Coffee, Cakes, Babies & Branding

11 Jul

This may not be one of our more recent projects but we certainly felt the need to shout about it. Mocha Mama (a start up business based in Kettering, Northamptonshire) came to us needing the full works, so we put on our design and marketing hats and got to work on logo ideas, branding, adverts and flyers. When all the parts had been put together, Mocha Mama was ready for take off.

I am delighted I chose to work with Toxic Creative, they really listened to what I wanted to achieve and captured the look and feel very quickly.

Clare Simpson

Clare (company owner) approached us with a great idea and a great ethos, ‘a place for mothers to relax together in a safe, welcoming environment with a coffee and a cake’, all it needed was the branding and marketing to kick start them on to the right path.

We gave Mocha Mama a friendly look and feel to compliment the nature and attitude of the business. The logo was always intended to be a real typographical statement. Soft curves, legible letters, warm colours and not forgetting, the cute baby’s face that never fails to raise a smile.

Once we had the look and feel in place it was on to advertising. The company already had a clear target audience in mind, which is always fantastic news for us. After we gathered all the necessary information and had a brainstorming session we set to work creating flyers and adverts that would really strike a chord with mothers and families in the area. A simple message highlighting the safe haven where they could relax and have a chat while their little ones play.

Since then the company has gone from strength to strength, building up a fantastic reputation among mothers in the local area. We’ve loved seeing the company grow and can’t wait to see it continue. It won’t be long until they’re spreading out across the country (just remember us when you’re famous)!

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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‘Snappy’ logo & website design

04 Jul

Working with Jonathan Macauley, a Kettering, Northamptonshire based creative photographer, was certainly an unforgettable experience!

To create a brand and website that reflected my personality and complement my imagery required the Toxic Creative team to delve deeply into my head to figure out what’s going on. A foolhardy activity at the best of times, they survived the ordeal mostly unscathed and went on to do a top job all round. Smashing!

Jonathan Macauley

Jonathan’s quirky character was evident throughout his incredible photography. With such a defined personality, we loved creating a personal identity for him and with such a fantastic portfolio to work with we knew we had to create something rather special.

Jonathan’s photography is filled with endless amounts of creativity, with his unique imagination poured into every single photo concept. Going with the norm is certainly not his style, after all he claims ‘sanity is over-rated’, so we set about designing a site that would really let the beautifully unorthodox photos speak for themselves whilst remaining every-part ’jonathan’ throughout.

For his website portfolio we knew the photography had to be the main focus, so we placed them up front and centre. As each photo is breathtaking in its own right, we knew our website design couldn’t detract from the main focus. We placed the photos on a moody black textured background and used a hints of striking yellow accents to highlight key areas.

The logo design needed to act as a signature to Jonathan’s work and work alongside everything he is currently producing or may produce in the foreseeable future. For this reason we decided to produce a logo which was timeless in its typographic simplicity whilst still working as a strong calling card for Jonathan and his work.

Have a look at the website and the great photo’s within www.jonathanmacauley.co.uk

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Getting Clinical – NHS Event Literature

27 Jun

An assortment of event literature was in store when we were approached by United Health UK and NHS Northamptonshire for a collaborative summit.

The summit went very well, phewee!
Thank you so much for all your help – look forward to working with you soon.

Rachel Taylor

United Health the global health and well-being experts are working in close partnership with NHS Northamptonshire. Their joint summit was formed to provide knowledge to NHS staff regarding the advancements of technology in the NHS, and they approached our team to design and produce a communication styling to generate a buzz around the event and stir up interest to entice prospects attend.

We knew this would be a great project to get our teeth stuck into and instantly had ideas of what was needed to make these communications work to full potential.

The project called for a mainly NHS-centric aesthetic whilst marrying up the branding of both collaborating parties. Using white space as a deliberate feature we were able to give the event styling the clean look it warranted.

With a colourful yet professional overall look and feel the literature generated a lot of interest in the event and helped to make it a great success. With technology such a vital part of modern healthcare it was a fantastic project to be a part of (plus it let us show our love for all things tech!)

NHS conference literatureNHS cover and leafletNHS Poster and leaflet

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Honda events ‘Dream Team’ concept branding

04 Apr

Automotive industry mammoth Honda required a new branding approach for their expert events team.

The events teams’ purpose is to promote Honda as a whole but to primarily highlight the vast range of sectors the company operates in. Our task was to provide the team with a new collective brand that supported their mission. A challenge no doubt, but we shifted into design gear and set off.

Honda are a household name the world over, operating within a variety of motor vehicle and sports sectors. A modern and stylish look and feel has become the hallmark of their branding, with clean cut finishes and a simplistic white and red colour combination. Such a distinctive look gave us a great base to build on.

‘The Power of Dreams’ (Honda’s slogan), became a crucial aspect of our initial ideas and helped form the crux of our designs. Building around their ‘Dream Team’ theme, we created a 70′s film poster inspired concept including team silhouettes and funky background graphics.

A real ‘dream’ project!

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Brand building for Oakham, Rutland based Gage Networks

28 Mar

Gage Networks are an Oakham, Rutland based company offering ‘Cloud Communications for Global Business’. A fresh brand approach was our brief with sales communications, internal documents, corporate stationery and even an iPhone application to follow.

Powerful and identifiable branding was a must, a large part of our solution was the multi-tone wave we developed. The wave was a new key brand feature and gave Gage an elegant style, sophisticated appeal and that ‘big brand’ feel. Along with the wave, typographical and layout styles were designed to form the final  updated brand and the key elements intended to become synonymous with the company and their services moving forward.

Newly designed sales leaflets and internal documents maintained the new look and feel, creating a professional and clear set of communications that helped build the consistent corporate feel across all touch points.

The iPhone app was for Gage’s new VOIP (voice over internet protocol) offering. A striking iPhone-esque icon and a selection of screen designs helped to take the corporate appeal of Gage onto the ever-growing iPhone platform.

A long-term partner, we have really enjoyed all the work we’ve been involved with and look forward to working with them into the future.

Gage iPhone App DesignGage Networks Stationery Design

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Branding & Logo design for Kettering based innovator

15 Jan

A referral job (happy days) that required a logo design and complete brand identity from the ground up.

Safeback2u have come up with an idea that places a fun twist onto child safety. The Kettering based company provide bespoke temporary tattoo’s for use by young children whilst out and about in the holiday periods.

The innovation of the offering really attracted us to this project and company, having worked on a whole host of youth design and branding projects in the past we instantly had ideas flooding in for the new logo and accompanying advertising.

Keep an eye out for Safeback2u, we have a sneaky suspicion that they will soon become a household name!

View a collection of our Logo design and graphic design projects.

Safeback2u Logo DesignSafeback2u Advert Design

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Online Store for Victoria’s Attic

10 Nov

We have just completed creating the brand identity, online store and marketing literature for Victoria’s Attic, an exciting new company selling high quality home furnishings, children’s accessories and more!

If you follow us on Facebook then you’ll already know this and if you don’t, why not? Click here to go to our Facebook page.

As soon as we were approached we knew it would be an interesting challenge and were instantly on board. The aim was to create a classy, sophisticated feel for the store to reflect the quality of the products on offer.

It was a really exciting project to work on and we are extremely pleased with the final result.

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Happy clients makes for smiley faces

22 Jun

We currently have the pleasure of working on a series of branding, marketing literature and online communications for Crystal Electronics Ltd, a market leading electronics installation firm.

Over the next few weeks we will be working along side Crystal aiding the expansion of their service offering and developing their general brand ‘look and feel’. We are still very much in the middle of the process, but are happy to report some great feedback thus far…

“We are using Toxic Creative on a number of design, web and print projects. They always take on board and understand all our requirements and give us the best advice and benefit of their experience. The latest print item we received was completed from conception of idea through to print and delivery in a very short, almost unachievable timescale. The team at Toxic went above and beyond our expectations and pulled out all the stops to produce stunning artwork and printed material. We are genuinely excited about all our future projects with Toxic! Well done!”

Claire Finn Marketing Manager
Crystal Electronics Ltd

EMOT distribution diagramDissected house illustration

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Logo & Website design for Uppingham, Rutland I.T. Services Company Motivate IT

16 May

The Rutland based Motivate IT came with a variety of projects, to build their public persona and communications from the ground up. Creating the company branding, logo, corporate stationery and website, it really was a full works project.

They are an I.T. support company and service both the corporate and educational sectors. A dedicated approach to their work, they always put the customer first, a key aspect for consideration when creating the branding, stationery and website.

We gave it a modern yet corporate appeal, with bright bold colours and clear, easily readable typography. The website design was built upon a grey textured background so that the colours would really jump out the page. Straightforward navigation and a clear separation between the two sectors they operate within meant a sophisticated and well focused online communication.

Overall a stylish and classy identity and a functional user-friendly website that promoted the company’s ‘customer comes first’ philosophy.

Watch this space for a link to the website once it has gone live.

See more of our work on our website design projects page.

Motivate IT Logo DesignMotivate IT Website Design

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Corporate Brand Identity & Website

04 May

OmniVista (based in Northampton) operate within the constantly evolving world of Digital Signage. They approached us in need of a distinctive identity, corporate website and an assortment of engaging marketing literature. We set about building a brand worthy of any corporate giant to help firmly place OmniVista on the map.

The website has boosted business considerably, and we have received many glowing comments regarding its design and usability. I would recommend the Toxic Creative team to anybody that needs that little bit extra, because they unfailingly deliver where it counts.

Anthony McMorrow

Due to the marketing know-how already within the company, they had a very specific idea of the direction they wanted to go and specific goals to achieve. That left us to concentrate purely on design!

The brand identity had to have a corporate edge, a clean and crisp feel and a sense of professionalism that’s vital within this particular marketplace. When devising the logo we aimed at bringing together the key elements of OmniVista’s products, services and vision, highlighting each element in a cutting edge, glossy style.

We built upon this styling for the website, creating an interactive, user focussed site that helped portray the knowledge and quality of OmniVista’s offering. Embedded videos, interactive roll overs and other engaging features aimed to make every visit to the site an experience.

The glossy, modern look and feel added significant emphasis to the corporate, professional edge the company was looking for. The result was a quality cohesion across the various marketing mediums the company was set to enter into.

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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Sales focused web design

28 Apr

After we completed the Corporate Identity and Advertising campaign for EMS’s newly named AquaCert service, we were asked to Design, Build and Host a website to promote it. This sites features include Online Store and E-Newsletter subscription facility and contact forms.

Visit the site at: www.AquaCert.co.uk

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

 

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Brand identity and packaging design for Corby based wipes company

21 Feb

We were commissioned to create the new brand and packaging for Pluswipes’ new Multi Purpose Screen Wipes.

The brief was to create a “high spec” styled Brand Name, Identity and Packaging, to launch this new product which is now set to become a market leader!

 

Author Chris Anderson

 

Toxic Creative - RESULT DRIVEN DESIGN & MARKETING
We’re based in Northampton and are experts in all aspects of graphic design, website design and marketing, from dynamic websites and printed literature to logo design and brand development … we do it all.

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