Archive for December, 2009
BA
Thu 10th Dec 2009
BA Components is one of our longest running clients. So much so that we nearly feel like part of the BA furniture. Design has always played a key role in their development and we are glad to have been part of that journey. What we do for BA happens pretty much on a monthly basis. [...]
IT Sligo
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Our initial assignment was to develop IT Sligo’s website and branding. The previous brand execution had applied specifically to student recruitment and the Institute management was keen for branding the reinforced IT Sligo’s regional role. It was also agreed that the name IT Sligo required reinforcement as the formal name of the Institute. Developing the [...]
University of Ulster
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The University of Ulster is one of the largest in Ireland. We are proud to say that we have been on the University’s select list of designers since 1998. We currently hold the contract to produce the Ulster Graduate which is the largest alumni magazine in the UK. Back in late 2007 we won the [...]
Main Street
Thu 10th Dec 2009
This started out as a logo for a uniform and ended up one of our largest branding projects in 2009. Mainstreet is the unique brainchild of Omagh Businessman, Mickey McElroy. The best way to describe it is a European cosmopolitan atmosphere in the heart of Tyrone. What used to be a town centre hotel is [...]
Ulster Council GAA
Thu 10th Dec 2009
At Lairdesign we feel that design isn’t about sitting back and doing what the client instructs us to. Sometimes they don’t know exactly what it is that they want or even what they need. We employ our skills to let them see the impact and power of design. It is not about pretty pictures but [...]
Kingsgate
Thu 10th Dec 2009
It really is surprising how many designers design for an A4 piece of paper and don’t think about the actual application. Our experience of being able to take an identity to its natural end point is starting to win contracts further afield. In this example, we were employed to create the branding and signage for [...]
South West College
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The South West College operates in four campuses in Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen and Omagh and covers the geographical area of counties Tyrone and Fermanagh. Its predecessor, Omagh College, was a client of ours, so we were naturally delighted to get the branding contract following the restructuring and merger with the other colleges. The visual identity [...]
AssetCo
Thu 10th Dec 2009
AssetCo is a high value innovation driven business. The brand aspiration was to be the best in the emergency services industry offering high quality services, resources and technology. We were commissioned to update their current identity and also explore the relationship with the other companies in the AssetCo group. The new visual identity incorporates the [...]
Munster GAA
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Look, there was no hiding the fact that Munster liked what we were doing up in Ulster. The GAA is an amateur organisation but in today’s world, they have to be professional in everything they do. Competition comes in the form of other sports and in Munster the big one is Rugby. Munster Rugby has [...]
Irish News
Thu 10th Dec 2009
This was a brief that was perfect for us. The Irish News newspaper based in Belfast needed an agency that understood the GAA and could produce work that reflected the ethos of the organisation. For the Irish News, GAA supporters are a key segment of its readership. For any design project, research is key and [...]
Squareball
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Our little baby! Back in 2006 we had an idea that within 10 years we would have one of the top 10 sporting brands in Ireland. At that stage it was a doodle on a piece of paper. The idea finally got off the ground in June 2007 and is slowly but surely gaining a [...]
EnterpriseNI
Thu 10th Dec 2009
A £400K signage contract would scare most design companies . . . but in close examination of the tender we found it would actually be scarier for signage contractors. Like most of our work, it was all about about understanding the client, knowing what they wanted to achieve and problem solving with them. We were [...]
Conway Group
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The Conway Group is a diverse company with nearly 500 employees across a range of sectors. Our challenge was to create an identity that pulled all these businesses together under one brand, with each reataing their own individual identity. There was a common thread in a couple of the sectors such as property and construction, [...]
Workspace
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Workspace is one of those clients with whom we’ve exceeded the 10yr mark. The first job with them was not one of our most profitable but since then we have developed a very close working relationship. One of the last projects we completed was IVENTS. Workspace were strugging for a name for their new events [...]
Tyrone GAA
Thu 10th Dec 2009
We have been working for the Tyrone County Committee since the mid-nineties. Working with them has been the catalyst for the work we do now in the GAA as a whole. We believe it is very easy to work on something you are passionate about. That passion and enthusiasm comes across in our design. Tyrone [...]
O’NE1918
Thu 10th Dec 2009
O’Neills International Sportswear is one of the leading sportswear brands in Ireland. The company has been in existence since 1918 and with the increased popularity of Gaelic games in Ireland the company has cemented its place as the No. 1 provider of playing kit and leisurewear to the GAA. The challenge facing O’Neills was to [...]
Forbes
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Forbes Furniture Group is a privately-owned furniture company situated in the heart of Northern Ireland. They have built up a strong reputation for their products in the retail, education, health, recreation and hotel sectors. When we went to see them their main focus was a website and we found that they currently had three separate [...]
ICE
Thu 10th Dec 2009
We rarely get to show off our skills on our own doorstep but a friend of the business was opening an off-licence at the back of his existing supermarket. Rather than thinking small, we always try to think of the bigger picture whether the client wants to or not. Good branding has to allow the [...]
Logo Lounge
Thu 10th Dec 2009
KISS – Keep it simple stupid, not exactly what we say to clients but this is a term that can applied to so many aspects of life. Take a look at the some of the largest logos/trademarks in the world, as these companies get bigger their image gets simpler, is there a message here? This [...]
Naturelle
Thu 10th Dec 2009
We call Naturelle one of our first ‘Brand Believers’. This work came about due to a simple change to Naturelle’s glove packaging. Originally they were printing their packaging in Asia and using quite an intricate full colour logo. In order to progress the packaging, we suggested changing the logo to a simpler version. Since then [...]
The Cormac Trust
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The Cormac Trust was set up following the untimely death of Tyrone Captain Cormac McAnallen in 2004. Cormac’s death was felt throughout Ireland and across all sports. The Cormac Trust was set up by the McAnallen family with the initial idea to install defibrillators in all GAA clubs in Tyrone and also the main soccer, [...]
Community
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Doing what we do in Omagh is important to us, Lairdesign is an employer and we are proud that we were the first business of its type in this area. Over the years we have invested time and resources into various projects without fees. We regularly talk to the local schools and colleges to let [...]
NIMDTA
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA) is responsible for funding, managing and supporting postgraduate medical and dental education within the Northern Ireland Deanery. It provides a range of services for those engaged in the delivery of postgraduate medical and dental education and training. Our brief was to deliver a fully content-managed website [...]
Meadowlane
Thu 10th Dec 2009
Situated in the town centre of Magherafelt, Meadowlane first opened in 1991 and became quickly recognised as the leading retail destination in Mid Ulster. In 2006, Meadowlane underwent a multi-million pound extension and refurbishment program, which brought about the addition of another 17 retail units as well as a 500 space multi-storey car park. To [...]
McAleer and Rushe
Thu 10th Dec 2009
The McAleer & Rushe Group is a privately owned, award-winning property development, investment and construction firm. It has over 40 years’ experience in property acquisition, design, development and construction. Based in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, the Company has operated throughout Ireland and the UK and has completed projects in London, Belfast, Dublin and most regional cities. [...]
IT Sligo Redesign Launched
Thu 3rd Dec 2009
As part of Lairdesign’s ongoing work with IT Sligo we been working towards a new visual style for their website which, Today, has gone live.
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