Designing With Purpose

While getting in the autumnal mood and browsing artwork and illustrations with those vibes I came across the lovely work of Jess Mason.

Green therapy or ecotherapy is a term for the nature based approach to help your mental well-being.

We’re celebrating our 1000th significant project… Thank you to everyone who's helped make this happen.

I'm really not picking on Mini (see our other Mini based rant), but for this US version, what's going on?

It was a shame to not have a group ride, but we had great weather (unlike last year) and we saw others out there supporting the charity too...

I’ve been meaning to do this themed rideout forever and finally I’ve pulled my finger out and sorted my registration for the event. 

In between the ever present showers we've had for summer 2020 we did a very quick photoshoot for Fabulous Welshcakes. 

Part of the Park Plaza Hotel in Cardiff, the Laguna Spa is a city centre spa with a customer centric approach to their clients.

Once upon a time a very straight-talking individual decided he wanted all the interiors of his planes to be very ‘on-brand’.

Welcome to a new series where we pour out our somewhat obsessive overreaction to small-but-hugely-irritating design decisions.

Acuity Law is a dynamic law company, with a modern organisational structure and an agile, fluid team-centric model.

In this post I just simply wanted to share something that made me go 'wow!' check out these beautiful surrealistic pieces by Luisa Azevedo.

Are we too depenendant on our devices? Are we just 'digital zombies' constantly glued to our phones?

When discussion with friends turns to books, when I let people know that I enjoy sci-fi novels, I get a certain look...

One belief we’ve always held close to our heart at Caffeine is that design must not only look good, it absolutely must have purpose.

The beautiful illustration work by Jeff Östberg really caught my eye and make this a lovely book to flip through.

Can you remember the values your business settled on? Are they really a part of your daily life in work?

A quick post to show off the lovely illustrations in the book, Wild Animals of the North.

Firing Line are a regimental museum that pride themselves on engaging storytelling though their exhibits and artefacts.

A quick post for you today showing you some amazing photographs from the German photographer Lucas Zimmermann.

A third sector organisation that needs no introduction came to us frustrated at their existing external designer.

Typically, and this is probably true for many businesses, it took us ages to get our own new site launched. But launched it is...

We were approached to look at reinvigorating the brand as a whole, starting with the main element of the logo and then the supporting parts.

Cardiff based Fabulous Welshcakes asked us to create their full brand and suuporting materials. They are our oldest client...

Utilise our skills and experience to help you stand out and attract business.

We are surrounded with colour. Every day our lives are enhanced by the colours of nature around us. 

I recently had the pleasure to come across a little gem of a book dedicated to the world of typefaces.

Pretty awesome paper flower creations.

Did you know that VAT is zero on some print items, but not others?

“I want to make beautiful things even if nobody cares.”

The Effectiveness of Infographics

Take a look at this thing of beauty and tell us you don't love the magic and romance of monochrome photography...

What makes a designer a designer? And why can't anyone do it?...

Something to Watch Out for...

So, you’ve decided to do it, or it’s been foisted upon you, or you feel you have to be involved with social media because everyone else is. Now what?

It’s a painting right? Well it take’s a little while to accept it, but it’s actually a hyper-realistic painting by the artist Jason de Graaf.

Lovely retro font from Fontfabric

More a Graphic Than Type.

Really? Why do designers think that I want to be seen in this?

Design & Style. Is There a Difference?