Never Dull Group

We're two years old and we're stoked to present our latest Showreel for 2023! Featuring work from our conception to now, over the last two years it's great to look back on the crazy collaborations and projects we've been undertaken 🔥 Thanks to all of our collaborators, partners and talent who made the work a reality. We couldn't have done it without you. Check out the full case studies here 👉 www.studiobnd.com #designagency #motiondesign #branding

Did you know, that women drive around 80% of house purchases and are behind 70-80% of all consumer decisions 🗣️🏡✏️ On top of this, in family dynamics, it's the mother who often has the final say when it comes to relocation. However, despite this data, the real-estate sector is saturated by corporate and often male-focussed agents, and businesses. With branding for brick-and-mortar establishments often appearing cold, unapproachable and industrial. ⁠ As one of the 13% of female-owned estate agents in the UK, we identified a space for Emma's Estate Agents to utilise their lived experience, and communicate with an under-valued demographic through a relatable and engaging visual and verbal identity. As part of our rebranding for Emma's, we created a playful, human-centered illustration language that championed the female influence on property, while reflecting Emma’s personality and the needs of their customers. While also establishing themselves as a personable and approachable agent that can deliver the best experience possible. 🏡🌟⁠ Full case study here: https://lnkd.in/esVQtxVc #realestate #branding #property

Are you looking for your next adventure? 🌋 Got what it takes to be the Dory to our Malin? 🐠 We're looking for a creative intern to join us for a 4 week period from Mid August, to Mid September, with the possibly to extend further. In this role 2D, Vector illustration is essential as you'll be assisting across branding and animation (no animation skills required). Check out the full job listing here: https://lnkd.in/eqgiVjNK #recruitment #designintern #hiring

If you're creative professional, curious about what goes on at Never Dull Studio, or you're just trying to take things to the next level in your brand, this one if for you. I carry out a visual BTS walkthrough of our Hotshots identity development for BOXPARK, and showcase some of the key decisions around the visual identity, the character designs, while also give insights into how we handle certain elements of our projects. You won't find glossy presentations, or overly curated dialogue. This is a rough-and-ready as you can get. One shot, one take, one idiot with a camera. Full Recording: https://lnkd.in/eze3xuqj Full Case Study: https://lnkd.in/ehi2mim7 #marketing #branding #entertainment

What does the future of design look like? We're seeing a seismic shift across the creative industries. Budgets are lower than they ever have been, expectations are sky rocketing, and AI is tip toeing around the edges. From unlimited content, to market saturation, it's never become harder to stand out. So what should we focus on? For us at Never Dull Studio, it's always been about understanding the human aspect to design. How do we add value to peoples lives, form connections and create memories and experiences. - Start seeing audiences are more than 1's and 0's. They're people with desires, aspirations and passions and cares. Tap into that. - Focus on behavioural psychology. What drives people, why and how can we make interactions more meaningful, or as we call it at Never Dull - Surprise and Delight. - Bring audiences into your projects. Focus groups, workshops, direct engagement. Any way to help build stronger connections and understanding around the very people you're trying to communicate with. - Make the illogical, logical. The most stand out brands today are doing things which make zero sense on paper but it opens up a world of possibilities. Where can you find the rainbow, in an ocean of beige. The processes we know now will likely change, but the thing we need to hold onto in the sea of ever changing technology, is the human focus in design. We design for people, we communicate with people and we ultimately help companies sell to people. The future of design has always been, and will continue to be, people. Focus on that 🤘 #branding #creativeagency #graphicdesign

Never Dull Studio was born out of the events and entertainment industry 🍺 I was working at Glug Events part-time, when COVID hit, while freelancing on the side. In the space of a year the entire team was made redundant. We saw the entire hospitality sector implode, and many of the venues we used for our own events also had to shut their doors. When Never Dull was born, our first internal project 'A Worksheet For Drunk Adults', celebrated the re-opening of the bars and pubs we'd frequented 😎 Between COVID and BREXIT there was a lot of passport related chat in the air in 2021, so we decided to flip this on its head and create the ‘Alternative’ Pub Passport. Positioned as a worksheet for drunk adults, the passport took the form of a double-sided A3 illustration, folding down into a passport-sized parody with a bunch of fun activities for pub-goers. Complete with an ID page, regulars bingo, conversation starters for the chronically isolated and a pub quiz for those looking to exercise their lockdown skills. We even bought a burner phone, and included the number on the worksheet so people could ring us to settle quiz disputes 📱 What started as a small, silly internal project, which cost about £600 to execute, ended up with a featured article in The Sun, with national attention. One of my favourite quotes comes from Andy Pearson, 'Treat every day like it's April Fools', and from experience it's a great lesson to live by 🔥 Check out the worksheet here: https://lnkd.in/eg4Ffpn3 #marketing #entertainment #hospitality

Ambessa Play began in the heart of refugee camps, inspired by the urgent needs of children. Their debut product, a DIY, portable windup flashlight designed by Jon Marshall and his team at Pentagram, was crafted to help kids navigate the sprawling tent cities safely and discreetly. This innovation marked the start of Ambessa’s mission to create practical and educational tools for children in crisis. Co-produced with refugee children, Ambessa has continued to design products that foster learning in resource-scarce environments, with a focus now on creating a more dynamic, and engaging pathway into STEM education. However, their brand identity needed a refresh to match their evolving vision. We refined Ambessa’s brand system, expanding their visual language and developing new assets, including a dynamic website, to empower their team and engage a broader audience. Check out the refreshed system below: https://lnkd.in/eTTZDRNr #productdesign #branding #brandsystem #designforgood

Ambessa Play began in the heart of refugee camps, inspired by the urgent needs of children. Their debut product, a DIY, portable windup flashlight designed by Jon Marshall and his team at Pentagram, was crafted to help kids navigate the sprawling tent cities safely and discreetly. This innovation marked the start of Ambessa’s mission to create practical and educational tools for children in crisis. Co-produced with refugee children, Ambessa has continued to design products that foster learning in resource-scarce environments, with a focus now on creating a more dynamic, and engaging pathway into STEM education. However, their brand identity needed a refresh to match their evolving vision. We refined Ambessa’s brand system, expanding their visual language and developing new assets, including a dynamic website, to empower their team and engage a broader audience. Check out the refreshed system below: https://lnkd.in/eTTZDRNr #productdesign #branding #brandsystem #designforgood

Our work with Arts for Dementia didn't place at D&AD this year. In fact, nobody in our category was... We normally wouldn't enter, however, this year we felt it was an opportunity to get the charities name out there and seen by some great creative minds and eyes. Regardless, I'm incredibly proud of this piece of work. It came from a place of lived experience, and empathy. To showcase that life doesn't end with a diagnosis and while the journey is hard, it shouldn't be hopeless. Since the launch, we have had so many people tell us how much it's raised the bar in their mind regarding accessibility within design, the arts and health sector, and even made them aware of the charity and the work they carry out. Which is an amazing feeling. It was also a massive learning curve for ourselves, especially in regards to designing a system and website which comfortably achieved AA, and even AAA accessibility ratings. We had to consider cognitive impairment, colour blindness, age, mobility and even language to ensure it reflected the needs of service-users and the wider AFD community as a whole. Being recognised by your peers is always great, but being recognised by the people you're trying to help is unmatched. We may be more successful in the future but for now we've decided to take a break from the awards cycle, instead use the money each year to put into studio projects, or simply donate it to a worthy cause 💙 In the meantime, take a look at the full case study below. If you like what you see give it a share, and if you, or someone you know is affected by dementia, make sure to give them the details of Arts for Dementia. They are awesome! Case Study - https://lnkd.in/ezaGCMag https://lnkd.in/eB2BE8yg #charity #dementia #branding #artandhealth

Instead of entering the usual awards in 2023, we decided instead to use the money and take the photoshoot one step further. Enter #RockStock 🤘 What started out as a silly team day out, expanded into a full internal project, consisting of 23 royalty-free images, and 6 editable mockups that rock up. We then launched the images across all free stock-sites, from Pexels, to Unsplash. The results? - Over one-million organic views 🚀 - Over a thousand downloads (which keeps growing) 🦄 - Dozens of uses in press and blog articles 📚 - Weirdly a lot of use in Figma files 🖥️ - 3 modelling career sparked 😏 The overall cost to produce? Roughly £500 💸 The idea you need to spend a fortune to build brand awareness is very outdated, and echos an era before covid and the creator economy. All you need is an idea. Full Case Study - https://lnkd.in/eF7JdDtH Rock Stock Website - https://rock-stock.co/ #neverdull #organicmarketing #campaign