Daisy Chain Associates is a social enterprise established in 2004 that stands by those afflicted by drugs and alcohol in the family. They do this through plays that are based on real life research which tackle some of the most serious and controversial issues that many face at some point or throughout their lives. Through Daisy Chain Associates we have also carried out work that has been used in Simpson House of Edinburgh, a major institution that helps children and families that have been affected by issues such as substance abuse. With the serious nature of the themes we used subtlety and sincerity to convey the fundamental messages of the projects we have worked on. The owner of Daisy Chain Associates, Maggie Aitken has returned to us for several pieces now, and recently left us this testimonial:
“These were two complex briefs, which required the Designers to have a serious understanding of, and empathy with, the short plays involved – our work is intense and important, and the impact that we make has, of necessity, to be pretty much immediate in dramatic and in visual image terms. Their strength is in producing simple but intensely focussed work, memorable and apparently straightforward but when taken in conjunction with the plays, revealing of layers and levels of interpretative capacity. This is an almost unique ability, and when you add the understanding of colour to design, you do have work that is very memorable indeed – Ooto’s work with us now adorns the desks of our varied audiences over the last few months and that means from Politicians to Psychologists, Strategists to Support Workers and Event Managers to everyone else! And in every case, the design on postcards and folders has attracted attention. Which is exactly what we want.”
