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Tyne Collective

Helping local independent businesses in 2020

Scope

  • Branding
  • Website Design
  • Website Development
  • Marketing Collateral

Like so many at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, we found ourselves with a little extra time than we’d originally expected. We wanted to use our skills to do something to help the local community and the businesses affected by the global pandemic, and after an impromptu ideas session we decided upon what has now become Tyne Collective.

The Tyne Collective Logo on a black background
A gif of the Tyne Collective logo over the top of changing images of different areas within Newcastle
A square image with the words 'Support your local independents' on a black background with the website URL and the Tyne Collective logo

Tyne Collective is an online platform that allows independent businesses in the North East to sell gift vouchers that their customers can redeem when they re-open. The concept of the platform allows customers a way of supporting their favourite business with cash flow whilst closed during the on-going pandemic, and also gives those that buy vouchers something to look forward to post-pandemic.

A laptop in a coffee shop showing the Tyne Collective website
A person holding a phone showing the Tyne Collective website

We collaborated with our friends over at Regalo, who power the gift card platform so our businesses have a secure and robust way to sell and manage their vouchers, allowing customers to support their favourite businesses. The project gained local press including a feature piece on BBC News’ Look North, as well as articles in North East Times and NatWest Business website.

A designed image with two cocktail glasses being clinked together and the words 'The next happy hour will be the happiest hour' and the Tyne Collective logo
A designed image with a pint glass and the words 'National Beer Day' and the Tyne Collective logo
A designed image showing the Tyne Bridge and the words 'this is for the toon' and the Tyne Collective logo