We are off to the Southampton International Boat Show on Friday 13th (yikes!) September to visit existing clients and perhaps meet new ones. Being based in the South Coast, the Marine Industry has always been a significant part of our client base and we have enjoyed designing for the luxury market since 1992.
If you’d like to meet with us at the show to discuss any upcoming design projects please get in touch: +44 (0) 1425 480 070 or tara@stonedesign.co.uk
We’ve talked about showcasing our graphic prints and t-shirts online for a while now. At long last the coffee time discussions and scraps of paper and post it notes scribbled with designs and slogans have become real under the brand name Lemon_T.
Here is the brand identity, which may look familiar to some who know us here in the studio. The brand mark is based on T and her awesome hawk, the strapline reflects the brand and indeed our studio’s ethos of never compromising standards when it comes to the quality of our design.
The design shop http://www.stonedesignshop.com is almost ready and we’ll let you know when we go live, very exciting…
We’ve had some blockbuster reviews from our clients – the critics that matter most – and showcased our favourites on the silver screen as an animated gif in our recent August email newsletter. To see why our name’s up in lights read the reviews in full here.
We had great fun researching and designing the silent movie theme, learning all about intertitles and the typography of the era. Its interesting to see how well the style and designs of these title cards fit with the recent trend for all things hand drawn and nostalgic in typography. Go to our earlier posts ‘Good Design Sells’ and ‘Sign o’ the times’ to read more about the revival in letterpress and wood type craft.
School’s out! And just in time we’ve refreshed the branding for Honeybrook Family Farm and Riverside Park. The new adverts, banners and leaflets are aimed at a younger crowd and we hope all the cute critters attract many more visitors to this hidden gem of a gorgeous park. At the farm, tucked away in the deepest Dorset countryside, you’ll find loads of friendly farm animals, rides, fantastic play areas including the new Water Jet Splash Pad and heaps more to see and do. Visit www.honeybrook.org or follow @Honeybrook_Farm.
We design solutions across all points of communications, whether a complete rebrand, an annual report or email campaign, that are timeless and appropriate, managed on time and to budget. We’ve purposefully remained a small team, avoiding the costly infrastructure of a large agency to keep very much hands-on so our clients always have day-to-day contact with the people thinking, making and delivering their project.
But don’t just take our word for it, read what our clients say…
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“We have used Stone Design for over 15 years, and we love them. They have helped us develop and evolve our brand and act as our brand guardians. Every brief we give them, they add value and always deliver above and beyond expectations.
They will sit down with us and work through strategy, positioning and develop our brief; then beautifully execute it. They are really responsive as well and never miss a deadline, sometimes really tough with the timings we give them.
One of the things we love most is the fact that a senior designer always works on our brief and he’s an artist, who does beautiful work. The brochure work is stunning and our ads are always spot on. We use them for everything, from our branding and website, all our ads and brochures to exhibitions, branded merchandise and vehicle graphics. Having said all that, they aren’t too precious either, they understand a brief and a budget and deliver to our requirements.”
Felice Nichols
Head of Marketing, The Pure H2O Company Ltd.
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“We have had the privilege of working with Stone for the last 3 years and we have been more than impressed with the Team’s boundless energy, creativity, attention to detail and above all hitting the brief.”
Mark Pearce
Director of Marketing, Drum Cussac
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“The design work from Stone Design was superb – both innovative and eye-catching. Nothing was too much trouble for their team and all requests were greeted with enthusiasm and fulfilled promptly.”
Carolyn Collins
Director of Domiciliary Care, Care South
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“In my capacity as Sales Director for Sunseeker Sales Group and Managing Director of Sunseeker Brokerage Ltd and Grange International Ltd, I worked with the team from Stone Design extensively.
The Stone Design team is small enough for personal and flexible attention but large enough to undertake larger projects efficiently and professionally. From one off brochure design, to digital media and corporate branding Stone Design were always happy to assist and provided innovative, contemporary and modern ideas, suitable for our use in the very high end luxury yachts market.”
Paul Grange
Group Sales Manager, Simpson Marine Ltd
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“Whilst working with Stone Design we found their design work to be innovative and supportive of our needs.”
Susan Willoughby
Chief Executive, Care South
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‘We are pleased to have worked with Alan at Stone Design for nearly 20 years, he fully understood the unique ethos of our company from the beginning and has ensured that our marketing material is kept up to date whilst including the historic element of our company. We would not use anyone else and would always be happy to recommend him to others.’
Anna Smith
Managing Director, John Boyd Textiles Ltd
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“I’ve worked with Stone Design for over 15 years and all work has been of exceptional quality. Stone Design have shown the aptitude to keep us ahead of the market, producing designs and images that reflect quality, imagination and professionalism. I have no hesitation in recommending Stone Design to any organisation as long as it’s not one of our competitors! The service and product always exceed my expectations.”
Roger Wiltshire
Managing Director, The Pure H2O Company Ltd
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“Stone Design are great, nothing is too much or too little trouble for them. From a full brand strategy and communication positioning; to our ads and brochures; or even a little tweak to something, they always add great thought and care to everything they do. And deliver, fabulous work, on time and on budget.”
Ewan Clark, Company Director
Aquarius Marine Coatings
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“It’s a real pleasure to work with Stone Design. Alan and Tara have an instinctive feel for what’s needed and have the talent and creativity to bring it to life. They are welcoming, they listen, they offer suggestions and solutions – and they make great coffee!”
Denise Harrison
Freelance Care Industry Journalist
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“Alan & Tara are a great team. Their work is to an excellent standard and they have up to the latest trend ideas. Their designs are top class and above all different! Why be like everyone else, we need to stand out from our competitors! Efficient, skilled and always approachable (even when I can’t speak design language!) Stone Design was recommended to me 17 years ago and I have not wanted to go anywhere else since, surely that says a lot! Superb team, many thanks to you both.”
Stavy Antoniou, Company Director
Matisse Beauty Clinic
We’ve just completed a series of summer themed ribbons for our bookbinding client, BOUND. The six illustrations play with BOUND’s brand ethos of “contemporary designs on traditional techniques” and highlight the many uses of these handmade fine leather guest books, sketchbooks and journals. These beautiful, practical journals and books can be purchased at www.boundbyhand.co.uk and we are proud to say are currently exhibiting (see below) at the prestigious Walford Mill.
Its often said us designers are a contrary bunch and to prove ’em right here’s our latest trend watch. Luxe.
Yup, I know we’ve been loving the renaissance of austerity graphics and nostalgic type of late but as that ship sails off towards your nearest supermarket aisle (that’ll be Sainsbury’s) and online travel company (ahem, Expedia) we’re after the next big thing and as every action has a reaction, and surely as night follows day, we’re loving a little bit of luxury right now.
Its all about that lack of concern with economy, the desire for intricate detailing mixed in with a high level of craftsmanship, opulent materials and the time it takes to produce such refined work.
Whether its sports luxe, hippie luxe or luxury travel there’s a distinct whiff of elegant sumptuousness in the air.
Hand drawn and animated by Al, Stone Design believe that Good Design Sells. This illustration follows the recent trend for hand written, sign makers type nostalgic graphics, see earlier post ‘Sign o’ the times’ and we designed it to give impact to a recent email campaign.
Vehicle wraps sure have come a long way since the early days of Wiseman Dairies’ Friesian cow livery – better substrates, advances in print technology, improved fitting and cheaper too. We’ve just completed a series of wrap designs for The Pure H2O Company’s new Vauxhall Corsa van fleet – out on the road soon.
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