Black Sheep
In 1998, we opened the pen with one goal in mind, ‘how about being the best?’ It was a bold ethos that we always strove to live up to.
During Black Sheep's 15 years as one of Cardiff & Wales' leading creative companies, we’d built a reputation for great creative work and a client service that was second to none. We achieved this by providing strategic and creative thinking across all media, whilst building strong and consistent brands for clients in the public and private sectors from our pen in Cardiff Bay, Wales UK.
It was incredible journey, that we'll never forget.
This blog now stands as a record of it.
Should you wish to get in-touch with either of the companies founders you can find them on twitter:
Neil Asher, Creative Director @NeilMAsher
Jack Bland, Account Director @thejackblandArchive
Tweets from the Pen
- It was hard to believe it back then, even harder to think it's been 10 years since Kate Aucterlonie, an Account Exe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 3 days ago
- .@Bluegg in #Cardiff are looking for a #JuniorDesigner. Being awesome is a prerequisite, apply now! — bluegg.co.uk/junior-designe… 4 years ago
- We've got #studio space available for #rent at our building in #CardiffBay wp.me/pObJ4-m5 contact @thejackbland for info RTs welcome 4 years ago
- As the sun sets on the pen, keep up-to-date with our continuing journeys by following @NeilMAsher & @thejackbland - thx for following. 5 years ago
- Happy 50th Birthday Jack wp.me/pObJ4-lY 5 years ago
Creative Reading
- Creative Review The best in Visual communication
- Creative Wales is an online project for the promotion of the Creative Industries in Wales.
- Design Council Helping businesses become more successful, public services more efficient and designers more effective
- Design Jobs Wales is an online portal for creative jobs in Wales and just over the border
- Design Week has been a unique source of exclusive news, sharp commentary and top design jobs.
- DesignYak Written by Steve Leard a past member of the flock. DesignYak discusses and features graphic design, branding, typography, books, visual communication and anything else that tickles his fancy.
- Grafik The Magazine for Graphic Design
- International Designers Network® magazine is an international publication for creative people on a mission to amplify and unify the design community.
- Join the flock on Facebook Keep up-to date with all the latest news from the pen
- Our Work on Issuu Explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. Collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their very best.
- The Design Wales Forum is an exciting new development aiming to increase the business potential and capacity of the Welsh design community
- The Font Feed is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typography techniques, and inspirational examples of digital type at work in the real world. Eat up.
- The Journey Starts Here A personal journal of my journey into lecturing at Swansea Metropolitan University.
- WordPress.com
- YCN was formed in 2001; at the time to establish an annual Award program for emerging creative practitioners.
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Tag Archives: Concepts
Paint it Black!
Posted in Latest News, Our Work
Tagged Advertising Projects by Black Sheep, Black Sheep, Branding, Concepts, The Pen
Raising awareness in the Welsh Beef and Diary Sectors
BVD is recognised throughout Europe as one of the most important viral diseases of cattle. Hybu Cig Cymru / Meat Promotion Wales asked Black Sheep to produce their recent publication ‘A focus on BDD & Johne’s’. The aim of this booklet is to raise awareness of these two diseases across the whole of the Welsh beef and dairy sectors and encourage testing for the diseases through a health scheme approach.
Here’s what the client said.
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Hi Neil
Yes they have arrived, and look very good.
Thanks.
Dewi Hughes
Gweithredwr Prosiect
Project Executive
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More Info:
Animal disease has a severe effect on productivity and profitability of cattle and impacts adversely on animal welfare.
Control and prevention of disease will improve productivity. Improving the health status of herds provides sources of disease free stock which creates export opportunities and raises the profile of the Welsh Beef industry.
This booklet focuses on two diseases that are costly to, and should be tackled by, the industry.
BVD – Bovine Viral Diarrhoea
Johne’s Disease

Sustrans and Black Sheep help Welsh hospital staff, walk and cycle to work
Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, asked Black Sheep to produce a set of maps to help Welsh hospital staff to walk or cycle to work. After many months of route planning, we set about producing 5 maps (For Ysbyty Bangor, Breconshire War Memorial Hospital, Prince Phillip Hospital Llanelli, Morriston Hospital Swansea and the Royal Gwent in Newport) which plot your walking and cycling route, enabling you to see how long the journey will take on foot or by bike, and it will tell you how far it is, too.
Above: walking map details
Above: Bangor Hospital walking & cycling map.
Above: walking map details
Above: cycling ride time, map detail
Above: Prince Phillip Hospital walking & cycling map.
Above: map key

Tackling cancer at your local.
Men are dying of ignorance in Wales and are 70% more likely than women to die from cancer.
This June has been Male Cancer Awareness month and we’ve been getting the message out to Welsh men enjoying a pint in their local SA Brains’ pub with our ‘Tackle it!’ beer mats, encouraging men in Wales who are worried about cancer to get in touch with Tenovus via their Freephone number 0808 808 1010 and to engage with their health services and GP’s when they have any concerns rather that leaving it too late.
Find out more out Tackle it! here.
Find out more about Tenovus, Wales’ leading cancer charity here.
Above: Abseil Event Poster

Posted in Graphic Design by Black Sheep, Latest News, Our Work, Tenovus, The brands we've built, Wales
Tagged Advertising, Branding, Brochures, Cancer, Cardiff, Concepts, Creative, Graphic Design, logo's, Tenovus, Wales
We Build Brands
Check out Black Sheep’s online portfolio on Issuu, by clicking on the image above.
