Let’s use Design to Problem Solve

A Spark Workshop is a great idea if you:

• Have a problem that needs solving through design

• Have a comms strategy but it’s not working

• Have an idea but not sure where to start with it

• Have an existing project that needs new life breathing into it need strategic support to make sense of your comms

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

You come to us with an idea or project, it can be fledgling or more fully formed. We plan a collaborative session to understand what you’re trying to achieve. Together we will exchange ideas, make suggestions and by the end of our workshop you will have new perspectives on how you might progress your idea, solid action points to move it forward. We can also put together a proposal of the different outputs we discussed, for your consideration.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Somewhere between 1-2 hours

WHY WOULD I NEED THIS?

If you have lots of ideas and important content that you want to communicate, but you’re not quite sure how to get it out there.

We can help you work out exactly what mediums and outputs you need, and give you some expertise on how our designs will elevate your content. sometimes when you’re too close to your work, you end up stagnating, so we offer our external perspective and help you to think big with your ideas,

You’ll leave the workshop brimming with inspiration for to make your project more engaging and dynamic!

Let’s Craft A Visual Identity

A Brand Exploration workshop is a great idea if you:

• Are starting a new organisation, movement or campaign, and need some design help to create a name or logo

• Already have a logo but need to develop brand guidelines and extend the identity

• Need help writing copy for your brand

• Have an existing brand in need of a refresh

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

There are several steps involved in creating brand identity so we have a useful interactive brand questionnaire tool that we can walk you through. We guide you through a process of considering who the audience and stakeholders are, analysing the competition, and taking a look at designs and branding you do and don’t like. From this workshop, we can translate your thoughts into a bespoke brand identity.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Somewhere between 1-2 hours

WHY WOULD I NEED THIS?

Having an fresh set of eyes on your Brand, helps to offer new perspectives. We ask you questions you might not have thought of, and can advise you on how design can elevate your brand to the next level. We also have a copywriter who can assist with coming up with brand names if you need some input, as well as tone guidance and copywriting of content in general. You’ll leave the workshop buzzing with excitement for the next steps of your branding project.

Let’s put ideas into motion

A Script & Animation Development Workshop is a great idea if you:

• Are looking to convey a complex topic in an animated explainer video but don’t quite know where to start

• Have written a script but need some guidance on how it will work visually

• Have you seen an animation you like and want to create something similar

• Are unsure how to tell the story of your idea / organisation / campaign

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Complex concepts often benefit from the dynamism of moving image. Animation helps distil complex ideas into something much more engaging and digestible. During our animation workshop, we explore the content you’d like to showcase and learn what you’re trying to achieve through its storytelling. We’ll likely have a big ideas session where we think of narratives or metaphors that could be used to bring the content to life. There are no wrong ideas here, and it's often the most exciting part of the project!

You might like to bring our copywriter in after the workshop to help you to write a script. From there, we can take all of our ideas from the workshop, and begin work on the animation storyboard.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Somewhere between 1-1.5 hours

WHY WOULD I NEED THIS?

If you’re new to thinking about creating video content; the beginning stages of coming up with a concept and narrative, can feel really daunting. We help guide you: we explain the process of creating an animation from start to finish, and help spark some ideas through creative explorations together.

You’ll leave the workshop knowing what your next steps are, and can feel confident that we can take care of bringing your ideas to motion.

Let’s Make Design Fun, Inclusive and Representative

A Co-Design workshop is a great idea if you:

• Are working on a project with lots of stakeholders that you’d like to involve

• Want your outputs to be meaningful and relevant to your audience

• Think that being inclusive and representative important to this project

• Need some fresh ideas on how to engage groups of people

• Need your help in planning and delivering a workshop or event

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Our Co-Design workshops bring together a mix of voices : your team, stakeholders and end users. The format of your Co-Design workshop really depends on what you’re trying to achieve. It could be an in-person session involving key stakeholders, where we run a workshop to gather opinions to shape up the tone, look and feel of a brand. Or it could be a creative community engagement workshop, where we work with your audience for example a local community group to officer insights that shape the design approach.

During a workshop, we often use a creative activity to engage people, and invite them to share their perspectives. We may end up creating some designs with them that feed into the visual assets of your brand. Co-Design is an organic and ever-evolving process, it's a great tool for including diverse voices, and can often lead to exciting and surprising outcomes that you may never have imagined from the start.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

It really depends on the workshop we have created and its objectives. It might be a focused 1 hour session, or a short drop in activity for passers-by, as part of a full day event of public engagement.

WHY WOULD I NEED THIS?

If you want to create something that engages your audience, but you’re not sure how. You might have already tried some engagement strategies but had no luck. We’ve had a lot of practice, and can offer the unique perspective of using our creative skills to open up conversations and problem-solve. Co-Design is a strong skill of our team, and something we are really passionate about weaving into the design process. Participants will leave the workshop feeling included and your project will be richer for it, with clearer direction and a much more meaningful dimension.