JC WARD {creative} :: Brand led creative design solutions

About us

Who we are

Passion underpins the work JC WARD {creative} undertake, whether for a large corporate or small business enterprise. With a wide range of skills available in-house we offer everything from corporate identity, website design and development, design for a wide range of printed materials, direct mail, advertising, point-of-sale, signage, copywriting. Our skills cover pretty much anything that your marketing may require.

Based in the West Midlands we have clients based around the country. We always strive to offer all our clients the utmost in service and quality through everything we do.

For a selection of projects we have undertaken please select portfolio from the menu above.

What we do

With over 20 years experience in the design industry we can offer a wide range of services for comapnies large or small. From simple logo creation all the way through to integrated marketing campaigns. No project is too big or small.

Expertise

We have expertise in print based solutions but also use the latest web technologies to widen the marketing reach of your company.

Services

Branding / Corporate Identity
Direct Marketing
Brochure and Leaflet creation
Newletters and Catalogues
Web Design and Development
High Quality Image Retouching

Rowbis Solicitors
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Phil Parr
Twentyfive Creative
Glasshouse Car Sales
Computaccount
Angelplay
The Orgasmic Banana Company
C3 Church Cheltenham
Martyn Poynor
RGV Aviation
C3 Church Cheltenham

Rowbis Solicitors

Project Details

A creative Brand solution for a well established firm of Solicitors who needed to move their business on, both internally and externally.

Our solution was to use a palette of colours that give a bold forward-thinking approach. Each colour depicting a department and giving a fresh feel whilst still retaining traditional roots.

What we created

Logo Design & Basic corporate id package
Stationery and Word template design
Signage design
Support literature
Direct Mail

Visit their website

http://www.rowbis.co.uk

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Project Details

As a Freelance designer I was contracted to design and artwork various brochures, including those shown. With many years of experience working alongside the Volkswagen Group my understanding of the Brands product and voice was invaluable.

I was also used to produce a Flash movie, which appeared on their homepage, with various Finance offers.

What we created

Product Brochures
Website updates and coding
Image Retouching
Flash Animated Offers

Phil Parr

Project Details

To create a Brand look and feel for Phil Parr who is an internal Brand consultant. The logo we created was to reflect the fact Brand is an all encompassing business model rather than just a visual aid.

To this end we created a logo that enveloped the namestyle and had bold fresh colours that also reflected his personality and style. This was furthered by creating a simple, memorable slogan which could be used across a wide range of media when required.

What we created

Logo Design & Basic corporate id package
Website Design and build
Stationery
Brochure

Open Website

http://www.philparr.co.uk

Twentyfive Creative

Project Details

Our brief encompassed two main areas of this Brand Design Consultancy business. We were asked to design and produce various leaflets which covered both their brand training course materials and a membership only Brand group called Club25. They had to have a common thread yet have difference. Both styles we amalgamated into one company Brochure which reflected both distinct styles successfully. This branding continued through to the website which had to be flexible enough for blogging, membership, events calendar and updating via a web based admin system.

What we created

Literature corporate id
Website Design and CMS Build

Open Website

http://www.twentyfive.co.uk

Glasshouse Car Sales

Project Details

The brief was to help a business start-up by creating a simple, bold logo that would be eyecatching on signage. Then to create a website that could show all vehicle stack and be easily updated by the client.

In doing so we produced a simple clear design, but more importantly kept it within a very tight budget.

What we created

Logo Design
Website Design and Build
Signage

Open Website

http://www.glasshousecarsales.co.uk

Computaccount

Project Details

Computaccount are an expanding firm offering professional Accounting and Business Software solutions to businesses of all sizes.

Our project was to re-build their existing website, so that they could do changes and add pages at will. In doing so we helped by giving some Brand advice. This in turn gave the opportunity to revitalise their existing logo. This gave rise to a much cleaner logo which incorporated elements of the old logo to help with existing brand familiarity.

What we created

Logo Design & Basic corporate id package
Website Design and Build
Business Card Design

Open Website

http://www.computaccount.co.uk

Angelplay

Project Details

A freelance project to take various images from automotive clients studio shots and improve them by taking out reflections and blemishes.

We have years of automotive experience in both Photoshop retouching and art direction of photo shoots.

What we created

High quality image retouching

The Orgasmic Banana Company

Project Details

We were approached to come up with a strong logo for a start-up food company who wanted to sell organic snacks at music festivals. Primarily aimed at the 18 - 30 market.

A number of ideas were presented, some of which you can see here are variations on the favourite interpretation. Colour was important to give a feel for the ingredients that they may use. Currently the project is on hold. Any work shown herein is copyright protected and may not be replicated in any way.

What we created

Creating a strong brand presence

C3 Church - Cheltenham

Project Details

Our brief is to create interesting and attractive invitations to important calendar events and church services.

They also have to conform with Corporate Identity guidelines plus be able to be printed internally on Church printing equipment.

What we created

Attractive designs
Kept Corporate Identity
Professional clear communication

Martyn Poynor

Project Details

Martyn Poynor is a professional photographer who travels extensively and who has been commissioned by a real estate company in the Caymen Islands.

The brief was to take shots of various properties and to retouch them according to specified requirements. In the first shot, for instance, the white building behind the property needed to be removed, a sky adding which meant extensive work around the foliage and building to make this look natural.

Just as important to the client was to keep this within tight budget contraints.

What we created

Freelance retouching services
High quality retouched images

RGV Aviation

Project Details

RGV Aviation Limited have been established since 1973. They have a reputation for great value service in the small aircraft supply and maintenance sector.

The brief was simply to create a new forward thinking, modern identity that kept a hold of the heritage of the brand. To do this we have created a suite of materials, from guidelines, advertisements, POS, signage, stationery and a new multi-functional website.

Project undertaken in partnership with Twentyfive Creative.

What we created

Corporate Identity creation
Style and design guides plus templates
Advertisements and Exhibition graphics
Content Managed Website www.rgv.co.uk
Image Retouching

C3 Church - Cheltenham

Project Details

Our brief was to create a refreshed Content Managed Website ( www.ccccheltenham.org.uk), but importantly to folloe existing Corporate Identity guides. C3 Church is an international church with a strong brand identity.

Alongside this project we also produced support literature for church activities. We created a womens annual event brochure and booking form giving it a new feel and vibrancy.

What we created

Designed and built a CMS website
Support graphics
Womens SPARKLE 2010 literature

Freelance work undertaken

Brand solutions

I have a background in Brand and it’s internal and external applications. This means that I understand how Brand is not just simply a visual aid to a company but in fact what the company is and does throughout all its dealings.

We can udertake projects such as:

Brand Creation

Simple Brand Identity: Led by your Brand values, ambitions and character.

Full Branding pack: A comprehensive package including logos, usage, variations and templates for internal and external purposes.

Corporate Identity: Ideal for external applications, a corporate identity pack guides proper use of your Brand.

Flexible working

Being freelance generally means that I can offer great flexibilty by being able to work directly for a client or on behalf of creative agencies needing a highly skilled individual. Work can be done in-house or off-site dependant on the requirements. This flexibilty ultimately means costs that offer great value-for-money for you.

Basic Website Creation

Website Graphic Design: Able to design user friendly web interfaces.

CMS Driven Websites: Ideal for the smaller business, we can offer a Content Managed Website starting from as little as £495.

General Web Coding Rates: Hourly rate of £30/h

A Trusted Associate

A rising business model is having trusted Associates on hand, to supplement an existing core staff. This negates the need to take on the expense of a full-time member of staff and all the pit-falls associated with it.

I am a trusted supplier for a select number of agencies, but I am always on the look out for more associations with creative agencies who require periodical work. Be rest assured in the knowledge that I deliver high quality in whatever project work I undertake.

Deadlines are a fact of life, but you may not always have the time resource in-house to be able to meet those demands. This is where a trusted Associate can be most valuable, someone you can factor in as you would a normal member of your team.

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