WE CARE ABOUT YOUR BUSINESSAt Blurred Circle we design, produce and print products suitable for personal, charitable and business requirements from start up businesses to corporate companies. For example: Booklets, Flyers, Stationery, Weddings, Celebratory occasions, Electronic files, Consumer subscription emails and Web design. |
OUR promiseWe treat each and every client with the upmost importance, regardless of the size of your order. |
Blurred Circle’s work is excellent, compliments from many in our organisation. They don’t just do what we ask, they go a step further and throw other ideas into the mix... we are grateful for all their ongoing support
I was positively overwhelmed by the vast selection of products Blurred Circle can offer... Blurred Circle are a pleasure to work with... personal service and manners are second to none
Most helpful professional I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. On point and very attentive to detail. Blurred Circle cannot help enough, their work is exceptional and they are always on the other end of the phone
Couldn't have asked for a more helpful and friendly professional service, always available to help, advise and change no matter how small the detail. Highly recommend you try this company who went above and beyond what I expected.
Brilliant service and an asset to my business
Just what my business needed...we cannot praise enough...you certainly know what you’re talking about
I’ve been waiting for someone like Blurred Circle to come along for years, they have a lot of patience and integrity...”
Very professional, finally my social media profiles are being used correctly”
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Freelance v's Agency
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A growing number of clients prefer using a freelance graphic designer to using a design agency.
Blurred Circle is a FREELANCE DESIGN & WEB HOSTING company. The biggest benefit of working with a freelance designer is the cost, we are a fraction of the price. Why? We have no overheads. 
The difference between an agency and freelance is the ability to speak to a person, over the phone or via web chat and any ideas are being shared with those involved.
When working with an agency, you may not have one person working on your designs, this can lead to confusion, and mixed messages. You will probably never get to speak to the designer in person as all messages are relaid through an account manager. |
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What makes a Brand?
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A logo design and a corporate identity design (business cards, brochure design, signage etc..) are the key elements that get your message to your target audience, and to separate you from your competitor.
As surprising as it may sound, it’s your audience that decides the success of your brand, and not you or your graphic designer. So together we need to target your audience and create brand awareness. 
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What makes a good logo?
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... a good one is worth a thousand words, and plenty more besides.
... and is purely for identification of who you are. Five principles for an effective logo.
A SIMPLE logo design allows for easy recognition and allows the logo to be versatile & memorable. Good logos feature something unique without being overdrawn.
An effective logo design should be MEMORABLE and this is achieved by having a simple, yet appropriate logo.
An effective logo should be TIMELESS – that is, it will endure the ages. Will the logo still be effective in 10, 20, 50 years? Probably the best example of a timeless logo is the Coca-Cola logo.
Compare that to Pepsi-Cola and they have changed their logo just a few times...
An effective logo should be able to work across a variety of mediums and applications. The logo should be functional. For this reason a logo should be designed in vector format, to ensure that it can be scaled to any size. A logo should be able to work both in horizontal and vertical formats.
Ask yourself; is a logo still effective if printed ...
One way around creating a VERSATILE logo is to begin designing in black and white only. This allows you to focus on the concept and shape, rather than the subjective nature of colour. 
How you position the logo should be APPROPRIATE for its intended purpose. For example, if you are designing a logo for children’s toys store, it would be appropriate to use a childish font & colour scheme. This would not be so appropriate for a locksmith.
A logo doesn’t need to show what a business sells or offers as a service. ie. Van logos don’t need to show vans, hair salons don’t need to scissors. A mobile phone company do not use a mobile phone, and the BBC do not use a TV. |
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Logo design
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Many large brands have changed there logo and then reverted back to their original design. Why? Put simply, sales dropped and brand awareness weakened.
I put a lot of time and effort into finding the right way to showcase your brand using a simple, unique, instantly recognisable and memorable design. It is so easy to create a bad logo, Business Insider counted down the 10 worst logo changes of 2013. Probably the most memorable recent blunder was the 2010 GAP logo redesign debacle. Going against received wisdom that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, the GAP inexplicably decided to change their logo 
An iconic logo is so ubiquitous and recognizable that the company name is superfluous
Several other companies have also tweaked their logos to varying degrees of notice or fanfare, notably, eBay and Microsoft.
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A 'good website' is...
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… one that gets your information across clearly, demands your audience’s attention, and make’s them want to find out more about you.
To do this your content needs to be aesthetically pleasing and be easily accessible to all.
All websites should: 
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