Latest from Wingfinger’s blog

We love working with theatre makers at Wingfinger, and were thrilled when Freehand Theatre approached us to develop new artwork for an upcoming touring production, Frogs, Snails and Teddy Bear Tales.

Freehand make productions for children using imaginative puppets and lovely design, so we felt under pressure to make sure the publicity would live up to the visuals of their show!  » Read more…

We were delighted to be asked to design another report for Jubilee Debt Campaign over the summer, with a particularly timely topic. This 40-page report investigates the debts owed by countries as a whole – both their governments and the private sector – minus the debts owed to them.

It was launched in July and was covered extensively in The Observer  » Read more…

Over many years, Wingfinger has forged a close and effective working relationship with leading development and relief charity Tearfund. We design international resources including a 16-page magazine, an ongoing series of resource books, and a large number of other documents and policy reports on topics including HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, climate change and disaster relief.  » Read more…

Here’s a quick insight into Wingfinger’s approach to logo design, demonstrating the process we go through to find the right visual representation for a client. Brainstorming We were asked to design branding and a website for an online directory of links and tips relating to climate change. The client was keen to use ‘amber’ as a visual reference, with its use as a warning light and as the ‘slow down’  » Read more…

Wingfinger partner Richard, along with his daughter Becky and friends completed the 24.5 mile Yorkshire Three Peaks Walk on 17 March 2012. Becky is fundraising for her trip to Bangladesh in April, as part of a Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) Global Exchange group. Global Exchange is a Global Volunteering Experience which supports young people from all backgrounds to make a real difference to some of the world’s poorest people. VSO  » Read more…

Phew! Just finished this information pack for CENEX – the UK’s national centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies. It was a race against the clock to ensure that printed copies were available on time for conference delegates. It was close, but we made it. After the event Chris Walsh, Head of Technical Support and Consultancy, commented: ‘Wingfinger did some great work producing our Fleet carbon reduction  » Read more…

We’ve just completed work on this website for the Venkatraman Memorial Trust – a small charity supporting the education of children in the fishing village of Kovalam near Chennai in the south of India. It looks like we did OK, if client Lindsay Swan’s comments are anything to go by: ‘We are delighted with our new website. We wanted a design that captured the vibrant colours and spirit of Kovalam  » Read more…

We continue to do a lot of design for charity and non-profit organisations, and a new addition to our portfolio of reports and policy papers is the Jubilee Debt Campaign’s annual review. See more samples of reports in the reports section of our portfolio. Another recent addition to the site is a new case study on our approach to designing for languages. We’ve looked at some of the issues relating  » Read more…