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Studio Volta was founded by Jase Bloor, a graphic designer specialising in brand identity and digital design.
We love to work within a playful and vibrant aesthetic, and are most at home when working with the most creative, conscious and compassionate people and organisations.
Let's work together
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Social Chain
Rebuilding a future-proof identity from the ground up.
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Social Chain Brand Identity
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Art Director
Graphic Designer
— DATE
May 2020
Social Chain are a global digital marketing agency founded in 2014. They have enjoyed an almost unprecedented level of growth over their initial few years, and have again found themselves in need of a fresh brand identity that truly reflects the agency that they are today.
As Art Director of Social Chain, I was tasked with leading this project. We developed a bold and futuristic identity, one which goes completely against the grain of what you would typically expect of a marketing agency in the current climate.
Photography by Rick Jones
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Use.Space
A range of materials for one of Manchester's most exciting spaces
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Use.Space assets
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Graphic Designer
Art Director
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July 2021
Use.Space is a bustling new co-working space based in Manchester.
Boasting an incredible range of talent, speakers, investors, workshops and more, Use.Space are showing exactly how a creative community such as this should operate.
They approached me to assist with a range of assets including design for their social channels, a report for their new sustainable ‘Use.Today’ programme and even a wrap for their taxi featuring their resident rhino – Rolo.
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About Jase
Following a few early years as a freelancer, Jase served 5 years as the Art Director for Social Chain; a multi-national social marketing agency based in Manchester.
Whilst there he founded their award-winning creative team, consisting of Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Photographers, Videographers and Motion Artists. He had the privilege of working with a broad portfolio of clients including New Balance, FIFA, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Superdry, Apple Music and more.
Today Jase operates on a freelance basis, delivering brand identity and digital design as a primary along with web design, illustration, packaging and editorial print design.
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Bancroft & Gray
Premium design for a family business
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Bancroft & Gray
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Logo Design
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April 2020
Bancroft & Gray are a family run property development company based in Manchester, UK.
We developed a modern logotype and icon, featuring the ampersand at the heart of the design along with a refined colour palette familiar to those interested in interior design.
Further to this we produced a brochure, complete with those extra special physical touches on the printed edition that ensure a potential investor's first experience with the brand is a memorable one.
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Manchester Storm
Bringing a local icon into the 21st Century
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Manchester Storm rebrand
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Graphic Designer
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April 2015
Manchester Storm are an ice hockey team based in Altrincham, UK. They are a team very close to my heart since I could often be found at the then-named MEN Arena with my Grandad in my much younger days.
Sadly, Storm went into administration shortly after the millennium, however have since found new life at Planet Ice in Altrincham. Though I felt that the visual brand was left behind… I took it upon myself to give their visual identity an overhaul, developing a new logo, guidelines, social assets and merchandise before presenting it to the heads of the team. Whilst they didn't feel that it was the right time to progress with an entirely new look and feel, I was brought in to assist with building them a graphic design package that helped them take their visuals to the next level.
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Something Paper
A fresh approach to luxury stationery
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Something Paper Brand Identity
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Graphic Designer
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May 2020
Something Paper approached me to develop their new brand around luxury stationery.
I approached this by creating a series of routes as shown below, before arriving at the final design seen above. This brand incorporates a symmetrical line-drawn mark representing both the 'S' of Something as well the folded corners for the paper. We settled on a monospace typeface as this really strengthened the clean and crisp nature of the high quality product.
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Gone but not forgotten; a few ideas that got lost along the way
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Peach Comms.
Branding juicy enough to sink your teeth into 🍑
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Peach Comms
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Graphic Designer
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Jun 2020
Peach Comms is a 360° boutique PR and digital communications agency. They are situated within the beauty, fashion and lifestyle space and have a strong focus on storytelling within their brand strategy.
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Maximise IT
Modernising a corporate website
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Maximise IT homepage
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Web Designer
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Jun 2019
Maximise IT Solutions specialise in providing digital assistance to the banking and insurance industries.
I was tasked with designing a fresh new look and feel for the company's corporate homepage.
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How Football is Social
A visual exploration of how brands can connect with fans online
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How Football is Social
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Graphic Design
Editorial
Information Design
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Sep 2018
‘How Football is Social’ is a deep dive into the role of football on digital platforms in the modern age. This piece was developed by Social Chain, and contains incredibly detailed data insights and predictions, as well as advice on best practice for those looking to take advantage of the huge opportunity within the sports space online.
