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it’s the tip of the iceberg70% of an iceberg’s mass is below the water. Your brand is the same. The logo is just the bit you see.
keep it simpleIt’s not a rigid thermoformed plastic manual sand excavation device. It is a spade. Using the simplest language creates the biggest impact
the elevator pitch
Studio Maximus is a design and branding agency.
We work with businesses that have been established for a while but feel that the look that they cobbled together for their business when they launched no longer fits their market or aspirations.
We help clients to look at the bigger picture and see beyond the pretty pictures to create a big name for their small company.
hello, allow me to introduce myself
My name is Neil and Studio Maximus was my idea.
Once upon a time I was a salesman, then I was an account manager and then I gave it all up and went back to school. Art school to be precise.
I made the change because I knew I wasn’t cut out for this selling malarkey and I knew that I wanted to head down a more creative path.
Fast forward ten years and Studio Maximus was born. I really believe that you are never too small to have a compelling brand promise, and design is fundamental to the communication of that promise.
You won’t hear me spouting meaningless jargon, but rest assured that I speak designer, I speak printer and I speak business too – just what you need from some one who will help you to make a big name for your small company.
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get off to a good start
It’s a new year and hopefully you’ve been away from your business for a while.
Chances are you are ready and raring to go for 2012 but your branding is looking a bit old hat.
This is the perfect tool to boot your business into the New Year with two great products.
boost your brand with studio maximus
option one: kick start
Included in the package are the following:
A 90 minute consultation session on Skype video or face to face at my studio in Kingston.
During which we will review your business brand as a whole.
Exploring who are your audience, what impression do you want them to have of you and what tone of voice the brand should have.
Targetting any specific areas you need help with (such as implementation on your website)
From this meeting we will extrapolate a 5 point action plan breaking down steps that can be taken now and in the future to ensure the successful communication of your brand values.
Building on this information, I will create a brand guideline document defining the colours, typefaces, clearspace and orientation of the logo and supporting graphics, that will act as a rule book for the usage of your visual identity so that you can have a single reference point.
An email signature which is a graphic that can sit at the bottom of your emails to reinforce the visual identity.
Depending on the email client you use this can take the form of an html layout with clickable links. Replacing the current text.
This can also be used as a 4N forum signature.
ALL FOR £300
Payment can be made in two installments with £150 payable on order and the balance payable on completion.
option two: brand boost
Included in the package are the following:
A 90 minute consultation session on Skype video or face to face.
During which we will review your business brand as a whole.
Who are your audience, what impression do you want them to have of you and what tone of voice the brand should have.
Specifically we will look at the way in which the logotype (name and symbol) have been used to date and the way in which it can be improved.
From this meeting we will extrapolate a 5 point action plan breaking down steps that can be taken now and in the future to ensure the successful communication of your brand values.
Taking the original logo we will develop and present two alternative concepts for a logo refresh. This is not as extensive as full rebranding project but is more about evolving the original marque to better reflect the aspirations for your business brand.
Once a design direction has been chosen, the final version will be supplied in 3 digital formats (.eps .jpg .png) which can be used for a variety of applications. This process includes two amendments.
Based on the new logotype, I will create a brand guideline document defining the colours, typefaces, clearspace and orientation of the logo,
that will act as a rule book for the usage of your visual identity so that you can have a single reference point.
Once a new logo has been defined it will then be applied to a business card layout using the details on your current card (unless directed otherwise). A short run of 100 full colour double sided cards will be supplied at no additional cost.
Finally, an email signature will be created using the new logo and colour scheme. This takes the form of a graphic that can sit at the bottom of your emails to reinforce the visual identity.
Depending on the email client you use this can take the form of an html layout with clickable links. Replacing or appending to the current text you might have set up in your email client.
This can also be used as a 4N forum signature.
all this for £500
Payment can be made in two installments, with £250 payable on order and the balance payable on completion.
print is dead, long live print
From the humble business card right up to a six panel exhibition you would be wise not to under estimate the power of well designed print. In our online, on demand digital world it is easy to think that print has had its day but take a look around you, there is still room for great design that you can hold in your hand, put down and pick up.
Studio Maximus works with some of the best printers in the business who pride themselves on quality and value, to ensure that your marketing colateral speaks volumes about your business before you even say a word.
Would you let your kids dress you for work?
Sometimes there comes a point in the life of your business that you realise that what you might have thought was cute and endearing now looks outdated and amateurish. Some of the best project the studio has worked with are for clients who have realised that if they are going to be taken seriously they need to take their visual identity seriously and that has meant engaging a designer with whom they can create a marque that represents their business now and their aspirations for the future.
Sound familiar? We should have a chat.
sometimes, all you need is another pair of eyes
There are those who believe that design is an embellishment or a bolt on, that it just about putting rounded corners on a box or using a bit of clip art on a flyer. There are others who see the value in design and the impact that a well crafted image can have on the clients buying decisions.
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knockbuckle associates
A logo redesign for a specialist recruitment firm joining a collective
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car phone company
Logo refresh for mobile comms specialist to reflect their premium offering
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exceptional solutions
Refresh of an existing identity to tie in with the launch of a new venture
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maroon accounts
New accountancy practice who wanted to present a modern forward looking identity.
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Just thought I’d share the fact that taken advantage of this really great offer from our friend Gareth and Clickwork Media
He is offering a free keyword report (worth about £60) in return for a blog post. A no-brainer offer really as Gareth knows his onions when it comes to keywords and optimisation.
Details of the offer can be found here
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visit us
Kingsgate House
12-50 Kingsgate Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey
KT2 5AA
call us
020 8938 3982
email us
General: hello@studiomaximus.net
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