Firefox blocks Adobe’s Flash plugin
Mozilla has now blocked every version of Adobe’s plug-in Flash from running within its Firefox browser this now means that Firefox users seeking to view Flash-based content […]
Apple Pay launches in the UK
As contactless card payments become increasingly popular Apple has now launched Apple Pay in the UK which lets iPhone 6 and Apple Watch owners pay for items costing up to £20 just by touching their gadgets onto a payment terminal, much like a contactless credit card […]
Who will be wearing the yellow jersey on the Champs Elysées on 26th July?
Who will be wearing the yellow jersey on the Champs Elysées on 26th July ? As ‘Le Tour’ pedals off this weekend from Holland, we’re all very excited here in the office. Our sports-mad designer loves the King of the Mountains’ polka-dot jersey (very Brit-Pop) Our marketing Guru, being Irish, loves the green Stage-Leader jersey […]
New Google Interactive Tour of Abbey Road Studios
Here at Yellow Hats we love our music and the Spotify is regularly running white hot as we work to meet our client deadlines. Hugh our creative director particularly likes The Beatles. In fact Hugh, has over the years, bought every Album they ever made both in vinyl, cd and probably cassette tape for all […]
Lestercast – Investment Casting Specialists
The Lestercast Brief We created a new website to promote Lestercast, a long-established, major UK manufacturer of precision investment castings. Our Solution The Lestercast website was specifically designed around an integrated online quotation system so that visitors could easily and quickly upload their blue prints directly via the website to make sure they were getting […]
Yellow Hats own Back to the Future II Hoverboard
At Yellow Hats it’s become such a drag running back and forth between the studio and the kitchen, especially when we are really busy and you wouldn’t believe how much coffee we all drink on those days!
Is Your Website Ready for Google’s New Mobile-Friendly Ranking?
If your website is not mobile friendly then it will soon start affect your Google search results. Google is making a change to its mobile ranking algorithm, which is set to be in place by the end of April.
UK e-Health Week Conference
The Brief To create a website to promote UK e-Health Week Conference, the first e-Health conference and the only healthcare IT event supported by NHS England, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and HIMSS UK. Our Solution Yellow Hats designed a very informative but easy to navigate website bringing together the various sectors to showcase […]
New Book The Type Taster: How Fonts Influence You
A new book The Type Taster: How fonts influence you by Sarah Hyndman sets out to visually explain that fonts do have different personalities and that the use of a selected font can create trust, mistrust, give you confidence, make things seem easier to do or even make a product taste better.
Get “Superfast” Broadband For Your Business Worth up to £3,000
Check out if your business is eligible to get a connection voucher worth up to £3,000 for “Superfast” broadband through the governments Broadband Connection Vouchers scheme. The scheme ends in May 2015, so find out more before it goes.
Not a Maze but a Labyrinth, the London Underground Celebrates 150th Birthday
Not a maze but a labyrinth, If you live in or have just recently visited London and travelled on the underground, it’s very likely that you may have spotted out the corner of your eye, hanging very inconspicuously on a wall or column a small square black and white enamel artwork of a labyrinth?
Wassily Kandinsky’s 148th Birthday Google Doodle
The Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky’s has been honoured on his 148th birthday with his own Google Doodle illustration.
Christmas Jumper Day – 12 December
The comedian Harry Enfield has stripped off to his skimpy Speedos in a new spoof advert to promote this years Save The Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on 12 December. So get out your loudest Christmas Jumper and raise awareness and more importantly some money.
Font Called Dyslexie Designed Especially for Dyslexic People
Designer Christian Boer has created a font especially for dyslexic people. Christian originally designed the font called Dyslexie as part of a university project in 2008.
Holy Cow Batman!
DC Entertainment the publisher of the Batman comics are apparently launching legal proceedings against the Spanish La Liga football club Valencia over the redesign of their clubs new badge.
Having Trouble Conveying your Emotions?
At this year’s office Halloween party Ben our copywriter had no problems projecting his emotions as he turned up with an emoji face mask
First Day of Autumn 2014
Google has created yet another brilliant animated Doodle for its search engine ushering in the first day of autumn, known as the autumn equinox.
Henry Brothers Construction
The Brief With a construction project value of £4.2million, The House of Commons asked Henry Brothers to prepare a Schedule of Works document for the refurbishment of the Grade II listed building at 6/7 Old Palace Yard. The refurbishment sought to reduce the running costs and carbon footprint of the building, as well as fulfilling […]
Something Typographic Our Creative Director Likes
Our creative director Hugh is a proper typographer and has many years experience so when he says he likes something typographic we all sit up and take notice.
Msquared Communications
The Brief To present MSquared communications as an established and highly creative communications agency to potential clients by creating a specific website to promote the specialist skills they have in both the areas of health & beauty and food & nutrition. Our Solution The website was to be the first point of contact with potential […]
Another Brilliant Google Doodle
Google has created an animated logo for its search engine to honour what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 96th birthday, including some of his most famous quotes.
Cow Parade
The Brief Cow Parade is the largest and most popular outdoor public art event in the world. It features life-size reinforced fibreglass cows that are painted by local artists and community groups, sponsored by local businesses, and displayed throughout streets, parks, and other public places. Cow Parade has taken place in South America, Asia, Europe […]
World Cup Posters
As it is the world cup this month we are very excited about watching all the games so we thought we would add these posters on the blog as we love the colours and the simplicity of the geometric designs.
Asphalt Industry Alliance Website
The Brief Create a specific members website promoting the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) and their yearly research into the state of the UK roads called the Alarm survey. The website also had to highlight the benefits of asphalt products to the industry, policymakers as well as the general public. The Solution The Asphalt Industry Alliance […]
RAF Families Federation
The RAF Families Federation represents the views and concerns of RAF regular and reserve personnel and their family members on the issues that affect them as part of a RAF family. The Brief The RAF Families Federation operates entirely outside the RAF chain of command and is totally independent so we were asked to create […]
Hair Design Clinic (HDC)
The Hair Design Clinic (HDC) is a specialist hair loss clinic based in central London offering a range of hair loss solutions for men and women. The brief Yellow Hats were asked to create a new website to help inform new and existing customers about the specialist service the Hair Design Clinic (HDC) can provide […]
Children of Conflict
The Brief ‘Children of Conflict’ was to be an innovative conference bringing together global best practice and world experts to tackle the growing crisis in youth education and unemployment. It aim was to make a positive, practical and measurable impact on resolving the NEET crisis (young people not in education, employment or training). After client […]
König + Neurath
The Brief König + Neurath is a European company specialising in modern, innovative office furniture and office design, with the 2014 Interior Innovation Award to exemplify its status. Yellow Hats brief was ‘carte blanche’ to produce a brochure aimed at architects highlighting the latest range of innovative office furniture and also to reflecting the company and […]
Rockface 4 Men
Rockface 4 Men is a no nonsense male grooming and skincare range with a premium fragrance and active ingredients. The Brief From a standing start create brand awareness for the new range and position it as the active man’s grooming and skincare range of choice. The Solution We created a visual website designed around dangerous […]
Old Street Publishing
The Brief Like many startup companies, Old Street Publishing had put a lot of emphasis into their business plan of having emerging authors and ‘great reads’. Their brand identity however was hurried and ill-conceived and made no visual impact in a competitive market. Our brief was therefore to conceive a memorable colophon which would have, […]
Disney Multi Vitamins
US Nutrition – the world’s largest distributors of vitamins and nutritional supplements. The Brief To promote and support the launch of US Nutrition’s range of Disney Multi Vitamins character themed Gummies (already successfully launched in America) and to be sold in a range of Boots and Holland and Barrett stores throughout the UK. The Solution […]
Bloomsbury Publishing
The Brief Bloomsbury Publishing is the UK’s largest independent book publisher and has a strong international presence. With some of the world’s best known authors and lucrative film rights from the likes of the Harry Potter movies, the design of the annual report had to position Bloomsbury Publishing as a financially strong and a creatively […]
Quercus
Background With bestselling authors such as Stieg Larsson, Peter Mayle and Jeanette Winterson, Quercus is a leading publisher of commercial fiction and non-fiction in digital and print formats. With offices in London and New York, this forward thinking company has been twice-winner of the Independent Publisher of the Year. Our Solution We proposed this design […]
Mr Men Vitamins
Oscar + Dehn market a range of exciting and innovative first aid and healthcare products for kids. The Brief To promote a new range of Mr Men vitamins and to inform parents of the benefits a multi vitamin could have in a child’s diet. The Solution We created a specific website to promote the Mr […]
NHS Sports and Activity
The Brief To improve staff health and well-being in the NHS by reducing sickness absenteeism by up to a third as this could result in an annual direct cost saving of up to £555 million (the equivalent of 14,900 extra staff). The Solution We created a specific NHS Sports and Activity website to encourage and […]
Stent International
With a background of over 40 years experience operating overseas in hostile and complex situations Stent International have a specialist knowledge for today’s demanding maritime and land based security environments. The Brief With offices throughout Europe, Africa and Asia, Stent International required a branding programme that reflected a strong, cutting edge, international security company working across […]
Healthcare Innovation Expo
The Brief To create a website for the largest healthcare innovation expo event in Europe and also to become a friendly informative first point of contact for potential visitors. The expo’s aim is to showcase effective innovations that help bring about change, renewal and improvement in the NHS. The Solution It was decided early on […]
MGMPR
Background MGMPR, McGillie Media and Public Relations required a rebranding that reflected their brand journalism expertise. With a strong emphasis on social media skills, the priority was to create a brand that reflected specialist knowledge of this platform. Our Solution Our first decision was to simplify the name to MGMPR. The double ‘m’ motif is […]
Merritts Motor Group
Merritts motor group are the largest motor dealership in the south of England The Brief Create a website that had two very distinct and fundamental roles. New Visitors – To become a friendly informative first point of contact for potential customers who wished to research a particular car by model or price, new or used, […]