Case studies of businesses that have used design

Browse through our case studies section to find out more about how businesses are working with designers to:

  • rebrand
  • get a new website
  • plan and execute significant change
  • and more

The results include:

  • increased profits
  • improved international competitiveness
  • investment attracted
  • jobs created
  • productivity increased

Here we've compiled a selection of the best case studies of design projects for business.

 

Design against the downturn

Businesses that have used design to overcome a downturn in their sector

Vitsoe shelves in hallway

Vitsoe

How do you keep a company at the top of its game when product throughput is deliberately slow? Capitalise on your design strengths says Vitsoe.

Anglepoise Type 3

Anglepoise

Anglepoise, once synonymous with precision engineering and quality, was struggling to stand out in the overcrowded mid-range lighting market. Its owners decided to relocate, redesign and reinvent the business.

Debbie and Andrews packaging

Debbie and Andrew's

Super premium sausages from Manor Born sell well within a local area, but fail to capture the imagination of consumers further afield. Design agency Elmwood was given free reign to transform the brand and monthly sausage sales rose by 57%.

Serious logo

Serious**

Competitors mimicking a waste management company’s logo and brand, giving it a bad reputation. A new name and colour scheme with new attitude, humour and directness gave Serious** 75% more business.