Fife Society for the Blind

Once the new logos were in place for Fife Society for the Blind, the rest of the marketing materials had to be designed. The colour palette was based around the two colours of the logo. I added three more colours to add interest but always bearing in mind the contrast.

When it came to the banners for the three strands of the charity I decided to distinguish them by colour. The three main colours were allocated to the different strands but everything else about the banners looked identical.

Introducing...Penelopi the Elephant

Fife Society for the Blind asked me to create an illustration for use on some  promotional materials as part of their rebrand. The inspiration for the elephant was an old collecting can they had which featured a pink elephant.

As the illustration was going to be printed on a tie and a scarf it had to be really simple but also include that all important striped t-shirt.

So here she is, the new charity mascot for Fife Society for the Blind.

 

 Look out for sightings of Penelopi if you're out and about around Fife!

Fife Society for the Blind

Special care has to be taken when designing for a charity working for the blind and visually impaired. There were several things that I had to bear in mind when working on the rebrand for the charity Fife Society for the Blind. Not only did I want the branding to look good but everything also had to be readable by the users.

Amongst other things I had to consider the colour contrast for the logo, the clarity of the typeface and the crop of the photos. Within the restrictions set it was no easy task to bring the look bang up to date.

All three branches of the charity were to look the same but with different names and taglines. The two-colour palette of blue and orange kept it simple but also striking. The logo can be used with and without the added taglines and the mark can also be used on its own making it very versatile.

Watch this space as I'll cover more on how the rebrand developed in further posts.

Child Survival in Malawi Scotland

I was very pleased when Child Survival in Malawi Scotland approached me for an update of their leaflet. The original leaflet was designed by me about 6 years ago while I was still a graphic design student.

While the leaflet looked pretty good and certainly better than anything they had previously there was a lot I had learned even in a few years of working in the industry.

This is how the cover looked in 2007 -

and now in 2013 -

The page spread then (2007) -

and now (2013) -

The charity were delighted with their new leaflet " thank you most sincerely for all the excellent work you have done on our behalf on the new leaflet. We are delighted at your design and your speedy delivery".

Child Survival in Malawi Scotland cards

Child Survival in Malawi Scotland is a small charity based in Scotland providing support to a number of projects in Malawi. Designjr was recently involved in designing a range of cards for the charity to use as part of an awareness raising campaign. The photos were taken by a member of the charity at some of the projects while on a visit to Malawi.