Toby Beresford, Bible Society
Joanne was a delight to work with on the Digital Nations report she went above beyond to bring our content to visual life. I particularly valued the way she made it natural and frictionless to work with multiple stakeholders across our team.
Suzanne Duffy – Hardman Trust
Joanne Grubb is an amazing designer who has supported our work for the past two years. Joanne has a unique way of explaining design and a deep understanding of the charity sector. As a busy charity, having someone who can offer creative solutions and help us communicate the difference we make is invaluable. Highly recommend!
Esther Purves – Manchester NHS Hospitals Trust
Working with Jo was a breath of fresh air. She is clearly an expert in her field – providing both strategic and creative insight into our DM packs. We were so impressed with Jo’s creative ideation, and working with her helped to spark so many ideas. We would recommend her to any charity needing a fresh take on their DM programme.
Esther Whitaker, Down’s Syndrome Manchester
We are an inclusive, welcoming, member-led charity for individuals with Down’s syndrome, parents, caregivers, and professionals, from diagnosis through to adulthood. Formed in 2004 and following member feedback, we knew it was time to refresh our look and how we describe ourselves.
Jo has been fantastic to work alongside. As small charity, we were anxious about investing in a re-brand as we don’t have the skills in house. Jo has been brilliant with us. Incredibly clear, incredibly well informed, and experienced and a clear expert in her field and the charity sector. She listened intently to what we wanted, who we were and what we are trying to achieve and came back with ideas that had captured us and were so clear, encouraging, and supportive at each stage.
The re-brand is still having a huge effect, loads of meetings – lots of new members. So much easier to communicate and build things – it’s all just been brilliant.
Jo consistently brings forward ideas and suggestions that I wouldn’t have thought of, demonstrating her ability to think outside the box and add real value. She is both organised and imaginative, combining strategic thinking with a hands-on approach that makes her a joy to work with.
Jill Rogers, NCW Trustee
The prospect of a rebrand for our 125 year old organisation was challenging! Members were used to the existing image of their organisation and the new brand had to incorporate the best of the old while moving us forward. When we started to work with JG Creative we quickly realised that not only were we in safe, professional and experienced hands but that the team at JG Creative understood our needs and cared about the issues we stood for.
They guided us through the process of revisiting our vision and values so that we had a clear idea of how the new brand needed to reflect our future path. Together we interpreted our vision to be fit for the next 125 years. The logo has been redesigned to keep the overall feel of the old logo but to be a very clear step into our new look. Our website has been completely rethought, redesigned and rewritten to be the ‘go to’ place for information about NCWGB and to keep members and others up to date with what we’re doing.
JG Creative were both proactive and supportive in this process. Their can-do approach has been invaluable and gave us confidence as we worked through the various stages of the rebrand. We have been delighted with the outcome of all the hard work which has been well received by our members. JG Creative have been a pleasure and inspiration to work with and we know we will continue to work closely together.
Catherine Cook, CEO of The Peter Pan Centre
I’ve worked with Jo for a number of years across two charities. Jo just gets the sector. Most recently she supported the Peter Pan Centre through a rebrand, redesigning our whole look and feel, supported with a shiny new fundraising pack and parent pack for us. My trustees LOVE the Parent Pack! She has made our offer so clear and engaging. She’s a dream to work with, is hugely creative and she is always my first port of call for design work.
Annie Belasco, Pandas Foundation UK
Working with Jo we learned and evolved our charity so much more than we ever thought we could. She is professional and makes any major decision fun with no use of complicated jargon. We rebranded during the height of a pandemic and it could not have gone smoother. A dream to work with.
Joanne Taylor, Chief Executive, Metabolic Support UK
We first started working with JG Creative in 2016, when we were in the very early stages of considering a re-brand. As specialists in design for charities, with a portfolio that matched our needs, JG Creative have been valued partners in the process from the outset, and really took the time to get to know our work, our community and our hopes for the future as an umbrella patient organisation for Inherited Metabolic Disorders. Using all of the results and key findings from our independent consultation (which they also fed into) JG Creative proposed a selection of carefully crafted options for our new name, strap-line and logo, followed by a brand identity which met all of our strategic objectives, bringing the charity up-to-date whilst providing a sensitive nod to our heritage. JG Creative are a pleasure to work with, and are very much a part of our team as we continue to work closely together on all of our design and production of materials.