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Using the right colour in the right way
According to research 90% of our assessment of a product is made on colour alone. If we don’t like a colour palette chances are we won’t buy the product or stay on a website for very long. On a -
A Creative Journey: Evolution of a Painting
Whenever I’m wandering around a gallery space I often find myself gazing at a painting and wondering how it got here? How did this painting begin its creative journey? Well, recently I was in Green -
Top Five Flicks for Designers
There comes a time when everyone burns the candle at both ends. A point where no matter how long you spend staring at a screen, nothing will happen. Every last bit of creative juice has been -
Branding gets spiritual
A couple of weeks ago I found myself dropping in on one of my favourite haunts in Dublin, Glasnevin Cemetery. You see, every once in a while a friend comes to town, and where better to get a crash -
Client Question: Are brand guidelines important?
Brand guidelines define how a brand exists and communicates. Yes, they are important! And there are a few reasons why: Clarity Firstly, brand guidelines provide an understanding of your -
Why become a packaging designer?
I love all aspects of design - from interiors to textiles to architecture, so I automatically find my job as a packaging designer fun and interesting. At art college, I found the concept and -
5 characteristics of successful businesses
There are many characteristics that separate a successful business from a business that doesn't quite make it. On average 50% of new businesses fail within the first five years, so it's important to -
A Love Supreme
Last Monday, 13th of August, the inhabitants of New York City awoke to a brand phenomenon Their local newspaper, the New York Post, was on sale as usual but did not look as usual. Its iconic front -
Client Question: What is tone of voice?
What is tone of voice? Behind the veil of branding mystique, tone of voice is exactly what it says on the tin. It’s an understanding that it’s not what you say, rather the way in which you say -
John Gilroy for Guinness: Four Corners and Some Vision
Long before 'The Compton Cowboys' trotted on to our screens, before the ‘The Dancing Man’ mesmerised us in 1994 and even before those wonderfully bizarre Rutger Hauer ‘Pure Genius’ -
The Interview Questions – continued from last month
That dreaded question the Interviewer asks – 'Do you have any questions you would like to ask us?' The biggest mistake you can make is to say ‘no’. This is your opportunity to show you have -
Hoteliers – the right brand partners with the right experience will help you sleep at night!
Branding is a strange business to be in. Most clients want you to have experience in their sector... but not too much experience. If you are designing a whisky bottle, it’s great if you’ve worked -
Client Question: How do you assess category cues and how important are they?
Firstly let’s break this down into layman’s terms - what is a category cue, I hear you ask? Category cues are the expected design elements and information or colours that allow a product to sit -
5 common mistakes we see brands make
1. Investing in a logo, but forgetting to invest in the brand By definition, a logo is a graphic or a mark that identifies a company or organization. But a brand is what conveys differentiation, -
Four unexpected consequences of GDPR
So, how are you enjoying the new post-GDPR era? Are you feeling a warm sense of safety & security as you voyage through the internet? Does your data feel snugly tucked up, protected from the evil -
Client Question: What makes a brilliant packaging design brief?
Putting together a packaging brief can seem like an overwhelming task. Clients often ask us where they should start - what are the most important elements to consider and how do they feed into the -
We’re hiring!
Brand Strategist A branding agency with over 30 years’ experience, at Neworld we put strategic thought at the heart of everything we do. We’re on the lookout for a brand strategist to join our -
Design that’s set tails wagging
A tiny coffee shop in a tiny town, Little Wolf is no Starbucks. But as a brand with buckets full of character, it goes to show that a bit of personality goes a long way. In a world of brands -
The Top 6 Greatest Fictional Brands
Fictional brands are often created to avoid legal entanglements, but also for laughs! Some of these brands have become director trademarks, while others have become inside jokes that are used in -
The Case of Midleton Whiskey
Those of you who don’t know Midleton Rare, it is an Irish whiskey distilled in East Cork in the same distillery where Jameson is made, Co. Cork Midleton. Each bottle is individually numbered and -
7 key tips for building a restaurant website
Neworld have developed quite a few restaurant websites over the years and we've learned a thing or two about how to create effective and engaging sites that help build loyal customers and drive -
Five bespoke typefaces we want to get our hands on!
I recently read an article in It's Nice That, an online design magazine, by Nayoung Kim talking about custom typefaces and if they are worth the hype: Custom is a magic word. Everyone wants to be -
Packaging Gold
I am a lover of cosmetics and makeup… Sephora is my Disney when on holidays - I get jittery and excited before entering its doors! My love of make-up goes back to watching my maternal Grandmother -
Lost your Creative Mojo?
A blank canvas or a blank page can be very intimidating. At this very moment, I have four large blank canvases just sitting in my studio waiting for me. I have been painting regularly for the last