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2010
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26.01.2010
Using our 'Loaf' - Ascend raise profile of new business start-up The London Loaf Company
"A unique concept bringing a 21st century artisanal experience to
London through a chain of unique self service café bakeries offering
a range of sandwiches and wraps in breads from around the world,
made with the highest quality natural and organic ingredients."
This new chain of artisanal sandwich shops approached Ascend for all their branding, promotional and packaging requirements. Recognising the delicious fusion between old world values and 21st century modernism – and demand, we developed the brand statement: "Local Ingredients, a World of Breads". Partnering with interior and product designers and a brand that clearly stands out from the likes of Pret, Eat and Paul, Loaf looks to become the flavour of 2010.
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2009
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02.11.2009
Back to school with LSBF
Ascend have been appointed by The London School of Business & Finance to work on a range of promotions including advertising, direct marketing, digital marketing and a full suite of course brochures. It's been a 'steep learning curve' but the results are looking 'first class'!
You can download the new London School of Business & Finance MBA brochure below.
Click
here to download LSBF MBA brochure as PDF.
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16.07.2009
Discover the Origin website launch
Several months in the making, the Discover the Origin site is finally live! Promoting 5 premium food and drink products from France, Portugal and Italy, the 3 year campaign is designed to raise awareness of Burgundy wines, Port and Douro Valley wines, Parma Ham and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
Click
here to view this project.
Click here to visit the website www.discovertheorigin.co.uk
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01.07.2009
Ascend recruit high flyer
After a grueling application and interview process we have finally found our latest addition to the team in the form of D&AD award winner Dean 'Geordie' Pannifer. Having worked in most of the major design houses around he has finally seen the light decided to settle with Ascend.
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10.06.2009
Here hair here...
We have been commissioned by the hugely respected HOB Hair Salons to help with their brand refresh and a new range of printed collateral. Boasting awards such as 'British Hairdresser of the Year' it seems Ascend could end up hobnobbing with the stars! Right, where's my hair spray?! Updates to come.
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10.01.2009
Smile. It's 2009!
Giving our clients a smile with our new year card.
 
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2008
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14.09.2008
Packing a punch with PAC
Pierre Audoin Consultants have recently commissioned us to rebrand their Software and IT Services Industry (SITSI) division with a new logo, look and feel. The project has included a complete restructuring of the sub-brand's modular make-up, with the introduction of colour coding and a new suite of brand imagery.
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here to view this project.
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03.07.2008
Inside Careers - outside thinking
Inside Careers are a major information resource for UK graduate jobs and specialist career advice. Ascend have been commissioned to design a range of promotional materials including a 128pg 'graduate lifestyle' magazine, website refresh, media packs and exhibition graphics. Graduate career advice is about to got a lot more interesting - watch this space...
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30.06.2008
Green credentials
After a 3-way pitch, we have been commissioned by Green Park Recruitment to completely redesign and build their website.
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here to view the website.
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11.06.2008
The Magic of Madrid
Promoting wines form the Madrid region of Spain for Westbury Communications – a tasting in Edinburgh sees the unlikely arrival of a modern Spanish invasion! Project in progress - visuals coming soon.
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31.03.2008
'Eggstremely' well received Easter gifts
Well this year we thought we'd do something a little different to the standard Easter card. Six chocolate eggs in an egg box, personalised for each client, for them and their teams to enjoy. They were so well received, one client has asked Ascend to do the same mailing for them next year - no yoke! (Eek... sorry!;)
  
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25.02.2008
Ascend spices things up for Nutmeg Productions
Our brilliant video and moving media partners, Nutmeg Productions, have finally seen the light (albeit in RGB!) and asked for a complete corporate rebrand and new website. You can visit their old site at www.nutmegproductions.co.uk – but don't forget to revisit in a couple of weeks to check out the new one. Project in progress - visuals coming soon.
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22.01.2008
We fought the law and Ascend won.
Kidd Rapinet Solicitors appoint Ascend.
We have come through as the favourites in a 6 way proposal pitch for a complete rebrand and website design and build for Kidd Rapinet. With 7 offices in the UK, the firm of solicitors are a rapidly growing organisation. To celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2008, they realised it was time to update a tired brand with a revitalised one to reflect their modern focus and innovative, original approach to this rather traditionally perceived industry. (The fact that we have managed to get a frog on the home page of the site suggests just how willing they are to embrace a new way of thinking!)
"Ascend listened to our needs and understood our requirements, transforming them into a brand and website that we are proud to carry our name. The website is clean, quick and concise and truly reflects our brand values. Both the new branding and the website have been received extremely well, both internally and externally. In such a complex and competitive industry such as law, it is vitally important to find a design partner that offers genuine support and understanding as well as the creativity to bring it all to life. We found this in Ascend and would highly recommended them."
Michelle Kay
Head of marketing
Kidd Rapinet
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here to view this project.
2007
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07.11.2007
Eventology Group mixed up by Ascend
Ascend have branded a new US events venture 'Eventology'. The group of three events specialists provide event organising, catering, and design.
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here to view this project.
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10.10.2007
We've moved to Farringdon!
Please
check our contact details on the get
in touch page... cant be bothered? Ok - its 4th Floor,
57 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JB. Tel: 020 7419 1170.
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22.08.2007
Helping promote wines
from The Douro
We have been helping our lovely recent
new client Westbury
Communications to promote wines from the Douro Wine
region in Portugal. Famed for its production of Port for over
500 years, the still red and white wines remain relatively
undiscovered in the U.K. so a retail push was in order.
Other exciting related projects include
a generic promotional campaign for Tawny Port.
"Working with Ascend has been a real joy - they take time to understand the brief and seem to deliver near perfect creatives on instinct. Creatively strong, their concepts also work on a commercial level. I highly recommend them."
Sue Harris
Managing Director
Westbury Communications
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here to view this project.
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09.05.2007
Ascend fight off competition in 5-way HSBC
pitch
...
against some of the industries biggest names, including
the HSBC in-house team. The HSBC Research website, offering
content rich financial data, reports and forecasts, needed
a complete overhall. Ascend came through with a user-centric,
data driven, functional approach that avoided the temptation
to produce an over styled 'consumer focused' site.
“Ascend understood our requirements
from the word go and never failed to impress us with innovative
suggestions and creative input. Whilst others concentrated
on look and feel, Ascend dove much deeper to get to the essence
of the HSBC Research brand, the functionality required and
ultimately the user experience. The result is fantastic and
far beyond our expectations. Thanks Ascend for all your hard
work, very much looking forward to the next project!”
Kelley Watson
Brand Manager
HSBC Bank
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here to view this project.
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07.05.2007
New Ascend website
launches
New Ascend website launches with a bang,
attracting interest from major industry figures and press.
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