The countdown to Christmas is on!
Last week, the Designhouse team got together to celebrate the festive season in style at The Ivy Collection in Canary Wharf.
We enjoyed a lovely meal, exchanged Secret Santa gifts and tested our knowledge in the highly anticipated annual Christmas Quiz!
It was the perfect way to reflect on the year and look forward to new opportunities, creative adventures and building brilliant brands in 2025! 💙🥂
Introducing our inaugural Designhouse Showroom, where each month we will celebrate design, artistry and culture in London and around the globe.
We are delighted to share our inspiration for December:
– Drawing on the Renaissance
– Wicked Fast Brat Fashion
– Quincy’s Legacy
– Shifting gears from Jaguar
Today, we popped across to the Euston Foodbank to drop off some much-needed supplies for those who might go without this holiday season.
Our Designhouse team have been loading food items into our collection box this week as a small favour to help local people in crisis, hoping to provide some form of comfort this Christmas.
We also collected clothing items that seemed better passed to those battling the harsh conditions of winter.
A huge thank you to all the volunteers we interacted with today. You are nothing short of exceptional in your tireless work to better the circumstances of those who are struggling.
Learn how you can donate to the Euston Foodbank here > https://lnkd.in/ejsycfMj
Discover Foodbanks near you > https://lnkd.in/eWz75tDt
We’re thrilled to share that our CEO, Lavinia Culverhouse, had the honour of attending the everywoman Entrepreneur Awards 2024 as a guest of Stonehage Fleming.
The event celebrated the incredible achievements of female business owners, such as Lavinia, showcasing their resilience, passion and drive.
Matt Gillman has been at the heart of Designhouse for 10 years, helping steer our agency’s design and branding approach to achieve success for our clients.
He recently led the Cruxy rebrand, driving the creative solution for the tech specialists’ unique positioning. Check out our case study here.
Cheers to a decade of Designhouse brilliance, Matty!
OncoSil Medical is pioneering research and treatment in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
It was an honour to collaborate with healthcare experts in their field and a privilege to hear the firsthand experience of patients who have undergone the OncoSil Medical procedure.
Cruxy has been a behind-the-scenes force, helping B2B tech companies unlock their growth potential and achieve lasting success.
With a bold new visual identity developed by our team at Designhouse, Cruxy is stepping into the spotlight. Their refreshed branding – striking acidic green and electric blue – captures the clarity and precision they bring to every engagement, cutting through complexity to deliver measurable impact.
Discover more in our Cruxy case study here > https://designhouse.co.uk/project/cruxy-brand-refresh
Check out Cruxy‘s new website here > https://cruxy.co.uk
“Art (Design) is not what you see, but what others make you see.”
Edgar Degas
Huge thanks to Björn Altmann, graphic designer, illustrator and typographer, who visited our Designhouse studio this morning to give a hashtagCreativeChat on his latest work!
Björn spoke about his design publication, in collaboration with Niggli AG, Manhole Covers of the World. It details manhole cover designs from over 80 countries, showcasing 170 white-on-black illustrations.
The team were truly inspired by this labour of love and the due diligence to drive a creative journey from concept to delivery over a 20-year period.
Discover how Designhouse have brought award-winning creativity to brands, from creating an identity to implementing designs within our case study work here.
At Designhouse, we believe artificial intelligence to be a powerful creative tool.
AI-generated images offer a flexible and unique alternative that sits between stock imagery and traditional photoshoots. Visuals can be carefully crafted to fit your brand’s needs more closely than stock options, while still providing many of the creative advantages of a photoshoot.
Check out our case study to learn more.
Designhouse are delighted to announce that we were awarded Design Agency of the Year last night at the Financial Promoter Awards in London.
We were also awarded Highly Commended for Content Campaign of the Year for our quarterly online publication, Horizons, for the Loan Market Association (LMA), offering thought-provoking commentary on sustainable finance > https://horizons.lma.eu.com/march2024/
We could not have won these awards without the dedicated support of our clients who make it all possible and of course, without the hugely talented team we have here at Designhouse. Together we build brilliant brands and drive success for our clients across multiple sectors.
With a refreshed visual identity, Cruxy can now demonstrate how they operate, cutting through the noise to deliver real impact for B2B tech enterprises, with acidic green and electric blue colours to provide a striking and incisive visual experience.
Keep an eye out for our next update to discover how we approached the brand refresh to reflect Cruxy‘s positioning as growth intelligence specialists. Whilst you wait, discover their re-energised website > https://cruxy.co.uk/
At Designhouse, we recognise the key role typography plays in graphic design and by collaborating with leading type designers and foundries, we ensure we keep abreast of latest developments and inspire our team to think creatively about type.
Last Friday, Stuart Brown from TypeTogether generously shared his time and expertise to showcase their incredible work. It was a brilliant opportunity to deepen our understanding of typography and appreciate the beautiful typefaces they’ve crafted.
We are pleased to share our latest conference branding work for the Loan Market Association (LMA), which recently featured in their annual conference in London, the biggest of its kind in Europe.
This year, over 800 in-person & 500 virtual delegates had the opportunity to engage and network with industry-leading speakers and draw insights on the current & future projections of the Loan Market.
The goal was to create a concept that positioned The LMA as ‘Representing All The Loan Markets’.
The creative execution brought the vastness of the cosmos to life with a visually striking and all-encompassing design featuring a vibrant colour palette and dynamic graphic device.
The tagline “Further Together”, reinforced the industry’s collaborative, ever-expansive nature and positioned the LMA as a leading advocate for the collective growth of its partners.
It was amazing seeing the identity across various digital, animated and printed mediums within the QEII Centre and online through their streaming platform.
Designhouse conceived and created a revitalised brand identity to help portray SRE Ltd’s vision within the build environment consulting sector, reimagining their visual devices and communication to help “Build a Sustainable Future.” See here > https://www.sre.co.uk/
The new brand rollout included a modernised website, engaging social media content, eye-catching event banners, branded merchandise and professional PowerPoint templates.
See our case study here > https://designhouse.co.uk/project/sre
At Designhouse, we build award-winning brands that shine in ever-changing markets.
With the energy sector evolving at breakneck speed, getting out in front is as important as ever.
We are delighted to share that we have been shortlisted for not one but two Financial Promoter Awards for Design Agency of the Year and Content Campaign of the Year 👏 > https://financialpromoter.co.uk/fp-awards-shortlists/
Nominations included our work for the Loan Market Association (LMA) including their Horizons ESG publication > https://horizons.lma.eu.com/march2024/
At Designhouse, we build award-winning brands that shine in ever-changing markets.
With the energy sector evolving at breakneck speed, getting out in front is as important as ever.
Designhouse is excited to unveil AMPYR Solar Europe‘s new look identity and website, a dynamic and radiant depiction of their alternative energy solutions > https://lnkd.in/erRTKNhT
Our brief was to reflect AMPYR Solar Europe’s conscious effort to support landowners and farming communities by offering sustainable power solutions for their land. We hope you agree that the bright and warm palette, coupled with the radiant animated visual device, conveys growth and vitality…
Our mission at Designhouse is to create, nurture and grow award-winning, stand-out brands that excel in dynamic markets.
With the energy sector evolving rapidly, we are enabling companies to stay ahead of the curve by re-energising their identity…
It’s great to see Westminster City Council getting recognition for their efforts in Central London to protect the vulnerable here.
Designhouse devised the name and identity ‘Night Stars’ to represent the idea of stars guiding the vulnerable back home at night. The dynamic neon pink identity ensured visibility and individuality…
At Designhouse we create award-winning, stand-out brands that thrive in dynamic markets.
The energy sector is evolving rapidly, so staying ahead of the curve is crucial.
Ready to energise your brand? See more…
We want to introduce our Strategy Director, Marina Guirey!
With a stellar background in advertising, Marina joined Designhouse to drive strong marketing campaigns and prioritise our clients’ journeys.
Our team are lucky to benefit from her expertise and appreciate her personable, kind nature.
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games come to a close, we wanted to share some Designhouse Olympic history.
In 2005, the then President of the IOC, Jacques Rogge, announced that London would host the Games for a third time.
To commemorate the greatest sporting spectacle on earth returning to the capital, we were delighted to collaborate with Nick Knight on a range of Royal Mail stamps.
These designs demonstrate how creativity and athleticism can come together to showcase something beautiful and inspirational, not to mention the power that branding has to represent elite sportsmen and women and frame record-breaking triumphs…
Our team continues to grow, adding dynamic and talented characters to our Designhouse family.
We recently welcomed Noah Hearle, our freshest face and newest Web Developer, who is excited to get stuck in.
We are thrilled to have you on board, Noah!
It pays to kick off a midweek morning with some creative inspiration!
Our Design Director, Matt Gillman, attended an insightful discussion at The Drum Labs yesterday, with the Creative Editor of The Drum, Tom Banks, presenting a new strategic design direction for the namesake’s publication.
Learn more about her experience here
At Designhouse, we believe in supporting young people as they take their first steps in the design industry. We are proud that over the last five decades, many students have had their introduction to studio life with us.
Learn more about her experience here
The Designhouse gang enjoyed a brilliant summer party on Friday at Denbies Wine Estate Limited in Dorking 🍷🍾🥂🌞
The rain held off as we experienced a fantastic tour of the vineyard grounds and factory, tasting the delicious selection of wines on offer and learning about the history of the grounds, local wine regions and the fermentation process.
We played bowls on the lawn, quizzed, drew our Euros Sweepstake and had lots of laughs.
To celebrate our team’s passion for creativity, we introduced our inaugural poster competition! The theme this month was #Inspiration, one of the Designhouse core values.
Take a look at our first & second place winners and the thinking behind them here.
In honour of Real Madrid C.F. winning the UEFA Champions League Final, the guys and girls at Designhouse decided to highlight the power of creativity and branding in elite-level sport with our very own Football Shirt Friday ⚽
Branding has the power to transcend culture, with our favourite teams’ logo and colour identity recognisable all over the globe!
We were delighted to have been featured in Creativepool’s recent editorial, on our work on the Bring Energy brand! Check it out here.
Our Design Director, Richard Debenham, spoke to creating a new brand name and visual identity for Bring Energy, developing the strategy, naming & positioning of the creative concepts and championing them through delivery, reflecting Bring Energy’s commitment to pioneering low-carbon heating and cooling solutions for cities across the UK.
Transform Awards
17 April 24
Our team had a fantastic night celebrating all things brand design and were delighted to win an award for the brand identity we developed for VEV at the Transform magazine awards!
We’re proud to be part of such an exciting and vibrant industry, here’s to evolving brands to shape the future 🥂