Hello! Well, in a nutshell, it’s about us, Stimulating Minds. We’re a dedicated, passionate and (if we may say so) pretty damned good design agency.
Based in the centre of England, our humble beginnings (from a shed in Karl’s garden in 2006) have set us in good stead to continuously, and successfully, punch well above our weight within the design stratosphere. Continually delivering a high standard across a range of disciplines from branding to large-scale web applications, retail design to targeted marketing campaigns.
We like what we do and we do it well – though you can be the judge of that, so why not have yourself a little look at our work and let us know what you think.
Yeah, well that’s all fine and good, but who actually are you?
Alright, so you fancy a quick run through who you’ll find gracing The Colour Shed then, eh?
Okay, but we’ll leave it to you to work out who’s who below. So… we’ve got the bequiffed Morrissey throwback Karl. We’ve got the ridiculously handsome Marcus, the finely coiffured Andy, and the ever efficient Kirsty. We’ve got Sam bringing some young blood to the team, and we’ve got Gilly, the small hairy one that isn’t Marcus.
Anything else interesting, for example a recent landmark anniversary?
Thanks for asking, and as it happens, yes! We’re almost twenty years old!
Happy birthday to us. Cheers. We’re very proud of the work we’ve output over the past twenty years, and have seen our team and skill-base steadily grow. But what we’re especially proud of is the relationships that have grown with our lovely, diverse client base.
“The website and marketing materials set new standards for how education present themselves in the region.”
We have a well established working relationship with Stimulating Minds and we were excited to join forces with Karl and the design team to rebrand the college. The team at Stimulating Minds were set a challenging brief; to provide a new, striking, modern, future facing brand, that retained our college heritage, history and community position.
Bringing together the old with the new wasn’t easy, but the Stimulating Minds team did a great job. The design ideas were thoughtful, compassionate and challenging, taking our organisation in a new direction that met the terms of our complex brief. The new KE6 brand provided a clear statement about our place in the education industry, whilst also playing homage to the historical name ‘KEGs’, which the local community still fondly use.
The new colour palette is modern and fresh. The website and marketing materials set new standards for how education present themselves in the region. The response from all stakeholders has been overwhelmingly positive and we continue to see a growth in our popularity and reputation. Our new brand is a significant contributor to that. Without doubt we would recommend working with Stimulating Minds.
Stuart Noss, Principal at King Edward VI College, Nuneaton (KE6)
