February 7, 2012 by Siobhan
I recently designed this campaign for Optimal Chiropractic in Ballincollig. It deserves special mention for their chosen charity; Breakthrough Cancer Research and Cork Cancer Research Centre (CCRC). I am aware of the great work CCRC do from my time as JCI Cork President in 2010 when one of their researchers Dr. Mark Tangney was nominated for JCI Ireland “The Outstanding Young Person of the Year” (TOYP). He was recognised that year as one of the Top 30 Young People in the World for his work in Cancer research.
Spread the love and help CCRC continue the fight against cancer and at the same time have your back (or your loved one’s back) checked at Optimal Chiropractic for only €20 (it is St. Valentine’s Week next week after all!)
http://www.optimalchiro.ie/love-your-back-this-valentines
Category: DMdesign, Graphic DesignTags: CCRC, DMdesign, Dr. Benjamin Martin, Graphic Design Cork, Optimal Chiropractic Ballincollig | Comments (0)
December 23, 2011 by Siobhan
Recently a close friend asked me; “So what is it exactly that you design?” At first I was surprised by the question as I ‘assumed’ that everyone knew what Christine and I do! (Wrong assumption). Sometimes it is our closest family and friends that really don’t know what we do day in day out as we tend to not ‘talk shop’ when we spend time together. However, they are the very people, who in a heartbeat, will recommend us to others. So, Christine and I set about rectifying this by putting together a year at a glance (reeling in the years style!) in the form of a newsletter. We had some difficulty choosing from all the projects we did in 2011 and narrowing it down to 8 pages was more difficult than we thought. So, here it is attached, we hope you enjoy reading it and we look forward to creating more in 2012.
Have a great Christmas and an even better 2012!
Christmas 2011 Newsletter
Category: DMdesign, DMpr, Graphic Design, Public RelationsTags: Christine Duggan, Christmas, Cork PR, DMdesign, DMpr, Graphic Design, Newsletter, PR, Siobhan Dugan | Comments (0)
March 1, 2011 by Christine
Get thee to the Clarion Hotel this Pancake Tuesday (March 8th) to raise funds for Chernobyl Children International (CCI) and get your pancake fix. Head Chef Tommy Butler will be be going flipping mad from 11am to 4pm on the Boardwalk to raise money for Adi Roche’s charity which has been helping children in Chernobyl for the past 20 years since the nuclear disaster in 1986.
It’s hard to believe that it’s 25 years ago this year but CCI who have raised more than €90million in the past 20 years since its foundation in 1991 continues to do amazing work on the ground to give thousands of children hope for the future.
I recently had the privilege of meeting Adi and two lovely little girls Krystina and Olga last week at a special photocall at the Clarion and they are amazingly happy and self assured children thanks to Adi and all the hard work by CCI. So if you have some time next Tuesday please support the Clarion and treat yourself to a scrumptious pancake for a great cause!
Category: Graphic DesignTags: Adi Roche, CCI, Clarion Hotel Cork, Cork PR, DMpr, Pancake Tuesday, PR Cork | Comments (0)
January 13, 2011 by Siobhan
New Sleeve Design for Ardsallagh Cranberry Roulade & Soft Goats Cheese, Designed by DMdesign
The surprise of unexpectedly seeing one of our new package designs on the supermarket shelf will never grow old.
(it’s the small things that keep us happy here in DMdesign!)
Category: DMdesign, DMpr, Graphic Design, Package DesignTags: Ardsallagh Goats Cheese, DMdesign, Graphic Design, graphic designers in Cork, logo design, Package Design, PR Cork | Comments (4)
September 3, 2010 by Siobhan
In most cases clients understand the importance of having a strong corporate look for their business but have no idea where to start. We recently created a corporate identity for a forward thinking, progressive solicitor who recently set up her own legal firm. Eleanora Taylor, Solicitor, understood the importance of standing out in challenging business times. We took time to understand the message Eleanora wanted to deliver to her prospective clients and set to work designing an identity to reflect her vision. This included a logo, corporate suite (letterhead, compliment slip and business card) as well as a mini brochure.
The result….well here is what Eleanora said about her experience working with DMdesign…. http://www.dmdesign.ie/?Testimonials
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March 11, 2010 by Siobhan
Category: Advertising, DMdesign, Graphic DesignTags: Advertising, bowe property, creative design, design in cork, DMdesign, graphic designers in Cork | Comments (0)
February 22, 2010 by Susan
These Gift Guru’s were a pleasure to work with. They knew exactly who their target market was and believed in the power of a strong corporate identity to get their customers attention. When choosing a final logo design they didn’t fall into the trap of choosing the safe option, such as an emblem with a bow or a gift box. They chose the most unique emblem which will serve them well. www.giftguru.ie
Category: Graphic DesignTags: Cork Designers, Cork Graphic Designers, DMdesign, Gift Guru, giftguru.ie, Graphic Designers Cork, http://www.giftguru.ie/, logo design | Comments (2)
January 26, 2010 by Susan
Ballymaloe Country Relish was one of the most enjoyable brochures I’ve worked on in a long time. All the photographs were taken especially for the brochure and the client was happy for me to come along to the photo-shoot. It’s refreshing not to have to rely on stock shots when designing a 20 page brochure. The brochure contains recipes showing how easy it is to make a simple meal delicious when you add Ballymaloe Country Relish products. Not only does it contain recipes for life but all the original photographs are a recipe for a great brochure!
Category: Graphic DesignTags: Ballymaloe Country Relish, Brochure Design, Designers in Cork, DMdesign, Graphic Design | Comments (1)
November 3, 2009 by Siobhan
This country is well known for passionate producers of fine food and at DMdesign we are very lucky to work with many of them. Most of these producers start out at the farmers market and eventually make the big transition to the supermarket shelf. This is the route Pâtisserie Régale decided to take. A huge step for any company and a big risk also, as it is no longer possible for them to stand beside their product and sell to the passers by at market. This is when good package design is crucial – the new packaged product must stand out from its competition on the shelf and entice that initial impulse buy.
Susan and I met with Richard and Jane Graham Leigh of Pâtisserie Regale last year at their bakery in Dunmanway. Their confectionery bakery is a hidden treasure tucked away in the hills above Dunmanway. They produce the most amazingly delicious French patisserie and biscuits. In fact Darina Allen has described Pâtisserie Régale as “the best bought confectionary you are ever likely to find”. A deserving compliment I might add!.
Cookies of Character is the first of Pâtisserie Regale products to be designed and packaged in the way that supermarkets demand. The brief was to create a suitable design to house their mouth watering Chocolate Chip and Oat and Raisin cookies, a design that reflected the quality of the baking and the rewarding treat that no two cookies are the same. As with any good package design, photography plays a vital role in the success of the final look and with this in mind we briefed the very talented photographer, Jörg Koster, on how we envisioned the product to look. Good photography combined with thoughtful design = an attractive product that reflects the taste and quality of its contents…it will entice the impulse buy and the quality of the content will definitely lead to plenty repeat purchases!!
Category: Graphic Design, Package DesignTags: Cookies, DMdesign, Jorg Koster, Package Design, Patisserie Regale, Unique Design | Comments (0)
September 19, 2009 by Siobhan
DMdesign do not design wedding invitations….but when you are a graphic designer and your sister is the bride-to-be (and owner of DMpr, our sister company!!), and you’re asked to design an unusual wedding invitation it’s a different story. In fact it was an honour to do it. Christine and her smashing husband to be, Kenny, will marry 2 weeks from today. The easiest clients in the world gave me a blank canvas to design their wedding invitations. It was a dream to work with photographs taken by Keith and Evelyn Woodard from Killarney with concept and direction of shoot by the bride-to-be. It’s amazing what can be done with a €30 wedding dress from a vintage store, a net curtain for a veil, a pair of wellingtons, a rowing boat and a handsome couple. And the setting….the lakes of Killarney on a sunny day (a rare sight you might say). Tourists gathered around during the shoot and congratulated Christine and Kenny on their wedding day!! “Oh, you guys look so cute” (spoken in your best American accent). I’m sure they went home to tell their friends about the Irish bride in wellingtons at the lakes of Killarney.
It was an engagement shoot with a difference. Kenny is a rower and the concept was to have Christine pulling him ashore in time for the wedding – after years of coming up with creative concepts for her clients, it was easy for Christine to pull one together for herself. So with these amazing results to work with, the first thing I did was change the colour pictures to sepia to give a classic old world style. Colours and type were chosen carefully. The suite included a wedding invitation, DL size with a folding flap in the front to hold the RSVP and a card with directions and accomodation details and a DL evening invitation similar to the wedding invitation. Over many years of trial and error I have managed to create a CMYK gold, this avoids printing a spot gold (printing spot gold increases the print costs). The printing was beautifully finished by Allied Print on Challenger offset and sealed in a gorgeous conqueror envelope….divine.
Christine and Kenny told me they were inundated with compliments on the wedding stationery….some commented they ‘were out of this world’, and unlike anything else they had ever seen. As I am a perfectionist it’s rare to complete a design that I am 100% happy with but I loved this project and it proves when a designer is left to do what they do best, the results are always better.
A successful wedding project and not a bridezilla in sight!
Email designerstationery@gmail.com for more information on unique wedding stationery!
Category: Graphic DesignTags: clever invitation, DMdesign, invitations, personal invites, Unique Design, unique invitations, wedding invitations, wedding stationery, weddings | Comments (0)
