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2010 is an interesting year for the Australian Graphic Design Association, as it will be the 20th year of awards and 10th biennial event.
The Letter D was privileged to be asked to design the identity and implementation program, which will be held in Brisbane as part of Icograda’s Design Week and the Queensland Government’s Design Triennial.
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AGDA, Identity


The Great Barrier Reef Foundation approached The Letter D to conduct an overall audit of their stationery, document and presentation formats with the view to developing a set of guides for a consistent approach throughout.
With a wide variety of material being produced it became apparent that the existing identity block had limited flexibility and so a refresh was proposed to allow the identity to adapt to its surroundings, with various orientations.
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BRF, Identity, Palatino

McVeigh Consultants were looking to promote the architectural side of their firm and asked The Letter D to redevelop their website to convey this integrated development process.
Our first recommendation was to refine the original logotype, loosely based on the typeface Bauhaus, and develop a suite of graphic elements to help support their identity across their various collateral.
This evolved direction will be implemented across project profiles, internal documents, stationery and the website. Stay tuned.
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Bauhaus, Identity, McV




A sustainable property services business approached The Letter D to develop a launch identity, website and collateral suite.
In collaboration with Al et al, a new name was developed to convey the idea of donning our ‘green’ hats when considering ways to make our buildings more comfortable and efficient.
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Archer, GRE, Identity, Naming

Multi Span Australia, the parent company of the newly launched Carter Hood Architects, asked The Letter D to update their website inline with the practice’s collateral design.
We took the opportunity to leverage the evolution of the business with a refreshed identity, allowing the practice identity to stand proud alongside the parent’s identity.
Given the equity in the name and existing green and gold colour palette, a light yet considered update was undertaken, balancing the symbol’s elements and type treatment.
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Bell Gothic, CHA, Identity, MSA


A small group of Sydney gallerists have banded together to organise a month of events, talks, exhibitions and tours to be known as Art Month Sydney, commencing in March 2010.
The Letter D was asked to develop the website, web-based mailout campaign and associated collateral for the initiative, including a Twitter theme and teaser site, which went live in time for the soft launch.
An initial flip-card identity style by Hayman Design was developed further to convey a calendar month, along with a completed alphabet to display within the flip-system.
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AMS, Conduit, Georgia, Identity, Verdana, Website

Martin Spinks was looking to setup his own development firm and asked The Letter D to develop the name and identity suite.
Spinks & Co was chosen to take advantage of the distinctive sound of the founder’s name, with a rework of the typeface Georgia to emphasise both the sound and his approach – sharp.
A holding website has been launched with an evolving suite of stationery to come…
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Georgia, Identity, Naming, SPI, Trade Gothic, Website

While creating the small 16 x 16 pixel favicon ‘D’ for Doree Mending’s website we decided to have a bit of fun and build all five letters of the script-based logotype, at this scale, to see if their identity could remain intact…
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DOR, Identity, Typeface




Queensland’s largest embroiderer Doree, who started out as a small mending business in 1934, asked The Letter D to refresh their identity in time for their 75th Anniversary.
A comprehensive process took place to incorporate typographic elements from their archive of hand-painted ads, with a flexible stroke style developed as a nod to the variety of identities used over the years.
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DOR, Identity


Carter Hood Architects, the newly formed architectural arm of an established Australian construction firm, asked The Letter D to develop their practice identity.
A strategic review was undertaken to best position the business alongside the parent firm, with a typographic approach chosen as the basis for an adaptive identity system…
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Architect, Bell Gothic, CHA, Identity