The Manor at Greasby
The latest member of the Nelson Hotels & Inns properties, The Manor is a centuries-old manor house, reimagined with a comfortable yet contemporary new look, to enjoy seasonal all-day dining. The Barn at the Manor completes the venue as a destination for elegant weddings or special events.
The brief
The task was to bring the existing, newly designed brand to life and create a coherent and exciting visual appearance.
From day-to-day items, like menus, coasters and stationery, to the more special print projects like wedding and Christmas brochures, advertising and menus for special events, this is an exciting and divers ongoing project.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust manages and protects huge swathes of land and areas across the Irish Sea and Dee Estuary.
The brief
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust wanted the design of three family-friendly interpretation boards explaining the heritage and history of different sites.
The Dee Estuary and the last Ice Age
Dawpool Nature Reserve and The Lost Port
A local family legacy - Cubbin Green
Together with the design of the boards, naturalistic illustrations of wildlife and other features were created to explain these exceptional sites.
Nelson Hotels & Inns
Nelson Hotels & Inns owns and operates a collection of contemporary hotels, inns, restaurants and a spa across Cheshire.
The brief
Many of the properties have existed for years and while working at Mako Creative, we were involved in creating the original logos/brands.
Since then, the brands have evolved the task is to update the day-to-day materials and maintain a coherent look and feel while creating new designs for events throughout the year.
Cyclorise Ltd
Cyclorise Ltd is a B2B & B2C cycling distributor based in the UK. They import high-end bikes, parts and accessories with an emphasis on performance, many of them originating in the US.
The brief
The brief was to redesign the existing brand and give it a modern, high-quality look but keeping the existing colour palette.
The final logo incorporates various aspects of the company: the "C" from the name; star and stripes to represent the mainly US-based brands they distribute, and the stripes to symbolise a tyre tread.
The new branding was then rolled out across various media, including packaging, design for print, van liveries, web and social media.
Huck
Huck, previously named Lourí after the Greek word for straps, got a complete revamp in 2021. They mainly supply and manufacture mountain bike frame and saddle straps to promote bagless riding.
The brief
The brief was to create a little monster that would appeal to mountain bikers of all ages and bring the brand to life. It needed to be versatile so could be easily adapted for different poses and activities.
The new brand and mascot were rolled out on all printed materials as well as strap designs, apparel, animated gifs and further illustrations.
Refugee Kindness
Based in Wrexham, Refugee Kindness aims to relieve poverty or financial hardship among refugees, asylum seekers and those of equivalent need and their families living in North Wales. The charity provides goods and services which they could not otherwise afford, to enable them to participate fully in society.
The brief
The brief for this ongoing collaboration is to create impactful posters, promoting the charity's events. The printed A3 poster will be distributed and displayed at various city locations and digital files used for social media.
The colour palette has to adhere to the brand colours used in the logo.
Killesberghöhe
Killesberghöhe is a city district that was built on the site of the old Killesberg exhibition center in Stuttgart, Germany. It incorporates shops, offices and living spaces and is situated directly at a park with its 40m observation tower. You can still find orchards with old pear and apple trees there and with the proximity to the park, nature plays a big part.
The brief
The brief was to create an illustration for its 10th anniversary with fruit trees growing out of a bag and to incorporate the main buildings, viewing tower and other aspects of the district. The focus had to be on the green setting and scenery.
The main purpose of the illustration was to be used on printed materials and tote bags and therefore needed to be adaptable to the different media.
Fibrax Ltd
Fibrax Ltd is an international manufacturer of automotive and cycling parts. They specialise in precision injection moulding.
The brief
Maintaining a consistent brand appearance and displaying the company's high-end products and philosophy across various media is the main focus. This includes various printed materials, internal and external as well as exhibition stand designs and packaging for the cycle department.
Gone Biking Mad Ltd
Gone Biking Mad is a UK distributor of cycling products and accessories.
The brief
The brief was to update the existing logo and give it a more professional feel. In addition, a portrait version was required.
The rebranding was then rolled out across various media, including print and social.
Marble & Moore
Marble & Moore is a start-up business specialising in hand-poured vegan soy candles.
The brief
With the aim to conquer the luxury candle market, the brief was to design a simple elegant logo that works well on labels, packaging and social/website. The colour palette of the logo had to be subtle so it was versatile and include gold.
The labels include a custom pattern and the individual colour palettes reflect the candle scents. The labels need to work on different glass colours and therefore the custom pattern creates a frame to help the label stand out. Again, the fonts are elegant and simple and the logo design versatile to allow for more variations in the future.
Twenty21
Twenty21 is a bicycle component brand, owned by a UK distributor and had been launched to meet the demand for chains and cassettes. The name is a nod to the year the world suffered significant supply disruption.
The brief
The brief was to create a simple, one colour logo that would work in various sizes, especially quite small to be etched to be placed onto products. It also needed to be able to sit comfortably next to the distributor's own logo.
The brand was then rolled out on packaging, stamps, labels, email campaigns and the web.
