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Firebrand Vol. 19

We can't believe we are already sending our third quarterly update for the year - it sure is flying by. Our team has been busy starting, building and growing NZ business. Immersed in the worlds of engineering, merino, vets, tourism and shoes amongst other things - sure has kept us busy. Before we get into the crazy season we've recently had a chance to look at 'all of things' here at Firebrand. 

One of the hardest jobs for an agency is the process of relaunching and repositioning of itself. This week, we did just that. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey so far, and what an incredible one it's been. We look ahead to next year, turning 10 and reflecting on the amazing success and learnings. 

Take a peek at our new positioning and what we've been up to - let us know what you think! 

Contents

Firebrand Website - Homepage

Repositioned, rearticulated and ready for the future!

by Rebecca Twemlow

One of the hardest things for an Agency to do is their own reposition and relaunch but we have succeeded!

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New brand for Clutha Foundation

Bold look for a bold vision for Clutha Foundation

by Katy Miller

Inspiration can come from many places but for the Clutha Foundation, it was a little closer to home.

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Best Awards - Bronze Winners

Firebrand recognised as one of "The Best".

by Rebecca Twemlow

The Best Awards are our industries Emmy Awards and when we were announced as Finalists in two categories we already felt like we had won. Taking out an actual award placing was a whole other level of consideration and we attended with only minor anticipation that it could be a reality. How very pleasently surpirsed at how wrong we were!

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Churton Park

New Website for Churton Park School

by Rosaleen Ward

Churton Park School pride themselves on their high-quality teaching environment, a strong family atmosphere, and commitment to building values - they approached Firebrand to create a new web solution to reflect this.

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Raising the bar for a Dunedin Engineering Heavyweight

by Louis Fiddy

To tell the story of an engineering heavyweight, we developed a new brand position and content strategy that captures Farra's passion and pride. Following this with a bold new look website, complete with copywriting and photography.

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Coffee meetings

by Paul Twemlow

Many problems have been solved over a cuppa and we want to streamline the service.

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Hydrotherapy, motion, grooming, water, care - it's all about the dogs.

by Katy Miller

Developing a unique brand with a pictorial element that encapsulates the key services of Aqua paws, a canine hydrotherapy and grooming company.

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Toast x 20

Making Toast for a Living

by Darren Murray

TED is an amazing resource and this particular talk from Tom Wujec discusses systems and design thinking and how it can help a team visualise and solve its challenges.

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On the Hunt for our Sexy Summer Intern!

by Lynda Henderson

Summer is almost here! So its that time of year again where we go on the hunt for the most brilliant, creative and motivated students from Otago University and Otago Polytechnic for this year's Firebrand intern intake through Sexy Summer Jobs.

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Document your Decision

by Darren Murray

Decisions capture the intent or required outcome more completely than the technical details and enable the design to be peer-reviewed by team members who are not subject matter experts.

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Legends on the Mainland

by Katy Miller

While Wild Legend, a Firebrand favourite continues to build its international presence and reputation, it is often a lot quieter back here on the mainland. However, in recent news, we are excited to announce the Wild Legend has found itself as the hero dish on an Arrowtown menu - sounds like a road trip coming up.

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Shopify Meet-up #3

Shopify Meetup #3!

by Emma Turner

In early August we held our third Shopify meet up and this time it was all about digital storytelling and how you can improve your storytelling in digital spaces. On the night we had 4 speakers who shared their insights into their experiences with designing for a purpose.

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Online Shopping

eCom update - what’s hot? / eCom future trends

by Alex Murray

Shopify Unite 2018 gave us an insight to upcoming releases within the Shopify platform! We were exposed to the new features and functionality Shopify was going to release over the coming year. Here is a list of all the new and exciting features that could help you and your business!

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Blocks

Modular Design in Front End Development

by Louis Fiddy

Modular design in web development is continuing to evolve and improve with new tools and techniques. While these are extremely useful, it is still up to us, as developers to use them effectively and to keep our design and code organised and efficient.

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How to suck up to a dev or a designer

by Georgina Guthrie

For us account managers, life is about keeping people happy - our clients and our creatives.

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Foreshaddow

Foreshadow/L1TF?

by Anton Smith

It's that time again, where a new security hole has been discovered and is out in the wild. Rest assured, we are taking care in ensuring all of our services, suppliers and systems are up to date, including your websites, platforms and integrations.

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