Design and build of North West Manchester CLC’s first fully networked ‘intelligent classroom’ enabling up to three groups to be taught simultaneously, using interactive screens, directional audio, specialist lighting and modular furniture to support flexible teaching methods.
A full case study documenting the refurbishment is available to view at http://influencedesign.com/clc/

Promotional material for a Manchester theatre provides an ideal thematic opportunity to pursue innovative folding solutions.

The folding mechanism of the box reveals how a system of overlapping curves and flaps enables the construction to be solid without using glue, allowing it to be read as a flat, text heavy document.

Last year we completed the design and installation of new wall graphics at the Doncaster South City Learning Centre. These large scale designs feature the identity’s we created for each of the different ‘zones’ in the learning centre, featuring relevant information and inspirational quotes as well as aspirational imagery. These boards have proved very successful, receiving very positive comments from visitors to the centre.

Colour aids navigation and illustrates the fact that the document examines the full spectrum of Manchester's creative industries. The white cover, representative of a full spectrum blend, has a protruding silver tab to enable it to be quickly referenced when filed.

Identity re-design for an interior design company features an interaction between areas of abstract colour and imagery of the furniture, which the client wished to take centre stage. Another prerequisite was to include many different images for customers to choose items from, making their abstract arrangement in adverts such as these of central importance.

A full suite of printed material for Manchester Communication Academy. Using a friendly illustration of the school, a clever folder was created with translucent windows allowing you to see the contents inside.

We created a Flash game for use in London’s Trafalgar Square, promoting good ecological practice. The aim of the game was to find out which of the facts were myths, and which were true. We created a custom character to present the game to the user. The use of a custom created character meant that the game was friendly and approachable.

After selecting which facts you think are myths the user then has their answers marked by the character. Successful users were awarded with a prize by a member of staff. This game is available to play online at: http://www.influencedesign.com/mythbusters/mythbuster_web.html

Flash game built especially for a trade fair in Las Vegas USA. Users answer a series of questions with the aim of getting the highest score, the user with the highest score each day receiving a prize.
The game requires that all users give their contact details and so is a great tool for creating a mailing list of potential customers.

We created a character / online avatar to present the game in a Las Vegas style gameshow format. The use of a custom soundtrack also adds to the theme.

The game is linked to a database which holds all the user information and scores, and also holds a large number of questions, meaning that there is a large number of possible combinations of questions.
The scoring system uses a multiplier meaning that the more consecutive questions you answer correctly, the bigger your score.

While the game is left idle, the character tries to entice users to play by showing them the prizes available. This is interspersed with facts about the company. This game is playable online at: http://influencedesign.com/perkins

This site features a Content Management System built using Expression Engine, allowing the client to display images, text and video as well as add downloadable documents in the form of .pdfs and .doc files. This website was built for The Whitworth Art Gallery to promote their biggest ever exhibition, ‘Subversive Spaces’.

Web site and promotional material for a computer marketing organisation's new business resource centre. The work included icon design, branding and colour coding for each aspect of the service. The interactive games for Avnet's site take inspiration from a simple child's game interpreted through flash software. The e-mail campaign and desktops follow our style guides for the entire campaign. Visitors to the site can actually explore the business resource centre from their computer. This was possible by clicking on rooms of the building to view realistic 3d models of each room along with facts and photos. Having had the chance to explore the buildings rooms & services, viewers feel more at home before they've stepped inside.

Having worked with AGMA on their annual report for a number of years it became clear that their previous branding was not functioning as efficiently as it should when used in certain situations.

The AGMA logo has always featured a pyramid of 10 cubes, each of those cubes representing one of the 10 Borough Councils of Greater Manchester.

Our job was to keep this synonymous mark intact, but recreate the typography to create a new, modern logo that would increase legibility and reproduce better at small sizes.

Creative Industries Development - Two interlocking forms infer the connection between independent creative industries and the development scheme itself.

Corporate identity design for a Manchester-based business consortium to generate awareness globally.

The central motif contains arcs of concentric lines, which have a suggestion of dynamism and upward mobility. This motif was incorporated into the body of the letterheads and other stationery as a page border.

The ‘F’ logostyle stands normally at first glance, though the closer you look the freakier it becomes.

Fashion branding with street attitude and distressed urban style.

Thought bubbles evolved in direct correlation to Fibonaccis sequence, to create this new breed of brand.

Road chevrons form the base concept, creating an immediate visual connection with racing by insinuating speed. This is amplified by the staccato styling of MRC, while the C (for corporation) provides branding ambience.

Threads of nylon, a man-made fibre, are used to form the letters for this mens lifestyle magazine.

An international arts festival with a North West focus. A compass provides the direction, developing a ‘Q’ for the mascot.

The opposite polarities of electricity inspire the direction for Switchgear engineering service's branding.

The typography is a fusion of serif and sans serif fonts, combining the traditional with the contemporary. This unique identity promotes the legacy of the restaurant & bar venue with a modern edge, appealing to the cosmopolitan clientele that it attracts.

Twisted Media’s branding is inspired by DNA, the design of life, which consists of two double helix that twist inside one another, in this case forming the letter M as a strong stand alone identity.