Durham Distillery – Strawberry and Pink Pepper Liqueur

Summer is just around the corner and with that in mind we are pleased to share our recent work for Durham Distillery. A new product launched to add to an already reputable range, the Strawberry and Pink Pepper Liqueur has been inspired by the teams love for mixing cocktails. Our approach was to create a design that would reflect the infusion of flavours and […]

Wonderstuff Concrete BK Ends Giveaway 2017

What better way to celebrate the beginning of a new year than with a nice little giveaway. Getting back into the swing of things at work isn’t always easy after an over indulgent Christmas break so to try and put a smile back on our Twitter and Facebook followers faces we decided to give away 5 pairs of our hand […]

Mark Slater

Mark Slater had built a successful business, and well regarded name for himself, but understood that the next phase of his growth – and securing new business – required more recognition for his business. Wonderstuff were engaged to explore the Mark Slater visual identity and brand archetype and help Mark define the right approach for his branding. […]

Design Interns – It’s not about the coffee…

design interns

  Why hiring design interns can benefit your organisation. There are several benefits to hiring a design intern in your organisation. Forget about the pair of extra hands during projects, and the occasional cup of coffee – it gives your employees a chance to teach another person their individual skills and what they have learned […]

Talking to Newcastle College’s Young Creatives

In May 2016 I was invited to Newcastle College to deliver a talk to the second year students who were just about to embark on their quest to succeed within the creative industry. As the majority of us within the industry are fully aware, it can be a daunting feeling knowing that you will be […]

Alice in Wonderstuff

From 14th of May to the 2nd of October the Laing Art Gallery hosts the Alice in Wonderland Exhibition where you are invited to tumble down the rabbit hole and “explore the different ways generations of illustrations, artists, musicians, filmmakers and designers have been inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic tale”. Safe to say Wonderstuff could […]

The Water Hub

Wonderstuff were engaged to deliver a new visual identity for The Water Hub – a group formed by Durham County Council, Durham University, the Environment Agency, and a small group of high profile private organisations – with aims to build awareness of water efficiency, water cleaning, flood risk and water use in energy systems. “The Water Hub is a collaborative […]

Mailbox — American Street Eats

At the same time as our work on Barbel, we worked with another Newcastle based fast-food start-up. Mailbox already had a clear vision, wanting to sell American fast food around the UK’s summer music festivals and the North East’s food events. Our mission was simple: Make a logo to match. ­­­­ We worked with the […]

Barbel — Feast on Freshness

In September 2015 a client approached us with the vision of creating a fast food brand capable of disrupting this ever increasing industry within North East England. We worked closely with the client through our Brand Development programme to understand and clarify what would set his brand apart from the many other fast-food restaurant brands in the local area. Starting […]

GetDigital North East

On Thursday 17th March 2016 Wonderstuff attended GetDigital North East, held at CastleGate, to meet with the top Creative and Digital Media Companies in the North East! Amongst the 42 different stalls and workshops displaying website design, graphic design, animation and more – we noticed that most people were drawn towards the Hammerhead VR stall, […]

Fitness made Personal

We were approached to create a new visual identity for a multidisciplinary fitness Centre located in Sandyford, Newcastle. Hamers wanted to differentiate itself from the numerous ‘convenience’ gyms now well established in Newcastle. We worked with them to develop a fresh approach to their identity, reflecting the one-to-one training they offer in the streamline ‘Fitness made Personal’. The […]

Pentagram. Five Points.

Thusday, 22 Oct 15, the Wonderstuff team attended the William Russell talk at the Northern Design Event at the Swan. We attended a talk about Pentagram and as William Russell is a recognised architect, now stationed at Pentagram, were all excited to learn more about this well-known design firm. William took us on a journey […]

A Magical Rug Ride with Chris Haughton.

On October 20th Karl (Senior Designer) and Paul (Founder) had the pleasure of attending the Northern Design Festival and a talk by children’s illustrator and co-founder of ‘made by NODE’, Chris Haughton. Here’s Karl’s thoughts on what turned out to be quite the ‘magical rug ride’.   Chris is well known in the industry for his playful yet textured […]

S&S Haircare

We have recently completed the second phase of a long term project for new north-east based company S&S Haircare. Working with them since October 2014 to develop the brand look and feel for their launch product – a lightweight Moroccan Argan Oil, this phase sees the product launch with a strong e-commerce website and supporting […]