‘I have always found working with Peter a real pleasure. He is brilliant at designing books that feel fully formed and crafted in every dimension; with a real eye for the fine detail. His typography is particularly strong, and ranges from the classic to the cutting edge – and he is a great champion of new typefaces. Versatile enough to design in a variety of styles, and flexible enough to meet challenging deadlines. He comes highly recommended.’
Richard Atkinson // Senior Commissioning Editor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
‘Grade really are amazing. We work regularly with them because of their creativity, well thought through concepts, problem solving, excellent typography and their overall professionalism. They somehow make the projects run very smoothly and make the whole process engaging and fun.’
Clare Baggaley // Creative Director
Carlton Publishing Group
‘It’s a pleasure to work with Grade. Their professionalism, dedication and enjoyment in what they do brings high quality and fun to our collaborative publishing projects.’
Lucas Dietrich // Director
Thames & Hudson
‘Grade create exciting visual concepts that fit our demands as an organisation. Their designs always create an interesting and engaging reading experience for our audience. Working with the team is always a pleasure, they are always on-hand to discuss the project and are always reliable in delivering artwork to deadline and budget.’
Meilir Jones // Senior Print Publishing Officer
The NHS Confederation
‘Working with Grade has been brilliant. They are great at working to our brand guidelines and always stick to our tight deadlines. My team went to their offices and worked on resolving creative challenges together face-to-face, which has meant that the creative delivery for our Walks and Big Sports Day events has been really effective.’
Joanna Dew // National Events Marketing Manager
Macmillan Cancer Support
‘Peter and his team have been professional and reliable in producing our printed literature. The final product is consistent with what you would expect for a luxury brand such as Asprey, accurately interpreting our requirements with innovative and creative ideas from photographic art direction through to the final delivery. Asprey is very happy with the service we have received and we would certainly work alongside them in future projects.’
Robert Procop // Chief Executive Officer
Asprey
'Having worked with a number of different designers on various projects during my business career, we allowed Grade Design the opportunity to pitch for a significant new contract to refresh our corporate identity and produce a revolutionary new specifier’s guide for architects and designers. This required a totally fresh approach to an industry in which we felt nervous and inexperienced. We were immediately impressed by the dynamic, enthusiastic approach of their Creative Director Peter Dawson and felt that Peter and his team could become part of our own team. On the strength of this, he was awarded the contract and has produced what we would believe to be an award winning final achievement. Their immediate ability to grasp the concept and initiative of a complex product and industry, has impressed us to the extent where we now allow them to both lead and drive an innovative approach to our future marketing and design.'
‘Our company has a cultural desire to achieve excellence in all facets of our business activity and therefore the right image is vital in communicating this message to our clients. Peter and his team created a corporate identity which I believe accurately portrays our philosophy and high profile products which was particularly challenging in view of the style-conscious nature of the architects we seek to attract.’
Howard Cochrane // Managing Director
Handrail Design
‘To guide Nicholsons towards presenting a new company image (logo, documentation, website) which reflects the company’s strengths in engineering, technologically advanced product design, quality and service, Grade was seen as having the necessary expertise. Having selected Peter and his team we are delighted that by working closely with us they have met our stringent requirements for economic solutions on time, providing Nicholsons with an image that supports the achievement of our aspirations.
Jeremy J. Nicholson // Managing Director
Nicholsons Sealing Technologies
‘Grade is the ultimate in professionalism, quality and class. For my festival brochure I needed a team to be efficient with an eye for perfectionism and originality – this is exactly the experience I received with outstanding results. Peter Dawson and his colleagues were generous with their time and care for detail whilst the quality of their ideas, vision and eye for taking an idea to the highest possible standards were absolutely without criticism. Consequently I have a stunning product which is certainly a template for future collaborations.’
Jamie Walton // Artistic Director
North York Moors Chamber Music Festival
‘Thank you to you and your team with assisting with the design of both the leaflet and the poster for the concert. The service we received was unsurpassed. In particular the patience, time and dedication to the task displayed by your team was exceptional. We are grateful that you were able to dedicate your valuable time to help raise funds towards the Witness Service in London.
Clare Williamson // Witness Service Manager
Southwark Crown Court & Court of Appeal
'It was very important for us to communicate our centenary celebrations of the Art and Design faculty to visitors and the profession. We have always had close ties with industry and we needed a platform to communicate the heritage and quality of the art and design courses at Kingston. Working closely with Peter, at every stage of the project, we created a highly successful promotion which was extremely well received by all parties, going on to win an award for the University and the consultancy.'
Malcolm Kennard // Course Director - Faculty of Design
Kingston University
'I have had the pleasure of working with Grade for many years. During that time, they have produced the majority of the work for all of The Hotel partnership's communications. The work has been of the highest standard. The results have always met our objectives even when the briefs have been difficult and they always arrive on time and on budget. Over the years, we have grown to see Grade as a key part of our team, rather than just a supplier, which really reflects their level of support and involvement.'