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Here at Touch Design, we often proudly state that we aim to create campaigns that benefit society. Our purpose being to work with clients to ‘design campaigns that create real societal impact, are visually powerful, empathetically driven and strategically aligned.’
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There’s always an air of excitement in the studio when we take on a new corporate branding project – and this was particularly the case when we were asked recently to roll-out a new global brand.
We're delighted to be speaking at this year's CIPR East Anglia Conference, where we'll be sharing practical ways communicators can achieve better creative outcomes without increasing budgets.
In a world where people scroll in seconds, great visuals can make all the difference. This is where animation and illustration really shine. They are brilliant methods to tell stories, simplify complex ideas and give your brand a distinct personality.
From the days of taking your camera film into a darkroom, to editing and improving your photograph in Photoshop, to now generating an image entirely by artificial intelligence (AI), image production has evolved hugely in recent times.
We are delighted to announce a new formal partnership with LGcomms, a national association of organisations working together to raise the standard of communications in the public sector.
Following on from the success of our last Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) workshop in May 2026, where we considered the topic of ‘less is more’ in design, we are returning with our CIPR collaborators to deliver a workshop on accessibility in communications...
Seeing as how one of the biggest communications conferences of the year is going to be just a stone’s throw away from our Nottingham city centre offices, it seemed too good an opportunity to miss to link up with the LGcomms Academy as sponsor of their main event later this month...
A picture can paint a thousand words but sometimes your storytelling abilities through photography are held back by a limited photo stock, or budget, or both...
National health leads are seeking to help families to have the Best Start in Life with their high-profile campaign, launched in October 2025, and here at Touch Design we can work with you to offer the Best Start in Campaign Delivery...
In today’s fast-moving environment, creativity is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. The pressure to innovate, solve complex problems, and reach audiences in meaningful ways requires structured thinking, inclusive collaboration and the ability to turn raw ideas into real-world impact...
There are moments in our work that stop us in our tracks. The first time we read Lexi’s Letter in the studio was one of them. It was quiet afterwards, the kind of quiet that tells you something important has just happened…
When you’re launching a new public sector marketing campaign, at some point fairly soon you’re going to need some marketing collateral. After going through some of the earlier steps in the marketing cycle, there’s a few ways of achieving this...
It’s always nice to give something back – even if you haven’t taken it in the first place! By giving back we mean, of course, supporting those who have supported us, using our own specific creative skills and business expertise for the benefit of others...
Creative Director Jo Sculpher and Lead Designer Billy Sawyer recently attended a training course in immersive sound. In this post, Jo sounds off about the potential of this creative technology...
Sometimes in communications, content and design, less is more. And yet it can sometimes be difficult to see the wood for the trees. Sometimes we have a huge amount of information we wish to convey...
At the end of December 2024 I was sat in a windowless room in a hospital with my eldest daughter Lexi, then aged 13. We were sitting on a blue sofa, surrounded by the kind of generic lavender field mural you get in windowless hospital rooms...
In communications around suicide, we know language matters. Over such a deeply emotional and traumatic subject, getting the words right is hugely important. Our words have to be thoughtful and non-stigmatising. …
The NHS 10-Year Plan, published last year, sets out the vision for a health service that is ‘fit for the future’. There is a question of course as to whether the NHS is fit enough now, or indeed how it can be in the future...
To mark Billy’s promotion to lead designer at Touch Design, we thought we’d let you know a little bit more about the man behind the Apple Mac…
It’s always a joy to link up with a new client and we were delighted recently to get the go-ahead from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) to design a core corporate publication to share the principles underpinning their work with their audiences...
“Dear healthcare professional, when you spend time with me, please remember, tell me what job you do and why you are in my room, even if you have a badge or you have been in before…
Ever wondered about the impact of your campaigns? It’s one thing coming up with a beautiful idea – it’s another thing understanding whether that idea worked...
At Touch Design we have recently been carrying out a series of one-to-one interviews with health and local authority communications leads, asking them about the challenges they face and some of the potential solutions...
We have previously told you about Art in Barnet - a bold campaign celebrating the borough’s rich arts, culture and heritage, inviting Londoners to explore the unique places that make Barnet a cultural hub...
Considering that one in four people in the UK have a physical and/or mental health disability, the need for making communications accessible to all should always figure highly in our thoughts...
Recent reforms across the health service have asked for huge savings to be made – up to 50% of management capacity – with ever-increased pressure on communications budget and resource...
Touch Design is a sustainable creative design agency – both in the way we operate and the work we produce for a growing number of clients who have an environmental focus...
The health service’s record of IT/digital change programmes is generally not a happy one. Millions/billions of pounds come and go, promises are made, expectations are raised, yet there remains clunky old hardware and stumbling software...
At Touch Design, we believe creativity should do more than just look good, it should do good. For over 17 years, we’ve been creating campaigns that stand out visually and drive positive change in society...
At a time when public sector organisations are facing increasing demands and decreasing budgets, finding a way to do more with less is essential. Our answer is simple: teaming...
Here at Touch, we are experts in accessible design. It is not only a legislative requirement for organisations working within the public sector but it makes good sense...
The average adult internet user attention span is 8.25 seconds. This is about the time it will take to read these opening few sentences. It’s really not much...
Ever thought of enjoying some of London’s great art and culture beyond the centre of the capital?..
The Touch Design studio team has grown considerably since the early days – we are now in a beautiful office in a historic building in the heart of Nottingham’s Lace Market area...
Our new campaign creative for the Tree Hugger sustainable tree guard took its inspiration, naturally, from its environment credentials...
On April 3rd, 2025, Touch Design had the privilege of attending Commscamp Scotland in Glasgow as Gold sponsors, taking part in a day filled with insightful sessions, lively discussions, and, of course, a lot of learning...
It’s Spring and what better time for a brand re-refresh? It’s the time of the year when we’re all emerging from the Winter gloom so why not dust down your designs, and give a lick of creative paint to your trusty old logo and brand?..
The Touch Design Mystery Machine has a full fuel tank, sweets in the glove box and a road map pointing us north to glorious Scotland where we will be heading to join the many illustrious public sector and third sector communicators at Commscamp Scotland...
Touch Design is a business rooted in our local community, proud of our Nottingham city heritage, with our work made possible through the support of colleagues, their families and friends, and by our clients, both local and further afield...
Give us a call on 0115 950 9394 or email info@touchdesign.co.uk