Send Your Design for EWB's New Graphic :: Share your creative input for EWB’s refreshed brand. Last year our members and friends played a key role in developing EWB’s updated vision, mission and values. This year we want tp invite you to play an active role in shaping EWB’s brand refresh. Studio Round, our pro bono creative design agency, has started developing ideas regarding the look and feel of our refreshed brand. Members are the heart and soul of EWB and we would like to ensure you have the opportunity to directly contribute to the design process. Part of the brand refresh includes a new EWB 'graphic' featuring multiple illustrations that represent EWB’s work. EWB members are invited to submit a graphic to be included. We are looking for simple illustrations of EWB people, items or objects eg. appropriate technology that reflects out work.   Illustration Brief: Illustrations need to be thematically focussed on singular ideas (ie – ‘partnership’, ‘community’ or ‘technology’) Ideas need to be visually in a simple, geometric style, the more symbolic and instantly recognisable the better Complicated and overtly specific topic should be avoided as we’re not trying to tell the complete EWB story solely with the illustrations (ie – ‘improved sanitation solutions in Cambodia’ would be simplified to just focus on ‘sanitation’) Send your design to Katie Blundy at k.blundy@ewb.org.au by Wednesday 25th April. Note: we need the original illustration or a high resolution copy in JPG file format. EWB members who’s designs are chosen will receive an EWB t-shirt with the new brand. 

Ahoy from Round :: We are thrilled to partner up with the EWB team and help them realise their new identity. The project team here at Studio Round consists of — Mike (say hi MIke), Elise (say hi Elise), Michelle (say hi MIchelle) and Rob (last one, say hi Rob) Briefs have been written, creative sessions had, concepts researched and of course, heaps of designing in the studio. The EWBuzz is thick in the air! Looking forward to presenting our first round of design concepts to the team next  week. Stay tuned for more.

Introducing Round :: Round is a Melbourne based design studio and they specialise in identities, print, the web, art direction and the built environment. They apply creative thinking and understanding of design to develop thought-provoking solutions to address organisation’s needs. And the best part is Round is a pro bono partner, which means they are doing all of this creative work for EWB for a greatly reduced price and will be providing ongoing pro bono brand and design support to EWB – because they believe in what we do! EWB provided Round with a creative brief based on our new vision and mission statements and Round are busy developing EWB’s new look and feel including things like website skin, logo, colours and style guide. Check out this happy snap where it all began over coffee in North Melbourne. Now it’s Round’s turn …