Bivouac

Bivouac has designed the new interpretation sited in the Great Hall and Committee Room of the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. The Great Hall panels form a wide timeline, filling one wall, while the Committee Room panels outline various aspects and artefacts of the Merchants. The panels were expertly printed and fitted by Leach Colour. Illustrations were by Kate and Jack of Bivouac and by York artist, Lynne Roebuck.

More pics are available to view in our Projects section.

On Thursday 21st May, 'The Leonard Stokes Directory – Architect in a Dressing Gown' was launched at the Brompton Oratory in London to a warm reception.

We designed the 168 page book about the Arts and Crafts architect for the self-publishing author, Jan Ward.

More information about Stokes, his work and the book can be found at www.leonardstokes.co.uk.

The book is available for sale for £28+p&p by contacting Jan on jan@leonardstokes.co.uk.

It was printed and bound by HSW Print in Wales.

We've been busy bees since we moved!

We are currently working with Get Cycling, a community interest organisation, to refresh their identity and create a suite of marketing materials that more accurately reflects their ethos.

As well as refreshing their website, posters, banners and livery, we are also branding The Company of Cyclist's 'Cyclorama' website, aimed at specialist bike manufacturers. Both websites are being built by Semlyen IT.

On another cycle-tastic theme, we're designing Cycle Heaven's new website, and, with them, a community business site called bishyroad.net to promote all the businesses in Bishopthorpe road – York's most vibrant community. Both these sites are being built by Squeegee.

These new sites will be live shortly, so watch this space...

Anyone who knows us well, knows we've been bursting at the seams for a while now!

We have moved to a new studio in Castlegate House, a beautiful Georgian building designed by John Carr. It's even more convenient for the city centre, with Clifford's Tower car park practically next door, and it's light, bright and roomy.

Our new address is:

Bivouac Ltd
Castlegate House
Castlegate
York
YO1 9RP

Our telephone and email addresses haven't changed.

We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Jack Whittaker to Bivouac.

Jack graduated with first class honours from his BA Graphic Design course last year, and joins the team from 16th February (just in time to help us move!). He's very creative, and we know you'll enjoy working with him.

Bivouac has recently completed the design of New Leaf's fresh, accessible new website. The site was developed by Semlyen IT.

Newleaf provides organisations with pragmatic and holistic outplacement support, enabling redundant employees to explore their future options and find their next role – issues that are particularly appropriate in this economic climate.

“Thank you so much for all your hard work on this. We are delighted with the web site and very much appreciate the speed that you completed it, and your patience. We will continue to use you.” Susan Binnersley, MD, New Leaf

Bivouac have recently designed a new brochure for Beacon Dodsworth. We used recycled papers and a biodegradeable matt laminate to achieve a professional 'glossy' brochure but with top eco credentials.

“Bivouac were great at coming up with creative ideas and a fantastic design for our new brochure, despite having a very short timescale. They went out of their way to make sure we got exactly what we wanted and I will definitely be using them again.” Charlotte Sutton, ACIM, Marketing Executive, Beacon Dodsworth

No need to keep this one quiet!

More congratulations are in order, this time for our lovely clients, pad55, who have won a prestigious 5 star award, 2008 Best International Retirement Development, in the Daily Mail Property Awards for Spire View, their fabulous Pickering development.

It couldn't have gone to a more deserving team. Their attention to detail and quality obviously haven't gone unnoticed. Well done!

3 sets of interpretation panels have just been fitted in the main corridor of York Hospital. The panels are aimed at all staff, patients and visitors, and will celebrate a colourful 60 years of the NHS in York and the people who work tirelessly to keep us healthy. The panels form part of an ongoing programme of arts installations within the hospital, to create better environments for patients to help aide wellbeing and recovery. They will be on show from Wednesday 2nd July.

Bivouac has been branding The Training Gateway, a national continuing professional development (CPD) network. It's a one-stop-shop for businesses looking for training opportunities, and accesses the skills and utilities of thousands of universities throughout the UK. The work includes design of a logo, stationery, brochures, banners and promotional materials.

The history of York College is long and colourful, so with the recent opening of their brand new buildings on Sim Balk Lane, the timing couldn't be better to publish a book about it. 'Angles of the Learning Curve' has been written by College staff Marjorie Harrison, Avril Cheetham and Kaye Green and is being published by York College. The 160 page, full colour book has been designed by Bivouac and printed by Browns CTP in Manchester.

The book is available to buy directly from the College. It costs £14.99 + £2 p&p, and can be ordered by ringing 01904 770400. 

The first fit of interpretive panels for Gayle Mill in Wensleydale, has taken place and the Mill is now open to the public. The launch took place on the 18th March and it's looking good!

Dating from 1784, Grade 2 listed Gayle Mill is the oldest structurally unaltered cotton mill in existence. The hydro-electric turbine-powered Mill came first in the Northern finals of the BBC's 'Restoration' programme, and has been awarded funding for essential restoration work and to open to the public as a working sawmill. The volunteers and staff at the Mill have been working tirelessly to get the Mill ready for its opening and it's looking fantastic.

The interpretive panels, phased over a number of months, are designed to enhance the visitor experience and will tell the story of the Mill's fascinating past, its people and its part in the local community and economy.

We are working with Tom Higgins to design lightboxes and fittings, Graham Moore for archaeological illustration and photography, Russell Hollowood for copywriting and Extreme Displays for the panel's print and production.

Click here to see a BBC video of the Mill (from January 08).

Following its move from York to brand new premises in Bradford, Bivouac worked closely with Impressions Gallery to refresh its identity and make it more relevant to its new surroundings and audiences.

Bivouac has designed leaflets, carrier bags, invitations, advertisements and postcards for the Gallery, along with a new website and e-newsletter (developed by Squeegee Design).

We also branded Bradford 1 Gallery, who share the same building in Centenary Square.

Over the last year, Bivouac has been working with Intandem Marketing to brand the Enterprise and Innovation Office and Continuing Professional Development centre at the University of York.

In an ongoing project, newsletters, brochures, folders, flyers, advertisements and exhibition banner stands have been designed to reinforce the brand.

Bivouac worked with interactive exhibit developer, Joe Cutting and illustrator, Dilski, to create two educational games for the Centre for Life in Newcastle.

The games are designed to inform and entertain as users eat their way through Newcastle, Tokyo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and churn out carbon by the tonne.

The games are now live.

You can play the Food Game online by clicking here and the Carbon Game by clicking here.

We are delighted to announce that our Creative Director, Kate Pettitt, has been accepted as a member of the Chartered Society of Designers.

This is a great accolade for Bivouac, and is further reassurance that our clients receive the highest standards of design and professional conduct.

Visit the CSD website to find out more about the Society and what it means to you.

Hertfordshire-based retail, interior and exhibit designer Tom Higgins recently commissioned Bivouac to design a new brand identity for her business. The design reflects the contemporary nature of her designs, with sophisticated, yet simple design elements.

Tamsin Higgins says, "Bivouac brought inspired creativity to the project and understood precisely the look and feel we wanted to achieve for our identity."