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  • De Facto

    De Facto was formed in 1997 to create a team capable of taking branding projects and translating them creatively across all forms of media. From print to ecommerce, De Facto has built an excellent reputation for developing client brands - winning a number of prestigious national and international awards along the way.

    Client needs are at the heart of what we do and we keep things simple. Whether a client wants to talk to us about a new brand identity or a potentially complex e-commerce web site, we aim to keep the process as simple, jargon free and effective as possible. Our wide range of skills offers a number of benefits to clients, but most notably cuts down on the requirement to ‘brief in’ a number of agencies for any prospective project or campaign. This maintains a cohesive and confident look and feel to any creative output.

    We also pride ourselves on being a very friendly, approachable studio and promote a high degree of contact between clients and our design team. This removes the sometimes unnecessary layers of account management and ensures that communication is delivered quickly and effectively between both parties. Importantly, we are renowned for delivering projects on-time and within budget.

  • Clients

    De Facto have been fortunate enough to win contracts from a number of local, national and international brands, ranging from University of Nottingham, Ted Baker, Fred Perry, Yorkshire Water and Royal Parks. We now handle all Fred Perry’s creative marketing on a worldwide basis, having worked with them for nine very productive years. This has allowed us to launch new ranges, global advertising campaigns, brochures, e-commerce/multimedia projects and four TV campaigns for MTV - all produced in our studio in Nottingham. Please contact us for a full list of clients.

    We are always interested in talking to new clients no matter how small a project may be. In our experience, our ability to deliver on initial projects inevitably leads to wider ranging requirements and long standing client relationships.

  • Core Disciplines

    • Brand Identity
    • Advertising
    • Print Design
    • Illustration
    • Web Design & Ecommerce
    • Exhibitions & installations
    • Video/Multimedia/DVD
    • TV Advertising

    In addition to the above, we also work closely with a number of PR Agencies, and can project manage any copywriting or publicity campaigns.

  • Web Skills

    We have full design, development and database services in-house and can complete projects utilising the disciplines listed below:

    • Design
    • XHTML/CSS
    • Javascript/AJAX
    • Flash/Actionscript
    • ASP/PHP/ASP.NET
    • Database Development
    • Search Engine Optimisation

  • Multimedia Skills & TV/Video production

    We are equipped with state of the art Macintosh work stations allowing us to complete almost all production and editing in-house:

    • Animation
    • Flash
    • Macromedia Director
    • Final Cut Studio
    • DVD Studio
    • Adobe After Effects
    • Adobe Premier
    • 3D modelling