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Working with CRY
Wed 31st Aug 2011
We have been working with the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) over the past few years. CRY raise awareness and provide screening for young people across the UK and Northern Ireland. They have numerous sports people who are patrons of the charity including Manchester United and Northern Ireland star Jonny Evans.
Football Special Foyle Cup Branding
Fri 22nd Jul 2011
We are delighted to have been working on the branding for the 2011 Football Special Foyle Cup with McDaids & Sons. As well as the brand we produced merchandise and advertising mechanisms for the event held in the Derry and Foyle area from the 19th-23rd July 2011.
IT Sligo win at Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals
Wed 20th Jul 2011
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate a team from IT Sligo on their win at the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition, honoring student innovations that address global problems such as improving road and fire safety, eradicating poverty and creating a more [...]
Squareball Viewed by 10.6million Viewers Thanks to Jedi Jim
Wed 20th Jul 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) Omagh based fashion designers Squareball received an unprecedented surge in interest when their ‘Jedi Jim’ tee shirt featured on ‘The Apprentice The Final.’
Squareball Rate it / Hate it
Thu 3rd Mar 2011
We’ve rolled out a new Squareball feature along with an updated Talking Balls layout. Rate it / Hate it allows you to submit your own designs and have a chance of getting them produced by Squareball. If your design is chosen you will also get money for every t-shirt sold! So get over to http://www.squareball.com/rate-it-hate-it/ and send your ideas through.
Happy Christmas from Lairdesign
Wed 22nd Dec 2010
We’d like to wish all our clients a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous 2011. The office will be closing at 3pm on Thursday 23rd December and we will be re-opening on Tuesday 4th January.
Springbox
Fri 24th Sep 2010
Check out our nifty Springbox we did for event management company ivents.
Is your website visible?
Thu 16th Sep 2010
Making sure your website can be found in the search engines is crucial for every business. The vast majority of people no longer use the yellow pages or directories to find a product or service, it’s now much quicker and easier to search using the internet. Google is by far the most popular search engine, it accounts for over 80% of web searches and processes over one billion search requests per day. It is vital that your business is listed on google and people can find your website when searching there.
Ceist GAA T-Shirt
Thu 2nd Sep 2010
We’ve created a one off t-shirt for TG4 Show “Ceist GAA”. The show is presented by none other than Hector Ó hEochagáin, and will be aired by TG4 on 12th September.
Land of the Giants Campaign 2010
Mon 7th Jun 2010
Titanic struggles, famous victories, crushing defeats. Tales of heroism, valour, grace under pressure. Happiness, hope, despair and devastation. The ingredients for any epic tale. Our Creative Director Fehin Quinn talks about our work on the 2010 Ulster GAA Championship Campaign.
We’ve moved!
Tue 1st Jun 2010
A creative workplace is very important to us, that’s why we’ve recently moved to our new spacious studio.
Logos with hidden Messages
Wed 12th May 2010
You should always be on the look out for inspiration that may help you when coming to re-brand your product or service. Some of the best logos around use hidden messages which make their logo unique and easily recgonisable. We came across this article on Web Design Ledger which lists of some very famous logos with hidden messages you may not have noticed! Have a look!.
Grids for Web Design
Mon 3rd May 2010
It is important that your website has a structure, like every building your site needs a foundation. A Grid is the best place to start when designing your site (after pen and paper off course), it will give you a set of guidelines which will help keep your design consistent throughout.
Trends in Logo Design in 2010
Fri 30th Apr 2010
There are many Logo Design books lying around the office at Lairdesign but one of our favourite series of books is the Logolounge (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) books.
Bill Gardner of Logolounge has produced an extensive guide to the trends in logo design in 2010 on logolounge.com.
Squareball now on Facebook
Fri 23rd Apr 2010
We’ve launched a Squareball Facebook page to keep you updated with what’s going on in the world of the GAA with News, Videos and links as well as special offers.
Squareball Spring/Summer 2010 Range
Mon 29th Mar 2010
The Spring/Summer 2010 range of our sister company Squareball is now available online at www.squareball.com.
St. Patricks at Brown Thomas
Thu 25th Feb 2010
With St. Patricks Day approaching we have been working with Exclusive High Street Fashion Retailer to produce limited edition Squareball St. Patricks T-Shirts. The “iPady” and “Superirish” T-Shirts will be available in all Brown Thomas Stores.
Another year for the Red Hand View
Tue 16th Feb 2010
Working with the Tyrone County GAA Board, Lairdesign have re-designed the Tyrone 2010 Allianz NFL Match Day Programme the “Red Hand View”.
Squareball Christmas Collection
Thu 12th Nov 2009
Forget the dodgy Christmas jumpers, the cheap aftershave and the golf balls. . . Lairdesign’s sister brand Squareball has released its guide for Christmas shopping for the stylish GAA supporter.
Crossing the Finish Post New York Style
Sun 1st Nov 2009
Our creative director, Fehin completed the New York marathon today on just under five hours. Despite a dodgy knee he completed the race for the second time. Well done from all in the studio.
Munster GAA Website
Mon 8th Jun 2009
We were delighted to win the contract to redesign the Munster GAA website. This builds on our track record with Ulster GAA and the work we’ve done on a range of sports, particularly GAA-related projects.
Land of the Giants on the Web
Sun 10th May 2009
We are delighted with the feedback the Ulster Council are getting for the new Ulster Championship website.
The “Land of the Giants” website was officially launched earlier in May as part of Ulster GAA’s “Land of the Giants” marketing campaign and is receiving a massive number of hits every day.
BA Components Website Launched
Fri 8th May 2009
BA have just launched their eagerly awaited website. This has been a labour of love for us and a real pleasure to work on with David, Brian and the team at BA.
Up and Running Down on Main Street
Mon 27th Apr 2009
Today the Main Street website went live for the first time and we have to say we’re very happy with the feedback so far. We were well pleased with Main Street brand and the web now matches the look and feel of the rest of the brand.
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