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We continue to develop a stronger working partnership with Primed as we grow the capacity to use visual techniques that deliver meaningful and insightful experiences for our clients, to make their experience of change positive and creatively satisfying.
Type Directors Club (2009)

Our brief was to work with many existing elements and to organise the diverse strands of typography, photography and editorial direction that comprised the design of this small newspaper. After years of upheaval, the last thing the publisher wanted was to look like another 'relaunch' was taking place. Read the rest of this entry »

de Luxe used bold, simple typography to complement the works in the books and present them clearly as attractive, commercial childrens' books. Read the rest of this entry »

The Sunday News was a tired newspaper that had been declining in readership and reputation. As the country's oldest, national Sunday Newspaper, it was stuck in an image of old-style, cheap, working-class sensationalism. The audience had moved on, leaving the newspaper in desperate straits. de Luxe & Associates was called in for a make-or-break redesign, which meant throwing out most of the old features of the newspaper, but retaining a strong voice for the community. Read the rest of this entry »

A leading lighting firm needed to launch themselves into the lighting products market with high credibility and a strong personality. Our work needed to work well both in the intimate detail of specification sheets and the bolder brush of marketing communications. Naturally, all for an extremely tight budget. Read the rest of this entry »