This week I designed a poster to promote Duns Flowerbed Trail. The trail will have a series of signs at each flowerbed, which is maintained by the volunteer group called Keeping Duns Blooming Marvellous. The trail signage is expected to be in position by early September.
Tandem, the app based bank have improved their website. I quite like their simple and neat design layout. Their use of icons and thoughtful typography, along with some easy to navigate features make it a straightforward an simple site to browse. The bank offer fixed rate and instant access savings accounts. They also offer loans for greener home improvements. Overall I think Tandem have matured as a challenger bank and their recent refresh shows how they have a strong sales model.
It was reported in the press this week that the Co-operative bank will be taking on the mortgage book of Sainsbury’s bank. This is seen as a positive move by the Co-operative bank, but there is a brand alignment issue that will need to be addressed. The Co-operative bank has no ties with the Co-operative group any more, but people will still assume it has. Until the bank changes its name there will be an association with the Co-op group. People will expect the same ethical standards associated with the Co-op group. Will what the bank tries to say, be aligned with the customer experience?
I recently completed a large project for Keeping Duns Blooming Marvellous. It is called the Duns Flowerbed Trail. I designed 15 signs, a map and 2 leaflets with many illustrations of plants. The signs are to be positioned at each flowerbed in Duns, which are maintained by the volunteer group called Keeping Duns Blooming Marvellous. This was a very enjoyable project to work on and I learned a lot about different plant species. My client was very pleased with the end result.
Last week I designed a flyer for Aitchisons Convenience Store at Bridgend Service Station in Duns. They have recently improved the choice and selection of food available to grab and go when getting your fuel.
This week I designed a poster for the performance of Lilies on the Land by Duns Players. It is being performed as a radio play on 27th, 28th and 29th of September 2023, at the Volunteer Hall in Duns. The story is based on the real lives of The Women’s Land Army. Tickets are available at www.dunsplayers.org or Nairn's Duns or at the door on the night. It took a while to draw the illustration in Adobe Illustrator and the photo I had to work with was very low resolution, but my client was pleased with the overall design.
