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How does the design process start?
The design process begins with an email in which we send you our design brief form which you can add your ideas, themes, and the message you want to convey through the wall graphics. We'll also consider the space, wall dimensions, and specific school branding or colour schemes. A site visit may also be conducted to understand the environment better. Post brief, our design team will start creating initial design concepts based on the gathered information, which will then be shared with you for feedback and revisions, ensuring the designs align with your vision and educational objectives.
The Design Process for Wall Graphics
The design process for creating custom wall graphics involves several vital steps to ensure the final product aligns with your vision and educational objectives. Here’s a detailed outline of the process:
1. Initial Contact and Briefing:
- Email Introduction: The process begins with an email from us, in which we send you our design brief form.
- Design Brief Form: You fill out the form with your ideas, themes, and the message you want to convey through the wall graphics. This form also includes details about the space, wall dimensions, specific school branding, and colour schemes.
2. Gathering Information:
- Understanding the Environment: We gather detailed information about the school environment, including the physical space and any unique considerations.
- Site Visit: A site visit may be conducted to understand better the space, lighting, and other environmental factors that could impact the design.
3. Concept Development:
- Initial Design Concepts: Our design team starts creating initial design concepts based on the gathered information and your input from the design brief form.
- Incorporating Themes and Messages: These concepts will reflect the themes, messages, and educational objectives you want to convey.
- Considering Branding: We ensure the designs align with your school's branding, including specific colours and logos.
- Sharing Initial Concepts: The initial design concepts are shared with you for feedback. This may include sketches, digital mock-ups, or mood boards.
- Gathering Feedback: We collect your feedback on the initial concepts, noting any changes or additions you would like to see.
- Revisions: Based on your feedback, our design team makes the necessary revisions, refining the designs to meet your vision better.
5. Finalising the Design:
- Approval Process: Once the revisions are made, the updated designs are shared with you for final approval.
- Detailed Plans: Detailed design plans, including final colour schemes, materials, and installation instructions, are prepared.
6. Production and Installation:
- Material Selection: We choose durable, non-toxic, and eco-friendly materials that are safe for children and suitable for the school environment.
- Production: The approved designs are produced using high-quality printing techniques and materials.
- Professional Installation: Our expert installation team ensures the graphics are applied smoothly and correctly, considering safety and aesthetic quality.
7. Ongoing Support:
- Maintenance Tips: We provide guidelines for maintaining the wall graphics to keep them looking fresh and engaging.
- Updates and Additions: Periodic updates or additions to the graphics can introduce new themes or reflect changes in the school’s environment or branding.
Summary of the Design Process
- Initial Contact and Briefing:
- Email introduction with design brief form.
- Gathering Information:
- Understanding the environment and conducting a site visit if necessary.
- Concept Development:
- I am creating initial design concepts based on the design brief.
- Feedback and Revisions:
- Sharing initial concepts, gathering feedback, and making revisions.
- Finalising the Design:
- Approval process and preparing detailed design plans.
- Production and Installation:
- Selecting materials, producing designs, and professional installation.
- Ongoing Support:
- We provide maintenance tips and offer updates or additions.
This process ensures that the final wall graphics align perfectly with your school's vision, branding, and educational objectives, creating an engaging and inspiring environment for students and staff.
The morning rush. You know the one. It is a whirlwind of lost shoes, half-eaten toast, and the ticking clock. Then comes the final hurdle: the school gate.
We’ve all been there. It’s 4:00 PM on a Tuesday, you’re armed with a staple gun that’s seen better days, and you’re staring at a vast expanse of blue sugar paper that refuses to stay flat. You want your classroom to be an inspiring hub of learning, but by the time the final border is pinned, it looks more like a chaotic explosion in a stationery shop. At Cubed Creative, we’ve spent the last 21 years helping schools transform their environments. We’ve seen the good, the bad, and the "why is that poster from 1994 still there?" The truth is, your walls are more than just partitions between rooms. They are silent teachers. When used correctly, school wall graphics can boost engagement and reinforce key concepts. When used poorly, they become a distracting mess that hinders focus. Here are the seven most common mistakes schools make with classroom wall displays, and, more importantly, how you can fix them. 1. The "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" Approach There is a common misconception that a "good" classroom is a covered classroom. We feel the urge to fill every square inch of brickwork with posters, bunting, and student work. The Mistake: Visual overload. Research suggests that heavily decorated classrooms can actually decrease student performance. When every wall is screaming for attention, the brain struggles to filter out the noise. This leads to cognitive overload, particularly for pupils with SEND or sensory processing sensitivities. The Fix: Aim for the 20% rule. Keep at least 20% of your wall space clear. This "white space" gives the eyes a place to rest and allows the important displays to actually stand out. Think quality, not quantity.
An Open Evening is not just an event on the calendar. It is a defining moment. Before the results are discussed. Before the curriculum is explained. Before questions are asked. Families are already forming an opinion. And your environment is leading that conversation. The Challenge: You Only Get One First Impression When parents walk through your doors, they are looking for reassurance. Is this school calm? Is it ambitious? Does it feel purposeful? Will my child belong here? A blank wall is a mystery. An inconsistent board confuses. A wall that has not changed for months or years is an indicator that communication with the wall is not important. But clear, intentional design builds confidence immediately. Your space either reinforces your message — or distracts from it.
Step into any hallway at school. Something sits there before any text shows up at all. Quiet. A spark of drive. Heat in your steps. Yet at times, everything feels too heavy to carry A flash of colour stirs something deep, almost right away. Inside classrooms, that instinctual reaction holds weight - greater than many allow themselves to see. What keeps people okay isn't only rules or school counsellors. It shows up in each part of the daily world that kids navigate.
A school hallway might hold paintings, award posters, and a time chart. Imagine stepping inside a quiet hallway. What happens if young learners find themselves wandering past moments from long ago? Every day, history timeline walls quietly spark interest. They transform ordinary rooms into moments where people pause, talk, and wonder. Curiosity grows without fanfare. Culture comes alive through simple displays. Conversations start where none were expected.
Before a single word is spoken, a school has already started talking. From the moment someone steps through the doors, the environment sends signals. Calm or cluttered. Confident or uncertain. Purposeful or forgotten. These first impressions shape how visitors feel — and how much trust they place in the school.
Giving pupils a visible voice in their school What kids think shows up on those walls - transparent, seen, shared. Their thoughts take shape in ways others can notice. This place proves voices count, without saying it outright. Not tucked away. Right there on the walls.
When we think about learning spaces, classrooms get most of the attention. But pupils spend a huge part of their day moving through corridors. These spaces shape first impressions, daily routines, and how learning feels beyond the classroom door. With the right approach, corridors can become powerful learning tools.
Hours fade fast when school never ends. Classrooms hold them tight, then hallways pull them forward, lines forming where doors once stood, faces repeating like seasons that won't turn. Feelings start to mould themselves into every corner, brick by quiet brick. Around them, little things shape how kids feel day by day. Moments like these add up without making a noise. Their inner world shifts because of colours on the walls, soft lighting, or quiet corners. Noticing this helps understand what goes unseen.
A classroom often reveals more than it teaches. What people do in hallways and near walls often tells them what to expect long before anyone talks about it. January gives schools the space to notice this story. Slowly now, things come to rest. Routines settle. Leaders gain clarity.
