Market Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire
Northern Bear is an independent design agency.
We cover the whole range of design works, from print to web.
We specialise in branding - taking a project from the very start of the process, through to rolling out your new identity across stationery, print material, websites and anything else you need to kick-start your business.
1 customer review
Joe Lynch
Worked with multiple larger agencies who do not in anyway deliver such value for money, efficiency and high quality of design as Northern Bear.
Helped us to deliver two brand new websites, led us through our brand journey and helped us to establish our image in tight deadlines.
Would 100% recommend and already have done to a number of friends, family and colleagues. Thanks Again Northern Bear, will be in touch for further projects without hesitation!
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What makes a great website?
Simple, easy to use and looks great.
Don't over-clutter or have too much information. If they want to read more, make it easy to do so.
Make it quick and easy for (potential) customers to get to where you want them to go, as quickly as possible.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
What are their objectives for the project
Who are they targeting
What do they do / sell
Do they have existing design assets
What examples of similar projects or designs do they like
Anything that should be avoided
Describe your creative process.
We analyse, plan and then activate.
We make sure that the design works for the objectives of our clients.
It will look great, of course, but it also has to be structured correctly and speak to the right people.
Thats how we work.
get the structure and messaging correct. Then make it look pretty.
What information do you need from a client before you can start work?
As much as possible and it depends what the project is.
We'll need content, design assets, a good brief or direction and any mandatories
What do you love most about your job?
Everything.
I love the variation of people, companies and products that we work with.
Every day is different and brings a different creative challenge.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I love design and marketing and I felt that I could create an agency that could deliver the quality of the top agencies, but and a price that made great design more accessible to everyone.
Why should our clients choose you?
We're good at what we do and ee're nice people.
We talk in 'pub language' (with less swearing) and cut the jargon out as much as possible to make it easy to understand.
Above all - we create beautiful and functional design.
Branding
Design
Social Media Management
Strategy
Campaigns