CityStarters identity

A straight-talking, and visually enticing, student campaign is helping to promote student enterprise and entrepreneurship at City University London.

Overview

City University London attracts some of the country's most innovative minds and is located on the doorstep of Tech City, Europe's leading cluster for tech startups. Its diverse culture and progressive outlook provides the inspiration and nesting ground for entrepreneurial spirits.

Keen to demystify the stereotypes exampled by Dragons Den and The Apprentice, City University created CityStarters, which aims to challenge students’ perceptions about what being an ‘entrepreneur’ really means.

Fabrik was briefed to create a visual identity for CityStarters and its supporting initiatives.

Outcome

Adopting a Tech City startup-inspired design was important in order to appeal to both students and actual startups. Since many business ideas have been born from a scribble on a Post-it note (or equivalent), an identity combining graphics, stylised illustrations and photography was developed. Supported by a straight-talking tone of voice, CityStarters is fun, engaging, and makes enterprise accessible to all.

The creation of dedicated materials has enabled all streams of enterprise-related activities to be promoted, while the full range of initiatives is available through a branded area on the CityUniversity website.

What we did

Fabrik took our fledgling idea and brought it to life through a distinctive campaign identity that has captured the essence of the initiative and led to much interest. The deadlines were tight, but that was never a problem. A flexible, creative and super-well organised group of people to work with.

Enterprise Education Manager
City University London