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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Are You Making This Common Mistake With Your Logo?

Every small business has a logo because they know how important it is for their brand identity and image. As a designer, I know some of the common mistakes that are made with logos and how to help small business owners to avoid them. One of the biggest (and often costly) mistakes that people make…

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New work launch

Proud to see the launch of a new website design for one of my clients today. Local CH&PS are a heating and plumbing company based in Rayleigh, Essex. Tom approached me after a recommendation from my friend, accountant and NEW partner Kylie Fieldhouse. (Thank you Kylie!) Logo Design I first started working on the design in…

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Need your logo re-drawn?

So you have a logo design already? Do you have an editable vector file of your logo? I always say its important for any business to have access to this. I have blogged about this before and how important it is and went into more detail about low resolution and high resolution files. You might…

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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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