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It’s not just about the pretty stuff

Tony Stuart-Brown — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:15:12 +0000

This past week I have been involved with a project for one of our larger clients that has revolved around an organisation chart. After passing the problem around various departments with limited success they asked us to have a fresh look. The problem was that there were various levels of information that they wanted to [...]

Design basics – Print industry jargon 1 of 2

Ian Scovell — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:14:10 +0000

Decoding the mumbo-jumbo All industries seem to have their own internal jargon and abbreviations which become common parlance to those within the trade and mystify those outside of it. We thought we’d try and pull together a series of articles explaining commonly used design and print jargon as a useful guide for our clients. If you’ve [...]

Design basics – Ockham’s razor

Ian Scovell — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:59:31 +0000

Sometimes less is more Ockham’s razor is an easy to learn and apply rule that can be used to improve our work within all disciplines of design and is a philosophy that widely holds true in fields far beyond design. Sticking to our principal area of interest, the basic rule of Ockham’s razor within graphic design is [...]

Design: the way out of economic gloom?

Hannah Woodhams — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:18:23 +0000

It is widely believed that if UK businesses could learn to accept and realise that good design can contribute to larger growth and profits the UK economy would be in a much stronger position.

Airsprung Beds Packaging

Hannah Woodhams — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:30:19 +0000

Take a look at the packaging Arena design have recently designed for Airsprung Beds. Airsprung Beds is one of the UKs oldest and largest bed manufacturers selling to major retailers such as Tesco, Argos and Littlewoods.

Social media: just a fad or are they here to stay?

Hannah Woodhams — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:27:33 +0000

Social media: just a fad or are they here to stay? - Forecasting Net.

Client Case Study – Muffin break

Hannah Woodhams — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:01:33 +0000

Muffin Break provides customers with an irresistible combination of baked products and a distinctive blend of espresso coffee.In addition to this you can have a Muffin Break experience in various locations throughout the world. Arena Design has been working with Muffin Break since May 2010. This is an exciting time for the company as they expand [...]

One typeface to rule them all…

Hannah Woodhams — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:03:48 +0000

Since its inception in the 1950s, Helvetica has become the most ubiquitous widely used typeface in the world today. Helvetica was designed in Switzerland by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffman. The Swiss have always been a leading nation in the graphic design field and the country has been a breeding ground for some of the [...]

The Business Show Bristol

Hannah Woodhams — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:03:12 +0000

Arena exhibited at The business Show Bristol on September 15th. The show was held at Leigh Court in Bristol and proved to be a valuable networking event with many local businesses attending. To see the BBCs local coverage of the event see the link below: Click Here Share this:

Design in the news – The Olympic logo controversy

Ian Scovell — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:57:58 +0000

When Seb. Coe, the London 2012 organisers and their design agency Wolff Olins launched the official London 2012 Olympic logo in 2007 they sailed straight into a media storm of controversy and public criticism. But should we really have been shocked by this response and was it really justified? Given the passage of time and more [...]