Done & Dusted Design

Great to see Dani mc Ferran, our Creative Director chat all things Branding and Digital Marketing on Ireland's no 1 Podcast with the legend that is Tom Gibbons!

This episode features the creative Dani McFerran. Dani is the Founder and Creative Director at Done and Dusted Design. Dani starts by explaining her process of creating the brand design. Using a creative workshop with the client it's important for her and her team to start off right. Identifying the brand language, brand design and understanding the business's "tribe". She talks about her success with a sustainably gifting brand and how to get started in design. She uses adobe creative suite for a lot of her work and discusses the emerging AI market in design. This episode is perfect for anyone interested in digital design and brand strategy.

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We are super excited to see our client Oakwell Sports Advisory launch their brand refresh and new site!!

It's been a fascinating insight into the world of global sport investment with a team passionate about all they do - their knowledge and insight has been instrumental in developing this new aesthetic. We have loved developing the brand, copywriting, videography and web design & build for this great team!

www.oakwellsports.com



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Media Guru Minal Patel sits down with our very own Dani McFerran to get the skinny on all things branding and launching a luxury brand as a start up.

https://www.marketingbyminal.com/dani-mcferran-luxury-brand-expert?utm_source=Interviewee&utm_medium=Dani_McFerran&utm_campaign=Dani_McFerran

Minal meets Dani McFerran, Done & Dusted Design Launching a luxury brand? When it comes to luxury brands, what Dani McFerran doesn't know isn't worth knowing! Read this interview.

Why let your location dictate who you work with?! At Done & Dusted Design, we are grateful for our clients all around the globe. 🌍

Working with an amazing sustainable cricket farmer - YES CRICKETS! - in Sydney, Australia, we created the brand Hoppa Foods which received amazing success and was even specifically featured on Sunrise Australia - the country’s most popular breakfast show.

You can read how we came up with the name, brand, packaging and socials here:
https://lnkd.in/e5DxTV-8

What's in a Symbol? Turns out - quite a lot! When we designed the new branding for Melina Fuhrman's SpiritFlow practice in Sedona, Arizona, we went about creating a strong identifying marque that was unique but had strong meaning. Looking at rune stones, ancestral markings, local rock art, we created a symbol with powerful meaning whilst referencing the SF.

Here's the process:
https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/project/melina-fuhrmann-sedona/

It was great to work with Marketing Entrepreneur Vicky Robey on this great brand and app for time-strapped families needing a little help with cleaning, whilst also offering an alternative / second income to people reconsidering their life balance during and after lock down. Done and, well... Dusted!

https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/project/spotlist/

SPOTLIST - DONE AND DUSTED DESIGN In 2020, during the pandemic, many people were struggling with living and working from home and adapting to this new normal. Time-poor professionals who had already been stressed with work load concerns and family commitments were struggling with the added home cleaning obligations that were piling....

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It lives! Celebrating our TENTH year of wonderful clients around the world choosing to work with Done and Dusted Design - we felt it time to update the website....! Still tinkering and adding more work... it's been such a journey, here's to another TEN! We'd love to hear your feedback x
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Wishing all of our clients, friends and family a joyful festive holiday that is safe, healthy and full of love.

The studio will be closed Thurs 23-Mon 27 and Fri 31Dec.

See you next year! xx

Hot new brand alert - Introducing: Tilly Lash!

It has been an absolute joy to work with our beautiful client Maria Creen on creating her luxe lash company Tillylashuk. Read how we originated the name, styled the typography and packaging and choose a photography style all from that vitally important Brand Discovery Workshop.

We designed and built the website www.tillylash.com to celebrate the unique beauty of every person wishing to create and celebrate their own iconic look - and there is still plenty of time to buy these organic and natural hair lashes for this party season...

Read more here:
https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/uncategorized/tilly-lash-new-brand-website-launches/

Project details: https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/project/tilly-lash/

Did you hear that our lovely client Franchine Young Ireland won BRONZE at the FreeFrom SkinCare Awards 2021?! Fellow winners include giants like Weleda and Bare Minerals - to name just two of the 1000's who entered and were in her category... wow!

What an achievement for Franchine, a NI startup less than 2 years into her wonderful journey. Well deserved recognition for her dedication to Wonderbalm and a skincare range totally organic and cruelty free. Well done, from team D&DD!!



https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/uncategorized/local-startup-franchine-young-wins-at-freefrom-skincare-awards-2021/

It lives! The historic county of Sussex has a fab new food and hamper company Sussex Fine Food Co celebrating the amazing local produce of cheeses, breads, buscuits, meats, fine wines and more. It was a delight to work on this and redesign the crest of the area with a modern take - check out those hampers!!

https://www.sussexfinefoodco.co.uk

You can read more here: https://www.doneanddusteddesign.com/project/sussex-fine-food-co/

Sussex Fine Food Co - Christmas Hampers Sussex produces some of the world’s finest wines, cheese, charcuterie, chutneys, preserves and confectionery. We showcase the best of Sussex food & drink, celebrating the most dedicated and passionate producers in our county. Share and indulge in their passion with us this Chrsistmas.

Done & Dusted Design updated their information in their About section.

It has been a great honour working with legendary music promoter Ropo on his new ticketing system for the music industry. With gigs coming more and more online, we designed a versatile and dynamic brand and visual language that allows for stand-out performances with artists who are larger than life!

Throughout this year, we have been amazed by the support from YOU. We have kept buoyant, uplifted and able to still continue despite severe challenges and would like to thank each and every client, friend and colleague for a like, share, recommendation or referral - as a small design team we are reliant on you so thank YOU for your support xx Stay safe xx

Hang in there, you got this.

So excited to show you all this! We are so excited to see the launch of our rebrand for the wonderful team at The Tefl Academy! It's been an amazing seven years working together, firstly on their "new" site all those years ago and now completing the new brand, work books, brochures, fact books, guides and website. Here's a bit of good news for a change! This snippet will make you want to get your teaching cert and get ready for a mega 2021!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4V4eMT9XEPC3q9FV81y8jA/featured

The TEFL Academy The TEFL Academy is the leading TEFL course provider. Our courses are designed to effectively teach our students the fundamental skills to enable them to be ...

Have a safe holiday season from the D&DD team!!

Do you need help with your branding? Or know someone who does? Branding, strategy, social media, packaging - On Jan 16th you can have 45mins with Done & Dusted's Dani McFerran for a tiny £20 donation to Barnardo's NI - it's a win-win!

Here's how to book, just select Branding and Dani's name:

https://www.cathedralquarterbelfast.com/bid-launches-cq-marketing-clinic

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BID Launches CQ Marketing Clinic | News | Cathedral Quarter Belfast BID Launches CQ Marketing Clinic - Posted in Business. To find out more about what's happening in Cathedral Quarter, check our News section.

Did you know that DDD's Creative Director Dani McFerran will be part of Friends Of, donating their time to the wonderful Barnardo's NI Get booking!!!

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andijarvis_its-been-a-while-but-were-back-what-was-activity-6611269518595620865-aFhR

Andi Jarvis on LinkedIn: It’s been a while but we’re back! What was once called Wifi Refugees It’s been a while but we’re back! What was once called Wifi Refugees is now Friends Of. The name has changed, but the concept is much the same: a bunch...

Thrilled to have won THREE Muse Creative awards! We just won PLATINIUM at the international Muse Design awards... other winners include Audi, BMW, production houses for Game of Thrones, wow!! Add to that a Silver and a Rose Gold - great achievement!

This is another example of people dreaming big despite what others around them say - our client started with NOTHING, just self belief and our vision for what Kerluxe could become and how to design to take them there. They now feature in Vogue, Harpers Bizaar and have celebrity stylist Eril Simms as ambassador... dream BIG people!!!

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Wishing all our clients - and all you potential ones! - a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2019 from the D&DD team. Dream big 2019!