Design is an important factor in many marketing communications. IKON provides overall concepts, creative direction, guidance and project management on design, but we know our limitations. We therefore work with a number of trusted agencies, freelances or a company's own in-house designers.

However, our preferred affiliate for creative and graphic design is Howdy. We have worked with Howdy (www.howdy-pardners.com) on many projects and can vouch for the high creative quality of their work in corporate identity, graphic design, brochures and advertising.

Web Site Build - our preferred supplier is Damian Watson of Greenhouse Design (www.greenhouse-design.co.uk). Damian built the IKON web site. He is efficient, responsive and flexible - and knows his stuff. In particular we liked the 'easy-to-update-ourselves administration area' that he built, making updating site content as easy as typing - no need for HTML or re-design.