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Welcome to Dollydesigns portfolio. Below you will find examples of our work. To view the images in more detail please click on the thumbnail of the chosen design. For any further information on the services we have to offer or to see a more extensive portfolio please contact Sally on: sally@dollydesigns.co.uk
BP:
As a large established company, the project services department came to us for
a new brochure design. We adhered tightly to their branding guidelines, whilst
giving their brochure a new uplifting feel.
The brochure is targeted at prospective employees. We achieved this by ensuring
communication and people were the main focus throughout our design.
IQ:
IQ has a great concept; we really enjoyed working on this project as the end result looked classy and effective. The customer wanted to try and give an expensive gold feel, without paying a high price.
By giving this a matt black background, it made the overall effect much more striking.
IQ has a great concept; we really enjoyed working on this project as the end result looked classy and effective. The customer wanted to try and give an expensive gold feel, without paying a high price.
By giving this a matt black background, it made the overall effect much more striking.
Chewton Glen:
The client required simple flyers to send out on a mass scale to a national
audience.
Our design brief was to seamlessly combine the image with colour and text, We have achieved this by blending through the sky and grass. We have great skills in Photoshop, this enables us to confidently touchup and change any images you require.
Papermate
and Berol Literature:
This work is part of contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
Part of our tasks include the design and up keep of some of the main product lines literature and packaging.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one day to six months to complete.
This work is part of contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
Part of our tasks include the design and up keep of some of the main product lines literature and packaging.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one day to six months to complete.
Woolworths
Parker Pen Work:
This work is part of a contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
The design brief was to design and create a back to school promotional range for Parker Vector pens. This includes the pen, gift box, and blister packaging. The designs need to be within tight branding guidelines to match in with other supplied products of this design eg: Folders, pencil cases and binders.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one week to six months to complete.
This work is part of a contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
The design brief was to design and create a back to school promotional range for Parker Vector pens. This includes the pen, gift box, and blister packaging. The designs need to be within tight branding guidelines to match in with other supplied products of this design eg: Folders, pencil cases and binders.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one week to six months to complete.
Looney
Tunes Parker Pen Work:
This work is part of a contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
The design brief was to design and create a back to school promotional range for Parker Vector pens. This includes the pen, gift box, and blister packaging. The designs need to be within tight branding guidelines and eye catching to stand out in any stationery retail outlet eg: Woolworths and WHSmiths.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one week to six months to complete.
This work is part of a contract at Newell Rubbermaid.
The design brief was to design and create a back to school promotional range for Parker Vector pens. This includes the pen, gift box, and blister packaging. The designs need to be within tight branding guidelines and eye catching to stand out in any stationery retail outlet eg: Woolworths and WHSmiths.
These projects tend to be on-going with constant tweaks and allterations and can take anything from one week to six months to complete.
Blue
Sky Consulting:
This company were after promotional leaflets to advertise the services they had to offer within consulting.
In our first designs we played on the name as an inspiration to give a high flying and calming feel. In our second designs we went for the jigsaw element as a way of fitting the peices together and finding the right solution for your career. The client is still deciding which path to go down.
This company were after promotional leaflets to advertise the services they had to offer within consulting.
In our first designs we played on the name as an inspiration to give a high flying and calming feel. In our second designs we went for the jigsaw element as a way of fitting the peices together and finding the right solution for your career. The client is still deciding which path to go down.
Business Card Samples:
We have a long standing contract with Printing All sorts for the designing of all their business cards.
Each company is different, and they all require a different stance on what is required. This gives our designers the opportunity to expand on their design skills, and keep a fresh approach in mind.
We have a long standing contract with Printing All sorts for the designing of all their business cards.
Each company is different, and they all require a different stance on what is required. This gives our designers the opportunity to expand on their design skills, and keep a fresh approach in mind.
Otello:
The design brief involved turning their existing plain menu into something that looked classy, but at the same time was easy to read and durable.
We took six months in total working with the manager and chef to produce the finished product.
We prepared several idea sheets with detailed descriptions that were thrashed out in many meetings over due course. The end result was a fantastic blend of Italian, Class and usable content.
The design brief involved turning their existing plain menu into something that looked classy, but at the same time was easy to read and durable.
We took six months in total working with the manager and chef to produce the finished product.
We prepared several idea sheets with detailed descriptions that were thrashed out in many meetings over due course. The end result was a fantastic blend of Italian, Class and usable content.
Menu
Guides:
We have done several menu guides for various establishments, from The Grand Hotel to Chunky's Sandwich Bar. We treat each client differently, and focus our design skills on their target audience to achieve the best results for the success of their restaurant.
We have done several menu guides for various establishments, from The Grand Hotel to Chunky's Sandwich Bar. We treat each client differently, and focus our design skills on their target audience to achieve the best results for the success of their restaurant.
The
Avenue Dental Clinic:
The Avenue Dental Clinic is a private practice that wanted to have a change of image, without losing the identity and reputation they had already built up. They felt that their original logo design was slightly old fashioned and wanted to bring a more contemporary feel to their overall branding.
We tackled this by using their existing colours and basic diamond shape, so as not to lose identity, but we gave it a more up-to-date feel.
The Avenue Dental Clinic is a private practice that wanted to have a change of image, without losing the identity and reputation they had already built up. They felt that their original logo design was slightly old fashioned and wanted to bring a more contemporary feel to their overall branding.
We tackled this by using their existing colours and basic diamond shape, so as not to lose identity, but we gave it a more up-to-date feel.
4th
Dimension:
4th Dimension are an activity based company, who wanted to update their leaflets, in an attempt to attract more customers.
We used a lot of their existing photographs, and took our colour ideas from their original website design, to help us create a branding across their promotional materials.
4th Dimension are an activity based company, who wanted to update their leaflets, in an attempt to attract more customers.
We used a lot of their existing photographs, and took our colour ideas from their original website design, to help us create a branding across their promotional materials.
Capricorn:
As a new salon, they simply had a colour scheme and a company name, we transformed
that to a coffee and cream delight throughout all their stationery, and promotional
materials.
We copied the same background throughout to give a unified feel.
Kiss:
This logo design was is for a new startup business within healthy eating and slimming.
The client wanted a fresh youthful feel whilst portraying a sexy confident look for the slimming world. They had quite strong ideas about what they wanted to see, but no way of visualising it.
We were able to create a few different designs along there guidelines so that they could see their vision on paper and make a decision which way they would like to take it.
This logo design was is for a new startup business within healthy eating and slimming.
The client wanted a fresh youthful feel whilst portraying a sexy confident look for the slimming world. They had quite strong ideas about what they wanted to see, but no way of visualising it.
We were able to create a few different designs along there guidelines so that they could see their vision on paper and make a decision which way they would like to take it.
Hattys:
As a sandwich business taking over an existing brand, the client required a new look to breath life into their business and attract a new customer base whilst still holding onto the value of their existing customers.
We explored many different approaches for the logo, and settled on a very simple classic design that says fresh and funky as well as leading the customer to believe in the handmade organic appeal.
As a sandwich business taking over an existing brand, the client required a new look to breath life into their business and attract a new customer base whilst still holding onto the value of their existing customers.
We explored many different approaches for the logo, and settled on a very simple classic design that says fresh and funky as well as leading the customer to believe in the handmade organic appeal.
As an existing society, the key members decided to appeal to a new wider audience. Through this came the decision to go for a new logo, to give them a new fresher look to attract younger members.
We gave the society a wide choice of designs to choose from and they settled on an image they felt offered a happy medium and appealed to all ages.
The customer in this case required a logo for their Blog spot website. They had many ideas floating around in their thoughts, however they were not sure how to convey this in a logo.
We explored many different approaches for the logo, and settled on a very simple classic design that conveys the idea of thought and speech being a simultaneous notion, that reflected the ideas behind the Blog spot.
As a promotional company, the client was after a contemporary fresh feel to their company branding.
We explored many different approaches for the logo, and settled on a traditional mirrored design, we kept this fresh by choosing the colours and layout carefully.
We have created an overall company branding, running through business stationery and a Website.
This company is already an established group with an existing company branding. Our design brief was to freshen up their logo whilst keeping a professional look, and still retaining their overall image.
We supplied various options for the customer to choose from, using just the company name as their logo.