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At Design by Pre, we work with business owners and marketing managers across Surrey and the UK, and one thing we’ve learned is this:
The decision to contact a creative studio is rarely just about design. It’s about timing, trust, and the need for clarity.

When Canon asked us to create the visual identity for this year’s conference, we knew it was an opportunity to do something special.

In today’s crowded marketplace, strong branding isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a non-negotiable.

When it comes to eCommerce, experience is everything. A beautifully designed product page will grab attention, but a smooth, simple checkout journey is what converts that attention into sales.

We love creative projects that combine sharp design thinking with real-world impact — and our recent work with Canon is a perfect example.

Nestled within the iconic walls of Battersea Power Station is The Engine Room. Our new home. And we couldn’t be more excited! What a place for a design agency to call home!!

Based in Surrey, Smart Home Technology experts Loop Associates (previously Philharmonic) approached Pre to completely reposition their identity. Unveiled last month was their new name, brand and website.

This month sees the much-antipated and first ever Walton Film Festival. After our previous success creating the Love Walton website, we were thrilled to be asked to work with the BID again.

Based locally in Surrey, Arcstream create breathtaking experiences by using interactive technology and bespoke software solutions. We refined their identity and created their new website.

Leading Digital Assets advisory and recruitment company Blackwater approached Pre to review their visual identity and create their new stunning website.

Love Walton is aimed at the general public to encourage people to visit Walton-on-Thames and make locals feel passionate about their town. Pre were commissioned to design and build their website.

To mark World Mental Health Day we designed and artworked a colouring book for Canon to help show the power of print and how simple print applications can help promote relaxation and mindfulness.

This month saw the launch of a few new websites in quick succession here at Pre. One of them was for the leading provider of Underwriting Rules Engines across Europe, Asia and Australia, UnderwriteMe.

Our rebranding of Dorking Halls has now been fully rolled out to all their marketing items and materials. Their new brand and positioning communicates their offering as a quality, versatile and established venue much more effectively.

Looking for a design agency in Croydon? Well, last month we added a second home to our agency life! As well as our studio in Epsom, we now have a base in East Croydon, just a few minutes’ walk from Box Park. We love having our studio in Surrey, but having a new base just 15 minutes from central London will open up a lot of opportunities for us – as well as letting us keep in touch much more with our existing clients already in and around London.

Next month sees one of the first National Housing Federation’s events featuring the new logos and materials designed by Pre. We built on the heritage and recognition that NHF already enjoys…

Launched towards the end of 2018 was a new Mole Valley initiative to help and support older members of their community. Mole Valley approached Pre to create the brand and communication assets.

Pre recently created the new campaign and advert designs for Box Hill School. Based in Dorking Surrey…

Recently unveiled is the new ‘Future of Gas’ brochure for the major gas network SGN. SGN manage the network that distributes natural and green gas to nearly 6 million homes and businesses across Scotland and the south of England…

Following the unveiling last month of the brand identity we created for London start-up Tech Talent, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of their new website. Built on Wordpress the responsive site features animations and features that reflect Tech Talent’s innovative approach…

This month sees the launch of innovative startup, Tech Talent. Specifically working with the tech industry, Tech Talent help businesses identify and develop great leaders and talent to fuel their growth, innovation and success.

A little while ago now we designed the identity, press advertising, posters and the other marketing materials for the Lottery-funded Deepdene Trail in Dorking. With the weather now turning and Summer arriving they’re really coming in to their own.

Community Foundation for Surrey is an independent charitable trust established to inspire local giving for local needs. Pre recently worked with CFS to relase their latest publication…

Congratulations to the Institute of Customer Service on their fantastic events held at the Hilton, Park Lane last week – their Annual Conference and the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards. Pre worked with The Institute on the visual concepts…

If you live around the Dorking area or have visited the venue before, you may have seen one of these already. The latest beautifully designed (if we do say so ourselves!) brochures for Dorking Halls’ Spring/Summer Events are out now.

With just a few days to go before the end of the year, Pre are very proud to have just launched the new website for Johnston Sweepers. Based in Dorking, Surrey, Johnston is a world leading manufacturer of outdoor cleaning equipment with over 200 distributors worldwide.

Their latest range of sweepers and vehicles now feature a powerful technology called SmartLink – a vehicle tracking and management system. Johnston approached Pre to come up with an identity for SmartLink…

Quietly behind the scenes a few months ago, Pre started working with a new client – Bunzl. As a huge company, with operations in over 23 countries, the packaging, cleaning and hygiene supplies distributor…

Launched last month and in stores now is the Summer Cashback campaign for Canon UK. From leaflets, dispensers, product tags, posters, press ads and pop-up signage, Pre designed most of the campaign items you’ll see in stores across the UK.

Launched last week was the new website for Hetherley Capital Partners. Pre have been working with the Hotel Investment and Management firm for a few years now and this new website is the second iteration we’ve created for them.

Pre recently created the new logo for London Solicitors Chris&Co, with the new identity now being rolled out across their internal and marketing materials. Originally set up as solicitors that specialise in helping those with immigration issues, it has always been a key that the personal trust and relationship…

Building on the success of our Denbies website winning Gold at the Surrey Digital Awards the other week, we’re pleased to reveal another project rolled out for a drinks client. This time, Litmus Wines. We have worked with Litmus in the past on a few projects, the latest of which are some promotional posters and adverts for GinKing…

Last week saw the launch of the new and improved website for Smallwood Architects. Based in London, they’re a practice with a reputation throughout the UK, Europe, US and beyond for delivering beautiful buildings of the highest quality.

We are thrilled to hear that the website we built for Denbies Wine Estate won Gold last night at the Surrey Digital Awards. Not only that, it was also for the prestigious ‘Website’ category. We couldn’t be happier and more proud. You can find out more about our work for Denbies here or our you can see the award-winning website for yourself…

Leatherhead is a town in Surrey with big plans for transport, facilities and infrastructure improvement. Such town development projects often have a reputation for being done blindly, without thought or consideration to asking the local community what they actually want to see improved.

Adding to a portfolio of Charity work, this week saw the launch of the new website for The McClay Foundation. Building on the branding phase we completed last year followed by their 5 Year Strategic Plan…

Winter is here. And to celebrate the up-coming festive season, Canon have launched their 2016 Cashback campaign. Pre designed most of the campaign items you’ll see in stores across the UK. From leaflets, dispensers, product tags, posters, press ads and pop-up signage to online items, social network assets and web banners.

Launched last week was the new version of the website for Foxy Hair Extensions. We originally helped with the brand and guidelines phase for Foxy along with the previous version of the website back in 2013. This latest iteration…

Surrey Community Action is a county-wide independent charity which provides a range of services to help voluntary and community groups to help others. Their previous website was a few years old and technically restrictive, so they approached Pre to review the design, structure, styling and features of the website.

Launched this week was the new brand and website for GoodManager.Com. Pre initially created the identity and brand elements for GoodManager.Com before moving on to the website. The website holds information about the workshops and a booking and payment system for securing places in their workshops around the country.

Josh Evans Soccer School provides quality coaching for 2-12 year olds in a positive and fun environment. pre created the branding project for Josh Evans a while ago now and have since rolled out the brand to marketing items and a new website. Latest on that list is vehicle signage for their vans which have just been completed.

Littering in Mole Valley had started to have an impact on the local area and was becoming a concern within local communities. Mole Valley approached pre to help them create a campaign design to help combat the anti-social behaviour.

Look out for the advert design we created for The Deepdene Trail which appears in several Surrey mazagines and publications this month. Working with Mole Valley we created an advert that showcases an example of the amazing views you’ll find on the trail. It also features a competition to help drive people to the website and increase engagement.

We’re proud to say we’ve been working with CaSE for nearly 10 years now. Over the last few years since their launch we’ve worked on everything from insurance brochure designs, leaflets, reports, event stands, marketing promotions, websites and more.

Michelangelo Search is towards the more exclusive and premium end of the search sector. As a boutique firm, it deals with high-placed positions and sensitive roles within companies. Pre created the website design and also built the website which launched this week. The small brochure website is small but perfectly formed and is now…

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The Deepdene Trail is a brand new walking trail, just a few minutes stroll from Dorking’s town centre and railway stations. Opening in September 2016, visitors will be able to enjoy free access to one of the country’s most historically significant gardens – privately owned since their creation in the 17th Century. Pre designed the…

Earlier this month, pre launched the new website design for Employee Relations specialist Marshall-James – a professional services firm specialising in Labour Relations and Employee Communications. They work with Chief Executives, Management Teams and HR Directors to provide a range of advisory and strategic services.

With the nights drawing in and a huge number of cyclists on the roads around Dorking and Mole Valley, Pre were approached to create an awareness campaign to highlight the issue which was aimed at both cyclists and motorists alike.

Earlier this month, PRE launched the new branding and website for UK charity WeSeeHope. Following an in-depth and considered name change internally within the charity, PRE helped WeSeeHope with the branding phase which included logo designs, a brief brand guidelines document, exhibition stands, fundraising assets.

If you’re out and about in Mole Valley this week you may still see the campaign design PRE created as part of the campaign design for Mole Valley. The aim of the campaign with the hashtag ‘#molevalley’ was to raise awareness among the community of all the positive services that they provide.

A few weeks ago saw the new website launch for Hetherley Capital Partners – a specialist hotel real estate investment and asset management firm based in London. Following the branding and stationery projects completed earlier in the year, Pre were appointed to create the new website.

PRE are pleased to unveil the new website for Smallwood Architects. The small brochure site showcases the work of the London-based practice while retaining the privacy of their high-end clients. The website is responsive and includes a portfolio section, team pages and details of their processes.

Completed earlier this month was this new logo design and brand styling for Hetherley Capital Partners. As well as looking at stationery items, Pre are also in the process of designing and building their new website. Soon to be at www.hetherley.com, the responsive brochure website will include…

With more than 15 years of experience in fine wine, Cult Wines are one of the UK’s largest fine wine investment companies. After an initial brochure design project, PRE have recently started working with Cult wines on a range of additional items to promote their investment opportunities and financial and performance reports for existing investors.

It’s with great pleasure that we can announce that Denbies Wine Estate have just won two website awards at the Surrey Digital Awards 2015. Their awards were a bronze for Best Website and a silver award for Best Online Business. You can see the website that was designed and built by PRE here: www.denbies.co.uk

Back in May we announced that we had just launched the new website for Denbies Wine Estate. A few months down the line and we’re thrilled to see some really great results coming through. Visually the improvements are clear. There is a great new design with improved user journeys and responsive layouts, but these things are hard to measure…

Over 50% of sight conditions can be avoided with early detection and treatment. Something that SeeAbility (formerly The Royal School for the Blind, established 200 years ago) have been working to raise awareness of. Added to the obvious lifestyle and health issues, £1.5 billion each year is also…

In the last couple of months we’ve won a couple of new charity clients that we’re incredibly excited about working with. This recent flurry has made us stop and ask why. The reason is probably because we love to feel that as well as just creating great design, we’re also helping amazing organisations reach their awareness and funding targets.

PRE are pleased to reveal that we have been appointed to create the new prospectus design for Richmond Park Academy. Richmond Park is a school that does everything it can to enhance its students’ education from entry right through to 6th form with the aim to ‘make our best better’.

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We’ve very pleased to reveal the Malibu limited edition bottle Summer 2014. This is the third we’ve worked on over the last few years now. Again, working with an up and coming designer…

Launched this week was the new website design for Denbies, the largest vineyard in England. The site  has almost too many features to mention from animated sliders and responsive layouts for phone and tablets to shop and ticketing integration and galleries. The website is built using a popular CMS that the client can…

PRE unveil the new prospectus design for Rowan School in Surrey. Wrapped in a bespoke mailer, it features foils and varnishes to really set it apart from other schools in the area.

We’re very pleased to announce that we’ve just started working with a new client, Kimberly-Clark. The owner of brands such as Huggies, Kleenex and Andrex, nearly one-quarter of the world’s population purchase their products every day. PRE have recently created the first edition of the internal newsletter for the organisation with more editions planned…

PRE have just completed a new school prospectus design for Rowan Prep School. Based in Esher, Surrey, Rowan school was founded in 1936 and has an outstanding history of excellence. PRE are moving the design of their various marketing and internal communication items to reflect this.

Yesterday saw the launch of Canon UK’s Winter Cashback campaign for 2013. PRE are pleased to announce that we worked on the vast majority of items for the UK market. Physically, these included the posters, in-store signage, leaflets and point-of-sale items.

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PRE are very pleased to announce that the new website design for lights4fun is now live. After working on the brand and printed items (see our portfolio) PRE were asked to design the new website. The website is now much more in line with the new identity…

A month or so ago, PRE were asked to design Surrey County Council’s new ‘Children’s Access to Play’ cards. Hot off the press, we’re pleased to unveil them here! The set of 10 cards will act as an essential tool for those involved in caring for young people with impairments.

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PRE are very proud to unveil the new logo design and brand identity created for lights4fun, one of the UK’s largest lights online retailers. The project started out as a logo and identity piece but soon moved on to include helping lights4fun develop a colour palette, stationery items and day-to-day pieces…

A funds report containing in-depth details and data, the completed item will be made available to potential investors and high-net-worths.

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Over the past few months PRE have been working with Denbies Wine Estate. Recently we designed and created the items for their Winter Wonderland events. Now taking bookings, the campaign included both online and printed items.

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Summer Malibu Jugs – out now! Last week saw the ...