The Barn screenings Following on from the poster design ethos for the Barn, we have created a format for the films, live screenings and recorded screening shown throughout the year. Strong colours are used to complement the imagery and textual...
The Barn Programmes We have another page entitled ‘Redesigning the Barn Programme’ where we go into detail about how we approached this new project. However, this page is for all the programmes we have produced to date – expect it to be updated as a...
MiniFest Autumn 2016 The little festival for little people continues. MiniFest is held at the Barn and offers a fun week’s worth of entertainment for the little peeps over the autumn holiday. It’s created and run by Creative Scotland through the Barn. The...
The Barn banners Alongside poster and print work for the Barn we also produce outdoor banners for major events. The banners are printed onto PVC fabric and are attached to the building and ground posts throughout the surrounding area. Vertical banners are used inside...
Flock – craft fair Flock is the name of the new Design and Craft Fair at Woodend Barn – the first fair this year will be November 2014 (and we’re going to be selling our designs too!) UPDATE: We’re now heading for year 3. Flock was, and...
The Barn press adverts Here’s a selection of press adverts that we do for the Barn – the majority appear in the local newspapers and journals as well as targeted periodicals. Like what you see?Get in touch, say hello, pop over for a chat (we make...
The Barn poster and invitation designs Since the formation of Woodend Arts in 1994, Woodend Barn has grown into the leading multi-arts organisation in North East Scotland. They nurture and celebrate creativity in all its forms, showcasing innovative,...
RTies intelligent engineering RTies is an independent Consultancy set up in 2015 to provide a specialist engineering service to the process industries Worldwide. They specialise in software engineering, process automation & industrial IT and also technical...
Source – A weekend of globally inspired music The Barn have several themed events annually. A new one to the roster is Source – a weekend where globally inspired music, workshops, food and drink collide. UPDATE: This year’s Source was an...
RTies business stationery After designing RTies identity we were asked by the company to produce their business stationery which comprises of business cards, with compliments slips, letterheads and continuation sheets. Business Cards RTies’ business cards are...
MART – Affordable Art Fair The Barn have several themed events annually. A new one to the roster this year is Mart – an affordable contemporary art fair. UPDATE: Mart was a huge success, and will return. It’s a perfect companion to Flock,...
Redesigning the Barn Programme OpenBoxDesign were asked to do a complete redesign of the Barn’s quarterly Programme. The programme is often to first point of contact with the public and needed a comprehensive appraisal as it no longer fitted in with what had...
The Barn internal wayfinding Our relationship with the Barn continues with a comprehensive exercise in wayfinding. The Barn is a great place but it’s unusual layout (it really was a functioning barn in the past) means that it could be less than obvious for new...
MiniFest Spring 2016 The little festival for little people continues. MiniFest is held at the Barn and offers a fun week’s worth of entertainment for the little peeps over the spring holiday. It’s created and run by Creative Scotland through the Barn. The...
Woodend Barn infographics Illustrating the facts about the Barn and how important it is to the area. The design We were asked to create a visual representation of information about Woodend Barn. This is used for a variety of reasons. Primarily, as a funded arts...
MiniFest Autumn 2015 A little project for little people. MiniFest is held at Woodend Barn and offers a fun week’s worth of entertainment for the little peeps over the october holiday. It’s created and run by Creative Scotland through Woodend Barn....
Lou Hazelwood Lou is an internationally recognised Contemporary British Artist based in Hull. She’s exhibited in many places across the world including London and Bucharest. She is currently exhibiting in South Korea. We were approached by Lou to create a...
Skills Biennale identity Five major arts organisations based in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City (Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Sound Festival, Deveron Arts, Woodend Barn and Gray’s School of Art) have been collaborating to deliver Skills Biennale 2014. Taking the theme...
Skills Biennale poster and information leaflet Five major arts organisations based in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City (Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Sound Festival, Deveron Arts, Woodend Barn and Gray’s School of Art) have been collaborating to deliver Skills Biennale...
Woodend Barn Business Plan and Leaflet Since the formation of Woodend Arts in 1994, Woodend Barn has grown into the leading multi-arts organisation in North East Scotland. They nurture and celebrate creativity in all its forms, showcasing innovative, informative and...
Friends of Woodend Barn Leaflet and Poster Since the formation of Woodend Arts in 1994, Woodend Barn has grown into the leading multi-arts organisation in North East Scotland. They nurture and celebrate creativity in all its forms, showcasing innovative, informative...
Friends of Woodend Barn Identity Since the formation of Woodend Arts in 1994, Woodend Barn has grown into the leading multi-arts organisation in North East Scotland. They nurture and celebrate creativity in all its forms, showcasing innovative, informative and...
Gold Star and Chores print work Having a strong visual brand help when it comes to advertising and marketing. We started with the Gold Star identity, created by OpenBoxDesign and moved on from there. Taking clean and dynamic elements from the brand, we have been able...
Peak Global Consultancy PEAK is a leading, independent engineering consultancy, which enables oil and gas operators to optimise the design and performance of their assets. In an increasingly active and competitive marketplace, Peak wanted to stand out – as...
Peak Global business stationery Producing business stationery is a surprisingly enjoyable way of underlining the brand of a company, and is often overlooked. Quite often it can be the first introduction to the personality of the company, with the simple hand over of a...
The South Deeside Under Fives website We did a little site for a local nursery in our area. The group is run by volunteers and parents and offers classes throughout the year for children under five years old. http://www.south-deeside-under-fives.co.uk The design...
Aden Country Park website Aden, often referred to as “the jewel in the Buchan crown” has been recognised as one of the country’s best green spaces with a prestigious Green Flag Award. The awards recognise and reward the best parks in the country and Aden impressed the...
Chores Domestic Cleaning Following on from the identity work for Gold Star, we were asked to create a similar treatment for Chores – the domestic cleaning wing of the company. The identity is designed to work alongside or in isolation to the main Gold Star...
Gold Star Cleaning Services Goldstar are a very established company in the business of cleaning – however, their visual identity did not reflect the quality of their work, or indeed the size and experience of the company. OpenBoxDesign were approached initially...
Gold Star business stationery Producing business stationery is a surprisingly enjoyable way of underlining the brand of a company, and is often overlooked. Quite often it can be the first introduction to the personality of the company, with the simple hand over of a...
OpenBoxDesign business stationery We like to keep things simple here at OBDHQ and our identity reflects this. Keeping things simple enables us to play – to elaborate and to experiment. Our identity has gone through various colour combinations (it was designed...
SAU – The Scottish Artists Union web banners OpenBoxDesign created a series of web banners for the Scottish Artists Union. The design Rather than focus on the artwork created by members of the union, we opted to look at the making of things – the essence...
The Grapevine – BP publication OpenBoxDesign teamed with Harris and Hardie copywriters to produce several internal publications for BP, entitled ‘The Grapevine’. The publication highlighted current and past successes along with future projections for...
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design A simple idea that lead to award winning designs over a number of years. The design Sunil Vishin, the Director of OpenBoxDesign worked as a part-time visiting lecturer in the Interior and Environmental Design...
OpenBoxDesign identity Our identity has stood the test of time – it’s almost 20 years old and still fresh. So no hyperbole – it works for us and allows us to stand out from our style-led competitors. Identity Okay, go on then… a bit of...
