• Irreverent marketing material for delegate swag bags at #SheerB2B this month (+Ampersand Commerce are sponsoring!)



    Sneak peek of new business cards (rubber stamp). Paper from @GFSmithPapers.














  • What is Peer Club?


    Peer Club is a Manchester Digital programme in partnership with Hyper Island which brings together people in similar roles and levels in the digital sector to enable personal career development. Peers are matched to groups comprised of 4-8 people by Manchester Digital based on level, role and location.

    Peer Club aims to become a tool for employers to nurture their employees' development and for employees to take ownership of their personal career growth.

    How does it work?
    Once you register your interest (http://bit.ly/MDPeerClub) to become a Peer, Manchester Digital will match you to other people in a similar role and level in your local area and place you in a group.
    The Peer Club Setup Workshop -- a session run by Hyper Island -- will allow Peers be trained in the techniques of active listening, deep reflection and feedback. At this workshop Peers will meet their group, break the ice, establish trust and learn exactly how Peer Club works. Groups will be given a short list of "rules" to edit to suit them -- think Fight Club but without the fists! -- which will govern how the group proposes topics, picks a time and place to meet and keeps confidential information safe.
    What happens next?
    After the Peer Club Setup Workshop at Hyper Island, groups who attended will officially become Peer Clubs. Based on the tools and information learnt, the groups will be able to carry on meeting at the times, places and frequencies that suit, having a safe network of like-minded individuals with whom to grow and learn.
    Are you an employer interested in suggesting employees to be in a Peer Club? Please contact Rachel Tonner, MD Council Member at rachel.tonner@ampersandcommerce.com
    About Manchester Digital:
    Manchester Digital is the independent trade association for the thriving digital sector in the North West of England. Manchester Digital run a number of events, initiatives and projects designed to connect, enhance and retain digital talent in the North West and also to promote digital businesses and opportunities in the North West.

    About Hyper Island:
    Hyper Island is a world-leading educator in the fields of digital/interactive communication, business transformation and leadership. For more than 17 years, Hyper Island has been developing and providing learning experiences with our unique methodology. Our unique methodology, The Hyper Island Way, is founded on problem-Based and experience-Based-Learning. We design learning experiences that give participants the opportunity to work on their own real organizational problems while being supported and coached. The courses themselves are rich practical experiences, both in content and process.

  • Branding for Cartologie, a networking group from Manchester Digital dedicated to bringing together e-business professional from SME to Enterprise level.


    The logo was inspired by the different touch points of the ecommerce process that must be optimised in order to offer a great customer experience.

    Logos:










































  • Branding for the wonderful personal trainer and performer, Lianne Pendergast and her brand LPFitness.






    Icons for each area of training:



    Social media icon:


    Facebook images:





    Business Cards:




  • Our +Ampersand Commerce Christmas card.






  • Branding for The Manchester Digital Xmas Party. Lovely working with @jonthebeef.







  • Brand development for Wear Bubble, a luxury sportswear brand that specialises in bespoke kits for dance, cheer and sports clubs. Logo is pictured first, then icons in different variations for use on clothing.





    Icons



  • I was asked by Manchester Digital to create a brand identity for their TV Tech Group, a networking and learning group for businesses involved in emerging tv or second screen activity.









    As the logo was inspired by the accepted image of "apps" on a screen, I used that idea and broke it down even further. The boxes as "pixels" that make up an image. So emerged a flexible identity system that could be used for promotions, imagery and messages.










  • I am happy to announce that a project I worked on at Ampersand Commerce has gone live! I was involved with designing the UX with a particular focus on improving conversion in the checkout, straight through to designing the entire website and managing bug tracking though the front-end development phase.


    Before:
    Homepage




    After:
    Homepage



    Category Landing Page
  • Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband, @jon_ton.

    Maps of Liverpool and New York holding hands. :)




  • Flyer for graduate programme at Ampersand Commerce.



  • Cycle Inishowen is due to open in early 2013, providing (bespoke, ha!) cycle touring holidays of the Inishowen Peninsula. (Like them on Facebook!) I was asked to design a brand for the new company that would appeal to a youthful but up-market demographic.



    Customer quote
    "'We really enjoyed working with Rachel, she totally got our vision for the branding and made it a reality. She was very open to ideas and clear throughout the design process and we love the finished result!" - Blaise Harvey, Co-Founder, Cycle Inishowen







    Branding is a process, and along the way there come some iterations of a logo design that also deserve to be shown. You can see how this did eventually influence the branding elements within the business card design.


     

  • Flyer to promote services and expertise of Magento Gold Solution Partner, Ampersand Commerce.

    Printed on 360gsm paper from GF Smith.







  • Here is a sneak peek at the beginning stages of character design and branding for The Rutan.


    He is (not to be named) a dear friend and incredible DJ and producer.




  • Branding and blog design for new blog, Pancakes & Bacon from the lovely Catherine Tucker.

    Keep your eye on this one, it's going to be a great blog about life, food, DIY and planning a wedding. Congratulations, Cat!


  • New UX structure, responsive web design and copywriting for Ampersand Commerce.






    Improvements to the previous design include:
    Thanks to Paul Rouke of PRWD, and Simon Renshaw and Mike Milner of Marble Media for their input in the initial brainstorming workshop.

    Also, thank you to Stephen Fairbanks for coding my designs into responsive reality.

  • My submission for #typetartsalford exhibition taking place at the University of Salford, Media City on 16th-24th February, 2012.

    It was also featured as a favourite entry.

    Read about the history of Tart Cards.





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