This year, of all years, walterwakefield turned 20, and what a year it’s been.
2020 wasn’t what anyone had planned for; nevertheless, we are taking as many positives as we can from such a challenging year. Some of the highlights and a few from across our 20-year journey are selected below.
We look forward to continuing to help grow relevant, engaging and future-focused brands with our clients in what surely can only be a more positive 2021!
2020
Our funky new Surry Hills HQ
Much of this year has seen us working in virtual collaboration with our clients. We saw this as a chance to activate a long-overdue move to a larger premises. Our new open-plan warehouse space in the heart of Surry Hills offers more space for our growing team, large boardroom and break out areas. We can’t wait to start meeting face-to-face again soon, in the meantime, watch our virtual tour!
2020
Working to deliver sustainable and impact investment solutions
We’re proud to be delivering digital support services to Regnan, a responsible investment leader as they expanded their capabilities by investing in companies that have a positive impact on people and the planet, using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as a lens. Now part of the Pendal Group.
2020
Worley’s first
sustainability report
ww assisted Worley in the production of their first Sustainability Report, delivering a more sustainable world.
2020
ww clients scoop ARA Online Reporting Award
At the 2020 Australasian Reporting Awards, our client, CLP Holdings, won Sustainability Report of the year and the Online Reporting special award. Our client AGL Energy was runner up in the Online Reporting special award and a finalist for the Integrated Reporting special award. The special award which acknowledges the opportunities the digital medium presents in facilitating navigation through a report and the enhanced presentation of on-screen information to attract, engage and effectively inform the reader – a key focus at ww!
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2019
Brand strategy, identity and management
walterwakefield assisted WorleyParsons’ strategic rebrand as part of the Jacobs ECR acquisition.
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2019
Citizenship education for all
We are incredibly proud to have assisted our client Composer with their brand and product interface design. Composer was featured in Forbes magazine.
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2018
ww launches mobile app
It’s information when you need it. It’s sharing ideas. It’s a whole new way to connect with the Downer family. It’s DownerConnect.
We assisted Downer in developing an app for Downer employees so they can keep up to date with all the Downer news, connect with their colleagues, search for new job positions and access video content from across the business operations as well as messages from management.
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2017
Introduction of our Digital Marketing Capabilities
We are an integrated digital agency with combined skill sets, producing more efficient, measurable results for our clients
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2017
Robyn and Neil retire
After 17 years at ww, Robyn Wakefield and Neil Palmer hand over the reins
2016
Not-for-profit work
We’ve helped our clients with some very special projects that help make the world a better place.
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2015
ww launches an iPad app
A portable sales app with offline capabilities for Architectural Window Systems
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2015
ww works on first
ww works on first
Sustainability Report
Since 2015, walterwakefield have assisted Brambles in communicating a number of sustainability goals to achieve by 2020.
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2015
ww starts supporting Kiva.org
Kiva is a non-profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in 77 countries.
2010
Communication vehicle
The last walterwakefield Christmas mix CD gets mailed out
2010
The first iPad
is launched
On the 28th of January 2010, Apple introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games and reading e-books
2009
White Rabbit gallery opens
walterwakefield designed “The Big Bang”, a comprehensive catalogue which is bursting with ideas and energy; vibrant, humorous, imaginative, technically superb and utterly compelling.
2006
Working with innovative brands
Virgin Blue launched in 2000, the same year as ww! We worked on Target Statements, and Annual Report’s through the tumultuous mid-2000s. Virgin’s low-cost model disrupted the aviation landscape here in Australia.
2004
ww wins AGDA award for
visual identity
2006
Valli Davis joins ww.
2002
Working with
Working with
Mitsubishi Motors
For a few years there we turned into rev heads! Designing, photographing and producing Mitsubishi’s full range of car brochures. This involved a lot of early starts, far away locations and gruelling days and nights on the printing press.
2000
ww is founded and opens for business.
Established in 2000 by Robyn Wakefield, Jaimy Walter and Neil Palmer. walterwakefield’s founding principle of ideas-based design, a can-do approach and long-term client relationships are what set us apart from other designers.
