Awards
I entered this campaign into the IoIC (Institute of Internal Communications) Awards 2018 and had two awards of excellence.
Stocksbridge Steelworks 175th Anniversary
In October 2017 Stocksbridge steel works (Liberty Steel) celebrated it’s 175th anniversary, as the internal graphic designer it was my job to create a campaign for the 900 staff onsite, and something for the external community.
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Pop-up Museum
As the site is such a huge part of the local community, I found a great deal of information from the local historic society, and worked with them to create a pop-up museum, located in an empty unit in the local retail park.
The business has it’s own archive of products and literature, as well as a wealth of photographs. We combined this with the local museum’s collection to show never-before seen items to the public.
With an estimated 700 visitors over a two-day period, the museum was a resounding success, being featured on BBC Radio Sheffield and local newspapers.
Commemorative Coin
I designed a coin and certificate for all staff working on the site, with a further batch made for family members and retirees.
Mural
To serve as a backdrop for the museum I created a mural from collected archival images, as well as sector images from marketing campaigns and internal shots of the works.
This mural is now in place outside a conference room for external visitors, showing the journey of the site from founding to the modern day.
Video
After some digging I discovered three generations of the same family had worked on the site. They agreed to come in for an interview and we captured this. I think this was the first video I’d ever made for a job and it’s by far my favourite – although that’s all down to the Bamforth family and the genuine interactions they had.