October 2010

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) website redesign
Friday, 28th October 2010

Zube have recently completed a web redesign for the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) as part of an ambitious systems revamp.

CIH is the professional body for people involved in housing and communities. They are are a registered charity and not-for-profit organisation with a diverse membership of over 22,000 people - both in the public and private sectors - living and working in over 20 countries on five continents across the world. Their mission is to maximise the contribution that housing professionals make to the wellbeing of communities.

Check out the Zube digital portfolio for more examples of our web design work.

Gallagher Retail Park brochure design
Tuesday, 25th October 2010

Zube are pleased to announce the design of new advertising brochures for Gallacher Retail Park in Huddersfield.

A number of high quality retail units are available to lease in this impressive new shopping development. Designed and built by Marcus Worthington & Company, the development is approximately 50,000 sq ft and is situated less than two miles east of Huddersfield town centre, fronting Wakefield Road (A642). The shopping centre features a 17,000 sq ft part stone built 'Austrian design' ALDI foodstore within a terrace of additional retail units, with other retailers including M&S Simply Food and McDonalds. Accommodation is available for prospective retailers with unrestricted class A1 retail consent.

To see more examples of our brochures, newsletters, flyers and print advertising check out the Zube print portfolio.

Zube creates new branding design for BDR Group
Friday, 21st October 2010

Hot of the presses from our design team is a new branding and logo design for BDR Voice & Data Solutions.

BDR offers low-cost market leading solutions for any size of business in any sector. Specialising in VoIP, IP and Digital Telephone Systems, CTI, Call Logging and Call Recording Management tools. As well as providers of comprehensive after sales care with friendly fully trained staff, full support packages and technical services.

Their extensive portfolio consists of: Telephone and IP Systems, CTI, Servers and Computer Networks, Multi-site Networking, Broadband, Domain Hosting, Document Storage and Management, Website Design and Management, Mobile Handsets and Call Tariffs, Roving Business Solutions, Full Support Packages, Centralised Billing plus much more.

If you're interested in a brand makeover or logo design for your business, take a look at our branding portfolio to see other examples of our work and don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Linden Care Homes website design
Wednesday, 10th October 2010

Zube are proud to announce a new website design for Linden Care Homes.

Linden Care homes have 2 facilities: Linden Lodge Dordon and Linden Lodge Warton. They are a private care home with nursing facilities and offer space for 65 residents in each home. The Group provide registered care in a number of categories including: Dementia, Old Age, and Physical Disability and specialise in Alzheimer's. Day Care and Convalescent Care are also available.

Pantone unleashes Pantone Plus
Thursday, 7th October 2010

Pantone has announced Pantone PLUS, the next generation of the Pantone matching system.

Pantone Plus takes what designers and printers know and love about the Pantone matching system and supercharges it with a host of new features, colours and digital tools," said Ron Potesky, senior vice president and general manager of Pantone. "The Plus Series provides designers with greater freedom for selecting, specifying and matching colour. And, since the Pantone Plus Series is based on the widely used Pantone matching system, there's no training or new equipment required to start pushing the boundaries of creativity."

"Adobe Creative Suite plays a central role in helping designers realise their artistic visions and Pantone is also crucial to this process, allowing creatives to make and implement critical colour decisions," said Lea Hickman, senior director, design and web segment at Adobe. "Pantone Plus provides Adobe Creative Suite users with expanded colour sets and more intuitive selection to help streamline the creative process."

Pantone Plus Series Enhancements include the chromatic arrangement of colours for more intuitive selection, an expanded palette of spot colours, the addition of new premium metallics and a broader range of neons.

Pantone Color Manager Software, available free-of-charge with every Plus Series purchase, lets designers update their favorite design applications with the new Plus Series Colour Libraries. An added feature allows users to convert spot colours to CMYK simulations based on loaded ICC profiles. Creatives can also access the entire Pantone Plus Series from their iPhones with the myPantone iPhone application, empowering designers to capture, create and share Pantone Colour Palettes - wherever they go and whenever they find inspiration. Additionally, with the myPantone X-Ref iPhone application, designers can easily cross-reference all Pantone Color Libraries.

Making a colour-critical decision under the wrong lighting conditions can greatly compromise the final product. All guides in the Plus Series include a ColorChecker Lighting Indicator to instantly show whether current lighting conditions are suitable for colour evaluation.