Barriers To Education

The Barriers to Education project required a brand identity that could speak to a wide range of audiences – including parents, young people, teachers, healthcare professionals, and local authorities – while remaining approachable and easy to navigate. To move away from the formal, clinical feel of traditional education or NHS websites, the brand features bold, friendly colours and a distinctive, fun cartoon-style illustration set used throughout. These elements bring warmth and clarity to complex topics, while the comprehensive brand guidelines ensure a consistent and accessible experience across all materials and platforms.

The distinctive illustrations were kept to black and white to allow more emphasis on the coloured shapes to highlight content.
The circle element from the logo was used throughout, to demonstrate how it can be a vehicle to highlight areas of content.
The “bridge” in the logo was formed using the interlocking arms of 5 people, demonstrating the collaboration between the different stakeholders to help the child back into education.
The “heads” or circles from the logo allowed a range of colours to be used to help differentiate between the different areas of advice.

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