wave folio 2011

wave

+Portfolio

workingcreatively for a better world

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our passion is creative, effectiveand appropriate design.

our motivation is to work withpeople who have a positiveimpact on society.

www.wave.coop working creatively for a better world

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For 25 years we have chosen to only work withorganisations and people who share our values andconcerns. That’s why we understand our clients andhave the expertise and experience to help themcommunicate the messages that matter.

We believe that the best results are achieved whenpeople work together in an open and honest way.

Working together is at the heart of how we operate –and that’s just one of the reasons why we’re aworker co-operative.

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project +ChildWorld magazine EveryChild is an international development charity working tostop children growing up vulnerable and alone.

ChildWorld magazine is distributed to donors, personal andcorporate sponsors, as well as London and overseas staff. Our brief was to create a lively and engaging magazine thatwould keep them all informed and interested in the work the charity carries out worldwide.

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout

+eco-print

“wave recently helpedEveryChild re-launchChildWorld, their regularmagazine for supporters. They introduced a new, morecolourful and user-friendlyformat, with snappier,punchier articles and stronguse of photography andimagery. They also managedto reduce the cost ofproducing the magazine quiteconsiderably. Their creativeinput throughout the processhas been invaluable, and theyhave always delivered issueson time and on budget.ChildWorld has now become apowerful communications tooland EveryChild has hadexcellent feedback on the re-launch from supporters,trustees and staff.”

Joanna Fell

Marketing Communications Manager

(to August 2011)

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wave has been working with EveryChild since2003. We have worked on annual reports, researchand programme reports, direct mail campaigns, e-alerts and e-marketing, branding, stationery andposters, exhibitions and signage plus the re-designand development of their website. Our work hasgradually helped move their brand forward,prompting a brand review based on our initial workon the magazine and annual reviews.

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project + 2011-12 ProspectusBromley College offers a vast range of courses to help studentsacquire skills and qualifications for working life. Over 8,000students (ranging from 16-18-year-olds to adult learners) enjoystate-of-the-art facilities following extensive redevelopments,with the Bromley Campus set in acres of greenery and, followingthe recent merger, the urban and accessible Orpington Campus.

The prospectus is the college’s main marketing publication tostudents, their parents or carers and careers advisors. wave wascommissioned to develop a new design and layout that was easyto navigate, inspiring and reflected the college’s brand values.

“The prospectus has been very favourably received by thegeneral public, staff andstudents. We have had manypositive comments about thedesign of the prospectus andfeel it gives a very strong imageof the college. From the initialmeeting and presentation ofconcepts through to finaldelivery the team at wavehassurpassed the brief and ourexpectations. They deliveredthe project on time and withinbudget and coped withwhatever we threw at them.”

Oliver Campayne

Marketing and

Communications Manager

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout

+photo direction

+eco-print and management

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wave has been Bromley College’sprincipal print design agency since 2006. Along with the annualprospectus, wave has designed a range of marketing materialsincluding annual reports, signage,advertising and branding for their 50th Anniversary.

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project + ReportsWar on Want has been fighting poverty, inequality and injusticein developing countries for 60 years. Our brief was to refreshthe look and feel of War on Want’s thorough and well-researched reports, adhering to and developing their strongidentity, and reflecting the organisation’s commitment toactivism worldwide. We devised a striking, hard-hitting designwith strong typography and using a textured hessian motifthroughout to break up the dense black and echo thedistressed finish of their logo.

+creative concept

+design and layout


“It’s been an absolutepleasure working with wave.I’m so glad that waveandWar on Want have begunworking together. Our newstyle of reports are nothingshort of amazing, and I’mhappy to have been a part ofthat process.”

Jesse Lerner-Kingslake

Communications Coordinator

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project + ‘Up front’ newsletter and direct mail‘Up Front’ is War on Want’s supporter newletter. We updated thedesign, changing the format and grid to allow for greaterflexibility and additional and larger images.

+creative development

+design and layout

+photo direction


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We also design direct mail materialsfor War on Want. The latest ‘Breakingthe Chain’ mailer features gritty‘photocopied’ distressed figuresrepresenting the chain of supply foritems manufactured in developingcountries to underline how consumersat the ‘top’ of the chain have aresponsibility to purchase ethicallyand can influence the conditions ofworkers across the globe.

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project + Magazine refresh and fundraising bookletSightsavers is an international charity working to eliminateavoidable blindness in the developing world. We were asked todevelop more of a lively ‘magazine’ look and feel for SightsaversNews, their bi-annual communication aimed at keeping donorsinformed, engaged and inspired. Bearing in mind their recentrebrand, we achieved this by improving the masthead,developing distinct looks for the different sections of themagazine, using the colour palette more effectively and using a flexible grid to offer greater variety across the sections.

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout


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To accompany the winter edition of the news, we were also asked todesign a fundraising insert, whichshows the many ways supporters canget involved and raise money. Theconcept of ‘it all adds up’ was basedon the idea of how the small thingssupporters do add up to so much morefor Sightsaver’s beneficiaries.

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project + Communication magazineThe leading UK charity for people with autism (includingAsperger syndrome) and their families, NAS provides valuableinformation, vital support and pioneering services, andcampaigns for a better world for people with autism.

Following a competitive pitch in 2005, wave was selected to undertake a full redesign of their quarterly membershipnewsletter Communication, transforming it into a user-friendly,magazine-style publication that would be accessible to peoplewith autism, their families and supporters. Communicationoffers its readers information, support and advice on the manyservices that NAS has to offer.

It is also used to help the organisation campaign for a better

“I have nothing but praise forthe work that wavedo onCommunication. Theymanaged to incorporate allour practical, editorialrequirements into a designthat is fresh and modern,without being ‘over-designed’or too intensely fashionable.The feedback from our readerswas overwhelmingly positiveand we continue to receivepraise from them on the lookof the magazine. Over the timewe have worked with wave,they have developed theirunderstanding of our clientgroup. Without fail, the staff atwaveare easy to work with,flexible and friendly. Theyalways meet deadlines and ‘gothe extra mile’ to ensure themagazine drops onto ourmembers’ doormats, lookinggood and on time.”

Miranda Kemp

Editor, Communication, NAS

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout

+photo direction


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project + ‘from conflict to co-operation’ seriesCo-operatives UK is the national trade body that campaignsfor co-operation and works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises.

From conflict to co-operation is a series of easily accessibleguides that provide tools, tips and techniques for peopleworking in community enterprises, showing how goodgovernance can help avoid many of the conflicts which canarise when a group of people work together.

Using illustrations by Angela Martin to explain many of the issuestogether with internally produced illustrations to depict historicaland philosophical quotes, we helped create a resource which isboth entertaining and helpful not just to community enterprisesbut to any group working together.

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout


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We have also designed the first two guidesof the ‘Simply’ series, these are detailedguides packed with vital information aboutrunning community enterprises. A4 andperfect bound, they’re substantialdocuments covering all you need to knowto run a successful community business!

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project + Annual review 2010The Plunkett Foundation’s aim is to help communities to takecontrol of the issues affecting them through co-operation. We were invited to produce a range of materials includingidentity, traditional and new media for the Plunkett Foundation’sInternational Conference in 2012. The new visual identity for theconference used colours already existing in their palette but notcurrently in use. Interlocking leaves were introduced in a curve torepresent the global aspect of the event whilst maintaining asimilar shape to the Plunkett foundation logo.

+brand development

+creative concept

+design and layout

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Since being commissionedto work on this project, weare now working on a seriesof event materials andresource documents.

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project + Tackling racism workbookThe TUC is the national and international campaigningorganisation that represents over 6 million workers in Britain,with 58 affiliated unions nationwide. As well as campaigningand lobbying for a fair deal at work, the TUC runs extensivetraining and education programmes for union representatives.

Having worked on the previous edition of Tackling racism wewere asked to re-work the fifth, launched in 2011. Tacklingracism is an extensive and practical workbook to support tradeunion reps understand and challenge racist activities.

+creative concept

+design and layout

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The TUC were one of our first clientsand we are proud that our relationshipis still going strong today. We haveproduced numerous reports,workbooks, event materials andinformation materials over the years,and continue to do so in our 25th year.

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project + The Learning Repunionlearn is the TUC’s flagship learning provider, helping unionsand their members to promote and develop opportunities forlearning. Having worked with the TUC for nearly 25 years, wavewas the natural choice to implement the new unionlearn brandacross a raft of resources, publications and promotionalmaterials. As the organisation has developed, new styles havebeen created to keep the brand looking fresh and relevant.

“wavedeploys greatstrengthswhen it comes tothe unionlearn brand:intelligent application ofdesign elements; creativityin pushing the brandforward; and carefulscheduling and executionof all layout work andproduction so that projectscome in on time.”

Rob Sanders

Senior Publications Officer

+creative development

+design and layout


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wave also produces other regularunionlearn communications,including the South Eastern Regionand Midlands ‘update’ newsletters,and an array of reports, campaignmaterials, education resources andexhibition materials.

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project + Brand and websiteSpark + Mettle are a brand new agency that offersdisadvantaged young people training and mentoring supportto enable them to fulfil their potential and find a job they love.

Our brief was to create a refreshing and vibrant brand to reflectthe passion and enthusiasm of this exciting new agency, and toappeal to the age group Spark + Mettle are targeting. Spark +Mettle aim to enlist the support of organisations andindividuals through their web presence, as well as attractingyoung people to sign up. They required a site that makes it easyto promote their social networks, as well as their day-to-dayactivities and achievements.

www.sparkandmettle.org.uk

“Thanks to wavedesign for the grooviest of logos. Not too long now til theytransform the website fromugly to awesome... Thanks tothe brilliance (and speed) ofthe wavedesign team, our new website will be live just in time –Wahoo!”

Eugenie Teasley

Director

+brand conception

+creative development+

web design and build

+wordpress cms

+social network integration

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STAR TRACK

Working with the client’s proactiveonline activities, we applied brandeddesign elements to their existingWordPress CMS installation and socialnetworking tools. As the project hasevolved, we have adapted the site toprovide a strong visual style acrossmany interconnected technologies eg.email, twitter, facebook and onlinefundraising directory sites.

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project + WebsiteHCT Group is the leading transport social enterprise in the UK.Their old site was completely out-of-date and pre-dated boththe expansion of the organisation (20% year on year), and itsrebranding in 2009.

Our task for this site was to balance the business needs of thegroup with the needs of its constituent community operations.As a social enterprise, it was important that each of thecomponent community transport operations were independent,both technically and structurally, and therefore were able tokeep ownership and control of their own areas of the site.

www.hctgroup.org

“It is just as I visualised it. A large site with over onehundred thousand words wasall built within my budget, witheach milestone being met by waveand best of all,wave's CMS exceeding myfunctional expectations. One of these little extras wasso useful and timesaving, itmade me want to dance a jig.”

Frank Villeneuve-Smith

Communications Manager

+creative concept

+design and layout

+web design and build

+wave cms

+SEO

+wind powered hosting

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project + Website in five languagesSedex is a not for profit membership organisation thatfacilitates responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains.

This site was needed quickly with complex requirementsincluding a number of interactive and code heavy pages. The site uses the WordPress CMS and specialist plug ins tomanage forty pages and manual translation into fivelanguages. The clean and consistent design adapts to theneeds of right to left reading languages like Arabic andChinese. Sedex now have a CMS that staff can easily manageand develop without any intervention from us, exceptoccasional advice. With over two thousand visitors a day, this is a user-friendly robust site that’s accessible, and allpowered by wind.

www.sedexglobal.com

+creative concept

+web design

+Wordpress cms

+SEO

+Wind powered hosting

“Our web-site project was acomplex one: six languages,around forty pages perlanguage, quite a few of theminteractive and code heavy. Our target was to deliver itwithin a very tight deadline and have a powerful back end,where our Marketing teamcould easily update and createpages on daily basis.

Work with wave turned out veryefficient: communication wasexcellent, testing environmentwas very helpful, flexibility andresourcefulness exceeded ourexpectations. Everyone wasvery attentive to our needs.Where there are companiesready to walk an extra mile forthe customer, wavedefinitelydoes a lot more.”

Tetyana Shevchenko

Project Manager, Sedex

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+brand development

+creative concept

+web design and build

+social network integration

+wind powered hosting

WebsiteThe Institute of Development Studies, based at the University ofSussex, is a leading global charity of international developmentresearch, teaching and communications. We were appointed to design and develop a website for the Bellagio Initiative, aresearch initiative based at IDS on the future of developmentand philanthropy, involving experts from around the world andculminating at an international conference in 2012.

Using the open source WordPress CMS, we have configured afeature rich site, in two phases, all within a short lead time. Lively international interaction is taking place with nearly fivethousand visitors and fifteen thousand page impressions withinthe first month.

www.bellagioinitiative.org

“A big thanks from me on thework on the site. It looksfabulous and works just as wehad hoped. Feedback here hasbeen great and the fundersare really happy. I know it hasbeen a bit fiddly at times but I think we can all be proud ofthe result. ”

Naomi Marks

Communications Officer Institute

of Development Studies

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“The new website is superb – I know supporters will bewowed by what they see.

I am really impressed by thecommitment and work shownby the wave team. I knowEveryChild is probably quite a demanding client for thebudget we actually have but I hope the innovativeapproach we are alwaysseeking has been as interesting and rewarding foryou as it has been for us.”

James Georgalakis

Marketing and Communications

Manager (2010)

+creative concept

+illustration

+design and build

+flash and multimedia design

+xhtml and css template coding

+social networking integration

Website and micrositesFollowing EveryChild’s recent rebrand, wave was commissionedto redesign their website and create a campaign microsite: Everychild deserves a family. Both sites launched in the spring of 2010with positive effect. The main site content was completelyrestructured into a new CMS and polled a high 17/20 marks inThird Sector magazine’s website review of May 2010.

In 2011 wave also worked on updating the main site andcreated a new campaign microsite to accompany BeebanKidron’s documentary ‘Sex, Death and the Gods’ raisingawareness of the Devadasi practice in Northern Karnataka,India, and highlighting how young girls in the region arevulnerable to sexual exploitation.

www.everychild.org.uk

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wave has worked with EveryChild since2003 and been principal designagency for five years. We have workedon annual reports, research andprogramme reports, direct mailcampaigns, e-alerts and e-marketing,branding, stationery and posters,exhibitions and signage plus the re-design and development of theirwebsite. Our work has gradually helpedmove their brand forward, prompting abrand review based on our initial workon the magazine and annual reviews.

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wave was set up in 1987 as a design co-operative to provide a professional creative service to the not-for-profit sector. This was a conscious choice for us and today we are still proud to only work with organisations such as charities, public sectororganisations, co-operatives and social enterprises who arecommitted to positive change and who share our beliefs, ourconcerns and our passions.

As a co-operative, wave is controlled by the people that work in it –there are no owners or shareholders. We operate a flat, non-hierarchical management structure. Furthermore, being a co-op also defines the way we operate on a daily basis, working asa team, learning from and supporting each other and developingour personal skills through practical experience.

Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In thetradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in theethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.

Our difference +

Our history +

Our values +

+ print and traditional media

+ brand and identity development

+ fundraising campaigns and direct mail

+ reports and reviews

+ magazines and newsletters

+ advertising

+ exhibition and display systems

+ photography and illustration

+ copywriting

+ web and new media

+ design and build of accessible websites

+ content management systems

+ open source cms

+ e-newsletters

+ e-commerce

+ crm integration

+ interactive applications and games

We also commission:

+ copywriting

+ illustration

+ photography

+ print

+ fulfillment/mailing

Our services include +

+About us

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account handlers:

+ Diana Harman

+ Nadiya Donovan

+ Felix Lozano

designers:

+ Karen Beal

+ Julian Coates

+ David Humphrey

+ Tony Mono

+ Danielle Mullis

+ Clare Somerville-Perkins

To find out more contact:

Diana Harman:[email protected]

Nadiya Donovan: [email protected]

Felix Lozano: [email protected]

Our team + + Adfam

+ AimHigher Sussex

+ London Borough of Brent

+ Bromley College

+ Charities Evaluation Services

+ Child Accident Prevention Trust

+ Childhood First

+ Co-operative Futures+ The Co-operative Group

+ Co-operative News

+ Co-operatives UK

+ Creative Foundation

+ Department For InternationalDevelopment (DFID)

+ De La Warr Pavilion

+ EveryChild

+ George Green’s School

+ Greennet

+ HCT Group

+ Help the Hospices

+ The Dogs Trust

+ Institute of Development Studies

+ International Co-operative Alliance

+ Leonard Cheshire Disability

+ Licensed Trade Charity

+ London First

+ London Sustainability Exchange

+ The National Archives

+ NHS

+ National Autistic Society

+ Norfolk Hospice

+ NSWP

+ Orpington College

+ Princess Royal Trust for Carers

+ Plunkett Foundation

+ The Queen’s Nursing Institute

+ Ramblers

+ Reach

+ Renewable Fuels Agency

+ Rowcroft Hospice

+ Royal Geographic Society

+ Royal College of Nursing

+ SE2

+ SEDEX

+ SELDOC

+ Sightsavers

+ Social Enterprise London

+ Somerset Co-operative Services

+ Spark + Mettle

+ St Michael’s Hospice

+ Tiri

+ TUC

+ University Centre Hastings

+ University of Brighton

+ War on Want

+ Wateraid

+ Woodcraft Folk

+Our clients include

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For more examples of our print work go to:

www.wave.coop/print

For more examples of our screen work go to:

www.wave.coop/screen

For more examples of our brand work go to:

www.wave.coop/brand

www.wave.coop

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