York Graphic Designers News – recently completed projects and random musings from the York Graphic Designers team.

Top ten logo parodies and manipulations

21 Jul 2012 | No Comments | in News > Funny, Logo Design

A companies logo is a visual representation of their business which means portraying the right look is essential in order to be taken seriously in today’s competitive market place. Large companies spend huge amounts of money on their corporate identities and branding to make sure their ethos is communicated effectively to consumers. With business practises and decisions under more scrutiny than ever before and news of scandals going round the world in next to no time thanks to the internet and social media, a companies logo is often parodied or manipulated by creative individuals to represent a story, event or scandal that may have broke about the company.
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Come on Bradley Wiggins!

18 Jul 2012 | No Comments | in News > Random Stuff

It’s that time of year again where we get to witness the most gruelling sporting event of the year, Le Tour de France. At YGD HQ we love the cycling spectacle and watch in amazement year after year as the beautiful French scenery whizzes by at speeds of up to 70 mph. Read more..

Cookhouse website and leaflet design

28 Jun 2012 | No Comments | in News > Advertising, Leaflet Design, Web Design

We have just designed a new website for York Kitchen Company, Cookhouse. The aim of the website was to promote a special offer Cookhouse have just launched, a handmade painted kitchen and all appliances for £5,995.
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Song Pop – The new Angry Birds?

22 Jun 2012 | No Comments | in News > Random Stuff

At YGD towers we have become hooked on a new app available for all smart phones called Song Pop. If you are old enough to remember the first commercial Concorde flight taking off, the premise of the game is very much the same as the TV game show Name That Tune. If not, well it’s basically a one on one competition to see who can identify a song or artist the quickest from a 10 second clip of music. The answers are selected by means of multiple choice.
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10% OFF all artwork until 31st July

18 Jun 2012 | No Comments | in News > YGD SPECIAL OFFERS

We have just launched a special 10% OFF artwork promotion in the York magazine, Your Local Link.
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