strategist and mentor Helen Marsden. Two versions of the logo work on a white background or reversed out of a dark blue/grey Pantone...
View ArticleGreen Pastures Vets brand identity
I’ve recently been working with Green Pastures Veterinary practice in Weston-super-Mare, on revamping their corporate identity. They wanted to retain the illustrated element and characters of their...
View ArticleUse the power of the Rooster to boost your business in 2017
2017 is the Chinese year of the Rooster, starting from January 28th and ending on February 15th. Specifically the year of the Fire Rooster or Red Rooster, this animal holds characteristics of...
View Article2016 … final thoughts
It’s been another great year. There’s been ups and downs – there always is running your own business. This is what I think of 2016, without mentioning David Bowie, Prince, Lemmy, the drummer from the...
View ArticleMarketing collateral for Vysiion
Creative Cadence met Vysiion marketing manager Rob Pendleton through a conversation on Twitter. After eventually meeting face-to-face, Rob asked us to quote on the design of some marketing collateral...
View ArticleEmployee handbook for Desynit
We were contacted by existing client, Desynit, to design and layout an internal employee handbook. Desynit had written the content and the piece already existed as a shared Google document. However,...
View ArticleE-Book for Cansford Laboratories
Cansford Laboratories Cansford Laboratories is a state-of-the-art Hair and Oral Fluid Drug and Alcohol Testing Lab based in the UK. Their team pioneered hair testing 25 years ago and today offer a...
View ArticleSkills for Health corporate brochure
Skills for Health Skills for Health, an existing client of ours, are a not-for-profit organisation who provide workforce and organisational development solutions to the whole UK Healthcare sector. The...
View ArticleTwitter – putting value to a tweet for new business
Twitter – where it all started Back in April of this year Creative Cadence connected with local freelance marketing consultant, MERJ Marketing, on Twitter. Rob Pendleton, the man behind MERJ, is one...
View ArticleKETL white paper – Retail Data Insight
We met up with existing client and data specialists KETL at the start of the year. At this point, business development manager Helen mentioned that they were aiming to focus on more events this year....
View Article6 things to consider when designing your company logo
This article isn’t really about logo design itself. “But isn’t that what you do?” I hear you cry. Well, yes it is, but I view these tips more as practical things that need to be broached with any logo...
View ArticleDisability at Work identity
Working in conjunction with Bristol website design and development agency Renderwell, Creative Cadence were asked to design the brand identity for a new initiative ‘Disability at Work’. The Disability...
View ArticleSkills for Health – Screeners Diploma course guide
Skills for Health provides workforce and organisational development solutions to the whole UK healthcare sector, ensuring better skills, better jobs and better health. The company is a not-for-profit...
View ArticleEight font alternatives to Comic Sans
Also known as, ‘Comic Sans … it’s not a funny font, so stop annoying designers’ Comic Sans, the constant favourite of school notice boards, charity newsletters and office dishwasher notices. As a...
View ArticleTurning charity work on its head. Does free design work pay?
Introduction I used to be sceptical about doing design work for free when I first started out, even for a legitimate charity. I had a fairly black and white view about being paid for the work that I...
View ArticleThree years old and ‘Happy most of the time‘
Well, that year went quickly – Creative Cadence is three years old today! Whilst we celebrate by consuming copious amounts of cake, we thought we’d ponder the challenges of being a three year old* …...
View ArticleBrand consistency for Monkey Puzzle
We met Leadership Development and NLP Training Consultancy Monkey Puzzle, when we both enrolled on the same course with Watertight Marketing at the beginning of this year. Whilst they had an existing...
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