Case Studies

    Selected projects across creative advertising services and software development. Due to NDAs, some client names and imagery cannot be shown.

    Zapp London OOH & DOOH Takeover
    OOH & Large Format

    Zapp London OOH & DOOH Takeover

    Zapp2022

    Client Industry

    Quick-commerce / grocery delivery

    The Technical Challenge

    A rapid-delivery app launching UK-wide needed a single creative adapted across every major outdoor format in London — DOOH screens, 48-sheet billboards, 6-sheet bus shelters, building-scale canvases including the iconic BFI IMAX, full bus wraps and taxi liveries. Each format carried unique dimensions, bleed, colour profiles and media-owner specifications, and the whole set had to be turned around at launch pace with zero margin for error.

    A rapid-delivery app launching UK-wide needed a single creative adapted across every major outdoor format in London — DOOH screens, 48-sheet billboards, 6-sheet bus shelters, building-scale canvases including the iconic BFI IMAX, full bus wraps and taxi liveries. Each format carried unique dimensions, bleed, colour profiles and media-owner specifications, and the whole set had to be turned around at launch pace with zero margin for error.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We built a format-by-format production workflow from the master creative: every layout adapted to its media owner's specification, colour-managed for its substrate or screen type, and preflighted before release. Artwork was versioned and tracked centrally so each format — from the IMAX canvas down to the taxi livery — stayed pixel-consistent with the campaign creative while meeting every technical requirement.

    We built a format-by-format production workflow from the master creative: every layout adapted to its media owner's specification, colour-managed for its substrate or screen type, and preflighted before release. Artwork was versioned and tracked centrally so each format — from the IMAX canvas down to the taxi livery — stayed pixel-consistent with the campaign creative while meeting every technical requirement.

    Deliverables

    • 10+ OOH formats artworked from a single creative
    • Building-scale canvases including the BFI IMAX
    • Full double-decker bus wraps & taxi liveries
    • DOOH screens, 48-sheets & 6-sheet bus shelter panels
    • Zero print errors across all deliverables
    • Rapid turnaround for the city-wide launch
    Enfocus Automation

    End-to-End Print Production Automation (Enfocus Switch)

    Large Commercial Printer (Manchester, under NDA)2019 - Current

    Client Industry

    Commercial print

    The Technical Challenge

    One of Manchester's largest commercial printers was handling jobs manually at every stage: files arrived via Web2Print, email and WeTransfer links, then were preflighted, filed, proofed and routed by hand. Dozens of touchpoints per job meant bottlenecks, inconsistent quality and constant error risk.

    One of Manchester's largest commercial printers was handling jobs manually at every stage: files arrived via Web2Print, email and WeTransfer links, then were preflighted, filed, proofed and routed by hand. Dozens of touchpoints per job meant bottlenecks, inconsistent quality and constant error risk.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We architected and deployed an Enfocus Switch workflow that plugs directly into their Web2Print front end and ingests jobs from every channel. Switch hands off to PitStop Server for automated preflight and correction, files are automatically filed against the job on the server, and customer softproofs are pushed into Enfocus PDF Review for online approval. Once the customer signs off, Switch looks the job up in the MIS, resolves the correct production device, sends the file directly to print, and posts status updates back to the customer at every stage — receipt, proof-ready, approval, on-press and dispatch.

    We architected and deployed an Enfocus Switch workflow that plugs directly into their Web2Print front end and ingests jobs from every channel. Switch hands off to PitStop Server for automated preflight and correction, files are automatically filed against the job on the server, and customer softproofs are pushed into Enfocus PDF Review for online approval. Once the customer signs off, Switch looks the job up in the MIS, resolves the correct production device, sends the file directly to print, and posts status updates back to the customer at every stage — receipt, proof-ready, approval, on-press and dispatch.

    Deliverables

    • Web2Print, email & WeTransfer ingestion unified into one Switch flow
    • Automated server filing, preflight & correction via PitStop Server
    • Customer softproofing & sign-off through Enfocus PDF Review
    • MIS lookup routes each job to the correct output device automatically
    • Real-time status updates pushed to customers at every production stage
    • Manual touchpoints reduced from dozens per job to effectively zero
    Automation & AI

    Eliminating Prepress Bottlenecks (Enfocus Switch + LLM Automation)

    High-Volume Creative Production Agency2026

    Client Industry

    Creative production / print

    The Technical Challenge

    A high-volume creative production agency was losing critical margin to manual file errors, inconsistent layout submissions and repetitive metadata parsing — with scaling dependent on hiring more coordinators rather than technology.

    A high-volume creative production agency was losing critical margin to manual file errors, inconsistent layout submissions and repetitive metadata parsing — with scaling dependent on hiring more coordinators rather than technology.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We designed a frictionless, automated ingestion and validation pipeline: Enfocus Switch workflows for asset sorting, verification and PDF normalization; custom LLM agents parsing client email threads and unstructured briefs for metadata and order ticket info; and custom API integration linking the intake portal, LLM parser and Enfocus engine bidirectionally.

    We designed a frictionless, automated ingestion and validation pipeline: Enfocus Switch workflows for asset sorting, verification and PDF normalization; custom LLM agents parsing client email threads and unstructured briefs for metadata and order ticket info; and custom API integration linking the intake portal, LLM parser and Enfocus engine bidirectionally.

    Deliverables

    • Automated Enfocus Switch routing, verification & PDF normalization
    • Custom LLM parsing of email threads & brief documentation
    • Bidirectional API integration across portal, LLM & Enfocus engine
    • Zero-touch ingestion to preflight verification
    • 24/7 continuous file normalization loops
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    Publisher Advertising Delivery Portals (Web Platform)
    Web Platform

    Publisher Advertising Delivery Portals (Web Platform)

    Major Publishers2018 - 2023

    Client Industry

    Publishing & media

    The Technical Challenge

    Large publishers needed advertiser-facing portals that could sit in front of a central preflight and delivery platform — each branded for its publication, each validating PDF adverts against strict production specifications before anything reached the publication, and all built from one maintainable codebase.

    Large publishers needed advertiser-facing portals that could sit in front of a central preflight and delivery platform — each branded for its publication, each validating PDF adverts against strict production specifications before anything reached the publication, and all built from one maintainable codebase.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We designed and built white-labelled front-end portals on a shared codebase, each integrating with the central preflight and delivery platform. Advertisers and agencies log in, enter campaign and booking specifics, and upload PDF adverts directly to the portal. Files pass through to the core platform for automated preflight, with a detailed report returned to the user — surfacing issues, offering auto-fixes, or allowing approval for onward delivery to the publication.

    We designed and built white-labelled front-end portals on a shared codebase, each integrating with the central preflight and delivery platform. Advertisers and agencies log in, enter campaign and booking specifics, and upload PDF adverts directly to the portal. Files pass through to the core platform for automated preflight, with a detailed report returned to the user — surfacing issues, offering auto-fixes, or allowing approval for onward delivery to the publication.

    Deliverables

    • Multiple white-labelled publisher portals from a shared codebase
    • Seamless integration with the central preflight & delivery platform
    • PDF upload, validation & ticketed job tracking
    • Interactive preflight reports with auto-fix workflow
    • User approval & sign-off step before final delivery
    • Reduced rejected ads and accelerated booking-to-publish times
    Interactive Memorial Website (Digital Experience)
    Website

    Interactive Memorial Website (Digital Experience)

    NatWest Group2020 - Current

    Client Industry

    Financial services

    The Technical Challenge

    NatWest Group wanted an internal memorial experience where employees could honour loved ones — an emotive, interactive night sky where a star is chosen, a personal message written and the star made to glow. It had to run on their internal network with full content management and moderation behind it, without compromising the sensitivity of the experience.

    NatWest Group wanted an internal memorial experience where employees could honour loved ones — an emotive, interactive night sky where a star is chosen, a personal message written and the star made to glow. It had to run on their internal network with full content management and moderation behind it, without compromising the sensitivity of the experience.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We designed and built the award-winning full-stack application: the interactive star-selection and messaging experience on the front end, backed by a secure admin area and database for content management and moderation. Accessibility and emotional tone were designed in from the start, and the whole experience deploys across the internal network.

    We designed and built the award-winning full-stack application: the interactive star-selection and messaging experience on the front end, backed by a secure admin area and database for content management and moderation. Accessibility and emotional tone were designed in from the start, and the whole experience deploys across the internal network.

    Deliverables

    • Award-winning interactive experience
    • Full-stack build with secure admin backend
    • Database-driven content management & moderation
    • Emotive, accessible UI design
    • Interactive star selection & messaging
    • Deployed across internal network
    Shako — File Transfer SaaS Platform
    SaaS Platform

    Shako — File Transfer SaaS Platform

    Shako2026

    Client Industry

    Technology / SaaS

    The Technical Challenge

    Most file transfer services earn more the longer your files sit on their disks. Shako set out to invert that incentive — rewarding users for deleting files earlier rather than storing them — and needed a complete product built around that model: brand, marketing site, transfer app, accounts, billing and admin.

    Most file transfer services earn more the longer your files sit on their disks. Shako set out to invert that incentive — rewarding users for deleting files earlier rather than storing them — and needed a complete product built around that model: brand, marketing site, transfer app, accounts, billing and admin.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We designed and built the whole product around a credit model where one credit equals one day of storage. Senders choose how long a transfer stays live, and clearing it early hands credit back: 0.2 for a clear inside 24 hours, 0.1 inside 48 hours, 0.05 inside five days. Files go out as a short link or by email, several files zip automatically, everything is deleted on expiry with no manual housekeeping, and recipients never need an account. Free, Plus and Pro tiers scale the transfer ceiling from 2 GB to 100 GB with credit top-ups priced per tier.

    We designed and built the whole product around a credit model where one credit equals one day of storage. Senders choose how long a transfer stays live, and clearing it early hands credit back: 0.2 for a clear inside 24 hours, 0.1 inside 48 hours, 0.05 inside five days. Files go out as a short link or by email, several files zip automatically, everything is deleted on expiry with no manual housekeeping, and recipients never need an account. Free, Plus and Pro tiers scale the transfer ceiling from 2 GB to 100 GB with credit top-ups priced per tier.

    Deliverables

    • Credit model where 1 credit = 1 day stored — storage cost made visible
    • Early-deletion rebates (0.2 / 0.1 / 0.05 credits) cut average retention
    • Short-link and email delivery with automatic zipping and expiry
    • Account-based sender verification — no emailed one-time codes
    • Three-tier plan structure from 2 GB to 100 GB per transfer
    • Full build: brand, marketing site, app, billing and admin dashboard
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    Packaging Artworking

    Global Media & Entertainment Packaging Artworking

    Major Media Company2023-2024

    Client Industry

    Media & entertainment

    The Technical Challenge

    One of the world's leading media and entertainment companies needed a multi-SKU packaging rollout produced under strict NDA, exacting brand guidelines and tight deadlines — with consistent brand application across every market.

    One of the world's leading media and entertainment companies needed a multi-SKU packaging rollout produced under strict NDA, exacting brand guidelines and tight deadlines — with consistent brand application across every market.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We produced the full packaging artwork set: every SKU built to brand layout standards, checked against print specifications and delivered to schedule, with brand application kept consistent across markets throughout the rollout.

    We produced the full packaging artwork set: every SKU built to brand layout standards, checked against print specifications and delivered to schedule, with brand application kept consistent across markets throughout the rollout.

    Deliverables

    • 100+ SKU variations delivered
    • Zero print errors across all deliverables
    • Consistent brand application across markets
    AutoBuzz Customer Engagement Platform (SaaS)
    SaaS Platform

    AutoBuzz Customer Engagement Platform (SaaS)

    AutoComms2022 - Current

    Client Industry

    Automotive retail

    The Technical Challenge

    Automotive retail loses customers between order and delivery — a months-long gap in which buyers disengage and cancel. AutoComms needed a platform that keeps customers engaged and excited throughout that period, integrated with dealer management systems and OEM platforms.

    Automotive retail loses customers between order and delivery — a months-long gap in which buyers disengage and cancel. AutoComms needed a platform that keeps customers engaged and excited throughout that period, integrated with dealer management systems and OEM platforms.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We built the multi-award-winning SaaS platform delivering personalised, automated order-to-delivery communications, plus e-commerce capability that lets buyers add products to their order while they wait. Real-time analytics track engagement across every dealer and OEM integration, and proactive engagement measurably reduces order cancellations.

    We built the multi-award-winning SaaS platform delivering personalised, automated order-to-delivery communications, plus e-commerce capability that lets buyers add products to their order while they wait. Real-time analytics track engagement across every dealer and OEM integration, and proactive engagement measurably reduces order cancellations.

    Deliverables

    • Motor Trader & AM Innovation Award winner
    • Embedded across major OEMs & dealer groups
    • Automated order-to-delivery communications
    • E-commerce integration for upsell during the wait period
    • Real-time data analytics & engagement tracking
    • Reduced order cancellations through proactive engagement
    International Sports Championship OOH & Event Campaign
    OOH & Large Format

    International Sports Championship OOH & Event Campaign

    Major Sports Organisation2022-2024

    Client Industry

    Sports & live events

    The Technical Challenge

    A major international sports championship needed large-scale OOH and event artworking delivered agency-side, across signage, wayfinding and hoarding — each format with its own production specification, critical deadlines and on-site visibility at an international level.

    A major international sports championship needed large-scale OOH and event artworking delivered agency-side, across signage, wayfinding and hoarding — each format with its own production specification, critical deadlines and on-site visibility at an international level.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We worked as part of the agency team, providing production excellence and critical thinking: multi-format campaign artwork adapted to each environment, event signage and wayfinding produced to spec, and guidance shared across the cross-functional delivery team.

    We worked as part of the agency team, providing production excellence and critical thinking: multi-format campaign artwork adapted to each environment, event signage and wayfinding produced to spec, and guidance shared across the cross-functional delivery team.

    Deliverables

    • Multi-format campaign delivery
    • Event signage and wayfinding
    • Cross-functional team guidance
    Event & Retail

    Multi-Brand Event Rollout (Event & Retail)

    Mr B & Friends2025

    Client Industry

    Brand design agency

    The Technical Challenge

    We were parachuted into an event rollout project midway through, with complex and constantly evolving artwork specifications across brands including Lego, CLS and Persimmon — and no slack in the timeline to catch up.

    We were parachuted into an event rollout project midway through, with complex and constantly evolving artwork specifications across brands including Lego, CLS and Persimmon — and no slack in the timeline to catch up.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We picked the project up mid-flight: rapid onboarding to the live specs, tight management of every subsequent change, and multi-brand consistency held across the entire rollout through to delivery.

    We picked the project up mid-flight: rapid onboarding to the live specs, tight management of every subsequent change, and multi-brand consistency held across the entire rollout through to delivery.

    Deliverables

    • Rapid onboarding to a complex live project
    • Tight deadline management
    • Multi-brand consistency maintained
    Complex Annual Report Production (Financial Print) 1
    Complex Annual Report Production (Financial Print) 2
    Complex Annual Report Production (Financial Print) 3
    Complex Annual Report Production (Financial Print) 4
    Technical Artworking

    Complex Annual Report Production (Financial Print)

    CAF Bank2023-2024

    Client Industry

    Financial services / charity banking

    The Technical Challenge

    Charities Aid Foundation's Annual Reports demand advanced technical expertise: multi-section documents, intricate financial tables and demanding deadlines in an environment where errors simply are not an option.

    Charities Aid Foundation's Annual Reports demand advanced technical expertise: multi-section documents, intricate financial tables and demanding deadlines in an environment where errors simply are not an option.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We produced the highly complex reports end to end — coordinating multi-section documents, reconciling complex financial tables and delivering print-perfect files despite demanding deadlines, across the group, bank and foundation editions.

    We produced the highly complex reports end to end — coordinating multi-section documents, reconciling complex financial tables and delivering print-perfect files despite demanding deadlines, across the group, bank and foundation editions.

    Deliverables

    • Technical document production
    • Multi-section coordination
    • Print-perfect delivery
    LabelKit Automation

    Supermarket Nutritional Label Automation (LabelKit)

    Major UK Supermarket (under NDA)2026

    Client Industry

    Grocery retail

    The Technical Challenge

    A high-volume own-brand packaging operation was producing Nutritional Information panels by hand: retyping per-SKU data from copywriter Word documents into Illustrator templates, inviting transposition errors and FSA traffic-light colour mistakes across hundreds of SKUs.

    A high-volume own-brand packaging operation was producing Nutritional Information panels by hand: retyping per-SKU data from copywriter Word documents into Illustrator templates, inviting transposition errors and FSA traffic-light colour mistakes across hundreds of SKUs.

    Our Bespoke Solution

    We rolled out our LabelKit Illustrator plugin across the artworking team. Copywriters supply a pre-filled Word document dropped into the standard job folder alongside an Illustrator template carrying the approved Nutritional Info label layout. The operator opens the template, launches LabelKit, and the plugin ingests the Word doc, populates the panel with the correct values and applies the FSA-compliant traffic light colours automatically — one click, inside Illustrator.

    We rolled out our LabelKit Illustrator plugin across the artworking team. Copywriters supply a pre-filled Word document dropped into the standard job folder alongside an Illustrator template carrying the approved Nutritional Info label layout. The operator opens the template, launches LabelKit, and the plugin ingests the Word doc, populates the panel with the correct values and applies the FSA-compliant traffic light colours automatically — one click, inside Illustrator.

    Deliverables

    • Word-doc ingestion straight from the job folder — no rekeying
    • Auto-populated Nutritional Info panel on the approved Illustrator template
    • FSA traffic light colours applied automatically and consistently
    • Operator-initiated, one-click run inside Illustrator
    • Dramatic reduction in artwork amends and pre-press rejections
    • Scaled across hundreds of own-brand SKUs
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