Tim Webb-Jenkins Principal and Creative Director
Tim brings over thirty years’ experience working with boardroom level clients to build brands that add value to the balance sheet and improve stakeholder relationships.
His experience includes advising and designing for CEOs and other key executives at BT, 3i, Ford, Halifax, Tesco, Rathbones, SG Warburg, ABN Amro, The European Bank, Aberdeen Asset Management, The Institute of Directors, Hoggett Bowers, Ashcourt Rowan and NEC Group amongst others.
Tim has previously worked for leading UK design firms including Imagination, Addison, Design House and Williams & Phoa. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art.
Projects
- Rathbones: A pre-eminent brand of unrivalled cachetRathbones are a leading wealth management firm with an exceptional aura. They have built and sustained an esteemed brand in a sector undergoing rapid change. And as an expert advisory firm, they understand the value of communications as part of the client experience. They know it pays to invest in world-class design. In a high-net worth relationship business, details matter. Over many years, Rathbones have turned to us for support in getting the design details right. We have been their retaine
- A new brand for a new chapter.I have been working with Walkerbushe Architects for many years. Having designed their last identity and website, I was delighted to be asked to review it again and develop completely new identity, website, stationery and presentation templates and all printed collateral.
- A leadership brand for the UK’s leading organisation for businessThe Institute of Directors (IoD) is the pre-eminent organisation for UK business leaders. In an era of accelerating change, they resolved to launch new services fit for a ‘digital-first world’. Webb-Jenkins was asked to scope out two new apps that would focus on executive learning and leadership networking. And then envision the user experience design solutions needed to realise them. Having worked closely with the IoD over 4 years, we brought a deep understanding of their brand and members’ ne
- A high-performance brand that ranks topPSD are a leading international executive search and selection consultancy. After thirty years’ success, they realised they weren't keeping pace with fast moving change. They saw their brand was overdue to be optimised for a world moving at Internet speed. Keyword search, social media and content platforms have radically transformed the recruitment industry. PSD knew they had an analog brand that was under-performing in a digital world. Webb-Jenkins were invited to lead a major brand developmen
- Rebranding a landmark buildingHadrain Newcastle is an 8 story office development in the heart of Newcastle. Previously called Hadrian House the brief was to create an identity that repositioned and revitalised the building making it more attractive to a younger and more ambitious audience. The identity needed to be modern, iconic and work across all marketing (print and digital) as well as be easy to apply to the building.
- A peerless brand with outstanding stand-out.Hoggett Bowers are an international, boutique executive search firm with a half-century reputation of working with the cream of the crop. But in the hyper-competitive recruitment sector, there’s no place for complacency. The firm’s leaders knew that to remain a peerless, preferred choice of C-Suite clients, they had to remain top of mind as well as top of Google results. Webb-Jenkins were asked to develop a new brand approach that would project stronger credibility and create outstanding stand-
Work history
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Principal and Creative DirectorWJ Design
London, United KingdomFull Time
We help clients build remarkable brands that set them apart from the pack. Making them more hireable, investable and acquirable.
We specialise in helping privately owned and owner-managed firms increase the value of their businesses.
We do this by combining commercial pragmatism, marketing smarts and creative flair in an approach we call ‘Successful by Design’.
We operate as a boutique practice of senior people with blue-chip experience and offer a personal and agile approach for clients who appreciate the value of expert advice.
Our key areas of expertise
• Brand strategy
• Brand identity
• Communications and publications design
• Digital design and production
Skills
- Brand Building
- Brand Communication
- Brand Architectue
- Brand Creation
- Brand Experience
- Brand Strategist
- Website Creation
- CMS Websites
- Print Design
- Wayfinding Design
Education
MA. RCARoyal College of Art
London, United Kingdom
Awards
Wood Pencil / Graphic Design / Wayfinding & Environmental Graphics / 2012D&AD
Park Walk Primary School
Our brief was to propose and develop a graphic language to inhabit the reception, atrium, corridors, lift entrances and lift shaft, giving the school a distinctive visual language in line with its desire to inspire pupils as well as educate them. All the animals are as close as possible to actual size, giving the children a sense of scale. The overlapping outline is a visual game: where do the animals start and finish? The black and white pictogram style allowed the animals to be produced and applied relatively inexpensively, maximising the available budget.