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Coalville and the surrounding villages run on trades, engineering and distribution — businesses where the branding has to work on a van door, a hi-vis, a fascia and a quote letter, and look like the same firm on all four.
Services
Half an hour up the A511 — near enough that Steve can come and look at the unit before designing the sign for it.
A mark drawn for your business, tested small, in one colour and at sign scale.
→Type, colour and the printed guidelines that keep everyone honest.
→Catalogues, event guides and literature, artworked ready for press.
→One idea across press, six-sheets, digital screens and social.
→Fascias, wall graphics and exhibition stands, supplied ready for the fitter.
→Cartons and labels drawn to the cutter guide.
→Templates and post sets that match everything else you put out.
→Letterheads, cards and folders that look like the firm they represent.
→Areas covered: Coalville, Whitwick, Ibstock, Ravenstone, Ellistown, Hugglescote, Measham and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Proof, not promises
Real names, real towns. Every one of these is work Steve did himself, and several are written up in full on the case studies page.
Coalville in particular
Trade branding gets used harder than any other kind. It goes on vehicles, workwear, scaffolding banners, site boards and a fascia twenty feet up. Fine detail fills in, gradients die on vinyl, and thin type disappears at forty miles an hour. Everything Steve draws for a trade business is tested at those sizes before it goes anywhere near a sign-maker.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for engineering and manufacturing across Coalville.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for building and trades across Coalville.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for logistics and distribution across Coalville.
Logos, print, signage and campaigns for plant and tool hire across Coalville.
Related case study: A twenty-year-old industrial logo, redrawn.
The difference
Most agencies put an account manager between you and the person doing the work. There isn't one here, because there is only Steve.
The person who takes your brief is the person setting the type three weeks later. Nothing gets handed down to a junior at the point it gets interesting.
Bleed, trim, spot versus process, and which idea dies on an uncoated stock. Files land at your printer right the first time.
Half an hour up the A511 — near enough that Steve can come and look at the unit before designing the sign for it. You can meet him, and he answers his own phone when you ring about it.
In their words
“Steve took the brief and produced a set of designs across all marketing formats, from socials to print materials, that exceeded all expectations. He's a pleasure to work with but more importantly, he produces high quality work.”
“He worked with us to understand the scope, offered advice, utilised our colours and branding and produced work that showcased our company fantastically — leading to both enquiries and sales.”
How a job runs
Fixed price agreed before anything starts, and you always know what is happening and when it lands.
A call or a coffee in Coalville. What it is for, who it is aimed at, and when you need it.
Routes drawn on paper before anything is opened on the Mac.
Real options to choose between, then amends until it is right.
Print-ready artwork to your printer, sign-maker or team, checked before it goes.
Common questions
Steve designs the livery and supplies print-ready vector artwork to your wrapper or sign-maker. He does not fit it, but he will check the proof before it is cut.
Yes, and it comes up often. If all that survives is a JPEG off an old letterhead, it can be rebuilt properly as vector so it works at any size again.
Constantly. A two-van firm gets the same designer as a national campaign, and the same attention to whether the artwork will actually print.
Logo concepts in a few working days. Sign artwork depends on the job, but you get the date up front and Steve sticks to it.
Let's begin
Tell Steve what you need. You'll get a straight answer, a sensible price, and a person on the other end of it.