Pieces of Eight – some recently completed projects
Life at Eight Wire is always exciting. We love the variety our work offers us and strive to deliver the best, no matter what the task. The real beauty of what we do lies in the dedication we commit to finding the best possible solution to each project we undertake.
Below is a portfolio of our recent work. It’s both a showcase of the specific services we provide and a nod to our clients who we love working with.
Please take a look and don’t hesitate to get in touch if there’s anything we can do for you.
26/02/10 E-Commerce website for Inlight
Project: Website redesign and expansion with online store and client interface
Client: Inlight Organic Skincare
URL: http://www.inlight-online.co.uk/
Our solution: Design, build and relaunch of e-commerce website with custom-made CMS
As creators of ethically-sourced balms, oils and ointments, organic skincare specialists Inlight are led by homeopath Dr Mariano Spiezia. Inlight needed a highly-functional website and online store that would enable the addition and customisation of new content simply and quickly.
Starting with a stylish re-imagining of Inlight’s existing site, Eight Wire went on to build a user-friendly e-commerce facility and a bespoke content management system, giving Inlight the freedom to edit many areas of the site themselves.
12/02/10 Pendra Loweth brochure 2010/11
Project: Brochure redesign and update
Client: Pendra Loweth Cottages
URL: http://www.pendraloweth.co.uk/
Our solution: Design and management of eight page A5 concertina brochure
A new year requires a fresh brochure and that’s just what Eight Wire have produced for Pendra Loweth, a secluded village of self-catering cottages set in award-winning landscaped gardens.
Developing our original brochure design and content from the previous year, we combined essential tariff and booking information with evocative images of the park at its best. The finished result was printed on a high-quality, recycled stock.
29/01/10 New website for Manage Cornwall
Project: Website expansion and redesign
Client: Manage Cornwall
URL: http://www.managecornwall.co.uk/
Our solution: Design, build and relaunch of website
Headed by Dr Mairi Mclean, Manage Cornwall offers development coaching, management training and mentoring for businesses and individuals. They needed to build upon their existing website in order to showcase their full range of expertise.
Having designed the Manage Cornwall brand, Eight Wire incorporated its themes and colours into the new site, complete with a beautiful collection of original photography and iconic images of scenic Cornwall.
18/01/10 Meudon Hotel newsletter 2010
Project: Annual newsletter for hotel guests and enquiries
Client: Meudon Hotel
URL: http://www.meudon.co.uk/
Our solution: Design and management of eight page A5 concertina newsletter with A6 insert
Each year, Meudon Hotel in Mawnan Smith sends its clientele a friendly round up of news, events, offers and information for the coming seasons. For this year’s newsletter, Meudon asked Eight Wire to refresh the format whilst staying true to the hotel’s quintessential style.
Working with Meudon on the content, we designed and print managed an elegant, glossy newsletter complete with images of the hotel’s stunning grounds taken on our recent on-site photo shoot.
16/12/09 Branding for West Cornwall Youth Trust
Project: New public identity for Cornish youth charity
Client: West Cornwall Youth Trust
URL: http://www.westcornwallyouthtrust.org/
Our solution: Concept and design of new logo
Eight Wire are delighted to be supporting local charity West Cornwall Youth Trust with the design of a new logo and brand.
The Trust provides invaluable financial and emotional backing to socially disadvantaged and differently abled young people throughout West Cornwall. We worked with them to develop a clear, instantly recognisable identity through which the charity can promote their vital work.
30/11/09 New website for Outboard Motor Locks
Project: Online product portfolio for motor lock manufacturer
Client: Outboard Motor Locks
URL: www.outboardmotorlocks.co.uk/
Our solution: Design, build and launch of new website
As specialists in marine outboard security, Outboard Motor Locks wanted a smart yet functional online brochure for their range of in-house designed locks. Having reinforced the brand, Eight Wire created a neat and vibrant website with clear yet detailed pages for each individual product. We also wrote and added new editorial copy throughout the site, fully optimising it for organic searches.
16/10/09 Lyndon Design HTML email invite
Project: Launch night to celebrate new showroom for furniture manufacturers
Client: Lyndon Design
URL: www.lyndon.co.uk
Our solution: Design and distribution of HTML email invitation
A new showroom in London gave furniture manufacturers Lyndon Design the perfect excuse to host an exclusive launch night.
Eight Wire designed and co ordinated an elegant email mailshot inviting clients and guests to toast Lyndon's success at the launch night and managed the responses.
02/10/09 Purely Flowers online portfolio
Project: Online brochure for floristry business
Client: Joanne Cooper
URL: www.purely-flowers.co.uk/
Our solution: Design, build and launch of new website
Eight Wire have created a new online brochure for Falmouth-based floristry Purely Flowers. Joanne Cooper, Purely’s flower designer, needed a simple, cost-effective online platform that would allow the beauty of her work to speak for itself. Using images we produced from an in-house photo shoot, we designed and built a bright, clean brochure-style website that showcases Joanne’s original arrangements.
25/09/09 New website for PSG Cornwall
Project: Website redesign and expansion
Client: PSG Cornwall
URL: www.psgcornwall.co.uk
Our solution: Design, build and relaunch of new website
Local property information firm PSG Cornwall required a strong, informative online presence to showcase their services including home information packs (HIPs) and energy performance certificates (EPCs). Eight Wire provided a total website redesign and relaunch, presenting the information clearly and concisely and optimising the site’s content, structure and natural search position.
17/09/09 PSG Cornwall public relations
Project: Media exposure highlighting company growth
Client: PSG Cornwall
URL: www.psgcornwall.co.uk
Our solution: Creation and distribution of press release with photo shoot
With the recruitment of a new operations manager and a relocation to larger offices, Redruth-based property information specialists PSG Cornwall commissioned Eight Wire to publicise their expansion. We put together a lively press release and carried out an on-location photo shoot to illustrate the story. Thorough PR distribution resulted in liberal coverage of the story by local press.
04/09/09 Purely Flowers photo shoot
Project: Promotional images for new Purely Flowers website
Client: Joanne Cooper
URL: www.purely-flowers.co.uk
Our solution: Studio photo shoot
Eight Wire’s in-house studio was bursting with beautiful blooms as part of the design and build of a new website for flower designer Joanne Cooper and her brand Purely Flowers. Our photographer Matt Tipler captured images of Joanne’s collection which includes original arrangements in silks and naturals and custom bouquets for any occasion. The images form the basis of Joanne’s on and offline portfolio and will feature on the forthcoming Purely Flowers website.
28/08/09 St Mawes & The Roseland Guide
Project: St Mawes & The Roseland accommodation guide
Client: Carrick Tourism
URL: www.stmawesandtheroseland.co.uk
Our solution: Design and management of 28 page A5 full colour booklet
Due to popular demand, Eight Wire has reprinted the trusted accommodation guide for St Mawes and the Roseland, which we originally created in March 2009. We were commissioned to design the new edition of the guide, with original editorial, images and information to truly emphasise all that this beautiful area of Cornwall has to offer.
14/08/09 The Art of Happiness online gallery
Project: Online gallery
Client: Suzanne Crook
URL: www.theartofhappinessgallery.co.uk
Our solution: Design and build of gallery website
Falmouth mixed media artist Suzanne Crook chose Eight Wire to unleash her successful collection of highly original and impressive artworks onto web. A smart yet low-key black background does digital justice to Suzanne's originals, allowing site visitors to view her back catalogue, whet their appetites and commission her for new work.
01/08/09 Brochure for Falmouth Week Regatta 2009
Project:NORSI Booklet.
Client: POFSA
URL: www.falmouthweek.co.uk
Our solution: Design and management of 64 page full colour brochure
As the region’s premiere sailing event, Henri Lloyd Falmouth Week Regatta attracts thousands of sailors, tourists and local visitors every year. The official ‘Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions’ (NORSI) brochure, contains the complete programme of events as well as a wealth of information about local sailing clubs, race rules and event history.
We designed, compiled and managed the production of the brochure from concept through to completion, giving it a fresh look for 2009.
03/07/09 South East Seafood brochure
Project: Brochure promoting line-caught fish.
Client: South East Seafood
URL: www.southeastseafood.co.uk/seafood/
Our solution: Design of double-sided full colour DL
A worthwhile project to promote the environmental and quality benefits of buying line-caught fish, tagged at sea by fishermen before it’s landed was promoted by a special brochure to raise awareness and tingle the tastebuds.
From initial client input, we wrote the copy for, and designed, the brochure in order to best-deliver the information to the target audience and raise interest.
18/06/09 PR and event management for Unique Ecofuels depot and showroom launch
Project: PR and event management for green product launch.
Client: Unique Ecofuels
URL: www.uniqueecofuels.co.uk/latest-news.html
To mark the launch of their new depot and showroom, Unique Ecofuels were keen to connect with their public and promote their new range of burnable briquettes made from recycled wood from the joinery industry.
We organised a PR launch, attended by the local mayor and the head of the county council’s waste management division. This is part of an ongoing plan to promote the recycling project.