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09-11-22

Be more Dave… Jenny or Colin

Our very long standing client Muntons asked us to help them create a consumer facing homebrew campaign. The aim was to whet the whistle of the nation - go get a homebrew kit, roll up your sleeves and start brewing your own. "Be more Dave" was the chosen idea. Dave loves a good craft beer, but is feeling the squeeze on his wallet so has made the smart move to brewing his own. At 86p a pint you’d be crazy not to.

Muntons are hoping to convert Keith, Cathy, Trevor, Thomas, Joy, and Dennis… in fact the whole country, to give it a go.

Cheers - we’ll drink to that (responsibly of course)!

06-04-22

At last the wait is nearly over

A story of when Kingdoms battled, Kings slayed their enemies and battle dress was adorned with gold and garnets - no, not Game of Thrones, but The Swords of Kingdoms: The Staffordshire Hoard at Sutton Hoo. We are delighted to have been involved in its interpretation, a project paused by Covid, but our National Trust clients at Sutton Hoo battled on determined to share an insight into the regalia and customs of the seventh century warrior elite. Original objects from the famous 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo, on loan from the British Museum, will be on display together with items from the Staffordshire Hoard and further Anglo-Saxon finds on loan from Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.

The temporary exhibition opens on 19th May until 30th October, booking essential.

31-03-22

And the winner of Best Pub brand is...

Well what a night, our Team Chestnut were delighted to win Best Pub brand concept 2022 at the The Publican Awards. This award was given to the pub company that presented the strongest and most definitive brand offering. The finalists were Chef and Brewer, Hickory’s Smokehouse, Punch Pubs and Co and Chestnut. And in a nutshell we won!

14-03-22

Not the usual common or garden project

The Royal Horticultural Society has been undergoing a brand re-fresh. The Design Bridge have done the groundwork and Holy Cow have been tasked with propagation. We have been working with some old friends in Brand, Retail, Membership and Gardens to help cultivate their new brand across its multitude of commercial and charitable activities. This bold and beautiful brand is beginning to flourish all over the organisation.

30-09-21

Catch of the day

It's not our first time over the border, but Wester Ross Fisheries based in Ullapool are certainly our first salmon based Scottish client. So far so good, this has just arrived - couldn’t possibly articulate a brand without tasting it first!

Watch this space for the new brand.

24-09-21

One logo doesn’t fit all

Another new client in the new way of working. During 'Lockdown: Part One' we had the great pleasure of meeting Pippa Murphy, founder of Pippa Murphy interiors. This wonderfully, colourful, articulate lady introduced us to her vision and ambition for the business. Such a fabulously creative practise that blends colour, texture, pattern and material couldn’t possibly be represented by just one marque - so we created four, stitched together into a truly handcrafted brand.

23-05-18

Hey Sir Richard! Glad you’re a fan…

Having fought off competition from over a hundred entrants, Hey Girls!, our ‘Buy One Give One’ sanitary pad social enterprise client, is celebrating, after being crowned Virgin StartUp's Scottish Business of the Year 2018. However, of course Celia isn’t stopping there; tampons, menstrual cups and reusable pads are next on our design list; plus P.O.S material (in a Waitrose and ASDA near you soon), an educational Pads4dads initiative, and a branded road show as Hey Girls! spreads the word. We’re very proud, and very busy - no time to lounge about on a sofa with Sir Richard…

24-01-18

Just a pinch makes all the difference

SALT transforms the ordinary into the remarkable, an apt culinary metaphor for Original Cottage Holidays' latest boutique Norfolk holiday cottage brand. Holy Cow! named it, branded it, and then helped bring it to life.

Seasoned to perfection - enjoy. 

03-01-18

Let's hear it for the girls

Throughout 2018, to mark the centenary of the first women achieving the vote in a British parliamentary election, we have been working with the team at the National Trust, developing a visual language and interpretation supporting a programme of events exploring some remarkable stories of women at Sutton Hoo.

'Her Say' celebrates the extraordinary achievements of some of the women who played a part in the making of history at this archeological significant site.

11-10-16

Adding the final flourish...

Holy Cow are working with our long standing clients at the Seckford Foundation, putting the final touches on the collateral for the first Flourish summit.

Flourish is a collaboration of three Suffolk charities working in collaboration in order to address rural issues. Determined to make a difference, Lady Euston launches her vision at the Summit next month.

02-09-16

Brighton Breezy

Brighton is vibrant, colourful and creative - Best Of Brighton, part of The Original Cottage Holidays group, now has a brand to match. Our latest project has involved working with the sales team to develop an owner recruitment guide in order to share all that makes Best of Brighton the best in Brighton.

26-08-16

Holy Cow first edition

Thank God for Françoise! Our talented team members' background in publishing has made our first book design commission a huge success and a very proud moment for Holy Cow.

Un-earthed will be un-veiled at the Aldeburgh Food & Drink festival on 24th and 25th September.

Françoise will be available for book signing by appointment!

26-08-16

A little bird told me...

As Autumn approaches and avid horticulturists start putting their gardens to bed for the Winter, Marlows Home and Garden are planning to finish the year with a flourish. A new look shop and cafe. And scandi inspired branding to match. It's blooming marvellous.

12-08-16

Charles Wells - getting them in since 1876!

Nearly 140 years ago Charles Wells bought his first brewery on the banks of the River Ouse in Bedford. Today, Charles Wells is the UK’s largest private brewing company, with a substantial pub chain across the UK and France and a rapidly growing export business.

Fiercely proud of their family history and continued success Charles Wells had stories to tell in their 2015 Annual Review. Our first project with the Charles Wells team was delivered at the end of 2015.

Here's to the next successful project - cheers!

25-05-16

Day Trippers

It's that time of year again... The spectacular extravaganza that is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Devoted floralistas flock to the temple of RHS Chelsea. It's the highlight of every gardeners' year. Amateur and professionals alike enjoy the latest in contemporary design in the show gardens and the specialist plant displays.  

And this year we will be joining them.

Holy Cow are delighted to be working with the Royal Horticultural Society on some exciting new projects, so Françoise is heading to Chelsea for some essential inspirational research.

02-02-16

Who's Hoo is whose?

The Anglo Saxons loved a good riddle. We have been working with the National Trust at Sutton Hoo on a new project that uses poetry, language and symbols to emotionally connect the visitor with the stories of life and death at this world heritage site.

Go on have a guess - the clue's in the title!

14-08-15

A national treasure joins our client list

For the last 18 months The National Trust has kept us busy. We have created a  visual identity evoking a spirit of place for Wicken Fen, written and drawn interpretations all over the newly restored and painted walls of Brancaster Activity Centre as it dries itself off after flood devastation and designed the coolest bag of flour, milled at Lode Mill in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey. We have  had our noses to the grind stone! More gems to follow.....

09-12-14

Shhhh, it's a secret

We have worked with Suffolk Secrets, the family friendly holiday cottage brand, for 18 months. We have made their marketing, month in month out, fun, memorable, and simply delightful (just like a good holiday should be). Having created witty headlines, sunny colours and clever graphics we are about to put the cherry on the cake!
 
Suffolk Secrets new logo - shhhhh it's a secret until January 2015 - keep your eyes peeled.

17-01-14

P.S. Practical Sustainability, it's no afterthought

We've been working with Muntons pretty much since Holy Cow was born. Over this time we've worked closely with them, developing their brand strategy, we've helped them re-invented homebrew and given them a foothold in the US craftbrewing market. Deep breath. Our latest project has been to develop a sub brand which helps them communicate and promote their sustainable business practises. Muntons had coined the phrase 'Practical Sustainability' which became our starting point, and our ending point.

We're now helping Muntons tell the world about their active lead in promoting low carbon business.

06-12-13

Venus

Working at the end of a track in the Suffolk's glorious countryside can get a bit spooky during the evenings, especially this time of year. Yet recently good old mother nature has treated us to some pretty stunning sunsets. The one above captures Venus (look at the moon and go down diagonally to the left - yep you got it, that white spec). It's not quite up to National Geographic standards but we thought it was pretty stunning.

We then proceeded to talk about our place within the ever expanding cosmos (pretty deep stuff). We prompty stopped playing around with kerning, nudging colour values and shifting designs to the left one pixel, no, to the right one pixel and popped to the pub.

01-01-70

A refreshingly simple brand

It's been a frantic couple of months, but we are nearly there - Edward's Cordial will be launched at the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC in just under a weeks time.

Edward first approached us a few months ago via a client referral. His amazingly refreshing cordials sent our tastebuds into overdrive as we worked together on his brand refresh. We decided to keep things simple, developing a marque which captures the handmade essence of his cordials and involves a subtle play on words.

Our hard work has ended with Ed being able to allow his amazing produce shine amongst one of the busiest food shows of the year. Ed's hard work is just begining.

Go for it Ed!

01-11-13

It feels a little early for Christmas chat

It's always an interesting time of year when the Christmas projects come through the door, it can take a little time to get into the mood, nothing a glass of mulled wine can't cure. It certainly helped us come up with designs for the Suffolk Secrets and Southwold Lettings.

We were chuffed to bits back in September when we won the account (we still are). Both companies have embraced our pretty creative solutions for their marketing campaigns, reaping rewards - our campaigns are out performing industry trends and indeed the other companies within the Original Cottage Company, converting clicks to bookings. Time for a celebratory mulled wine!

01-01-13

Coco Pzazz has lift off

We were going to write an article to tell you about the launch of Coco Pzazz, but we felt the clients email say's it all...

"Well, it's all a bit frightening. Everyone LOVES the new branding and we have picked up orders from a chain of 15 Whole Foods type shops in Texas, shops and a distributor in Canada, a fabulous fine food shop in Chelsea Market, NY... and a fine food distributor covering the coast from Washington to Boston... and possibly Dean & Deluca - their overseas stores, starting with Korea.

A major UK distributor is asking about a range of floral / summer flavours in the bars for their Easter catalogue (I think they select products in August)... and I have picked up some interesting new ingredients for some new flavours too - sorry Françoise, it's back to illustration selection again in the next few weeks!

So, thanks again for coming up with such a quirky brand. There must be 500 artisan chocolate makers at this huge show - but we really do stand out!

I'm frightened to come home as that's when my real work begins - we've got to manufacture the damned stuff!"

01-01-13

Egg sell ent!

Rymer Farm eggs are now being stocked at Tesco and we got really excited when our client Toby sent us the following email entitled: First week in Tesco (28 stores in East Anglia) – think you’ll like the attached!

Hello,
Just a quick email to let you know I picked up half a dozen eggs from Tesco the other day and your packaging does wonders for your product. I walked passed all of the other eggs on the shelf just to pick up your ones because the egg on the front was wearing a fez. I am an avid Dr who fan and regardless of whether the eggs were in any way related I still chose these because they made me smile and because 'Fez's are cool'.

I showed some of my family who were equally impressed and we will be buying products from you in future.

Kind Regards
Jasmine Box

Not quite the double digit growth story we envisaged!

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