Design Musings

Wadebridge Bathroom Studio asked us recently to create two posters to promote a special offer they were running. We took their existing brand and applied it to the large format printing, ensuring that it both conveyed the message clearly, and maintained the high standard of their business. Marie was able to give the A1 posters a fresh look without losing the integrity of the WBS brand. The posters were printed digitally on 200gsm stock, full colour. The turnaround time was important in order to take advantage of the time scale of their, and so they were produced very quickly.

When Wadebridge Bathroom Studio was sold to new owners, they approached us to update and modify their website to fulfill their new requirements and approach. The new owners changed the direction of the business somewhat, but wanted to make it clear through their site that the same high level of quality would be maintained. It was important for the new owners to let visitors to the website see that there was a lot of activity at their studio, so we added a news blog to enable easy updates, and also added subcategory pages. Each page shows a neat example of one of the brands of bathroom appliances they stock. The design was already very clean, and we stayed true to that aesthetic, using lots of white space with thin crisp borders reflecting a professional business. The information is shown clearly so that it is easy to read and navigate around.

Lorraine from Wadebridge Bathroom Studio popped into our studio today and volunteered to model one of our girls' fit t-shirts, and as it was such a lovely day we took a few shots outside. The shot above was the only one where Lorraine managed to behave herself and not pull a face! The graphics on the shirt have caused a lot of interest. Emma, who created the illustrative piece, was aiming for an abstract graphic based on recent projects and other scraps of inspiration throughout our studio. It took us a little longer to find a guy that would model the male shirt, but finally we nabbed Jonny who looks over the moon to be on the internet!

We have just last week put the finishing touches to the WBS project, waiting only on the fittings for one sign. You may have spotted the new sign at the top of Bess Park Road on Trenant Industrial Estate, it features their new branding and is pretty much unmissable! When the fittings arrive, the final sign will be fixed outside their large studio at the bottom of the hill, just past our studio. You may be aware that they are currently building new units at Perch, outside Wadebridge, a few hundred yards on from Whitecross. They will be moving their studio there along with a few other businesses. Keep an eye open as you drive between Wadebridge and Newquay to see how far along they are in the build. Their new website has been online for a while now, take a look at our portfolio to see it.

This is when we are especially pleased the studio has very large windows. After such a dismal Summer, all this sun is a real treat, but we still have to get on with our work! The Wadebridge Bathroom Studio project is almost complete, next week we will be picking up the new signs for the Bess Park Road location. In the future there will be a need for some at Perch where they are building the new units. Another project that is nearing completion is the website for the Nut Hatch barbers in Wadebridge. We have been working with their existing brand and creating a clear representation of their barber shop. Last week they started offering shaves to their customers, and the site will tell you a little more about this service. We are well advanced in creating a new website for Brookfields Bed and Breakfast, run by Ron and Robbie Caswell. When I get back to the studio I will add the logo to this post that we completed for them a couple of weeks ago. They were looking for something that c...

The new Mercedes Sprinter was sign-written today for Wadebridge Bathroom Studio, just got it back. Their other van, a transit, is due to be completed soon as well. You may also want to have a look at their website in our portfolio . The product database has just gone live, so take a look to see what they have available. Their studio is deceptive, make sure you walk into the showroom at the rear or you will be missing out on most of their bathrooms!

Steph took this picture at the Royal Cornwall Show this week. She popped by the Wadebridge Bathroom Studios stand to see what the new banner we organised for them looked like. You'll have to drop by yourself to see what it looks like, as camera phones don't do it justice! They are on the Wadebridge Street. We really should have a stand ourselves next year!

Got a new one online, Rock Joinery - Richard Collins specialises in bespoke windows, doors, stairways, kitchens and individual pieces of furniture. They are based just up the road from us on the outside Rock in Pityme. We also have a few more projects under way, sites for Wadebridge Bathroom Studio, Oh Knickers and a site for Shaw Van Conversions - who specialise in chiller vans. I will put up some images from early drafts soon, let us know what you think.