Making good design happen.
We’re a design-led company working across various key disciplines, whether it’s building brands for business, products or services, visual communications or web. A passionate and experienced team – curve balls won’t phase us! You can talk to us at any time. We’ve been 25 years in the making – proudly based in Porirua. We’re creative yet practical, business aware and outcome-focused.
How can we help...
Logos
A great logo becomes the unique face of your business. It’s how your company is recognised and remembered in the big wide world. It resonates with and connects people.
We’ve had the pleasure of working alongside a wide range of clients across many sectors, from fresh-faced startups taking that leap of faith to established large-scale businesses to NZ government agencies and statutory bodies.
Websites
Our web work is user-focused and brand-driven. We’ll consider what your research says and where your customers dwell. We’ll define a problem statement in human-centred terms, concise and actionable.
We’ll solve user’s pain points and bring their online experience inline and consistent with your wider brand framework. The web is an environment where you need to be compelling enough to attract users to your site, make them want to stay, and then sell them on your brand – completely.
We are a panel provider to the All-of-Government (AOG) Website (AoG) contract.
Strategy
Call it a system. A brand engine. A business bestie. It’s the method to our madness.
It’s our Must~See approach – a process that enables us to align both the strategic and creative deliverables that ultimately define the success of any communication initiative. Whether you’re new in business, big or small, you’ll experience part of our left-brain/right-brain design thinking process.
Annual Reports
We have comprehensive experience in the design and layout of annual reports and stakeholder documents. You may be fulfilling statutory requirements or you may want to utilise storytelling to tell a bigger, more engaging picture.
We use case studies, photography, and infographics to provide stakeholders or potential investors with a reason to trust, invest in, and work with your brand. We are experienced in meeting NZ Govt Accessibility standards, optimised for online viewing, and screen reader-capable.
Social Media
The more we know (about you and your followers), the better the result. Crafting your social media strategy specific to your goals and audience will underpin a successful campaign.
We’ll communicate your message across online channels dedicated to community interaction. We’ll create and curate content that’s platform-specific, relevant and compelling, resulting in a better level of engagement – that people will want to act on and share.
Infographics
If you’re looking to convey detailed or data-driven information in a more user-friendly format, then an infographic can improve cognition and visual appeal.
Tangerine has tackled more than a few infographics, from simple to complex. It’s a way of making information understandable at a glance, show information pathways, patterns and trends, and monitor changes in variables.
Packaging
Good packaging becomes your competitive edge. It converts people into customers. Consumers use their emotions to evaluate brands, influenced by everything from shape and colour to personal experience.
It’s an environment where you need to resonate and punch through. Aesthetics should never be superfluous. The majority of consumers (seven out of ten) purchase a product because of its visual appeal. If you can attract and engage, you’ve got the best chance of embedding your brand and securing a repeat purchase pattern.
Signage
Let’s be clear. We create environmental graphics and signage that is intuitive, easy to understand, and consistent wherever it appears. Everybody’s competing for the attention and getting noticed is way more important than ever.
It’s also way more difficult. Complex or cluttered environments can be overwhelming. A well-designed system can instill confidence and control. Clear messaging and symbols, and a consistent visual language, helps people quickly and easily understand how to reach their destination, understand your message or see your business first (and not your competitors).
Banners
Carry your brand with you. Banners are a great way to get your brand, product offering or community message out there. They’re easy to assemble, break down and then reuse.
Our design approach is to know their purpose and then keep it simple. We like to mix our creative spirit with a fair dose of pragmatism. We dance that fine line – balancing images and graphics that are impactful and engaging, with a call-to-action that is readable from a distance, all on a 2m tall synthetic canvas.
Display & Trade Shows
Keeping your brand top of mind. While display and trade show design is an informal science there are some guiding principles that we follow. Firstly, one of the key concepts of exhibition and promotional design is that it is content driven, underpinned with a clear theme and sense of storytelling.
You want patrons to feel comfortable and engaged. Secondly, we need to understand the characteristics of the physical space and the actual architecture – we want to make sure stuff fits in the 3D space! Thirdly, we need to know your audience and their characteristics and tailor the design for them. Any materials (signage, brochures or tote bag swag) should dove-tail with and support your theme.
Government
We believe in the power of shared purpose. Our track-record demonstrates a deep understanding of our clients’ needs. We’ll assimilate market research, organisational learnings, cultural imperatives, or any other pertinent information.
We’ll present you with solutions that are visually appealing and build affinity with your product or service offering. You’ll be safe in the knowledge that what you are presented with is relevant and compelling, resulting in a better level of engagement.
We are a panel provider for the All-of-Government (AOG) Media and Creative Services (AoG)
Te Ao Māori
Respect the people, respect the process. In order to provide strong cultural ties to Te Ao Māori, from our collective team, we provide expert insights and direction towards tikanga, kawa and pūrākau.
In particular, a kaupapa and tikanga based assessment tool can be applied to modern design influenced by or containing Māori elements.
Other creative stuff
Seeing is believing, and believing is everything. We’re about delivering what’s not expected, in the best sense of that idea.
No pat answers, no formulae that you’ve seen a million times before. We’ll bring you interesting, intriguing stuff that gets people’s attention, addresses your very real business issues and gets you the result we’re all looking for.