Double win at the UK Small Business Awards

Shaun and Lesley holding up the awards for Best Website Design Business and Top 10 Best Graphic Design Business

If you’ve worked with us, you’ll know we don’t do what we do for trophies! We do it because we care about getting design right for the businesses we work with. So we were very honoured to receive two awards at the UK Small Business Awards. We were named Best Website Design Business, and also…

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Why Business Cards Remain Essential for Your Business

Mock up of business cards for Nursery Kitchen featuring logo and kiwi illustrations and shapes in green, orange and purple.

Why You Shouldn’t Give Up on Business Cards! Are physical business cards as useful as they once were?  There’s a range of opinions on the subject, but we’re convinced that they still have a purpose. I know… as a graphic design company, you might expect us to say something like that!  It’s just that we…

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We Don’t Just Design Logos and Websites, We Help Shape Brands

If the title of this post looks confusing, we understand. Shaping brands is usually the responsibility of marketing experts, not expert designers. But the process of designing a company’s logo or website (or both) involves a lot of detailed research on our part, and a lot of soul-searching on theirs. Both help define what a…

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Why your logo design may not be print ready (yet)

Close up of an offset printing machine during production using new logo design

Signing off on a brand-new logo design is a thrilling moment for any business owner (if we were its creators, rest assured it’s an exciting moment for us, too!) Now you’ve got something that perfectly encapsulates all your business is and does, you can’t wait to show it off.  Excitedly, you start adding your new…

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Why We Won’t Design Your Logo for £50!

How much does it cost to design a company logo? We might as well answer: “how long is a piece of string!” If you’re in the market for a logo, whether you’re starting a new business or re-branding an existing one, then you’ve probably noticed the dizzying number of logo design options available. These include…

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Top ten tips for a great flyer or leaflet

Ever wondered what makes a good flyer design? I recently came across a post on a social media group about a ‘suspicious’ flyer that someone had received through their letterbox. Basically the flyer was advertising someone who was looking to do odd jobs for people, like tidying the garden, shopping, dog walking etc. Sounds innocent,…

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Fancy a chat?

I like to pride myself on the service I provide to my customers.  One thing I have realised lately is how important it is to be personal in your service – to try and connect with the customer from the beginning. More and more I get enquiries through my Facebook page which is great. I…

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What format should my logo be in?

I’ve done my fair share of logo design in the past 20 plus years. Some take weeks to develop, others have been very quick ideas. All depends on the clients budget and needs. Countless times clients have asked me, “Can you please send my logo over to our printer in a ‘vector’ format?  Or, I…

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Welcome to the brand new blog of Northsouth Design

Welcome to the brand new blog of Northsouth Design, with graphic designer Lesley Moss Its not my first blog post for Northsouth but its the start of a new era with a new website. So for those that no nothing about me here’s a brief summary about me and my experience as a graphic designer:…

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