
PottingShed
And it Was All Yellow
29 January 2013

It's taken us a while to get around to this blog even though we've been working with OSA and The Temp Desk for some time now.
This is mostly because we wanted to wait until the first phase of the brand was completed when we could get out from under the mountain of jobs we've been doing for these two top flight recruitment companies. When OSA & TTD first approached us they were looking for a radical change of direction, and this all started with YELLOW.
We wanted to create a brand that was vibrant and warm, so yellow was always going to be the starting point. We married this with a direct copy driven approach, talking directly to the client in plain english rather than through abstract imagery or business metaphors.
This has been implemented across the board from lightboxes to buses, brochureware to advertising. Both brands employ the same typeface, but at opposite ends of the spectrum. Whereas OSA is big, bold and uppercase, The Temp Desk is Light, italic and lowercase. The Temp desk is playful and mobile, OSA is stoic and structured but both brands share values and consequently sit perfectly alongside each other.
It is a brand still in it's infancy and we look forward to helping it grow to properly reflect these excellent companies.

Testimonials
"Potting Shed took the time to understand the product and our purpose and created a clean, fun and fresh look which our clients comment on regularly. They then took the brand and product to the next level for us by creating our product video and website, and the storyboard and visual process that the team created really brought it to life."

Jenny Winspear
COO Anova
"We worked alongside Potting Shed to create an identity that embodies who we are, and why we do what we do. These projects have contributed to a more connected team who believe in our organisation at a deep level. When your people believe in what you do and take ownership over their culture and workplace, growth is the natural outcome."

Jim Gilligan
CEO Carey Group
"Potting Shed responded quickly and sensitively to our brief, helping us find a tone of voice we're genuinely proud of. Their promptness and understanding made a real difference – 10/10 for quality, service, and value."

Jay Goss
Bank Aston