West Point Media specialise in outdoor media and interactive shopping centre wayfinding. We were tasked with their rebrand and website design. With a brief of creating a clean and crisp identity, we set about designing an approach that relates to the interactive devices that West Point Media supply. The website itself includes some interesting Google [...] Read more – ‘West Point Media’.
Customer First Solutions came to us in need of a new design for their website that better communicated their helpful tools for capturing customer feedback. Already a staple part of the Argos collection point, their BuzzBox has been used to capture feedback and help to improve customer service operations of companies such as AirFrance, Orange [...] Read more – ‘CFS-Europe’.
Longridge Print, based in leafy Sussex, came to us in need of a re-brand. After 50 years in the business and quite some time spent with their old logo we were excited to have the opportunity to give them a much needed update. For the new logo we chose Soho, with its plethora of weights, [...] Read more – ‘Longridge Print’.
300 miles, 4 days, 4 people and 2 countries. Four of the team from design to communicate (Phil, Sam, Penn and Mike), will be cycling on the 6th of June this year for 4 days. We’ll be setting off from Crystal Palace, meandering our way down to Dover, then over to Calais, and from there [...] Read more – ‘London to Paris’.
We’ve been busy getting into the Christmas spirit making our 2011 Christmas Cards. We decided to get creative by printing a simple lino-cut onto some FSA-approved, 100% recycled card. Here’s our little behind-the-scenes look at how we did it… Cutting We started by cutting the holly illustration out of the linoleum. Since it was a [...] Read more – ‘Have a holly jolly Christmas’.
A big thank you to all that helped us raise over £800 for Movember, all the proceeds of which go towards helping to raise awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. During the course of the month we managed to stay on track and held out to the final [...] Read more – ‘Movember is over’.
dtc have just completed the design of this year’s Dr Foster Hospital Guide. The Report, which details trends and statistics regarding mortality rates across the country was a fantastic project to work on and, as a team, we’re very proud of the results. From the illustration of the front cover, through to the conceptual approach [...] Read more – ‘Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011’.
dtcstudio are proud to showcase a recent website created for a new client — Helios Oil & Gas. Helios is an independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the exploration, discovery and development of oil and gas assets across Africa. dtc were asked to create a site with a visual look and feel that [...] Read more – ‘Helios Oil and Gas website’.
dtcstudio have completed the re-brand of one of the country’s leading retail specialists – Harvey Spack Field. Commissioned to breath live into the HSF brand, dtc have tackled brand alignment including a logo, collateral, website and guidelines overhaul. A full write-up will follow shortly, but for the time being here are some photos from the [...] Read more – ‘Harvey Spack Field’.
We recently completed part of our work for Global Drug Survey, a new initiative that builds upon their previous work with MixMag’s annual drug survey. GDS primarily help to run drug surveys for educational, media and corporate companies, helping them to gain a greater understanding of their audience. The data is analysed by their team [...] Read more – ‘Global Drug Survey’.
The team at design to communicate are proud to announce that we’ll be supporting Movember this year! Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and [...] Read more – ‘dtc support Movember’.
Will Skeet is a costume maker who creates elaborate outfits for both the stage and screen. Armed with an amazing collection of high-quality photos, we set about designing and building an online presence that would show off Will’s costumes in use. Having seen a number of stylish websites making use of full-screen background images, we saw [...] Read more – ‘Will Skeet Costume’.
We've moved to a brand spanking new office that's no more than a stones throw away from our old dwellings and with a lot more natural light. We're really excited about this new move forward that sees dtc finally getting a place to call our own. We would love nothing more than to see you here soon whether it's to discuss a project or to simply just sit down for a drink.
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RZIM are an international Christian organisation that aim to equip Christians to share their faith with confidence and in an intelligent and articulate way. They commissioned us to look at how they can improve on their email campaigns and help spread the good news more effectively. We created three distinct campaigns that had very different [...] Read more – ‘RZIM email campaigns’.
The SIP Café is a free online resource centre for anyone who is interested in Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), SIP Trunking and how IP based communications can improve business performance. Our client wanted to design and create a site that would act as a community portal for end-users, including content such as videos, articles & [...] Read more – ‘The SIP Café’.
We created a small website and brand for Symexco’s new initiative, Iraq Mining. A new international conference, exhibition and trade fair for the mining, mineral and material industries in Iraq. We rose to the challenge to revamp their old site and create a look and feel that is respective of Symexco’s aspirations. Read more – ‘Iraq Mining’.
Here at dtc we have been putting together what we think is the perfect combination of design services to help any company bloom and blossom on the web. This combination has been aptly titled the Blooming Business Bundle, a package consisting of three key solutions… Branding Website Strategy …and is set up in a way [...] Read more – ‘Blooming Business Bundle’.
Westend Stage Academy is the UK’s leading performing arts training programme for people aged 8–18. Having created unique websites for Westendstage’s Director Mark Puddle, including The Lord Chamberlain’s Men and MarkPuddle.com, we were commissioned to create site with ‘a cutting edge, contemporary feel that emulates both theatre and the arts.’ This project culminated in a [...] Read more – ‘Westend Stage Academy email campaign’.
This interesting post over at leaflette.org just struck our eye! If you’re interested in all things type check out some of the exciting work that they’ve collected. http://leaflette.org/2010/08/53-inspiring-typography-design-inspiration-creative/ Read more – ‘Typography inspiration!’.
We at dtc are passionate about all things design but most notably typography and the web; which is why we are sponsoring Ampersand Conference — the first conference dedicated to discussing how best we can bring type to the web. We’re incredibly excited to be a part of something that we feel will help to [...] Read more – ‘AMPERSAND — Web typography’.
This national report showcases Patient Opinion’s analysis of a sample of critical patient and carer comments from over the past five years. Vibrant infographics communicate the data consisely and allow trends to be clearly highlighted. Patient Opinion is an online forum where people, either patients or carers, can report their experiences of NHS care. This [...] Read more – ‘Patient Opinion Report’.
Ingles & John are a recruitment agency based in the city that focus their efforts in the compliance sector. They pride themselves on standing out from the crowd by using cutting-edge technology and hard graft to identify, approach, screen and place the very best people for an organisation. They’re refreshingly different. Armed with a wealth [...] Read more – ‘Ingles & John’.
Journalista are a PR and communications consultancy who specialise in supporting health, social care, public sector, academic and charitable organisations. dtc were commissioned to breath life into their brand. Working with MD Holly Sutton, our team set about understanding exactly what makes Journalista tick and understanding a little more about their approach, and how they [...] Read more – ‘Journalista brand and website’.
Our most recent work for Go Global saw us take on a printed booklet that highlights all of Go Global’s work around the world and how you can get involved. The 32-page booklet features in-depth information about the Go Global excursions that see volunteers travelling to locations such as Burkina Faso to help those in [...] Read more – ‘Go Global’.
The Brit Trust is essentially the charity arm of the BPI, home of the British Recorded Music Industry. The Brit Trust are actively engaged in charity work and focus their efforts to encourage young people to explore the educational and cultural benefits emanating from music. We set about designing a CMS website for them that [...] Read more – ‘The Brit Trust Website’.
Jennette Arnold is the London Assembly Member for North East London. The aim of the re-design of her website was to encourage and enable more effective communication between Jennette Arnold AM and her constituents. The website has a bold colour scheme and is as dynamic as the community it serves, providing regularly updated information on local [...] Read more – ‘Jennette Arnold AM website’.
We're proud to be a small design studio that packs a punch! Our team thrive on the creative freedom we allow which in turn helps build and develop the identity that suits you and translates across all your marketing communications. The concepts that we create, and the ideas that we deliver, come from our passion [...] Read more – ‘Packing a punch’.
The website offers detailed sexual health information for all visitors and local information for the Brent community such as drop-in clinics, where to get tested and who to turn to for advice. Introduced by our good friends at Journalista, we created a bespoke wordpress solution for NHS Brent that featured fun illustrations to lighten the [...] Read more – ‘NHS Brent’.
International Needs is a worldwide Christian development agency. We created a bright, colourful & illustrated brochure for their 2010 product range that we felt would inspire people to buy meaningful gifts for those in developing countries. To add further insight into the issues that people are facing in these countries we created a story that [...] Read more – ‘International Needs: CSR literature’.
Pop4Schools is a new educational resource and teaching programme that brings music into the classroom for primary school pupils. It uses the pop industry to teach all curriculum subjects, fusing music with maths, english, science and art. The brand we created is fun, exciting and colourful this is reflected in the values of the company [...] Read more – ‘Pop4Schools brand’.
City-based financial services firm Webb Capital required a brand that would set them apart in a sea of competition. We created a mark that stood for trust and recognition in the work that they do. View site. branding Read more – ‘Webb Capital branding’.
The Leading for Good message was simple; “Empower leaders to use their skills for a cause bigger than them.” We took that message and made it stand out clearly throughout all their brand communications. View site. branding Read more – ‘Leading For Good branding and website’.
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men is the leading outdoor Shakespeare theatre group in the UK. They perform authentic Shakespeare plays at an international level that has recently seen them touring the U.S. We put together a web solution that enabled their audience to book online for future events and to find out more information on their [...] Read more – ‘The Lord Chamberlain’s Men website’.
Branding and communications for StoneShot, an email marketing company. Our experience has taught us that everything needs to be well thought out to maximise effectiveness in communications. We went to town creating swatch tests for precise colour matching across all StoneShots’ print collateral. View site. branding Read more – ‘StoneShot brand and DMS’.
Our award-winning work for Home Retail Group has consisted of various CSR communications released by Argos and Homebase. Most notably, our payroll-giving campaign was awarded Best Innovative Promotion 2010 at the National Payroll Giving Awards. We were also pleased to announce that Home Retail Group received an 80% increase in votes for their new charity [...] Read more – ‘Home Retail Group: CSR campaign work’.
design to communicate is a multi-channelled design studio that delivers thought-provoking, user-led communications across branding, strategy, digital, print and visualisation. Our aim is simple: to produce audience focused communications that deliver a clear message through a functional and creative approach. Based close to Tower Bridge, London; we have a range of clients with all sorts [...] Read more – ‘consult, create, captivate’.
