Here are just some samples of projects…
… we’ve worked on in the last few months…
True Taste magazine 2011 / 2012 edition
Wales Coast Path press pack detailing the new all–round Wales path encouraging both locals and visitors to discover and enjoy Wales
Welsh food producers’ mailing for Europsar
Pre–Fit Delivery Company® branding, advertising & vehicle livery
HEFCW – annual report documents
Royal College of Nursing – Time to Care initiative branding and marketing collateral
November 2011We’ve been busier than ever…
Since May when we last had a chance to update this news feature, we’ve been so very busy. Lots of small neat jobs and coupla big ones too. Hybu Cig Cymru awarded us a nice job; to outline an action plan of their vision for farmers to sign up to a sustainability programme. We produced a quick reference guide in the form of a pharmaceutical fold–out device, a 24 page A5 booklet and a 76 page academic reference brochure and enclosing folder. The project was turned around in 4 weeks and HCC were quite happy…
"Many thanks for all your work on this. Brilliant."
MAY 2011We’ve been busy…
…these last few months in producing branding, display, point of sale and a host of other marketing materials to promote Welsh food and drink suppliers both here in the UK and in Europe.
Invitations to Wales’ Saint’s Day event at IFE Dinner invitation
John Lewis, Oxford Street, promoting
Welsh food and drink outside Wales
Roll up displays promoting dairy products
MAY 2011
New Arrivals at Escape
Chickens have joined the team at Escape. Six new chooks have arrived at Escape and join us at a tender age of 17 weeks (too early to start laying but young enough to settle in first). Those of you who might visit us in the future could well walk away with some freshly laid produce and production could start in fact within about three weeks.
These lovely girls are joined in the garden by some other new birds – one of the nest boxes in the wood has been made a home by a blue tit. She started making a nest about a month ago and on the 7th May nine of her 11 eggs hatched…
MAY 2011
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES – 2011/2012
ST. DAVID’S HALL CARDIFF
Escape has now completed this year’s production of the International Concert Series programme. Utilising the brand we created last year and working with the Hall and new concert information and some photography supplied, production took 15 days for this comprehensive 44 page listing which included image sourcing, retouching, layouts and file preparation for a 40,000 print run. The client was very pleased…
Hi All,
Just wanted to say a big thank you from Lisa & I for all the hard work on this brochure. We have taken delivery of them today and they look fab, yay!
Thank you .
MAY 2011
True Taste magazine 2011 – 2012 nearly ready to start
2010 – 2011 reprint publication
We’re just awaiting go ahead for this year’s production of the bilingual and English only True Taste magazine. This is the fifth year of our involvement (with another two contracted years to go) and production schedules have already been discussed with the writers (Quadrant Communications ) in order that we hit the ground running from the off. A showcase for award–winning Welsh producers of food and drink, this magazine is one of Escape’s flagship projects; it heralds the start of long days and late nights but as it come off the binder rollers at the finishing house, it’s oh been so worth it!
MAY 2011
Mayphil corporate brochure now complete
After nearly 14 months, we have completed Mayphil UK’s corporate brochure that encapsulates and complements the product offering in stylish design and presentation. Finished in woven fabric covers with silver foil blocking, the ’coffee table’ book is bound with engineering screws and reproduced in four colour depicting accomplished photography of products of the Mayphil Group. It’s contained within a simple self–lock, presentation box, decorated with a uv varnished marque and is accompanied with a branded memory stick containing details of the Group’s activities and services.
MAY 2011
Penn Pharma website contract awarded
Last month we were awarded the design and construction of Penn Pharma’s new website having competed against three other companies after having been shortlisted from our original tender early in April. We were overjoyed and look forward to start work as soon as possible.
"We felt that your initial design ideas were the strongest and we felt that there was an immediate rapport with the team. It was also noted that you were the most passionate about the project. Congratulations!"
JANUARY 2011
BLAENAU GWENT BRANDING PROJECT ALMOST COMPLETE
We’ve completed the brand guidelines for the new attraction at the General Offices on the site of The Works in Blaenau Gwent.The guidelines include (obvious) do’s and don’ts with exciting ideas for way–finding signage, website and advertising concepts and will assist users in promoting and marketing the brand to honestly reflect the exciting offering.
NOVEMBER 2010
WALES THE TRUE TASTE MAGAZINE AND DIGITAL CD PUBLISHED
We’ve had a gruelling six weeks but have turned around the two big projects we recently won from WAG in record time without compromising budgets, quality or delivery. The digital cd job became a 124 page Welsh and likewise English language document beautifully crafted together culminating in a very simple navigational pdf offering the viewer links across the publication enabling super–easy search of food producers across Wales. The Wales The True Taste Magazine was a feat of brilliance on behalf of our co–suppliers – namely, Quadrant, Kiran Ridley, Huw Jones and Zenith Media. We all pulled together in producing the 150 page bilingual document in super–quick time and the end result was fab being launched on the evening of November 11th at the Awards ceremony in Haverfordwest. The client was extremely pleased too we’re glad to say!
SEPTEMBER 2010
DIGITAL CD PRODUCTION CONTRACT WIN
Escape have a few busy weeks ahead. Having already won the prestigious contract for the Wales The True Taste magazine, we have just been awarded the project to provide a complete directory of Welsh food producers for circulation to retailers, buyers and consumers alike. This involves the design and production of a 100 page four colour brochure in two languages that will be accessible via a custom designed cd packaged within a bespoke wallet accompanied by a small introductory booklet, again in two languages. The production run, up to 25,000, will allow it’s distribution with the magazine and targeted to specific audiences within the food sector.
AUGUST 2010
WE’VE DONE IT AGAIN! WALES THE TRUE TASTE MAGAZINE 2011 – DESIGN AND PRINT MANAGEMENT
For the fifth consecutive year, Escape have won the contract for the creative design, artwork and print production for Wales The True Taste Magazine and we are over the moon with the news. This is one of the Food, Fisheries and Market Development Division’s flagship publications and is distributed throughout the UK via major food fairs and exhibitions and abroad at larger international events. It’s an absolutely fabulous job to win and whilst a huge challenge we’re able to demonstrate many of our creative abilities in providing such an important tool for the food industry here in Wales.JULY 2010
INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES –
ST. DAVID’S HALL CARDIFF
Escape has almost completed all the collateral design work for St. David’s Hall’s International Concert Series 2010 including brand creation, corporate listings brochure, posters, banners and display material. We were very excited to have received the following from the client:"Amanda, please pass on our whole–hearted thanks to Geraint, Pete & the team for such a wonderful job. And as for your part in the whole thing, I must say I have never worked before with someone who is so swift to react, fast thinking & basically almost does everything requested almost before it is requested & to the highest quality too! You really are a joy!"
JUNE 2010
NEW WIN BRAND DESIGN
Escape to… Design have just been appointed to design the new brand for the facility at the General Offices on the site of the Ebbw Vale steel works in Blaenau Gwent. The project also includes concept design work for way–finding signage and exhibition graphics and the launch of the new brand is due for the end of July 2011.
JUNE 2010
ESCAPE APPOINTED AGAIN
Escape to… Design have just been appointed to the Creative Services Framework / Graphic Design Services for the Welsh Assembly Government. After an extremely creative submission, we were over the moon to be appointed as one of only eight official suppliers.
MAY 2010
ESCAPE APPOINTED
The Welsh Assembly Government’s Food, Fisheries and Market Development Division has appointed Escape to… Design as one of only three companies to supply creative, graphic design and fulfilment services. The three year contract was awarded in April 2010 and Escape look forward to working with the Division again especially after having produced the annual True Taste Awards magazine for the last four years.
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