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Design Aid is a registered charity (reg charity No. 1077235) providing professional graphic design & related services to charitable organisations, here are some of our key services:
  • Design for print
  • Design for web
  • Photography & illustration
  • Exhibition stands
  • Print Management
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    Web 2.0 by Design Aid

    screenshotDesign Aid takes the creation of community websites to the next level. Our powerful and versatile CMS and Web 2.0 functions are integrated with our custom modules and plug-ins to create a site that is content managed not only by administrators but at many different levels by your community, for your community! Sites like this one!

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    You can now join the Design Aid community as a client, volunteer or just a member with an interest in creative design and good causes.
    • Register & log in with the control panel
    • Use the Forums
    • Submit web links
    • Submit news items
    • Add events to calendar
    • Communicate with members
    • Upload & download

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    Creative Solutions

    • Newsletters & brochures
    • Flyer's & posters
    • Websites
    • Stationary
    • Exhibition stands
    • Annual reports
    • Photography
    • Illustration
    • Promotions
    • CD & DVD

    Mission Statement

    Design Aid was established to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of exclusively charitable institutions and projects by the provision of graphic design, desktop publishing and related services.

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    Welcome to the creative charity
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    Written by Bruce Allinson - founder/creative director   
    Wednesday, 02 April 2008

    Design Aid is the first and only UK Registered Charity...
    to provide professional creative services to the charitable community and good causes.

    Design Aid is a unique charitable organisation registered in 1999 to provide creative solutions that enhance any charities communication and marketing efforts with a professional image and brand identity that leave lasting impresions and provoke positive actions.

    We hope you find the website informative and helpful, you will find much information about Design Aid and what we do here and we do hope that we can support your project or organisation develop a professional brand and effective communications strategy.

    Please keep checking back...
    We are building the Design Aid website into much more than a showcase and web presence for Design Aid. Far from being static we intent to continue adding news, articles, features and advice to the website.

    We also invite you...
    to join the website, register your membership and support members efforts to build a fantastic on-line community for the charity and third sectors - take a look around the site to see just how much you can be involved in this community and how you can promote your projects as a member of the Design Aid community.

    Members can advertise events, promote their website, submit their news or profiles for publication on the site and in the e newsletter as well as give and take advice from the community members in the forum. 

     

    Latest Design Aid work

    North East - Motorcycle Action Group (MAG)

    MAG is a minority support organisation that works for the rights of motorcyclists.

    The Brief:
    Our latest job was a simple one the north east branch of MAG was looking for a way to up the attendance from its 1,000 members at their AGM, the bland letter of notification having provoked little response in the past.

    The Solution:
    We opted for a creative solution that uses a postcard. The postcard reduces postage costs and time spent by volunteers putting letters in envelopes.
    While the design still holds some of the formality of an official announcement it also includes images that serve as reminders of what it is to be part of a very social and active minority group. The main image reminds members of the freedom and excitement of their transport/lifestyle choice. While on the reverse thumbnail images of members/bikers serve as a reminder of the sense of community that comes with motorcycles.

    Costs:
    This Design Aid creative solutions total cost for the design and printing of 1,000 postcards was £273 including £100 for image manipulation (PhotoShop) work

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