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Design Education – The Next Creative Generation
Date:: 08/05/2013

Are you born with a creative mindset or is it taught?

In 2012 we heard that the government was strongly considering the removal of design-related subjects from the school curriculum with the introduction of the new EBacc. The concern was that at its very worst this could result in the death of UK creative industries, which currently employ around 2 million people.

A talk entitled ‘The Next Creative Generation’ at Cheltenham Design Festival addressed this topic and encouraged debate amongst attendees, all of whom are engaged in some kind of way in the UK creative world. Speaking at this talk were Sir Christopher Frayling – Professor at RCA, Tim Lindsay – CEO of D&AD and Adrian Shaughnessy – writer for Eye, Creative Review and Design Observer (Chair) – three extremely passionate and inspirational personalities. (more…)

We’re very proud to be supporting The High Tide Foundation
Date:: 28/04/2013

The High Tide Foundation is a registered charity, created and driven by port related businesses to provide opportunities to the young people of Teesside. We’ve been working with the High Tide team to support the foundation, develop the brand and increase awareness.

You can follow High Tide on twitter at @hightidetees to keep updated. We’re currently working on the website which will be live very soon at www.hightidefoundation.co.uk, but in the meantime watch this video which was created to be shown in schools and inspire.

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PD Ports Multimodal Exhibition Stand in action
Date:: 23/04/2013

We’re proud to be working closely with PD Ports to support their brand development, both internally and externally. We have worked in partnership on a range of brand and marketing communication projects, including the design and production of the new exhibition stand for this years Multimodal Exhibition.

There’s more to come on this soon but for now here’s some photos from the stand design and production project. (more…)

The visual story of our Cheltenham Design Festival experience
Date:: 17/04/2013

We booked our tickets early for the Cheltenham Design Festival and couldn’t wait for the event to come around. When it did we were not disappointed.

We took the road trip down and soaked up every bit of the atmosphere, enjoyed some networking with other creative thinkers, and helped celebrate how original thought can change the world. The promise of inspiration was delivered in style through the diverse mix of studio events, auditorium presentations, and interactive discussions sending our team back up north full of ideas, feeling motivated and brimming with creativity. (more…)

It’s time for our road trip to Cheltenham Design Festival
Date:: 10/04/2013

So, we’re setting off on our exciting road trip tomorrow to the Cheltenham Design Festival.

We’re going to be posting inspirational insights, photos and comments from some of the speakers and workshops we’re taking part in and you can follow us on http://live.betterbrandagency.com or on Twitter to keep updated with the team down there.

To whet your appetite the Cheltenham Design Festival team have been out on the streets of Cheltenham and Gloucestershire to ask the question:

Who cares about the future of design?

We’re heading down to the Cheltenham Design Festival…are you?
Date:: 08/03/2013

We’ve got our tickets booked for the upcoming Cheltenham Design Festival in April. Our team are taking a road trip down to the festival to soak up the atmosphere, enjoy some networking with other creative thinkers, and help celebrate how original thought can change the world.

With a mix of studio events, auditorium events, and exhibitions we’re really looking forward to hearing from those who keep Britain at the heart of the creative world and discover who is setting the agenda for design today in areas ranging from digital technology, engineering, graphic design and architecture. (more…)

Barbarella London ‘Wonka Style’ Brunch Invites go down a treat
Date:: 07/02/2013

So, we got the call from the guys are Barbarella to design a bespoke event invite for a unique ‘Wonka Style’ Brunch event at Barbarella London. We love a challenge like this.

The invite itself was designed as a ‘Golden Ticket’ and invited selected guests to a scrumdiddlyumptious afternoon of ‘Wonka’ style entertainment including musical hosts DJ Charles Brafman, co-owner of DWTDJ and recently back from a months long residency at PRIVA Barbados! Then, fresh out of Brooklyn, guests will be entertained by DJ Trauma flying over to bring some bad ass New York City beats to the party! (more…)

Odyssey’s brand evolution launched with new identity
Date:: 18/01/2013

Odyssey Systems was founded over 25 years ago with the vision of providing affordable telecommunications solutions based on business key requirements.

To support their growth the team at Odyssey approached Better to work with them on evolving their brand and marketing communication. The project focused on refreshing the brand identity and applying this, along with a new brand style, across all their marketing channels both internally and externally. (more…)

Joplings launch new website and property finder
Date:: 12/01/2013

Joplings is a long established independent practice of Chartered Surveyors, Estate and Lettings Agents, Architectural Designers, Building Surveyors and Valuers.

We have been working with the Joplings team over the last 3 months to redesign and develop their brand and digital strategy, starting with the launch of their new website. The website, built using a heavily customised and bespoke version of the leading CMS platform WordPress, will provide a new marketing platform on which to increase visibility of the business, support sales development and further establish the evolving brand for the agency. (more…)

Joplings - Website Design & Development including Custom Vebra Search Integration

Explain Market Research launch new brand to celebrate 20th Anniversary
Date:: 11/01/2013

Explain Market Research, based in Newcastle, has launched a new brand to celebrate it’s 20th Anniversary. The North East agency has over 20 years of consistently providing clients with powerful and actionable consumer insight emerging as one of the UK’s leading market research agencies.

Their closely-knit team is comprised of people with diverse skills and a wealth of experience – a fusion of academic excellence and practical implementation – that is designed to enable us to provide bespoke consultancy that is focused upon facilitating enhanced customer engagement with our client’s brands. (more…)