Creative Agency - Dawn Creative

Recent projects

See how we did it for DMFA and Calla

Brand
Digital
Motion
Work

DMFA

Rebrand and website for a digital marketing agency specialising in Japan and Asia. Bringing the West and Asia closer together through technology, local knowledge and closer-knit relationships.

Brand
Work

Calla

Calla is a brand with a real purpose. We got under the skin of what they really stand for, repositioning their visual brand identity and messaging to compete against high-fashion competitors.

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At Dawn, we take your brand out of the dark and into the light. Outshining your competition through strong branding and beautifully designed assets in line with your marketing strategy.

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What we do

Wake-up. Rise. Outshine.

Brand. Digital. Motion.

It’s simple, but effective. First, we reveal your brand truth. Then we communicate it. So everyone who matters to you, will understand exactly why you matter.

Brand

When the ‘real you’ stands up the world takes notice. But who exactly are you and what do you stand for? What do you stand against? Is your message, on message, and who is listening? We’ll help you figure that out, so you stand out.

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Digital

Multi-channel, multimedia, multiverse. Multiple opportunities for your brand to shine. Great digital and websites? They just feel right. More than simply moving people, we deliver digital work that moves people to take action.

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Motion

Have you noticed how brands move differently? Some glide… with a smooth, calm, effortless serenity. Others stomp. Putting the boot in. What’s the emotion of your brand motion? What’s the sound of your sonic brand?

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0161 711 0910

wakeup@dawncreative.co.uk

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73a Hulme Hall Road,
Cheadle Hulme, Stockport,
Greater Manchester,
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How we do it

Wake-up, Rise, Outshine.

18 degree process

Whether we’re developing your brand as a whole, your website, or individual marketing assets, our process is the same. Here’s how we do it.

18^°

Learning +
Planning

Our first phase of any project is a collaborative meeting which can be at either a location of your choice, our Manchester studio or a video chat. We’ll understand your objectives and your target audiences, then we’ll map out how we’re going to approach whatever creative project we’re taking on.

12^°

Shaping +
Creating

This stage is all about creating. As a creative agency, this is where we truly shine. You’ve had the concepts, the words and all of the detail behind the finished product, now it’s time to bring it to life. We take our learnings from the initial meeting or workshop, and get to work. Whether that’s developing your brand identity, crafting a brand new website, email template designs, social posts, event stands, or something else – this is where ideas are put together and presented back to you.

06^°

Launching +
Equipping

On launch day, we’ll make sure everything is working as it should, looks brilliant, and you’re happy with it. We all get very excited and do a little dance. We’ll get you set up with everything you might need for the future, and work with you to create anything else you need to outshine your competition.

Managing Director

Alice Milner

Designer

Alice is one of our designers here at Dawn. She joined the team in 2022, previously having worked for Pretty Little Thing and The Hut Group.

When asked what she liked most about her role here, she said: “Being creative daily and my work being something I genuinely enjoy doing, it’s exciting seeing ideas come to life and being surrounded by creatives that love doing the same. Dawn is also very different to places I have previously worked so I am always learning new things so it is exciting to see what is next!”

Henry Crompton

Designer

This is Henry, one of our designers specialising in motion graphics.

Motion and animation is an important part of web design that many don’t consider. It gives a website that edge that puts you ahead of the next competitor. When nearly every brand touchpoint is through a screen of some kind, it makes sense to take advantage of the digital experience, and make it move.

Henry has created animations for Apadmi, Zen Internet, DMFA and more, helping our clients showcase what they do through the power of motion.

Outside of the 9-5, Henry loves cooking, hanging out with his niece, and travelling the world.

Oli Furze

Design Director

Oli, our design director, leads the design team.

He has been at Dawn since… the Dawn, really. Specialising in branding projects, Oli will ensure your web design is aligned with your overall brand, and if it’s not, he’ll take you on a journey to make sure it is.

Oli believes web design should be simple. Over-complication won’t convert your customers. After all, people leave a poorly designed website within a few seconds.

Ana Rudolph

Designer

Ana is a designer here at Dawn.
She grew up in Boston, USA, and moved to Manchester in 2021.
Before becoming a designer and studying at the same place as our Design Director, Ana lived in Madrid and taught English. Aside from design, her hobbies are pasta making, travelling, making her own clothes, knitting, and experimenting in the kitchen. Inspired by typography everywhere she goes, Ana believes that there’s a lot of value in stepping away from screens to take a deeper look at the world.

Chris Coppen

Designer

Craig Farrall

Digital Director

Craig is our digital director, heading up the web team.

Craig specialises in Bespoke WordPress builds – this could be anything from a small brochure website, to an eCommerce website, to a custom plugin development. He crafts pixel perfect websites that are compliant, easily readable for other developers to work on and providing clients the full edit-ability that they require.

His favourite kind of web project to work on is something that contains a very technical bit of functionality such as a calculator or a quoting system. He says “I really enjoy having to problem solve a development issue to try and reach a solution”.

Wayne Peacock

Senior Developer

Wayne has been a web developer at Dawn since 2017, having worked in a variety of sectors across B2B and B2C.

Before Dawn, he led a web team for one of the UK’s largest software providers within the travel industry.

Over the past 25 years, Wayne has been empowered to make a difference, creating successful responsive websites that are fast, easy-to-use, and built with best practice using modern front end development. Whether it’s a custom built website in WordPress or bespoke, the attention to detail is always at the forefront.

Karen Harwood

Operations Director

Karen, the Operations Director at Dawn, is the ultimate multitasker. She’s all about paying invoices on time and keeping projects on track. She’s a force to be reckoned with when it comes to managing the team’s workflow and the overall capacity of the studio.

But, that’s not all – Karen is also the hero behind all our work socials and horizon days. And if you catch her running around the office, it’s probably because she’s training for her next 10k race – she’s another one of our resident runners.

Amy Gleave

Marketing Manager

Amy is our Digital Marketing Manager.

Her day to day includes writing blogs for Dawn, developing and activating our marketing strategy, including planning social media, content, and PR activity.

Amy loves travelling, having lived in Australia for two years, and reading. Currently on her TBR list is Moby Dick, Meditations, and In Search of Schrodinger’s Cat.

Dave O’Hearns

Managing Director

Dave is our founder and managing director, and has worked within the creative industry for 25 years.

Starting as a graphic designer following his graduation from Newcastle University, Dave went on to start up his first creative agency in 2006. Following multiple successes with the likes of Bentley Motors, Adidas and Swiis Foster Care, he founded Dawn in 2014.

Aside from running the agency, Dave does a lot of actual running too.

Brand strategy

Brand identity

Brand management

Website design

Website development

Digital product design

UX design

UI design

Conversion rate optimisation

Motion graphics

Video production

Showreel creation

Rise and shine, it’s Dawn. A creative agency focussing on all things brand, digital and motion.

Based in South Manchester, we are a brand-led creative agency, covering all things brand, digital and motion. From brand strategy all the way through to graphic design and web development, think of us as your outsourced in-house team.

Recent projects

See how we did it for DMFA and Calla

DMFA

Calla

Free brand review

At Dawn, we take your brand out of the dark and into the light. Outshining your competition through strong branding and beautifully designed assets in line with your marketing strategy.

What we do

It’s simple, but effective. First, we reveal your brand truth. Then we communicate it. So everyone who matters to you, will understand exactly why you matter.

Brand

Digital

Motion

Say hello

0161 711 0910

wakeup@dawncreative.co.uk

Ready to create something amazing?

Thank you.

How we do it

Whether we’re developing your brand as a whole, your website, or individual marketing assets, our process is the same. Here’s how we do it.

18°

Learning + Planning

12°

Shaping + Creating

06°

Launching + Equipping