Every school has a compelling brand story that can be crafted into an unique looking brand image.
These case studies have been created to inspire, inform, and help educators when it comes to making design decisions about their own schools brands. It's been an exciting journey. So jump in and have a look. I'll be updating this page regularly with new case studies. Feel free to leave a comment or share any of these case studies with your peers.
South Otago High School’s PB4L Branding
South Otago High School approached me to create some branding around their PB4L Values. They have three core values – Respect, Excellence and Pride. How could these be personalised for…
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Richmond Road School’s Unique Branding Challenge
Richmond Road School is an unique learning environment in Central Auckland. It is a leader in bilingual education. Their focus is on teaching and learning through students’ heritage languages in…
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Window Innovation’s Commercial Branding Success
Even though I specialise in school branding I still receive a number of enquiries from companies requiring commercial branding help. It’s a different type of challenge to that of schools.…
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Brand Clarity, Consistency, and Burnside High School
The Burnside High School logo symbol is iconic among schools in the Canterbury Region and beyond. Yet there had never been any guidelines established to help staff and suppliers use it…
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Logo Design & Branding for a Newly Merged School
Toward the end of 2015 I was asked if I would like to be involved in the branding of Lyttelton Primary – a newly merged school. Their new logo is the result of some great…
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Two New Logos and a Mascot for Manurewa East School.
Toward the end of 2015 I had the pleasure of meeting with Phil Palfrey and Richard Arthurs, the Principal and Deputy Principal at Manurewa East School in Auckland. We discussed…
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Southland Primary Principals Association Logo Design
Southland Primary Principals Association (SPPA) was hosting the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference in 2014. As part of the branding and marketing leading up to this event, they asked me…
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A Brand New Look for a Brand New School.
I thought I would share a story about Rāwhiti School in Christchurch. It’s a school taking great strides forward as they endeavour to ‘rise up’, out of the rubble of…
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Catholic School Branding, Charism, & the Community Voice.
St Patrick’s School in Bryndwr, Christchurch, asked if I would create a new logo design as part of their school branding. They felt strongly that their Charism (how they began, who they…
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