Insights : Studio Noel

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Celebrating Legends in Music: 50 Rappers Who Changed the World

The new book we designed for Hardie Grant is now available! ’50 Rappers Who Changed the World: A celebration of rap legends’...

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Rebranding Studio Noel: a celebration of development and growth

Studio Noel has grown steadily over the years, and we have to thank our amazing clients for their help on our journey....

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The value of completing a brand audit: the how and why

Doing a detailed brand audit analysis of your brand’s current position in the market and reviewing its effectiveness can be a valuable...

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Adding sparkle to vulnerable children at Christmas

We designed this years Christmas digital fundraising campaign for the children’s charity BookTrust. We developed animations and a series of social media...

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Celebrating National Gardening Week at home

From medicinal plants to boost the mind and memory and urban garden design guides right through to pollinators and how to make...

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Brand building and customer communication: operating in hospitality post lockdown

The future of the hospitality sector is unclear at the moment, and many businesses are starting to trial opening their doors again....

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Our process, from discovery to delivery

We firmly believe in the power of collaboration. We work closely with you from the word go, with our tried-and-tested process that...

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Branding takeaway food services for a taste of success

Consumers are relishing the growing food delivery and takeaway market, and we can help your takeaway branding get you a seat at...

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How to Weather a Storm: improving your business in a time of crisis

Although it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of worrying headlines, statistics, and coronavirus stories putting all the world’s problems...

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Illustrating in-house to bring brands and books to life

Illustrating is one of our passions at Studio Noel, whether it’s spot illustrations for a new book or restaurant menu design, or...

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Creating on-brand content for social media

Businesses large and small benefit from having on-brand content on all of their social media channels. Consistency in brand purpose, messaging, and look...

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Focusing Your Company’s Vision with a Brand Proposition

If your marketing material isn’t bringing the buzz you hoped it would, the problem may not lie in the snappiness of your...

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The Cookbooks Inspiring Our 2020 Menu: from Veganuary and Beyond

We’ve worked on a lot of cookbook designs over the years, featuring hangover curing dishes and botanical bitters to ice cream treats...

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Our top five books we’re reading at the moment

Here’s a look at our top five inspiring business books we’re reading at the moment. 1 – “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small...

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A look back at some of the Christmas Campaigns we’ve designed

We’re putting the final touches on the last Christmas campaigns for our clients this year. Here’s a look back at some of...

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Wander through BookTrust’s wonderful new world

We were commissioned to liven up the BookTrust offices and reflect the charity’s values, and for an organisation that is all about...

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Book Launches and Walks in the Park

Earlier this year we designed Jimi Blake and Noel Kingsbury’s new book, A Beautiful Obsession: Jimi Blake’s World of Plants at Hunting...

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What is Brand Architecture and Why Does it Matter?

Brand architecture: is it just another buzzword for another day, or can it draw in and inspire loyalty from customers and benefit...

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Inside Out: cultivating customer satisfaction from the heart of your business

The values of a business are projected through its staff. It’s as important to have inspired, motivated staff working for your brand...

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Bold new branding for business innovators Spinview

A disruptive start-up reimagining business by integrating AR, VR and other emerging technologies. Spinview are a disruptive B2B start-up who have completely...

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A sneak peek at the office interiors we designed for Jigsaw Business Solutions

Jigsaw Business Solutions threw a party with friends and family to celebrate all their achievements as a company to date. The office...

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Botany at the Bar, The Art and Science of Making Bitters

Quarto publishing commissioned us to design New York botanists Selena Ahmed, Ashley DuVal and Rachel Meyer’s new book – Botany at the...

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Part-Time Ink, Creating stylish Henna designs

We were commissioned by Hardie Grant Books to design the book for renowned henna artist, Pavan Ahluwalia. The book was aimed at...

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Serving up Success: tips for effective menu design

Effective menu design is crucial for attracting business, whether you’re offering a quick burger, a spread of authentic tapas, or a three-course...

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Looking past the product: brand purpose and return on investment

With the number of people choosing which businesses to support based on the principles they were built on or the causes they...

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Naturalistic Planting Design book launch at the Garden Museum

Last night we celebrated the launch of our new book design, Naturalistic Planting Design: The Essential Guide by Nigel Dunnett at the...

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How to Commission an Illustrator: from finding inspiration to the final design

Commissioning an illustrator is an exciting journey that can get your projects to really stand out from the crowd. But how do...

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From the Roots Up: why brand immersion inspires better branding

We’re all about working for people and creating brands we believe in. In order to truly understand a big branding project, we...

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2019 Food Trends Unpacked – Doing Good with Design

In 2018 awareness of the devastating effects of single-use plastic has dominated headlines legislation and public consciousness. So with the inevitable impacts...

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Shape Shifters exhibition at the Hayward Gallery

Last night we were busy exploring the Space Shifters exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, a fascinating exhibition by a range of artists...

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Conscious Creativity book design

We’ve been busy designing a new book for artist and photographer Philippa Stanton. Philippa trained at RADA before working for over 30...

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When’s the right time to rebrand?

The world is a constantly evolving place, and your business needs to keep up with the pace to survive. Now and again,...

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Exciting changes at Wright Brothers, The London Seafood Experts

Wright Brothers pride themselves on serving the best and freshest seafood from their own sustainable fisheries. We’ve been working on a series...

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Interview with strategic futures consultancy Greyspace

We chat with Luke sturgeon from Greyspace, a strategic futures consultancy to find out how you go about imagining the future. Luke...

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Consistently Communicating Brand Purpose

You’ve developed a great product or service, pinned down exactly what your company stands for and have a great identity to get...

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Interview with photographer Thom Atkinson

Thom Atkinson is a portrait, landscape and still life photographer based in London. He works commercially in the fields of editorial and advertising...

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From studying to studio: tips for recent graduates

With so many great companies out there it can be hard to know where to cast your net. We’ve put together a...

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Interview with nature loving illustrator Clover Robin

Clover Robin is a London based Illustrator who delights in nature and all things botanical, inspired by a childhood of woodland walks,...

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We won Best Marketing Campaign EMEA

We’re excited to announce we won the Best Marketing Campaign Award for EMEA at The Business Excellence Forum & Awards in Liverpool....

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Interview with the talented founders of Recent Spaces

Recent Spaces are a London-based architectural and design visualisation studio founded by Alex York and Iain Banks. We spoke with Co-founding partner...

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Fall Back, Spring Forward – Bill’s restaurants Spring Campaign

Having started their journey as a greengrocer, Bill’s restaurants have always thrived on the seasons, and we’re certainly looking forward to spring!...

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Press for Progress, International Women’s Day

With 2018 marking 100 years since women won the right to vote, this year’s International Women’s Day will really be one to...

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Work hard & be nice to people exhibition

Three things you won’t regret. Work hard and be nice to people. And go and see Anthony Burrill’s latest exhibition. On at Jealous Gallery in...

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The role of social media in branding

How important is an effective social media strategy to the success of a brand? We chatted to social media consultant Lottie Sharland...

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Someone put the kettle on!

It’s always great to see our labels for Joe’s Tea Co. in the flesh, especially when they come packed with fresh and...

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A new brand for Slurp, we’ll drink to that!

We like the way Slurp think; they believe everyone should be able to enjoy exceptional wines sourced from around the world at reasonable prices....

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Branding for eyewear with an ethical agenda

Chakshu’s goal is to be able to give everyone the right to sight, which is why with each pair of glasses they sell,...

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An evening at Kew for the launch of Get Plants

The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew have to be one of the country’s most stunning horticultural locations. We’ve been thrilled to visit...

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Getting face-to-face with type

Last night the team went to the Typographic Circle event to listen to Scott Lambert talk about his new book, The Typefaces. Inspired by...

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Celebrating 10 years of Brompton Design District

Last night we attended the private view for the 10th anniversary of Brompton Design District, which was the first design district in...

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Storytelling in design at the London College of Fashion

As part of the BA Creative Direction for Fashion course at the London College of Fashion, tutors invited a series of industry professionals to...

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Behind the scenes at The Linen Works photo shoot

We flew out with The Linen Works team to the South of France to accompany them on the photoshoot for their new...