Kairos is a Soho based community development organisation and registered charity promoting well-being and community cohesion amongst lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people in London.

Approach.
Kairos approached us several months ago with a view to us developing a ‘borough by borough’ report of provision for the LGBT community in all the London boroughs. The design we developed builds on the existing house style of Kairos publicity with a bit of a LazenbyBrown twist.

Result.
The management team at Kairos were impressed with the quality and efficient production of the final report and as such we are now in talks with them about a whole company re-name and brand in the summer.

In 2005 York St John University was awarded two Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs). Funded by HEFCE, the CETL initiative has two main aims: to reward excellent teaching practice, and to further invest in that practice.

C4C CETL – Working from the central concept that creativity is enhanced through participation in collaborative activity, this YSJU based initiative builds outwards from existing excellent creative and collaborative practice to support a range of projects across the Faculties of Art, Education & Theology, Health and Life Sciences and the York St John Business School.

Approach.
Following our Creative Fellowship with York St John University we were asked to develop 3 highly visual casebooks to capture the creative output of the whole CETL project at the University.

Result.
The 3 casebooks are a testament to one of the richest periods of collaboration and creative research at York St John, we’re dead proud to have been a part of it.

SES required a series of brochures to highlight sector specific skills. This brochure showcases SES’s expertise in delivering exacting services in the Health sector.

Approach.
The design of each brochure is completely bespoke to avoid a suite of brochures looking identical and allow the identity to grow with each publication.

Result.
Insightful copy, coupled with sharp photography, tied nicely together with design in the SES style. Winner every time.

Early in 2008 we were approached by Creative Partnerships to join their pool of practitioners working in schools across Yorkshire and Humberside. The first brief we were asked to address was based at Vermuyden School, a Creative Partnerships ‘change school’ in Goole. We were asked to present ideas to stimulate creative enquiry and expression across the curriculum and we presented a creative solution entitled ‘breaking down classroom walls’.

Approach.
Our concept was simple: take two traditionally opposing subjects, Maths and Art, and develop a scheme of work that explores what connects the two subjects. Over a number of weeks we worked with the art and maths staff as we led sessions for Year 9 students that explored the mathematical aspects of art and the artistic nature of maths.

We co-opted a virtual partner to the project, internationally renowned, Brussels-based digital and generative artist Gwen Vanhe.  Gwen utilises algorithmic and chaos math in the development of his work and from studying his methods the students developed simple generative digital art derived from computer coding in their Maths lessons.  In addition to this, the students learned how to explore and articulate the emotional content and artistic intent behind the work they developed in Maths via a series of peer to peer classroom presentations within their Art lessons.

The second part of the project looked at creative accidents and improvisation. We worked with the students to research and create a photo journal using pictures from the local Flickr.com group. The students assembled a multi-layered Photoshop document and using the layer options created abstract digital artworks that could be displayed in a number of settings around the schools new building, due to open in 2010.

Result.
Following the successful launch of this project we are working with the teaching staff at the school throughout 2010 to develop the quality of creative thinking and planning across all the subjects using Howard Gardner’s ‘8 Intelligences’ theory as a starting point to make the lessons more engaging for a wider range of students.

Goole High School Digital Gallery

Creative Partnerships

Gwen Vanhee

The Soundmill is a small recording studio with a big reputation. Over the years they have won the hearts and minds of the bands and musicians that form the centre of the flourishing Leeds music scene.

Approach.
We developed a new identity for these audio superstars that reflects the sheer variety and span of their audible creations!

Result.
Since launching the identity The Soundmill have reported a keen increase in studio bookings and improved perception from customers.

When Beyond Magazine launched in York in early 2009 we were asked to write a monthly column summing up day to day life running a small business. One month we were a bit short on copy so those kind chaps at Beyond let us squeeze in an ad.

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Approach.
The emphasis throughout each of the SES sector brochures is on showcasing the environment that’s created from the services that SES integrate into each building. We commissioned a photographer to shoot a set of reportage style shots that captured the vibrancy and energy within the school.

Result.
The Education brochure is people focused without any images of Plant or Mechanical and Electrical Services and highlights the end product of SES solutions – happy pupils!

Creative Business is a newly appointed team of creative business professionals located within the Faculty of Arts at York St John University.

Approach.
We developed an identity that encapsulates their vision, ‘to provide a gateway for creative business development and enterprise in the York and North Yorkshire Region’. Creative Business are in the planning stages of a major 2 day Creative Symposium to be held in March.

Result.
The Creative Business team were impressed with our work on Neutral magazine and Creative Chaos and commissioned us to create the identities for both the Creative Business facility and the Symposium.

We’re proud of our working relationship with the University of York and have been developing creative projects for various departments for many years.

Approach.
We had to turn what is a very text-heavy and relatively ‘dry’ document into a rich resource for gaining information quickly and easily. We transformed the look and feel of the document with some great photography and an award-winning paper stock.

Result.
“We were delighted with the design LazenbyBrown put together for our continuing professional development prospectus – it made it really easy to use and transformed what could have been a text-heavy document. It went down really well with our target audience too, as we got more requests for extra copies! Mat and Gary did a great job, are very easy to work with and were helpful with all aspects of the job, including helping to manage the print, so it was all delivered on time.”

Emma Hodgson  |  Marketing Coordinator  |  University of York

Creative Chaos 2010 is the inaugural international arts summer school, hosted by York St John University, which is to be held in York, UK and Terni, Italy in June 2010.

Approach.
After being approached to develop the branding and printed literature to publicise the initiative, we carried out extensive research to create the correct ‘look’ for the event.

Result.
It was vital that the identity and material had a slight, but distinct visual connection to the ‘Create’ and ‘Creative Business’ identities we’ve created for the University.