In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, it was those businesses who embraced their creative side that emerged strongly from the economic downturn. Starbucks embraced social media to talk directly to […]
Download our exclusive free white paper on ‘The Future Of Brand & Marketing Functions’, where we get the thoughts of senior market leaders such as Aegon, Arcadis, Arvato, Direct Line, Telenor and […]
This blog looks at the difference between a rebrand and a brand refresh, to help you decide whether you need one or the other: Revolution or evolution? The dictionary definition of a […]
This blog looks at how a good brand strategy can help you change the way people think, feel and act. But you have to embed it across the whole customer and employee […]
This blog explores how you can use archetypes to define a brand’s personality and enhance your own personal brand. What is a brand archetype? When developing a brand strategy, I often find […]
Typography in the 90s was spectacular, expressive and powerful. Senior Designer Simon Mannering blogs about the typography and typographers who inspired him from the 90s. I was at art school in the […]
Charity branding is more competitive than ever before, as trust in the sector is fragile and more corporate and commercial brands are defining their social purpose. Creating a strong and enduring charity […]
Apple. Google. Nike. Uber. Moonpig. Giffgaff. Strong brands have great names. But finding one isn’t always easy. Naming is one of the trickiest parts of developing a brand – mainly because it’s […]
With calls to reduce the amount of meat we eat to save the planet; can the meat industry diversify to play its part in the fight against climate change and maintain its […]
With Boris Johnson taking power at Number 10, we have seen one of the most divisive of politicians rise to power. Many of his ideas will not be to everyone’s liking. David […]
Wolseley is the UK’s largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist. When they brought together their plumbing, heating, cooling, drainage, pipe and parts ‘Center’ brands under one name, they saw an opportunity […]
A visual identity is made up of different graphic elements. Logo. Social media icon. Graphic device. Colour palette. Typography. Photography. Illustrations. Iconography. Put together with care, they can project your brand’s unique […]
Brands often compete in crowded market places. This blog looks at ‘what is brand positioning’ and how to establish your brand position in the hearts and minds of your customers to stand-out […]
Most of our interactions with brands are now through digital channels. So, we look at how brand and digital can work more closely together to embrace new opportunities and reach audiences. With […]
The brand experience as a passenger starts long before you get on the plane. It starts the moment you think about travel. And it’s at that point that the stress kicks in. […]
In this blog Brand Strategist Dan Dufour explores how to define your brand personality, with examples from recent brand projects completed by The Team. What is brand personality? When creating a brand […]
The Team joined forces with RBS and LOM Architects in August 2018 to transform Level 3 at 250 Bishopsgate into an innovative and dynamic co-working space. Find out how we designed their […]
Packaging can influence our purchase decisions and brands can take advantage with colour, imagery and logos. We conducted a blind mince pie taste test, to determine the quality of a product when […]
From John Lewis, Waitrose & Partners to Iceland, we review this year’s Christmas adverts to see if our perceptions of each brand align with how they have positioned themselves in their Christmas […]
We have further developed our Gas Safe Register ‘Don’t Cut Corners with Gas’ campaign, making the Register more relevant, valuable and memorable by dramatising and humanising the consequences of cutting corners with […]
Brands are all about people – both customers and employees. We look at the Kapferer’s Brand Identity Prism, which considers customers and employees in every panel to build a brand identity and […]
As part of its successful launch, Scope’s new brand has been brought to life and rolled out across all areas of the organisation. Scope’s Brand and Creative Manager Hannah Redmond talks about […]
In our ambition to test the limits and push the boundaries of accessible design, we look at the design and layout principles to follow. Well-organised content laid out in a linear, logical […]
Good design and communication are about engaging as much of your audience as possible. Scope’s Designer David Hibberd shares some guidance on the alternative formats to consider so that all audiences are […]
Illustration is a powerful tool for bringing different kinds of information to life. Scope’s Junior Designer Lizzie Morgan talks about the collaborative process of developing an illustration style which brings clarity and […]
Photography is widely accessible and a powerful tool to challenge misconceptions and raise awareness. Photographer Kayte Brimacombe discusses how she goes about capturing storytellers’ images to connect with viewers, shift their perceptions […]
There is often a lot of focus on design following a rebrand. But a brand’s choice of words is just as important. Following the rebrand of Scope, we look how we defined […]
In our accessibility blog series, we look at how to test the limits and push the boundaries in the ambition of achieving inspirational design. Clare Wilson, Creative Lead at The Team, looks […]
Bruno Maag from international typeface designers Dalton Maag discusses how understanding your target audience and applying skill, best practice, and sensitivity will ensure that accessible typography contributes to the success of a […]
The new Scope visual identity, developed by The Team in collaboration with Scope, uses accessible design to inspire a movement. Our 9-part accessibility blog series discusses designing all the elements of a […]
Ryan Miller 
The Team 
Dan Dufour 
Simon Mannering 
Sally Tarbit 
Dave Recchia 
Aidan Brennan 
Kevin MacKenzie 
Clare Wilson 
Katrina Brooks 
Cliff Ettridge