Evolution Design
Evolution Design is a new media agency based in Edinburgh creating effective marketing collateral to promote your business and improve the presentation of your message. We add real business value to our Clients company and brand.
We have 17 years experience of providing graphic design and web design solutions for most business sectors and in that time our expertise has won us Scotland's Best Small Design Agency of the Year but more importantly many satisfied Clients.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
IT, Health & Beauty, Public Sector, Manufacturers & Engineers, Consumer Services, Building & Construction, Professional Services, Educational, Food & Drink
Tends to work with:
Corporations / Public Companies, Private Companies, Public Sector, Non-profit Organisations
General location of clients: Scotland
Latest Project
Club Class Catering
Food for business or individuals, Club Class Catering - prepare Finger Buffets with fresh quality ingredients & deliver to your door in the Edinburgh area. We cater to specific requests or we have a selection of sandwiches, canapes and desserts to choose from.
What We Have Achieved
Latest Review
1 November 2011
Adrienne Turner at Legacy Support Ltd (Data Migration Services)
We discovered Evolution after visiting a web-site designed by the company. We were impressed with the work and chose Neale and Jim to re-design our own website which needed updating. We also used them...
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Awards
The Drum Magazine
Scotland's Best Small Design Consultancy of the Year (2000)
Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Evolution Design:
”Proud, not precious of work”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Evolution Design:
”We believe in evolution and will practice what we preach. That’s why we chose the name Evolution. ”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Evolution Design:
”The name Evolution was chosen 17 years ago and is actually more as relevant today as the speed of business evolution has increased. If you are not moving forward and evolving your look and communications then you are not standing still you are actually moving backwards as increased competition means that others will want to speak to your customers if you don’t.
It is such a good name that others have tried to copy it.”
What We Do?
- Branding
- Design
- Online Marketing
- Development
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Video Production
Technologies Used:
ASP, CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, Java, PHP, , XML, mySQL, JavaScript, msSQL,
CMS Used:
We Recommend
Printer:
Digital Print Solutions
Hosting company:
123-reg.co.uk
Club Class Catering
- Online Marketing
Food for business or individuals, Club Class Catering - prepare Finger Buffets with fresh quality ingredients & deliver to your door in the Edinburgh area. We cater to specific requests or we have a selection of sandwiches, canapes and desserts to choose from.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, Flash
Completion date: October 2011
Price: 0 GBP
Bonnington House Nursery
- Branding
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Bonnington House Nursery and Pre-School is a family owned and managed day nursery, for children aged 3 months to 5 years with a reputation for providing excellent care and education. BHN is securely located in a beautiful Georgian property within a large, tree-lined garden, on the edge of Victoria Park in Trinity, north Edinburgh. The building´s interior and gardens have been architecturally designed to create a spacious and stimulating learning environment that meets all the needs of growing children.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: September 2011
Price: 0 GBP
Scotland's Genealogy
- Branding
- Hosting
Scotland's Genealogy; ancestry and family tree research. Let Edinburgh based Chris Halliday professional genealogist and family historian search Scottish records for you including Census and Parish records and wills. Post 1855 research, Pre 1855 research, House Histories, Photography, Transcription & Heraldry
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, msSQL, PHP
Completion date: June 2011
Price: 0 GBP
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
- Design
- Online Marketing
- Development
Edinburgh Business Development's focus is the development of a thriving economy in Edinburgh and Scotland. Main functions are to help people into employment and self-employment and to support the growth and development of businesses. A significant proportion of our work is delivered in Edinburgh
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Public Sector
Industry: Public Sector
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, Java, mySQL, PHP
Completion date: March 2011
Legacy Support Data Migration Serives
- Branding
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Legacy Support offer a comprehensive range of bespoke, cost effective data extraction and conversion services inlcuding: > End to End Data Migration: Conversion > Data Extraction > Data Cleaning > Data Manipulation > Test Data Generation > Project Management
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, PHP
Completion date: January 2011
Price: 0 GBP
Business Stream by Scottish Water
Reasons to use a licensed plumber; SNIPEF Licensed plumbing businesses must satisfy a number of requirements. • must employ properly qualified operatives • maintain public liability insurance of at least £2million • regular inspections are carried out to ensure work is carried out properly • customers can access an independent complaints procedure to resolve disputes with member firms Warranty Scheme - All work undertaken by a licensed plumber is also covered by a warranty scheme.
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: ASP, CSS, PHP, Search facility
Completion date: October 2010 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
Goodrow Building Consultancy
- Branding
- Hosting
Goodrow is the building consultancy of Jon Rowling, providing a personal, experienced and nationwide service throughout the UK with both the English/Welsh and Scottish legal systems and their impact on building dilapidations
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: September 2010
Price: 0 GBP
Heriot Watt University
- Branding
James Watt Institute for High Value Manufacturing (JWI) JWI is based at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh and is a pan-university Research Institute focussed on promoting internationally leading research in topics and technologies which underpin high value manufacturing industry.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, PHP
Completion date: July 2010 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
SMALLEST
- Branding
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Video Production
SMALLEST is a service to help make renewable energy more accessible to the smallest communities in the most remote areas of Northern Europe.
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 4
Technologies used: (X)HTML, Java, JavaScript, msSQL, PHP
Completion date: June 2010
Price: 0 GBP
Construction Licensing Executive (CLE)
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Construction Licensing Executive (CLE) is a not-for-profit charitable company set up to help protect consumers from rogue traders in the construction industry, through a licensing scheme delivered by five trade bodies whose members have to demonstrate that they meet high standards of workmanship and customer service, to become licensed by CLE. There are now almost 2000 licensed businesses
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: ASP, CSS, PHP
Completion date: February 2010 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
Sandstone Products Ltd
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
Sandstone Products Ltd is a stone merchant producing cut, dressed and carved sandstone. Operating in Leith, Edinburgh, our stonemasons ensure that customers’ specifications are met. Sandstone purchased direct from quarries and stone is cut to the customer’s required dimensions
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: February 2010
Price: 0 GBP
Brooks & Lyndhurst
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
Brooks & Lyndhurst are sole UK & Ireland distributors for award-winning Zenka French designer eyewear, spectacle frames 100% made in France.
Languages: English, French
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Health & Beauty
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: Directed to other payment system
Number of people who worked on this project: 4
Technologies used: CSS, PHP
Completion date: February 2010
Price: 0 GBP
Power Photonic
- Branding
- Design
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
PowerPhotonic designs and manufactures custom micro-optics for laser beam enhancement. Their products increase the brightness of high power diode laser bars and provide tailored beam shaping, saving power
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Manufacturers & Engineers
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: Flash, Java, JavaScript, PHP
Completion date: December 2009
Price: 0 GBP
Pilgrim Systems
- Branding
- Design
- Online Marketing
- Development
Pilgrim Systems are unique amongst law firm software suppliers in that they can supply fully integrated, enterprise-wide Matter, Case and Practice Management solutions or they can supply departmental solutions and integrate these with existing technology.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 4
Technologies used: ASP, CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, Java, PHP, , XML
Completion date: November 2008
Plumbing Industry Pensions Scheme
- Branding
- Design
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Development
With current assets of over £1billion, Plumbing Pensions one of the UK's largest industry-wide schemes with a membership of over 38,000 individuals, not all are Plumbers. Offering defined benefits since 1975. Set up by The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation (SNIPEF) Unite the Union
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash
Completion date: July 2008 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
KS Associates
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
independent management consultants specialising in: Market analysis, business strategy & planning; IT consultancy; Consultancy & coaching for small businesses; Organisation development & change; Psychology of telecommunications & IT
Languages: English, Polish
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, PHP
Completion date: July 2008
Price: 0 GBP
Aesthetic Spirit
- Branding
- Hosting
Aesthetic Spirit is about creating a natural, healthy look, working with non surgical Aesthetic treatments which are offered within the new state of the art Cherrybank Dental Spa, Edinburgh. These include Wrinkle reduction therapy, Dermal Filler and Skin Peel treatments for both men and women.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Health & Beauty
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: June 2008
Price: 0 GBP
The Play Practice
- Design
- Hosting
- Development
The Play Practice, a member of the Kompan Group, is the leading designer and supplier of imaginative open access play environments in Scotland offering specialist skill and experience in: • Consultation and Funding • Design • Sourcing and Supply • Installation • Schools Projects & Playgrounds
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Manufacturers & Engineers
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, PHP
Completion date: May 2008 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
The NWH Group
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Development
NWH Group - Neil Williams Haulage Ltd provides haulage service to commercial and industrial customers throughout Scotland with fast and efficient distribution via modern fleet of over 70 trucks; hauling waste material and high quality aggregates. Fleet, including 6 and 8 wheeled tippers, skip vehicles, artic lorries for hauling bulk loads and ejector trailers
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: October 2007
Price: 0 GBP
Justfone
- Branding
- Hosting
Justfone offers location enabled business tool that gives the capability to track and locate GSM devices as they are used in the field cost effective solutions to industry, commerce, public sector and sporting organisations from our existing product range or created in our bespoke software development service
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS
Completion date: October 2006
Price: 0 GBP
SNIPEF
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
SNIPEF is the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation, it aims to develop and maintain a high quality of service for members and SNIPEF's Licensed Plumbers scheme protects consumers
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: (X)HTML, ASP, JavaScript, msSQL, PHP
Completion date: April 1999 (on-going)
Price: 0 GBP
Reviews
by Adrienne Turner at Legacy Support Ltd (Data Migration Services)
legacy-support.co.uk
We discovered Evolution after visiting a web-site designed by the company. We were impressed with the work and chose Neale and Jim to re-design our own website which needed updating. We also used them for our company rebranding. They redesigned our company logo and printed materials. We were very pleased with the end result.
Both Neale and Jim have a professional approach to their work and have been very helpful we would recommend them.
I have now worked with Evolution for the last 4 years and must admit their innovative ideas, communication and speed of response (when required) has been second to none.
Both Neale and Jim have put full effort into any project we have worked on together and with their lateral thinking strategy I am now delighted to have a secure brand with a full range of literature to complement which I am confident will bring results as required.
A hard working duo who will always make time for you, listen to your requirements and then just seem to bring that extra impressive idea to the table when required.
I started up my company a number of years ago and found Evolution through an event where Neale was speaking. I was impressed with what he had to say and approached him to help me set up my website. He and Jim have been so professional in their approach to what I wanted to achieve. With their skill and ability Evolution have understood my line of business from the inside out and been creative and thorough. They have remained supportive and helpful on every occasion that I have needed their help and assistance. I definitely recommend their work and company as a whole.
Having no experience with websites other than what i liked when i browsed the net, i really needed taken by the hand when i came time to have one of our own. Neale and Jim at Evolution took me through the process one step at a time and actually made the whole experience very pleasant. Both are undoubtedly very experienced individuals in their field but what impressed me most was the genuine interest they showed in my business. A joy to work with. Thanks guys.
I found Evolution Design very easy to work with. They had good design skills and were technically competent, a combination that in my experience is more unusual than it should be among web design companies. I had quite specific requirements, including the sourcing of suitable photos, and Evolution were able to produce an attractive solution that met all my requirements at a competitive price.
In my dealings with Evolution Design, I was looked after by Neale and Jim, two lovely people, who are courteous, yet professional and efficient both, in communication and quality of service as well asend product.
They took all my requests into consideration. Jim re-did the design until I was completely satisfied, consulting me at every stage of the process, after explaining all the steps in jargon free, simple English. Nothing was too much trouble at all.
I was extremely pleased with the outcome. Although the current recession is not conducive to a having a profitable business, I am loathe to shut down the business, mainly because of the fantastic website!
Neale, at Evolution Design, even helped me with setting up on Facebook and Twitter, giving me a lot of advice on how to increase on-line traffic in various ways. He helped wth marketing in other ways too, even suggesting the name of a potential customer. This lead turned out to be very fruitful!
Neale and Jim are extremely kind-hearted souls - something very rare in today's greedy, business world.
I strongly recommend dealing with Evolution Design if you are looking for a Website Design company that takes pride in its quality of service and end-product and go the extra mile to help you to succeed.
We have used Evolution for a number of projects, both web and printed material. Their work has always been first class as they listen to the client's brief and make things better than we imagined!
They always keep us fully informed during the development process of projects and they resolve issues quickly and efficiently.
Jim Callaghan
Creative Director
Before founding Evolution in 1993 Jim communicates through design. He gained a BA in Design at Edinburgh College of Art. He has designed identities, websites and literature for many of our largest clients where his patient meticulous approach is highly prized as his creative work is our product. Jim would oversee this project from concept through to artwork and print proofing. He designs on PC and tests on Apple Mac.
WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Evolution Design:
”Neale Gilhooley, MD overseeing Client Services”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Evolution Design:
”Proud, not precious of work”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Evolution Design:
”Our ethos is to be proud of our work without being precious about it.
We endeavour to assist clients to communicate with their various audiences in a user friendly way. We aim to present information in a format that is easy to digest or to navigate.
We also appreciate that design is an investment and as such it is a cost to business and has to be completed to a budget in a professional manner. We deliver on budget and on time without any hidden costs.
If something does go wrong it how you react to fix it that matters.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
Evolution Design:
”Professional and business like. We share offices with a PR firm and that helps us cross fertilise ideas and not get locked into typical web designers mentality. Which tends to be more about delivering data than telling a brand story. ”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
Evolution Design:
”A marketing person talks to the Client first to establish the brief and all that is expected of that website or pieces of design. The Designer meets the Client as part of the creative briefing and again at presentations as the Designer must take the feedback and make sense and use of it.
We have internal reviews and then actively seek Clients input at every stage.
The rest can vary to meet the Clients needs. We have even put a Designer into a Clients office for 6 weeks to be closer and more immediate.”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Evolution Design:
”Having the twin strengths of being able to design for any medium and understanding which propositions will work with the target audiences all helps to create design that delivers a message rather than getting in the way of it.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Evolution Design:
”We get a lot of repeat business as we have been around for 17 years. This helps with generating referrals too. Most new business enquiries come via our website, plus we attend lots of networking events and get out of our comfort zone.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
Evolution Design:
”The same person finds the Client, helps them develop the brief, and project manages from start to finish. He acts on behalf of the Client in an objective way.
The Client also needs to spend time with the Designer who seeks constructive client input at every stage. This level of direct involvement will also help to tease out any issues and sensitivities not previously identified as well as ensuring that our Clients take ownership of the newly developed work at the earliest stage possible.
Then we teach them how to maintain their own website on their won PC making the training 100% relevant.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Evolution Design:
”Integrity is paramount, always propose the right solution even if that makes you less money it makes for a happy satisfied loyal Client. Also become an extension of your Clients business or Marketing department and not just for the period of the project, after care is vital and that includes thinking about your Clients business often more than your own.
Keep communicating, keep them abreast of developments, suggestions deadlines and costs throughout the entire process.
It helps if you have worked on the Client side and fully understand the pressure that they are under.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Evolution Design:
”Managing expectations helps, always under promise that way you can over deliver. The other way round is fatal.
Understanding the demands are part of the job. Demanding Clients are fine as long as they demand for the right reasons and are challenging not just confrontational. At the end of the day the Client knows his market far better than we ever do and it is the Clients target audience that we are designing for.”
WWDC:
If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
Evolution Design:
”1. Finding them on Google is not the end of your due diligence it is the start, go to Companies House, check if they really are members of the association they claim to be, get references and verify them.
2. Critique the web designers own website – do they understand how to communicate with their own target audiences?
3. Meet them and invest time discussing your needs. Be prepared for lots of questions and be honest with the answers
4. Prepare a full brief, the better the brief the better the response and the easier to evaluate
5. Remember that an agency is like an iceberg, a lot of what you need is actually under the water. ”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Evolution Design:
”We believe in evolution and will practice what we preach. That’s why we chose the name Evolution. ”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
Evolution Design:
”Increasingly fragmented with best of breeds emerging in each area.
But many agencies will fail as increased competition from out with the UK means falling prices which will not be sustainable for many web design companies.
The ones that form the best relationships by understanding their Clients needs will do best. ”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Evolution Design:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Evolution Design:
”The name Evolution was chosen 17 years ago and is actually more as relevant today as the speed of business evolution has increased. If you are not moving forward and evolving your look and communications then you are not standing still you are actually moving backwards as increased competition means that others will want to speak to your customers if you don’t.
It is such a good name that others have tried to copy it.”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Evolution Design:
”A properly briefed, motivated and remunerated agency will give you back far more than you put in and will be sustainable and around in the future when you need more service and support.”
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