We Are Phoenix – Design for print and web in Bristol

Action Coach has received their new banner stands, new outcome being that Adrian Collins message is coming across loud and clear.

The old style banners are very sports orientated, leading prospective clients to believe that Adrian was a sports coach, not a business coach. The new design needed to be clean and clear using the Action Coach colours of red and blue.

After coming up with 5 different initial designs, two were chosen and taken further, tweaking until they were both exactly what Adrian was looking for.

Now his message is clear, gone are the action sports and people now know from a quick glance exactly what his business does.

Loving this testimonial…had a really good day today and this was the icing on the cake!

“I have used Joanne on a number of occasions and her quality of work is outstanding. I see all manner of businesses in my field and she stands out as having one of the most positive and supportive work ethics I have come across. The work she has undertaken for me has been of the highest quality and her approach to customer service is second to none. She keeps you fully updated on progress and is an expert in her field. I recommend Joanne without hesitation to clients and associates.”

Adrian Collins (Action Coach)

I had a lovely email yesterday from 80 Twenty Projects, it couldn’t get much better than this!

‘80 Twenty Projects have used Jo Bray from We Are Phoenix Design on several occasions for different projects. Every time she has come up trumps with good visual design at an affordable price. She has that inate knack of being able to lend her hand to different media, with equal levels of success. I would say that we stuck lucky appointing her for our design work. Thanks Jo…’

Recently I was given the task of coming up with a design for a banner stand, postcards and some business cards for a relatively new business.

The exisiting brand was bold and in your face, so I kept with this, adding a great image to bring it all together.

Bristol Telecom Solutions approached me to look at their corporate identity. After a discussion with the director, Phoenix had a definite direction to follow.

6 designs were initially produced, finally whittling it down to two logos. After a few tweaks the final version was chosen. The company now have a brand which is being implemented across the board.

And today I received a lovely letter from the director…

Bradley Stoke Small Business Forum has a new look website. The existing site was looking tired and needed refreshing. It needed to be easier to navigate and easier to find members. Using the graphics that already existed on banner stands etc, Phoenix came up with a new concept, which finally went live in May. What do you think?

www.bssbf.co.uk

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I often ask the question, ‘why do people not use both sides of a business card?’.

Most companies that I talk to or deal with, are SME’s, with a small marketing budget. Again most companies are cottoning on to the internet, along with Facebook, twitter and such alike, which are all free but so is the back of your business card…

How many business cards, would you say you have sent out, given to collegues at networking events, etc. If you haven’t used the back of your card you are missing out on FREE MARKETING! Its a prime place to advertise your business, scream aloud what you do and make sure people don’t forget who you, and your company are. It is only a small space, so bullet points work well, keep it simple and to the point.

In the digital age, the difference between printing 500 single sided or 500 double sided are minimal. So don’t waste it, USE IT!