The Pentacor blog has moved on to pastures new!
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The Pentacor blog has moved on to pastures new!
Stay upto date here: http://pentacordesign.co.uk/blog
The team are also back in the office today after last week's exciting adventures at CRE, Sandown – where we met some really inspiring people and companies. The theme of our stand was communcation and we met many individuals and organisations who were looking at ways of improving their web and printed presence and encourage others to read and understand their key message.
There is an air of nervous excitement here in the studio, as next week sees us exhibition bound! During the last few years we have been increasingly involved with creating ground-breaking concepts for print and web for a number of spiritual and religious organisations, from small newsletters for local churches to national magazines. What all these individuals have in common is the need to challenge misconceptions and communicate effectively making full use of contemporary design and modern technologies.
We are in the middle of the design and branding for a new high level bespoke corporate training company – conceptualising something really strong and different for their market. Images of this will be coming soon. This is one of many branding projects we undertake for small to medium businesses – especially those just starting out. We offer a FREE helpsheet for those looking at how to maximise the appeal of their websites, and make it really work – ultimately bringing you results. It includes information on why you should concentrate on benefits rather than features, and how to focus your reader on the difference you can make to them and their business.
We have been working on this brilliant project for an author in Merseyside, Liverpool. It is the adaptation of a true story about two ferryboats that were commandeered in the First World War. Each image is a felt and fabric collage, all hand-stitched and conceived by the author, Maria Saunderson, who has spent four years bringing this project to life. We designed and artworked the project, as well as providing print and project management. We have loved working with Maria and are exceptionally proud of the finished books.As for Maria, here's what she had to say when she first opened the boxes:
Seeing as it has been … oohhh … days since a cream slice last appeared in the studio, it was with some relief that we celebrated Kelly's birthday yesterday. There were cakes a plenty, and a pretty dazzling array of pressies too. This was Kelly's very first Pentacor birthday, always an auspicious occasion! Best cake: baby lemon drizzle cakes, best present: a set of nigella mixing bowls in designer black.
Here in the studio we are on a constant quest for wonderful fonts, and always keep on eye on the new releases in case there is something that catches our interest. Having sneaked a peek at some of the new FontFont releases we are currently smitten with the flashing gypsy deliciousness of Carmen. We thought you too would like to gaze at those slinky curves and the defiant swoosh that links some of the letters. Mmmmmm. Fontlicious.
Another avalanche of cakes hit the desks yesterday as we celebrated Peter's birthday. No pictures of the man himself as he's a little camera shy, however we managed to sneak in a shot just as the cake vultures descended.
It is, as ever, an exciting week here at Pentacor as we tackle the design and layout of our stand for the Christian Resources Exhibition in May. We will be offering visitors to the exhibition a package of services including branding, literature & publication design, as well as design ideas for their web presence. The theme of the show is "changing" so we have decided to create a really eye-opening stand that challenges the viewer. Watch this space for some sneaky previews .....

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