Getting kids reading

Discover Children’s Story Centre

The client

Discover Children’s Story Centre is the UK’s first hands-on creative literacy centre for children aged 0-11 years and their families, carers and teachers. We’ve been working with Discover for several years.

The brief

Discover asked us to redesign the logo for their annual London Children’s Book Swap event. Held across London at participating museums and galleries, such as the Royal Festival Hall, children are encouraged to swap their old books for new ones.

What we delivered

We chose a simple strong ident of a book to provide the framework for the logo, giving instant recognition that it represents a literary event.

The logo can be easily utilized across a suite of campaign-supporting assets, while the spine provides a home for Discover to assert its ownership over the event.

The red gives it stand out as well as a nod to the book swap’s London focus – think London buses, Beefeaters etc.

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  • ”You completely nailed the project.”

    Philip Barnes - General Manager, Standen House & Garden

  • “Since Sherlock began our rebranding, The Mulberry Bush Organisation has raised more money, has increased the children’s referrals from Local Authorities so that we now have a waiting list, has attracted celebrities... and has hugely raised our profile among the professionals.”

    Jane Smiley – Head of Communications, The Mulberry Bush Organisation

  • ”Our project had a tight turnaround time, but Sherlock showed a quick grasp of the brief, and provided excellent customer service, flexibility and professionalism.“

    Kate Anderson - Projects and Office Manager

  • “We are thrilled with Sherlock’s work – it did absolutely everything we were hoping for... we’re particularly delighted by their attention to detail... They have also read the space very well which, although it’s a blank canvas, needed to be carefully considered...”

    Emily Hogan - Development Manager, Little Green Pig

  • “Sherlock have been brilliant to work with, very flexible, creative and have enabled us to marry the brand with our key exhibition spaces so our story is continuous.”

    Karla Barnacle-Best - Chief Executive, Discover Children‘s Story Centre

  • ”We have found Sherlock creative and responsive, delivering design solutions which fit the brief but also pushing its boundaries. They have always been there to help us out when we needed them and have always managed to maintain a friendly and funky working relationship with us.”

    Sally Ann Lycett - Director of External Relations, De La Warr Pavilion

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