Also, many thanks to those of you who have given such complimentary feedback about our pop-up Christmas card. You can view the card in action on a YouTube movie online by following this link.

We enjoyed our traditional classy and sophisticated Christmas outing this week. No injunctions pending.

A quick housekeeping point, we will be working between the Christmas and New Year holidays. So keep those marketing briefs coming!

A very merry Christmas and best wishes for a prosperous 2012!

Design Inc UK is a west London based integrated online marketing agency. If you are planning your business goals for 2012, you may be interested in receiving Design Inc’s Information Pack. Alternatively, please contact us by calling 01784 410380 or emailing us to find out more.

Design Inc has considerable experience in delivering integrated and online marketing services. To see some examples of our work, please see our creative website design portfolio.

In Brief…

Christmas collection – Design Inc is pleased to announce that we have been approved as an official Associate Member of The Westminster Collection. The marketing group for prestige London venues.

Winter chill – Yacht charter specialists Oceanstyle came to us in November to design a lifestyle based advertising campaign for a Daily Mail lifestyle supplement. Very Cool.

JIM ‘Skiing in the snow’ – A bit of festive southern soul for a leading digital printer. Job Information Management – an account management solution for all seasons.

A World in Motion – We have also just delivered a new website for event logistics specialists Global Motion. We were moved by their praise!
“Everyone who has seen our new website has said it is very good; From the outset Design Inc understood what we were trying to achieve with our website. They guided us with expert advice, but never imposed or pressured us into their way of thinking; everything was driven by our needs and our requests. I am sure we will be working with them again in the future.” Tracey Scotten, Marketing Manager, Global Motion

Here come the girls – Model agency and production company One Mega Management came to us earlier this year for a print then web makeover! We asked them how they feel now?
“We chose Design Inc to create our unique, magazine style 2011 brochure to present our portfolio of assignment work to prospective clients. From initial design concepts to final delivery, the team at Design Inc understood our requirements and ideas to design and create an outstanding brochure, which translates the identity and experience of our company. Following this experience we were compelled to commission the guys to create our new look online presence too! One Mega Management would like to thank everyone at Design Inc for their vision and help; the results they achieved would be an asset to any company. We hope to work on many projects to come with Design Inc, who are all clearly experienced specialists in their field.” Michael Green Head of Production, One Mega Management

Runway success – TAG Farnborough Airport recently commissioned us to create their new flagship brochure. Our briefing included at its heart the need for compelling representation of the truly inspirational architecture and unique passenger and operator ‘experience’ that awaits private aviation travellers using this award-winning airport entirely dedicated to private aviation. The brochure cover features a striking image of the terminal building with a reflection of itself that mirrors the impression of the fuselage and tail of a jet aircraft teamed simply with the aspirational word ‘experience’.

The visual aesthetics, interior design, quality of materials, air of calm and levels of service provided by TAG Farnborough Airport provided a range of design cues for our creative team to follow as inspiration. A true temple to aviation and design for air travel deserves nothing less. The project has been very well received both by the team at TAG Farnborough Airport and beyond. The creative approach is now being developed into a very special TAG Farnborough Airport 2012 bespoke desktop calendar contained within an innovative branded engraved metal case.

International style – Happy Birthday to clients Vertis Aviation who recently celebrated a successful 1st year of trading. We created a set of illustrated printed and digital invitations for their party in Switzerland.

Going for gold? – Congratulations to all the team at the Victory Services Club for their Bronze MIMA Award for their new Events brochure. We are very happy with the project and this mention is dispatches is the icing on the cake as a successful year draws to a close. Here’s to an epic Olympic year for London venues in 2012.

Catering for One Great Christmas – Our Meetings and Marketing Industry Award Gold winning venue client One Great George Street has just ordered a new catering brochure from us. Can we tempt you to an entrée?

A year in numbers – Won 2 design awards, Won 3 sport and quiz competitions, Hired 1 new designer. Welcome George, Moved into 1 bigger office, Won 8 major creative pitches – Hurrah!, Launched 31 new websites, Created 23 advertising campaigns, Designed 9 new brand identities, 1 baby! Congratulations again to Paul our Creative Director, 2012 – our 15th year!

P.S. We have just received a very special gift ourselves. We can’t divulge details just yet, but stay tuned to Design Inc early in the New Year for news of our recent winning creative pitch for a global advertising and online marketing campaign.

A Winter’s Tale – Online Christmas Wishes from Design Inc UK is a post from the Design Inc Blog

(Article courtesy of StainesPeople.co.uk)

In what was already known to be something of a formality, Spelthorne Councillors last night voted 25 in favour, with just four against, of rebranding the town name Staines to Staines-upon-Thames. After much lengthy debate during which many Councillors spoke in favour of the change, the vote was carried with six abstentions.

Councillor Colin Davis recommended the rebranding strategy to the cabinet making his points in favour of the change, and there were very few dissenting voices.

Members of the Council hope that the rebranding strategy of the town will advertise Staines’ location on the river to members of the public and businesses who are not aware of the Thames-side position. They believe that this will assist plans to creatively market the town and attract business and investment.

Attendees of the meeting, including local creative agency Design Inc, representatives from Staines Town FC and many other businesses were told that residents of many of the town’s wards were 70-80% in favour of the change providing it was not going to cost them any money, and we heard that adopting the name change was entirely optional and down to personal choice.

An official celebration of the name change is expected to take place in May 2012 at what is hoped will be a big event with members of the Royal family, local and national government and representatives of the City of London being invited.

Below is the official release from the Council press office.

Spelthorne councillors have voted to change the name of Staines to Staines-upon-Thames in a bid to bring economic benefits to the town. It is anticipated that the move will improve perception of the town as a place to visit, live and work. Of the 35 councillors who attended the Council meeting on Thursday evening (15 December), 25 voted for the change, 4 against and 6 abstained. The name change follows a public consultation which ran for a month in October 2011. The Council had invited a wide range of responses from residents, businesses, visitors and other stakeholders.

There will be a formal celebration and inauguration of the new name on 20 May 2012, a major civic event to which representatives of the crown, local and national government and the City of London will be invited. It is hoped that the event will include a repositioning of the London Stone from its current position in the Lammas Park to its original position by Staines Bridge.

Councillor Colin Davis, Cabinet Member for Economic Development said: “All those who voted for this excellent measure recognise that by evoking its historic position on the River Thames, Staines-upon-Thames can display its best to the world at large. Spelthorne has the largest and best reaches of the River Thames for leisure activity of any of the riverside boroughs. The official naming ceremony will take place next May and will form part of a wonderful community event to be held, naturally, by the River. ”

Design Inc is a strategic branding agency based in Staines, Surrey. Commercial Director, Frank Norman says “We have always been proud of our heritage and our location. Whilst we support many clients the length & breadth of the UK, Staines is where we call home. We are very pleased to see the rebranding strategy of our home town voted through for 2012. Not only is this Olympic year but it also coincides with Design Inc’s 15 year anniversary. This is even more reason for celebration.“

Councillors Approve Rebranding of Staines to Staines-upon-Thames is a post from the Design Inc Blog

We’re also a sociable bunch and you can find out more about what extra curricular activities we get up to. Look out for our next issue of Inc Christmas that will be reflecting on the year’s highlights and successes. Sign up to receiving our online newsletters here.

A social media management project will usually be embedded within a broader campaign landscape of additional marketing. Many brands are now adding connections to social media at various stages of their customers’ journey through the awareness, engagement and transaction process. In particular online businesses can now enable users to share information about purchases or attendance at events through social media sites like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn for example.

In addition to social media management we also work across all the traditional offline media too and our specialism is connecting up a brand proposition through cross platform marketing.

Design Inc UK is a west London based integrated online marketing agency. If you are considering updating your website and need social media management services, you may be interested in receiving Design Inc’s Information Pack.

Alternatively, please contact us by calling 01784 410380 or emailing us to find out more.

Design Inc has considerable experience in all types of integrated and online marketing and social media management services, so whether you need social media applied to a simple marketing based website, or if you want to create a wide social media network to join-up online and offline communications, we can help with the creation and management of it.

To see some examples of our work, please see our creative website design portfolio.

How does social media management work? is a post from the Design Inc Blog

Design Incorporated were recently invited to compete in the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) Golf Challenge. BACA represents companies practicing within commercial aviation and aircraft charter.

Our MD Dan Gilbert made good use of the tailwind on the back nine and managed a perfect three-point landing at the 19th hole as part of the winning team. In the process, adding a piece of tasteful glassware to the Design Inc cabinet that now boasts an array of golf, football, karting and quiz trophies.

We joined BACA last year in order to join the debate and support the trade body that promotes professional practice in one of our key market areas. Member events have proved good opportunities for networking within the sector as well as for the sharing of insights and current best practice for marketing within commercial aviation and aircraft charter.

Design Incorporated is a creative agency who has developed a longstanding connection with aviation marketing with clients in both commercial aviation and aircraft charter. We work within the UK and internationally and provide design, advertising and digital marketing services across client a base that includes: airframe manufacturers Bombardier, software suppliers such as MRO management systems provider Tracware and FDS flight data analysts as well as aircraft and airport operators such as TAG Aviation and TAG Farnborough Airport – the only dedicated private aircraft airport in the UK. We also work for aircraft sales agents, leading charter brokers such as Vertis Aviation and The Charter Company and specialist commercial aviation and aircraft charter financial and insurance consultants.

Design Incorporated combine strategy, creativity and technology to support commercial aviation and aircraft charter clients with branding and design for integrated marketing and advertising campaigns. Our team includes marketers who have many years of experience serving the aviation industry – bringing valuable insights to all our projects. We will work with you to draw out your USP and proposition then use these to develop strong relevant marketing messages to take to your customers and prospects.

To view samples of our work within the Commercial Aviation and Aircraft Charter industries please see our specialist Aviation portfolio. Alternatively, you could read more about how we support Bombardier Aerospace with a wide range of advertising and marketing services. Or click here to view an issue of the Design Inc eNewsletter (INC) about Commercial Aviation and Aircraft Charter.

For an informal discussion about our marketing and advertising support for your business, please contact Dan Gilbert on 01784 410310 or email daniel@designinc.co.uk.

You may also be interested in receiving Design Inc’s Information Pack.

Commercial Aviation & Aircraft Charter Association Golf Day 2011 is a post from the Design Inc Blog

For years now, we have always attracted significant numbers of visitors to our website but with visitor numbers increasing dramatically month and month – so much so that they are now double what they were only 6 months ago – we went to investigate what we had done differently over the past 6 months to help create this sharp increase in website visitor numbers:

Keyword Research – understanding which keyword phrases our potential clients are more likely to be searching for has always been critical to us. Even more important however, is the process of optimising our own website with these keywords and keyphrases so as to help ensure our website appears on the first pages of that particular Google search. Our SEO web development is highly important to us and over the past 6 months we have continued to keep our website highly optimised. We have, in fact, narrowed down the searches to be ‘quality-specific’. That is, if a potential customer is searching for a creative service at a certain high level of quality, it is more than likely that Design Inc will appear higher up the rankings.

Blog – our blog continues to grow. The quantity of blog articles is important of course but not as important as the quality (and the keyword relevance) of the content. This helps Design Inc rank higher in relevancy for all those keywords & keyphrases embedded into our blog articles. And that is one way in which Google works:- ie just how relevant is this website for the particular keyword/phrase which you are typing in? For us, we have become so much more knowledgeable in the past 6 months in understanding just how to write an effective blog, so much so that each story attracts hundreds of new visitors to our website daily.

AdWord Campaign – whilst our monthly Google spend has remained unchanged for our PPC campaign, it is important to note that in the past six months, the keywords in which we are investing have changed significantly. Having carried out extensive research into our Google statistics last Summer, we clearly saw where are money was best spent and where we felt it was being wasted. This enabled us to reappoint the Google spend in much more truly effective ways. Our AdWord spend is working so much better for us now without any increase in investment.

Social Media – last year saw the introduction of Design Inc’s social media marketing push. With accounts set up within Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Quora, etc, we have been able to create more relevant industry networks, a dedicated following as well as many more inbound links to our own website. And of course, the more inbound links you have created, the more opportunities there will be to attract more website visitors.

Inbound Links – as mentioned, the more inbound links there are to a website, the more opportunities there are for visitors to find themselves on your website. And one very good way of increasing inbound links is through entries on online directories. In August 2010, the marketing team at Design Inc invested their time researching and adding our details to over 200 online trade & industry-specific directories (some paid for but most free of charge). The upshot is that the combined might of these directories help push more new enquiries our way than ever before.

Email Marketing Services – all the email marketing solutions we send out – whether this be eNewsletters, eShots or simply the eSignature at the bottom of our everyday emails (introduced in July 2010) – all provide active hyperlinks back through to certain areas of our website, therefore offering more opportunities for increased visitor numbers. Our eShots are sent to those who specifically sign up to receive information from us, and although we have been creating eShots for years now, we can see that sign up numbers were much larger than they were than in previous years. The more people who sign up, the more receive our information, the more they mention us to others, the more new visitors we attract. And, with our own eMarketing statistics report, we can directly see just who has clicked a link through to our website, what they were interested in, who signed up, etc. This information is priceless to us.

Overall, it is impossible to pinpoint just one factor which has helped us increase visitor numbers. All the above website marketing tool (and more) are responsible for bringing more visitors to our website, and ultimately more enquiries from it. Rest assured we will continue to keep this trend going, not just for ourselves but to all of our website customers.

Attract record number of visitors to your website is a post from the Design Inc Blog

As well as Season’s Greetings to all, this issue features a Glamour theme and includes news about our aviation, event and automotive related clients and shows some of the great work we have produced for them during the run up to the end of the year.

Our recent achievements include the completion of major branding projects for Sharda Architectural Glass, Crown Jets & Chevalier Wealth, as well as the ongoing marketing consultancy, direct mail design and PR support for Curries Online. This includes a range of activities surrounding their sponsorship of the prestigious Spice Times Restaurant Awards.

This includes the creation of a short advertising film to be shown during breaks in the awards presentation. And a mailshot to be included in the event goody bags. The film shows a modern urban fairy tale and features Curries Online busily generating orders for signed up CurryPartners – bringing joy, orders and profits through online orders.

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Design Inc’s Christmas eNewsletter is a post from the Design Inc Blog

So, they are thinking that by changing the name of the town from Staines to Staines-on-Thames they can improve the image of the suburban Surrey town. Staines-based branding specialists, Design Incorporated went (not far) to investigate.

Commercial Director, Frank Norman admits that most people outside the area associate the town with comedy gangsta Ali G, a fictional character played by Sacha Baron Cohen. He says “But it is also true that most people don’t know Staines is situated on one of the most beautiful stretches of the River Thames and I agree that a name change to Staines-on-Thames may certainly make the town sound more desirable, but we have to be careful that any name change or rebranding, whether for a product, business or location is always carried out for the right reasons. In the case of a town however, it is important to understand its heritage.”

The Romans settled in Staines in 43AD and the first Staines Bridge was constructed to provide an important Thames crossing point. In fact it is assumed there was more than one bridge as the Roman name for Staines was ‘ad pontes’ (at the bridges). The present day name of Staines actually comes from Old English meaning ‘the place of the stones’.

In fact a border stana, or stone, on the bank of the River Thames, dated 1280, still remains, indicating the western limit of the City of London’s jurisdiction over the Thames.

The Thames therefore, and Staines’ situation as a major crossing point has always been key to its heritage and its involvement in national affairs; the barons assembled there before they met King John at Runnymede in 1215, and Stephen Langton held a consecration there shortly after the issue of the Magna Carta. Sir Thomas More was tried in 1535 in a Staines public house, to avoid the outbreak of plague in London at that time. Kings and other important people must have passed through the town on many occasions: the church bells were rung several times in 1670, for instance, when the king and queen travelled through the town towards Windsor.

The river has also been key in the decision of locating industry, with the Linoleum Manufacturing Company settling in Staines to set up business in 1864. Linoleum soon became the main industry of the town and the company was a major employer in the area up to the 1960s. These days, the town is home to a number of blue chip companies including BUPA, British Gas, Logica, Siemens, Centrica and Samsung.

And, bringing the town right up-to-date, Staines is poised for major expansion with construction already started on the ‘Staines Central’ scheme – a five storey, 3 building, retail, office, hotel & communications hub in the centre of the town. Creative agency, Design Inc is located directly opposite.

Frank Norman met with Alex Tribick, chair of Spelthorne Business Forum which made the proposal. He said: “A lot of businesses are moving from Central London out to the Spelthorne and Staines area. Everything we can do, even if it’s a small thing like changing the name, can only be good for encouraging business and investment in the area.”

The Forum insist there would be a public consultation before any formal decision was made and they are fully expecting to meet with opposition from residents who see no need for a name change.

Many residents we met felt it a good suggestion, with one prominent businessman commenting, “Of course there will be many who don’t like the idea of change and may think this is pretentious nonsense. But it’s not. With the 2012 Olympics almost upon us, we have a real opportunity to promote & showcase Staines to a wider audience. The Thames is integral to our town and we are proud of our association with the river.”

Another commented “We have Kingston-upon-Thames, Richmond-upon-Thames, Walton-on-Thames and they are all as beautiful as they sound. I can only see positives from renaming our town Staines-on-Thames and showing that we are so much more than just the home of Ali G.”

No doubt the debate will continue and we will of course look forward to the outcome. We certainly understand and acknowledge the reasons behind the suggestion of this name change. Frank Norman gives his final thoughts, “As a branding agency, we know that creating the right message and values in a name is crucial to any brand. I believe the name Staines-on-Thames is certainly a positive one for the town and the area within which it is situated. The name creates a promise of beauty & tranquillity and, if this change happens, it is important the council continue to back up that promise.”

Goodbye Staines. Hello Staines-on-Thames. is a post from the Design Inc Blog

Whether your business is actually based and sells online or simply marketed online, an effective website is your most important communications asset. There are many elements to the location, design, build and population and promotion of your site. All of which present both opportunities and threats. Opportunities that is, to get it very right, and the real threat of getting it very wrong.

Here is our guide to the elements; can you tick all the boxes? First off, what is the desired response from your user? If you can answer that question instantly and have the resources in place to react to that response, then you know what we are working to achieve.

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Design Inc’s guide to a sucessful website is a post from the Design Inc Blog

This issue features an aviation theme and includes news about our private jet charter, aviation and travel related clients and shows some of the great work we have produced for them recently and on the lead up to EBACE 2010.

Our recent achievements include the completion of an interactive online brochure promoting an amazing Boeing 727 private jet, as well as the delivery of promotional materials for Bombardier. This includes a range of collateral for the Learjet 45XR and the groundbreaking Learjet 85 business jets, along with trade show exhibition stand designs and various client email communications.

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Come fly with us is a post from the Design Inc Blog

The main story of this year’s exhibition was the growing optimism within the private jet sector of the aviation industry which is being fueled by increasing demand for business jets within the $25m category. Even the various proposed new supersonic jet projects are gaining momentum with talk that we may actually see one built within the decade!

Client wise, Bombardier is forging ahead with the development of the new Learjet 85. Currently, tooling and production processes are being finalised and the first model should be ready at the end of the year. The Learjet 85 will continue to deliver the outstanding performance, technology and value Learjet aircraft owners have come to expect. The Learjet 85 is the first all-composite structure business jet too!

Also, Bombardier has just opened its first wholly-owned European service centre at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. The facility features 4,240 sq. meters (45,639 sq. feet) of hangar space, includes a staff count of approximately 50 and is equipped to perform a variety of maintenance tasks.

The next big aviation exhibition is the Farnborough International Airshow 2010 on the 19th of July through to the 25th. There will be the usual mix of commerce, networking, displays and entertainment. Design Inc will be in attendance throughout providing marketing support and assistance to our exhibiting clients with the set up and display of the exibition stands and show literature we’re currently designing for them. Hopefully see you there!

EBACE 2010 – Next stop, The Farnborough Airshow 2010 is a post from the Design Inc Blog

This support extends across all aspects, covering branding, websites, advertising, events, exhibitions, directories, brochures and newsletters.

As the governing body for the UK’s subsea industry, working alongside government, industry bodies, research & education institutes as well as for the benefit of the 1000 UK companies and 50,000 people involved in the industry, it is crucial that their message and creative profile is always accurate, trustworthy & knowledgeable.

Aberdeen-based Subsea UK rely on creative agency Design Inc not just for these values but also to manage their needs in the most cost-effective, hassle-free and innovative ways.

The publishing of the quarterly Subsea UK newsletter is just one of many design & creative projects for which Design Inc is responsible.

Design Inc Commercial Director, Frank Norman explains “A well-designed newsletter campaign can be a great way not just to inform your subscribers of all your company’s latest news, products & services, but also to keep your name on their ‘radar’ to maintain & enhance customer relations. For Subsea UK however, the newsletter keeps all subscribers informed of the latest trends, innovations & research within the industry as a whole as well as providing a platform for industry bodies, members and associated companies to announce their own news.”

Paul Munday, Design Inc’s Creative Director adds, “How our clients’ brand identity and values are effectively reflected through their corporate literature will be at the heart of our newsletter design concepts. For Subsea UK, we have always opted for a more news-based creative style with a more conceptual design style being implemented when the publication coincides with a major industry event.”

Paul continues, “The way the process works couldn’t be simpler. Subsea UK, their members and associated companies are invited to provide their latest news and press releases, and once approved by Subsea UK we are responsible for artworking, formatting, illustration, image supply and image retouching where required. We also offer the full range of litho and digital print management services ensuring this publication perfectly meets the required quality, cost and timescale.”

View more creative work for Subsea UK and the subsea industry.

View examples of brochure design, newsletter and corporate literature.

Subsea UK – Newsletter Design & Publishing Services is a post from the Design Inc Blog

Team Design - Jon Turner, Darren Scurville, Daniel Gilbert, Frank Norman, Anthony Westoll

Congratulations to engineering specialists and Design Inc client, Verderg Engineering, whose team ‘Verderg Blue’ came home first in the 2010 Oil & Gas Karting Challenge on Monday evening.

The karting challenge is an annual event for all companies who work in and around the oil & gas supply chain. As creative designers to the oil & gas, subsea & engineering industries, Design Inc were also invited to field a team at the 2.5hr endurance event.

Starting from a grid position of 9th, Frank Norman, Design Inc’s Commercial Director made headway in his 30 minute stint. After the half hour was up, Frank and Design Inc were in first place and already a lap ahead of the 2nd placed team.

At the driver change, Frank swapped with Design Inc’s new Senior Account Manager, Darren Scurville. Perhaps it was Darren’s poor choice of shoes or his excuse that he is a specialist in venue marketing (rather than oil & gas marketing) that saw the fortunes of Team Design slip down to 10th place (and 3 laps down on 9th) at the end of the hour.

One and a half hours to go, in 10th position and 3 team members left. The challenge was on.

Next up into the kart was Anthony Westoll, Design Inc’s Operations Manager, who drove sensationally and managed to claw back the 3 laps to put us firmly in 8th place.

Then we unleashed the big guns: Daniel Gilbert, Design Inc MD, complete with his own racing helmet, jumped into the kart and proceeded to get the quickest lap time of the day so far. Dan fought hard to get up back up to 6th place. This meant we had overtaken our ‘friendly rivals’ and another industry client of ours, Guildford-based Derrick Offshore.

With half an hour to go and one driver left, Design Inc Studio Manager Jon Turner, zipped up his overalls, lowered his visor and put his foot down.

With the driver change, we had slipped down to 7th and we were 6 full laps down on the team in first place. Jon drove like a mad man, clawing back laps, getting the fastest lap of the whole tournament and bringing the kart past the chequered flag in third position.

Well done for all involved in the organising of this event. We look forward to working and racing with you next time.

Taking the Chequered Flag at the Oil & Gas Karting Challenge is a post from the Design Inc Blog

This issue, as well as a gallery of horribly romantic designs, we are showcasing the launch of the Senate House venue marketing website. This has just gone live. Targeting both the historical academic conference marketplace and a new dynamic events offering: the site takes users on a journey in either direction to a final destination that results in venue bookings.

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Happy Valentine’s from the team at Design Incorporated.

Happy Valentine’s with love from Design Inc. is a post from the Design Inc Blog

The calendar we had designed and created for global engineering company, NOV ASEP Elmar had been entered into the Pictorial Bespoke Calendar category.

The calendar, entitled A Toy Story was inspired by the toys that their engineers first played with when they were children.

Twelve items of the company’s equipment (ranging from small items to multi-ton trucks) were selected and our team of creative designers set about recreating those items by using the toys.

The equipment was recreated with a number of ‘engineering’ toys including; building bricks, fuzzy felt, balsa wood, needlework, etch-a-sketch, mould maker , lego, meccano, airfix, etc.

The calendar can be viewed here.

We were very pleased to hear that this calendar was indeed shortlisted for this award. There were six entried in this shortlist, these being:

• Cuba – 50 years of Revolution
• JCB 65th Anniversary
• Pirelli Calendar 2010
• The Sun Page 3 Calendar
• Royal Academy of Dance

Regrettably, A Toy Story did not win. The renowned Pirelli Calendar 2010 scooped first price, with JCB 65th Anniversary receiving the silver prize.

All was not lost however, as A Toy Story was specially selected for display & commendation for ‘possessing a strong creative flair’.

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National Calendar Design Awards is a post from the Design Inc Blog

Each quarter we will bring you news of our proudest moments, they may be strategic, creative or technological as well as updates on what is going down at the office. This issue, as well as a gallery of glorious festive designs, we are introducing our Incorporating process, how we approach all projects, combining our 3 core skills and targeting the brief. While we are talking about briefs, a big thank you for all the briefs from clients old and new this year and we look forward to moving into the new decade together in January!

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Happy Christmas from the team at Design Incorporated.

Season’s greetings from the Design Inc. is a post from the Design Inc Blog

Flexible, fast access, low value short term loans are quickly becoming a popular form of lending in this country and are currently one of the most common form of short term loans in America. Since August 2007 and June 2008, the number of these loans grew by 130%.

Design Inc. Managing Director Daniel Gilbert said “Winning this contract will give us a great opportunity to showcase our expertise in marketing for the financial sector through an effective digital and search marketing as well as associated advertising campaigns”.

“It will be our mission over the coming months to raise our American client’s profile and corporate image, raise awareness of it’s products here in the UK. Our regional marketing expertise will prove very valuable indeed.”

“Based on our preliminary consumer research, we think the timing is perfect for a UK brand re-launch. We have identified many target market opportunities, and also have good expectations of a high ranking within Google and other search engines.” The campaign will be supported by trade PR and targeted IFA comms.

Money Makes the World go Round is a post from the Design Inc Blog