Registered as a charity in September 1999 Design Aid was established to support the charitable community with professional creative solutions from within our own sector. Graphic Design for Charities!

Based in the North East of England (Newcastle upon Tyne) Design Aid's services have been put to good use supporting charity all over the world. Design Aid can en-power charitable projects and create simple but powerful communication solutions for many good causes. Everything from simple, flyers & newsletters to complex community built web solutions.

"The services of Design Aid have been invaluable in allowing us to produce professional literature for The Highland Wildlife Park while keeping costs to a minimum." - Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Our aim...
is to improve voluntary groups' communication with their beneficiaries, their supporters and the public. Much research has shown there is a definite need in this area and we truly believe Design Aid has the passion, drive, resources and experience to respond effectively to this need.

It is clear from our work in the charitable community that many voluntary sector organisations strongly appreciate the importance of visual media communication with both beneficiaries and the general public. Many have also expressed concern that the voluntary sector often fails to perform as well in this respect as organisations within the corporate and public sectors.

Showcase...
You are currently on our powerful Web 2.0 community website. This, not only a showcase's Design Aid's creative work and achievements but also demonstrates what a Design Aid built website can bring to your project.
You are welcome to register on the site to access and benefit from all of its features, here is just a short list of what can be done on our newly developed Web2.0 / CMS sites:

• Administrators "back end" Content Management System
• Registered Members "front end" Content Management System
• Members only areas and pages
• Multiple membership levels & access levels
• Community Building Features
• Bulk e mails to members
• e Newsletters built directly from your site content
• e commerce shop and/or catalogue
• Banner ad management
• the possibilities are limitless…

You can use a Design Aid CMS to easily format and manage every aspect of your website, from adding content and images to updating a catalog.

Our background is in Print...
and creative print solutions for charities with the best in professional graphic design for charities. While Design Aid has some incredible web design and Web2.0 solutions our experience and expertise in creative design and print solutions for the Third Sector continues to be the core of Design Aid's creative services.

"I was so excited to come into the office this morning and see the new leaflets. They look Brilliant! Exactly the right image. Thank you so much for Design Aid's help with the design and Print." - Friends of Conservation

As a registered charity Design Aid is in a unique position...
when it comes to understanding our clients and benefactors message, needs and budgets. As a charity ourselves we have a comprehensive understanding of what it takes and the tools required to work well and advance a project in the Charity Sector.

No matter which area your project operates in...
Design Aid has, over many years, developed an understanding of the target audiences we need to reach and the work required to help advance the development and support of a charitable project.

We understand Budgets...
in the charity sector and what is required of them. Design Aid knows that cost is not always the driving factor, (though it often is). Optimising the budget available is what drives all Design Aid projects and we have become experts in this.

Once a budget is established...
and before any creative work goes down on paper, Design Aid will use its experience and knowledge to get creative with the projects original concept and brief. We will look at ways to achieve the project objectives while getting more from the budget.
Design Aid has a history of professional creative solutions that have maximised a budget spend beyond its worth. If there is a way to use our creativity to get one printed product that can satisfy two or even three communication solutions then this is what we do best.

You need to make Design Aid your first point of call for all your creative services!
For a start as a charity like yourselves, the advice and consultation is always FREE!