Welcome Aboard
AHOY (UH-HOI)
1. Nautical Term Used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc. 2. Graphic Design Company A quirky Portsmouth based design company setting sail, taking clients on a journey to the perfect final resolution
We are Ahoy, a trio of Graphic Designers based in the concrete depths of Portsmouth. We love traditional design with a contemporary twist, that make each and every design different. Our individual skills and personalities come together to bring your visions to life. We believe that the most important part of a design, is the message. We love to communicate in innovative ways. Nothing can stop us from ensuring your message gets
across in the best way possible. Let’s set sail! Come on down to our studio and meet us! Our crew are a savvy bunch and enjoy listening to your ideas and visions. We would love to meet you!
Experimentation
Our Design Process
Our Design Process is simple, we analyse the brief in great detail, from this we conduct research into the subject which will lead to ideas. From these ideas we experiment to create a mock up this leads to a testing process which if successful will be the last step but if it’s unsuccessful we will continue to test our outcomes until we have conveyed the message successfully. Once all these steps have been completed we are left with the final outcome which has been designed to a high standard. The brief encompasses everything it both leads and guides our designs.
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Don’t Feed The Seagulls
What’s a pirate’s favourite letter? You may think it’s the RRRRR, but it’s the C that they’re in love with! Aye. What do you call a design team who you can count on to produce professional work? Ahoy
Meet The Crew
Gus ‘Skipper’ van Manen Specialty: -Print Design -Typography -Social Media -Print Making Influences: I’m influenced by companies like Experimental Jetset and Adbusters, where their designs are big, bold and straight to the point. I also like to outline serious issues in a positive way, using light humour within my designs. He’s a jolly good fellow
Jasmine ‘A.B.S’ Hotham Specialty: -Print Design -Web Design -Print Making -Information Design Influences: I’m influenced by a lot of things, mostly the weird and wonderful. But I do enjoy minimalism and the more contemporary styles of design, which have hidden messages within them and make you think. She wants to be a professional pirate one day.
Daniel ‘1st Mate’ Bass Specialty: -Illustration -Idea Generation -Print Making -Book Making Influences: One of my main influences has to be Swiss Design, their values form the bare bones of all of my designs but I take a modern approach. He’s very good at being tall.
Falling Elizabeth Baines
Sex Pistols Constructivism Style Poster
Get Fit With The Olympics Flyer
Out And About: A Guide To Coming Out
Fenner Paper Challenge
Lamb to the Slaughter Roald Dahl
Fenner Paper Challenge
Contact Details
Website // www.ahoydesign.businesscatalyst.com Email // ahoydesignstudio@gmail.com Telephone // 023 9286 1666 Address // Ahoy Design Studio, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, PO1 2DJ