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We Visited a Paper Factory: G . F Smith
Let’s look inside the factory… The Buttercrumble team took a trip to Hull to explore the city and visit paper merchant, G . F Smith. It was a day filled with learning and discovery and we all came back to the studio feeling inspired and raring to go!
A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Design Partners!
2022 has been a turbulent year, but we’re looking up! We’re celebrating five years of Buttercrumble and we couldn’t do it without you. Despite COVID-19 and an economic downturn, Buttercrumble has defied the odds to success.
Graphic Design and Illustration — Where is the Line?
Graphic Design. Illustration. Intrinsically-linked or mutually-exclusive? At Buttercrumble, we like to think of graphic design as the umbrella and illustration as typical British raindrops — both together and separate! They are, at times, part of the same.
Both have become creatively intertwined and embedded into commercialism, but what exactly is the difference between the two?
A Case Study: Honeytape Creative
One of our most recent branding projects saw us partnering with the wonderful Honeytape Creative to create a wholesome identity that is as true and authentic as the couple behind the team.
Honeytape Creative is a new start-up based in Leeds that was founded by Adam and Lucy. The pair wanted to combine their video, photography and marketing skills to provide a content-creation service for independent businesses.
One of the first challenges, they felt they had to face as a start-up, was to make an impact. Coherent and exciting branding is an excellent way to do that so we were thrilled when Adam and Lucy asked us to help.
Grip Pro Branding & Packaging
Last year we had the pleasure of working with the founder of Grip Pro, Laurence Jones. The project involved creating a new professional brand identity and packaging design for Grip Pro's golf club grip cleaner...
3 Reasons Why You Should be Making an Impact in Print: Feat. Independent Leeds
It's wonderful to share with you one of our latest projects... We recently designed the latest issue (August 2016) of Independent Leeds, a magazine that celebrates local indie businesses.
The magazine (printed annually) is distributed around Leeds for readers to gain insights into the area's indie scene. It offers photography, illustration, interviews and exciting articles. It was so fun to contribute!
We have carefully crafted and written our story over the last few years. It’s now time to unveil The Brand Power Manifesto! We’re delighted to publish our debut book (with huge thanks to BIS Publishing). It’ll be released mid-May 2024. Watch this space!