Things we've done…
MissP’s / Kohn&Case /
OrientalPress / Amita /
Myla&Davis / Childnet /
Defune / Pearspring /
hub4 / theConvention /
PayrollWorldwide
We create purposeful, engaging, beautiful brands and bring them to life in print, places and digital spaces.
We're a small, collaborative brand agency with specialisms in digital, brand and strategy. Our size, approach and blend of expertise hit a sweet spot that makes us an attractive, affordable alternative to your typical London brand agency model.
- Kohn and Case Logo and branding by creative agency Whirligig
We were asked as a creative agency to direct and produce the company brand identity for Kohn and Case, a curated artisan phone and tablet accessories shop. Working closely with the client we established a narrative and tone of voice for the brand; artisan, design-led, informal, fun and character-driven. The brand comprises of a specially commissioned figure illustration of Kohn and Case underlined with a vintage letterpress logo face.
- Kohn and Case website design and branding by creative agency in London
We were asked as a creative agency to direct and produce the company brand identity for Kohn and Case, a curated artisan phone and tablet accessories shop. The brand gracefully cascades from a fully featured logo down to a compact signature mark to ensure it accommodates varying formats across a myriad of applications from packaging, print, web and social platforms.
- Kohn and Case design and brand identity – badges – by creative agency Whirligig
We were asked as a creative agency to direct and produce the company brand identity for Kohn and Case. One of the most enjoyable aspects of the branding project was collaborating with an illustrator to create the characters and capture the essence the brand personality.
- AMITA logo and brand identity application to coffee mug by creative agency in London
We were commissioned as the creative brand agency to produce the logo and packaging design for coffee brand AMITA. It was important that the brand was easily applied to merchandise as well as packaging and sundries.
- AMITA coffee brand identity packaging design by Creative affordable brand agency in London
We were commissioned as the creative agency to produce the logo and packaging design for coffee brand AMITA. The creative branding brief was for a visually striking, strong recognizable brand style underpinned with a 'coffee for the masses' narrative.
- AMITA Coffee Brand Tote Bag by Creative brand agency in London
We're the creative agency who produced the logo and packaging design for coffee brand AMITA – an independent coffee company based in Lincoln who produce small batches of hand-made coffee with a distinct and diverse range of blends.
- Defune restaurant branding Menu Design
This was one of the very first restaurant branding projects I had the pleasure of working on and remains one of my favourite pieces of work to date. Restaurant branding requires a completely different mindset and an understanding and appreciation of space, how people move within that space.
- Defune restaurant branding Lunch Menu Design
Restaurant branding requires a completely different mindset and an understanding and appreciation of space, how people move within that space. Retail branding is as much a sensory exercise as it is visual and understanding how to tastefully season a brand within a physical space is key to a brand's success.
- Defune_5_restaurant_identity_agency_south-london
Retail branding is as much a sensory exercise as it is visual and understanding how to tastefully season a brand within a physical space is key to a brand's success. The Defune restaurant branding is a fine example of how a minimalist brand implemented in subtle, broad strokes.
- hub4 charity logo and brand by creative agency Whirligig
We were commissioned as the creative brand agency to design the logo and branding for youth arts charity hub4. The logo was designed to depict the accessibility and inclusivity of the charity together with the diverse range of arts on offer.
- hub4 charity leaflet design by creative agency in London
We were commissioned as the creative affordable brand agency to design and layout the prospectus for youth arts charity hub4. The leaflet was designed in 2 colour and features a silver foil to the cover.
- Miss P's logo and branding by creative agency in London
We were asked as a creative agency to design and produce the restaurant branding for Miss P's, an authentic Atlanta style barbecue restaurant based in London.
- Miss P's restaurant branding by creative agency in London
We worked closely with the client to help them establish a creative brand narrative, tone and copy style for Miss P's which was present in all restaurant branded customer-facing material from menus, packaging and branded promotional giveaway items.
- Miss P's website design and branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative agency who designed and produced the restaurant branding for Miss P's, an authentic Atlanta style barbecue restaurant based in London. The restaurant brand font and typography was inspired by and recreated from a photo of signage in Georgia, Atlanta which helps bring a level of authenticity and character to the brand.
- Oriental Press logo design and branding by creative agency Whirligig
We were asked to conduct a rebranding exercise for the Oriental Press, one of Londons leading commercial print and publishing companies with sales and marketing houses in the Middle East and Europe. The logo was an evolution of the existing brand mark, with a more modern implementation and an overall more polished finish with greater attention to typography.
- Oriental Press brochure design and branding by creative agency Whirligig
A big part of the brand's identity relied upon specially commissioned photography which utilized a high-speed camera to capture abstract forms of printing ink in motion. In each image, a series of ink combinations were used to differentiate between specific services within the company which also correlated with the company service brand colors.
- Payroll Worldwide Logo design and branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative brand agency who produced the company branding for Payroll Worldwide. We were asked to rebrand their existing branding to help raise their value perception, consolidate the group and secure them a position as a serious contender within the UK market.
- Payroll Worldwide website design and branding by creative agency Whirligig
We were the creative brand agency who produced the company branding for Payroll Worldwide. As part of the redesign we created a bespoke logo mark supported by a simple and efficient brand style that could be implemented broadly across a number of touch points.
- Payroll Worldwide website home page design by creative agency in London
We were the creative affordable brand agency who produced the company branding for Payroll Worldwide. The branding palette was intentionally kept monotone to ensure that colour was a prominent and recognizable brand asset.
- Payroll Worldwide infographic design by creative agency Whirligig
We were the creative brand agency who produced the company branding for Payroll Worldwide. The brands typography was kept light and simple to provide an efficient and open vibe. A custom graphic speech bubble was designed to provide both a neutral backdrop and clear space to house headline and key messages.
- LUMENE creative candle company branding – French Linen by brand agency Whirligig
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and branding for natural candle company Lumene. The branding was designed in a way to ensure that the candle brand could be embossed and engraved into both the product and the candle packaging.
- LUMENE creative candle company branding – Kyoto by affordable brand agency in London
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and branding for natural candle company Lumene. As part of the brand style we worked with the client to establish a material colour palette for their product range.
- LUMENE creative candle company branding – Leather by brand agency Whirligig
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and branding for natural candle company Lumene. A typwriter style slab serif font was assinged as the brands main typeface to reinforce the artisan values of the brand.
- Pearspring retail logo design and branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative affordable brand agency who produced the logo and company branding for retail shop Pearspring. We crafted a bespoke logoface to serve as the main company logo together with a more elaborate, illustrative floral badge to adorn packaging, promotional items and less formal communications. A specially commissioned, bespoke mosaic was also designed to sit within the shop entrance.
- Pearspring retail packaging design by creative agency Whirligig
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and company branding for retail shop Pearspring. The brand relies on only a single colour which is used sparingly as an accent within the branding, giving the branding an overall unlaboured beautiful yet utility feel.
- Pearspring retail shop branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and company branding for retail shop Pearspring. We were privileged to be able to produce a design for a mosaic at the shop entrance – it's a subtle and yet memorable visual that adds to the customer's brand experience.
- theConvention conference branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative affordable brand agency who produced the logo and event branding for the Convention, a themed series of open debates aimed at enlightening the nation and promoting new thinking.
- theConvention conference logo design and branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative brand agency who produced the logo and event branding for the Convention. The Convention logo was a simple but attentive lowercase typesetting of a humanist font left intentionally unlaboured for a classic and respectable tone. The event branding featured quote mark graphics to reinforce the concept of discussion and debate.
- theConvention event branding by creative agency in London
We were the creative affordable brand agency who produced the logo and event branding for the Convention. Now on its 4th convention and the event branding is proving to be efficient and effective in its implementation and has gained recognition and respect from the public, the press and its speakers.
- the Convention conference event branding by creative agency in London
Our size, approach and blend of expertise hit a sweet spot that makes us an attractive, affordable alternative to your typical London brand agency model.
With over 15 years experience working as both a brand designer and consultant, Martin now feels he's beginning to get the hang of it.
During this time he's typically worked with small boutique brands, SME's and startups, where he's guaranteed energy, drive and the open-mindedness for 'different'.
His approach put simply, is 'uncomplicated'. He refuses to let budgets stifle his creativity and everything he does comes from a conceptual and strategic viewpoint, underpinned with insight and experience.
You'll need him for:
- Brand and visual identity
- Logo and iconography
- Brand architecture
- Brand narrative, expression and proposition
- Tone of voice and messaging
- Brand toolkits and guidelines
- BAM / DAM design and configuration
Successful digital design isn’t just about having bulletproof coding and slick responsive framework, it’s about creating positive, effortless and engaging experiences that seamlessly cross social landscapes.
With over 15 years experience Lara has been coding since the dawn of dial-up. She'll help you scope out your project requirements, make recommendations on technical solutions, leverage your analytics for both optimization and lead generation and advise you on best practices to ensure a positive, compelling experience within your brand's digital space.
You'll need her for:
- UI/UX Design
- Prototyping
- WordPress, PHP, JavaScript & Front End Development
- Ecommerce websites
- Responsive web applications
- Site optimzation and performance
- Email marketing campaigns
- Digital memberships
- Data analytics and SEO
Strategy is at the core of everything we do and our success is based entirely on listening and understanding.
We believe that design is a people business. That people don’t relate to products or services, they relate only to brands, the way they look, walk and talk. And it's only through identifying and understanding people, that we can begin to create a dialogue they can relate to and engage with.
We get to know 'your people', understand them and only then do we design for them.
We'll help you with:
- Starting conversations
- Finding the right words
- Defining ambitions
- Positioning and vision statements
- Establishing a narrative and tone of voice
- Name generation
- Brand architecture
- Social media engagement
- Campaign building
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Chat?
Coffee?
If you feel we'd be a good fit, if you care and are infectiously excited about what you do, then we'd love to hear from you.
Drop us an email, or (call us 'old fashioned') pick up the phone.
sayhello@whirligigcreative.com
+44 (0)20 8299 8600