Brand Clients

IE Brand works with charity, health and education clients up and down the UK, as well as internationally. Sometimes we work for large charities and universities that are household names, and sometimes we help small health and social care providers, colleges, or charity startups with big ambitions. If you’re a values-driven organisation with a challenge, then we’d love to add you to our list of clients!

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  • Highlands School logo in grey
    Highlands School logo featuring a green acorn

    Banner hanging from a ceiling, promoting the dates of school open days. Featuring a photograph of some students, coloured in a gradient of bright greens, blues and yellows

    A new brand, visual identity and logo for Highlands School, a high-performing, mixed comprehensive school serving the west side of Enfield. The new look debuted in September 2022 for the new academic year.

  • AgriFood Training Partnership (AFTP) logo in grey
    AgriFood Training Partnership (AFTP) logo

    Brand image for AgriFood Training Partnership (AFTP) – botonist

    IE created a new education brand and website for the AgriFood industry. As a collaboration between six UK universities – Reading, Nottingham, Aberystwyth, Harper Adams, Cranfield and Bangor – the AFTP is the bridge between industry and academia. Their postgraduate-level courses translate cutting edge academic research into applied industry expertise, helping the industry’s best talent to deepen their knowledge, advance their skills, and progress their careers.

    The AFTP brand is defined by its close relationship to industry, so the new visual identity is firmly rooted in the world of AgriFood, not the classroom, to celebrate the best the industry has to offer. 

    Explore the full case study for the AFTP website.

    From the moment we first walked into the studio I was instantly impressed with IE’s warmth, professionalism and passion for brand and marketing that I was looking for to transform three existing brands into a single exciting new one.

    I believe that all our team, across six universities have been delighted with the results of the project and we are now working together to develop the ideas and messaging our brand now represents. IE took time to painstakingly tease out the issues at the heart of our market and understand both what makes us tick as organisations and what our market demands; to give us the credibility and edge that we were looking for in a new brand and image.

    For us, a project of this scale was daunting but with IE’s creativity combined with strong project management skills, I believe we have produced an excellent start to the project that will help us attract the participants we need to make the AFTP a success.

    Deborah Kendale
    Business Development and Marketing Manager, University of Nottingham / AFTP
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  • It's time to talk logo in grey
    It's time to talk logo

    Brand image for "It's time to talk" campaign, features a woman engaged in conversation. The photo is cut into three sections, focusing on different parts. In one we focus on just her hands, palms pressed together.


    Branding and website design for a new NHS campaign brand. Time to Talk comes from NHS West Sussex Talking Therapies, part of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

    Time to Talk offers a free, confidential service for adults in West Sussex. It's the only NHS Talking Therapies provider in West Sussex, and one of the leading services in the country. They provide a range of talking therapies and other treatments for adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, and other mental health conditions.

  • Leeds Trinity University crest in grey
    Leeds Trinity University crest

    Brochure mock-ups showing the Leeds Trinity University Careers + Placements branding

    A new brand for the Careers + Placements service at Leeds Trinity University. 

  • Eikon logo in speech bubble, grey and white
    Eikon logo in blue speech bubble with yellow brand name

    Mock up showing three mobile phones side by side, with Eikon branded phone cases in a vibrant colour palette

    Eikon is a charity helping young people in Surrey to feel safe, heard and supported. They wanted their brand to better resonate with children and young people, and they also needed it to work harder to support fundraising.

    IE Brand created a vibrant new visual identity for Eikon, including a new logo and strapline, and updated brand messaging, to reflects the charity’s fun, active and engaging approach to its work, while protecting Eikon’s credibility with commissioners, schools and partner organisations.

    Read the Eikon case study

  • EdAct logo in grey
    EdAct logo in shades of blue

    Set of brochures showing the use of EdAct's brand photography, vibrant colour palette and striking stripes

    EdAct is an established Multi-Academy Trust with five locations across North London, proudly working together to provide an exceptional education for the local community.

  • Network West Midlands logo (grey)
    Network West Midlands logo

    Image of Mike the Metro character from Network West Midlands Commuterland films

    Network West Midlands works with public transport operators to improve the regional transport structure.

    Explore how we created the Commuterland films for Network West Midlands. 

  • Tiro logo in grey
    Tiro logo in purple

    Tiro brand photo of a young woman in a high tech environment, seen through a pyramid lens that creates a glitch effect on the photo, whilst maintaining a visually pleasing distortion in the image, and a dynamic aesthetic.

    A rename and rebrand for a leading training provider for science and technology apprenticeships.

    Over the past decade Youthforce had grown significantly. They had changed, and so had the world. Apprentices can be any age, and the name was causing confusion, so IE Brand renamed them Tiro – a Latin word meaning novice, recruit, apprentice, beginner and soldier.

    The brand's new brand messaging, visual identity and re-skinned website reflect the challenging, authentic and excitable business Tiro is now.

  • CHIPS charity logo design (grey) by IE Brand
    CHIPS charity logo design by IE Brand

    CHIPS new charity brand by IE Brand – poster on bus stop

    CHIPS (Christian International Peace Service) is a charity that joins with communities from both sides of a conflict – from Brixton to Ghana – to help build sustainable futures free from violence and division.

    Explore how we rebranded CHIPS.

    Our brand and identity are the key to communicating our personality, and if truth be told, were in dire need of a spruce-up. We ran the risk of being overlooked as out-of-touch and irrelevant, even as the work we do – with real people, in real communities – becomes even more needed.

    We chose IE Brand for their branding expertise and thorough, considered approach to the process. They were excellent at guiding our team, and challenging us where we needed to be challenged. We felt in very safe hands and thoroughly enjoyed working with their team and seeing the new brand and design emerge. IE Brand's wise, high-quality work to rebrand CHIPS will lead to a step-change for the charity. We’ll now be able to shout louder with less effort. It’s a great investment in the future. Awesome work!

    Paul Maxwell-Rose
    Director
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  • University of Bristol logo (grey)
    University of Bristol logo

    A composite image of a young man, whose hair becomes a gorilla, with jungle plants growing. Representing a career in biological sciences / zoology

    University of Bristol is one of the most popular and successful universities in the UK and was ranked within the top 50 universities in the world in the QS World University rankings 2016.

    Ahead of a larger university-wide brand review, Bristol engaged IE Brand to carry out a piece of brand architecture work to look at how various areas of the university and its sub-brands fit together. We went on to deliver research and consultancy for three of its internal university services: Careers, Sport and Catering.

    For each one we developed new brand messaging and visual identities, to be applied to everything from food packaging and sports kits to social media and building signage. We also devised launch campaigns for the catering brand, Source, and the relaunched Careers service. 

    Read more about Bristol's new sub-brands or explore IE's other rebranding work with university careers services.

  • University College of Osteopathy logo in grey, designed by IE Brand
    University College of Osteopathy logo designed by IE Brand

     

    University College of Osteopathy branded collateral

    When the British School of Osteopathy was granted University College status, they became the first degree-awarding, specialist osteopathic institution in the world. To make the most of this unique status, they needed to review their name and their brand. With IE's help they've become the University College of Osteopathy (UCO).

    IE Digital developed two new websites for the University College and its clinic. Early in the consultancy it became obvious that the clinic needed a separate website to address the specific needs of its user base, so the two sites have been designed and developed in parallel to accommodate the differing user journeys, while maintaining close links and a consistent look and feel. 

    Read more about the UCO rebrand.

    IE has led us expertly through a significant rebranding project, engaging with key stakeholders and ensuring buy-in at every stage. We’re delighted with our new visual identity and how IE has brought it to life online.

    Charles Hunt
    Principal and Chief Executive, University College of Osteopathy
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  • Unity Insights logo in grey
    Unity Insights logo in blue

    Mock up poster artwork in the new Unity Insights brand. "Data is Everywhere" poster shows people in a work environment discussing insights. "Driving Change" poster shows a team of clinician.  Each photo is overlaid with flashes of white representing data blurs, and has the new Unity Insights logo in the corner.

    Unity Insights offer bespoke analytics and evaluation services to the NHS, academia, innovators, and industry.

  • Warrington & Vale Royal College logo by IE Brand (grey)
    Warrington & Vale Royal College logo by IE Brand

    New brand for Warrington & Vale Royal College

    Warrington & Vale Royal College was created from the merger of two post-16 Further Education colleges – Warrington Collegiate (ranked 8th in the country) and Mid Cheshire College. The college needed a new brand identity to signal change for the new college and its sixth form.

    Explore how we created the new Warrington & Vale Royal College brand.

  • University of York logo/crest (grey)
    University of York logo/crest

    University of York careers service brand by IE Brand – giant lettering in the landscape saying "Skill – Build It"

    The University of York is a top 20 UK university with a strong record of employability – it comes top of all the Russell Group universities for the proportion of graduates in work or further study three years after leaving. 

    In spite – or perhaps because – of that success, the Careers brand had been neglected and no longer represented the services on offer. They needed to increase visibility and drive engagement with a compelling strategy, simplified brand architecture, clear and concise messaging and an arresting visual identity. 

    IE Brand helped UoY to achieve just that, creating a more mature brand for Careers with strong calls to action and a more challenging tone. The new brand sets expectations higher and emphasises a less passive, partnership approach between students and the careers team to maximise their prospects.

    Read more about York's careers brand or explore IE's other rebranding work with university careers services.

    "IE Brand's sector expertise, combined with their collaborative, co-creation approach, has enabled us to introduce a university wide employability brand that all key stakeholders are really pleased with. Since being unveiled, the high quality, impactful visuals have been championed by central Marketing and adopted by key employability providers to deliver consistent and engaging messaging to our students."

    Louise Thurston
    Strategic Project Manager: Communications and Engagement (Careers and Placements, Student and Academic Services)
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  • Open Doors International logo (grey)
    Open Doors International logo

    Open Doors magazine

    Open Doors International (ODI) serves persecuted Christians worldwide through bible delivery, bible training, practical support, advocacy and prayer.

    IE has worked with ODI on projects as varied as a supporter magazine toolkit, a gamified interactive learning resource, a 60th anniversary logo and digital consultancy around customer journeys through ODI's suite of international websites.

    We were also commissioned to undertake a comprehensive brand audit to inform the future development of the Open Doors brand.

  • QLTS logo in grey
    QLTS logo in the brand's red colour

    Brand image featuring a black man wearing glasses - a trainee solicitor, the QLTS logo, and the strapline 'SQE made simple'

    A rebrand for specialist training company QLTS. QLTS have been helping aspiring solicitors in England and Wales to pass the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) and its predecessor, QLTS, for more than 10 years.

    Following immersion in the organisation and its sector, customers, and competitors, IE Brand identified their strengths, weaknesses, and the challenges they faced. We conducted a survey of stakeholders and produced a series of recommendations based on the results. We then developed tone of voice guidelines and a new visual identity with clear guidelines, templates, and assets. We also offered advice on brand architecture and a design for the new website.

    The IE Brand team quickly grasped our industry, the market we operate in, our customer profile, and our competitors. They identified our strengths, weaknesses, and the challenges we faced, demonstrating a deep and thorough understanding of our business needs and goals. If I had to undertake a similar project in the future, I wouldn't hesitate to work with them again. Ollie and his teams are experts in their field, and you will notice it from day one.

    Nir Chanoch
    Managing Director, QLTS
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