Clear Signal - Clear Signal is a multi-disciplinary design agency based outside Basingstoke in Hampshire. Our creative work has informed and inspired numerous organisations by developing outstanding and memorable brand identities, corporate literature, web solutions and multimedia projects. Call us on 01256 370910 for further information.

23-09-2011

Autumn has begun and we've just had a rush of significant projects finishing and launched, which is a good feeling...

First and foremost, we are delighted to see the Aspire Global Network Facebook campaign launched on time and to budget, to great feedback from client and users alike. As a top media focused recruitment agency in central London, Aspire Global Network want to encourage the best in the recruitment industry to join them and further their career in a rewarding, high level environment. In partnership with MWS Media, we storyboarded and produced several videos that populate Facebook pages for each of AGN's group companies. The content is managed by 'Social Media Stars', employees within each of the companies, detailing their life in and out of work - achievements, goals, ideas, comments, successes and failures. The benefits of utilising social media as a channel (rather than traditional print advertising which was the norm), means being able to communicate and reach the intended audience in a continuous, highly enagaging way, rather than a 'single touch' piece of advertising. The outcome is highly accurate - once a company is 'liked' then contact/connection is established and dialogue begins...

We also designed and developed the individual pages and integrated them into Facebook, along with the embedded videos.

Secondly, the second annual Finlays Group Sustainability Report (80pp, perfect bound, uncoated, lovely smell) has been published, again to very positive feedback. An evolvement from last years design, it's a great project to be involved with, having the perfect mix of beautiful photography, typographic challenges and detailed information design. Take a look at our blog to see images.

We've also launched specialist financial markets headhunting firm, Mulsanne Partnerships website. Based on parallax scrolling, the brief was to design a highly visual and engaging site that would be a leader in their market space. It's worth taking a look just for the amazing shot of London's financial district on the home panel. Great feedback there too. 

There's lots more in the studio too - much Thomas Miller Group work (including Annual Reports), a new design for the Muraspec website, brochure design and production for Torqueleader and projects from Mycom, Blue Jelly and Spectro.

02-06-2011

The summer is shaping up to be a busy one with some large scale projects in the pipeline...

We were delighted to win the new, ongoing advertising campaign for the Aspire Global Network, with the brief to inspire and attract the best recruitment talent to their organisation. Focusing on new channels of activity - utilising video, photography, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, it's a broad, exciting and challenging project we're all looking forward to developing. Multi-touch campaigns such as this are very much the future for securing long-term agency work.

We're also busy developing the second annual Sustainability Report for Finlays Group - a beautiful and densely informative print project totalling 70 pages plus. Looking forward to using some great new photography this year. It will look great on 100% recycled uncoated stock...

Other fresh projects entering the studio include a new content managed website for Lloyd's Syndicate A G Doré & Others, GUI design for fantasy football site My11.com and a digital sales presentation project for International SOS and Control Risks.

Right... back to it. More updates in a few weeks!

23-03-2011

As we edge towards the end of our fifth year, the studio is running at full steam with plenty of fresh, new and exciting projects jostling for position. It's been a highly productive 2011 so far with brand, print and digital projects flooding in!

Currently in production are 2 exhibition stands for the Gadget Show at the NEC in April - for digital audio and smart device brands, Lenco and View Quest. They will both look stunning and we're looking forward to seeing their products (whcih we've designed all the packaging for) flying off the shelves once the show's open.

We're also developing a consistent and steady stream of brand work for Spectro and Jet-Care, an international oil analysis company based in Hampshire. Email marketing campaigns, Flash presentations, sector communications and a complete GUI redesign of their flagship analysis software, ECHO.

[Pause for breath] AND a complete rebrand for global commodities organisation Icon Carriers and at a complete tangent, a lovely, creative brief to design a no holds barred 50 run mailer celebrating the impending royal wedding for office fit out speciailst Blue Jelly. We're also working on developing an e-marketing campaign and website for their sister company Fuse Furniture...

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the huge group rebrand, rollout, office design, brochure work and photography for The Aspire Network of recruitment companies based in central London. A case study will be on our blog soon, so please check it out!

That's it for now but there will be another update soon... it just keeps on coming.

24-01-2011

On Thursday 27th January, James will be competing in the famous Monte-Carlo Historique car rally in a vintage Fiat 600.

Over 300 cars are competing. In all, it is 5 days of top class alpine rallying for historic and vintage rally cars. They start in Reims, France and finish in Monaco. Intending to drive home at the end (without any form of back-up crew), it will be a trip of some 4,000 miles. 

Please visit his rally blog site, fiat600.tumblr.com, where he hopes to update it every day with a diary, images and video.

He is also collecting money for The British Heart Foundation via JustGiving.com. Any donations would be kindly received. Good luck!

01-09-2009

24 - 27 September 2009, Earls Court, London

100% Design London is the UK's leading architecture and design event showcasing everything for the modern building and interior. We think it's a great show, full of inspiration and ideas and one we love to visit as it showcases amongst other things, great British design.

We will be there on Friday 25th September, hope to see you there.