St Mary’s College
Bringing stories to life with Adelaide’s longest running girls’ school
Bringing stories to life with Adelaide’s longest running girls’ school
St Mary’s College is Adelaide’s longest running school for girls and has built a strong reputation on its pillars of truth, justice and community.
With values that align perfectly with ours, this was a great foundation from which to start our partnership providing graphic design support to the College’s marketing team.
With a 150-year history of empowering young women, St Mary’s wanted to elevate its alumni program to bring the stories of old scholars to life, to inspire current students and promote the College’s strengths.
In addition, St Mary’s needed support to visually communicate its 2024 College theme of “We are Grateful.” Appearing across internal communications and throughout the College community, a theme is chosen each year to reflect and inform the culture and practices of College life.
We worked closely with St Marys’ marketing team to name and design their new alumni magazine, “Veritas”. To supplement the online edition of the publication, we produced a tactile and innovative printed edition to add significance to the piece and encourage a keepsake mentality.
Then we partnered with the principal of St Mary’s College to illustrate and animate a visual depiction of their “We are Grateful” theme. Calling on their existing brand elements, we developed a forest of diversity and abundance that would resonate with both staff and students from Reception to Year 12.
The inaugural “Veritas” magazine was met with great enthusiasm by the alumni cohort and the broader college community, setting the scene for an invigorated program moving forward.
The “We are Grateful” illustration and graphic treatments are highly visible across the college campus, bringing the theme to life at college events, performances, parent presentations, open days and in the classroom.
We have already kicked off another exciting project with St Mary’s and can’t wait to do great work together.
In speaking of our partnership, Communications and Publications Officer, Isabella Barila, said:
“I had the pleasure of collaborating with the exceptional team at communikate et al on our inaugural old scholar publication, and I cannot speak highly enough of their professionalism and expertise. They demonstrated a profound understanding of our vision and brand, and their dedication to excellence was evident in every aspect of their work.
Their attention to detail and commitment to thorough research ensured that the final product not only met but exceeded our expectations. We have enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive response to our publication and look forward to working with the team again. Their genuine care for their clients makes communikate et al a truly standout agency.”
The communikate team really took the time to understand our business. They very quickly came up to speed on our products and the nuances of our very technical and specialised industry. They’ve written accurate and engaging content to be used in industry publications, our electronic newsletter, and on LinkedIn, which has performed really well.
I have worked with communikate et al for many years in a number of roles. They form an integral part of our team at Walara, having taken the time to understand our community and the two businesses that merged to develop a brand name and identity that reflects our shared values and vision for future growth in the lower mid-north region. communikate has created an extensive range of content and communication assets to establish us as a leading provider of aged care services in the region. We’ve received nothing short of positive feedback from our residents, their families and our staff.
The visual impact of the creative was exactly what the Local Government Association was looking for to engage audiences and drive an increase in nominations from traditionally underrepresented groups on council.
As a result of the advertising we saw a particularly strong increase in candidates identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and many more candidates from culturally diverse backgrounds.
The communikate et al team played a crucial role in bringing the vision of the SA Philanthropy Network to life, thanks to their strategic marketing expertise and creative solutions. Their support delivered significant attention across South Australian media and fostered meaningful community connections.
I am incredibly grateful for their own dedication to giving back and supporting causes in our community. I would highly recommend communikate to anyone looking to make a meaningful impact with their organisation - because they get people and purpose!
communikate et al have provided a very clear marketing framework for Dockside Port Vincent, confidently and masterfully clarifying the vision and character of development. The developed Brand Story crafted by the team for the project inspires every stage of the development. The skill sets of the individual team members is legendary and the seamless working connectivity between the team functions provided a great business experience. I'm very happy to recommend the abilities and the work of communikate.
I had the pleasure of collaborating with the exceptional team at communikate et al on our inaugural old scholar publication, and I cannot speak highly enough of their professionalism and expertise. They demonstrated a profound understanding of our vision and brand, and their dedication to excellence was evident in every aspect of their work.
Their attention to detail and commitment to thorough research ensured that the final product not only met but exceeded our expectations. We have enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive response to our publication and look forward to working with the team again. Their genuine care for their clients makes communikate et al a truly standout agency.
It has been great working with the team at communikate et al, they use a different thought process and approach that brings all stakeholders on the journey and gets you thinking about the bigger picture.
As a membership body we need to make sure we are serving the interests of our membership and the wider community that we support. We now have a positioning for Master Builders SA that is reflective and representative of our entire membership base and an updated logo and collateral that is cohesive. l would highly recommend communikate et al to any business considering a brand refresh.
The South Australian Museum worked with communikate on a SA Tourism Award submission. The submission is a huge task with many moving parts and communikate helped bring it all together seamlessly. Always a pleasure working with CK!
communikate et al’s design work is visually impactful, and they partnered with us to help bring our vision to life. Our tagline ‘flourish’, is an excellent reflection of our core values, beautiful botanic campus and our genuine aspirations for every young person in our care.
communikate’e professionalism, relatability and ability to give life to our vision is commendable.
We came to communikate et al with a specific need to update our brand. We needed to refine our brand’s visual touchpoints to make sure we were resonating with our customers and engaging a wider audience. This was the first step of our broader branding and business strategy to execute with communikate et al.
There was an instant clarity and understanding of where we needed to go; both from a creative perspective, but also tangible outcomes for the business and our customers. The delivery of our updated branding was considered and beautifully executed. We couldn't be happier with our next chapter.
The depth of talent in their team makes them truly a full-service agency ready to jump on any project that you can dream up... Not to mention the good vibes and great attitude.
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