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Alternatively, below are updates on new projects here at The Design Social, along with lots of reviews from our very satisfied customers & their thoughts on the projects we supported & services we provided. These reviews were emailed to us here at The Design Social by the clients mentioned in the review.
Project completion – AirBnB holiday let planning application
We were recently asked to work on converting a garage to an interesting holiday let. If you want to learn more, click here for a more detailed description
Book cover graphic design
We were recently approached to take on a new aspect of graphic design, that of book covers. We produced a number of options for self publisher & author Jay Robbo. Have a look at the project page here. We'd be interested in...
New startup website for Noble Day Associates
Dominic at Noble Day Associates approached us to help design a website for his new startup company. The brief was to include options for Dominic & his staff to add portfolio work, new project updates & news items. The project page can be seen here.
Brett Naylor, Wigston Parva – Planning Application
The Design Social made our extension planning very easy, practical and totally stress free. Really fantastic advice and great service all round, I cannot fault the process from start to finish....highly recommended.
Nick Carvell – Transport Manager at Leicestershire County Council
As Transport and Fleet manager at Leicestershire County Council, I used Barnaby to create some images of a specialist vehicle we were planning to have built. The images were created and subsequently used in our design meetings to ensure the vehicle met our needs....
New website launched
We have launched our new website & company branding to coincide with our partnership marketing campaign with Forest Hill Golf Club & Conference Centre. Please feel free to contact us with any projects you might like to discuss or with any feedback on our new...
Crossrail… Again
You may have noticed that it has been a while since any updates have been added to the site. Since September 2016, The Design Social has been providing support to Siemens for BIM 3D modelling on Crossrail. It's been good fun working on the project again & we're...
Finlay Dawkins, Loughborough – Finny-Foo-Fars Beauty-Box website
Barnaby developed a Web site for my business Finny-Foo-Fars Beauty Box and I was delighted with the results. I was very specific with the look I was aiming to achieve and Barnaby took great care to achieve it. Nothing was too much trouble and the communication was...
Swan Theatre – The Play’s The Thing
We worked along with The Hub to develop a concept design for the new permanent exhibition at the Swan Theatre. Have a look at the project page: The Play's The Thing.
Craig Smith
Barnaby from The Design Social duly arrived at the agreed time & then set about discussing all our needs. Nothing was too much trouble for him & he spent a great deal of time with us until everything was explained & understood. The service they provided...
New successful planning application, Wollaton, Notts.
We have just completed a successful planning application for the Smith family at Wollaton in Nottinghamshire. The application included a garage conversion, a conservatory rebuild & structural calculations to support the demolition of internal walls. Craig Smith...
Visions of the Future
Really fascinating series of posters created by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at NASA: www.jpl.nasa.gov/visions-of-the-future/