ABOUT

Community First Oxfordshire is a community development and placemaking charity, offering services that support people and places across the county. Community First Oxfordshire were ready for a refresh of their visual identity – something that better reflected the dynamism of their work and the breadth of their impact. We partnered with them to deliver a rebrand and build a new, low-carbon website that brings their mission to life online.

We began by immersing ourselves in Community First Oxfordshire’s mission and the communities they serve. Drawing inspiration from Oxfordshire’s people and its richly varied landscapes, we developed a fresh visual identity that feels vibrant, grounded, and inclusive. Inspired by Oxfordshire’s countryside and community spaces, we created a lively, earthy colour palette to reflect the charity’s connection to place and people, and designed a suite of bespoke icons to represent their services clearly and consistently. We designed a cohesive set of branded materials for internal and external use.

The new website was designed and developed with clarity, sustainability, and accessibility at its core. We built a streamlined, low-carbon site that performs efficiently without compromising on design or user experience. The navigation was completely restructured to make journeys through the site more intuitive, helping users find key information quickly and easily.

One of the major shifts was in how content was delivered. Rather than relying heavily on embedded PDFs, which were difficult to navigate and poor for SEO, we translated this information into accessible, on-page copy. This change not only improved search engine visibility but also made the site far more user-friendly, especially for those accessing it on mobile devices or using assistive technologies.