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What my customers say

We've always thought ourselves to be incredibly lucky to have John as our designer. His work is of the absolute highest standard - for example many people have commented on the high quality of our website. It's pulled in customers and even other designers have been impressed. Not only that but John's customer service is second to none. He's extremely professional and also a very genuine and friendly person who truly cares about his clients and wants them to do well. We have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone.

Jamie McCubbin,
Hidden Gems Golf Tours

Links Street Graphic Design

John Robertson is a freelance graphic designer based in the Edinburgh area and has worked on a wide variety of projects over the years for clients in the private, public and not-for profit sectors. Choose Links Street Graphic Design for all your requirements whether it be website design, newsletter and magazine design, branding, e-newsletter design or accessibilty advice.

Campaign websites for CAP Reform

Screenshot from WWF Germany pageWWF Germany commissioned me to build 9 international campaign websites using the Engaging Networks platform. Within two weeks, the campaign had 86,000 participants across Europe, sending over 1 million emails to MEPs asking for CAP reform. I developed the websites in collaboration with Jan Heinemann, Jan-Hendrik Senf, and John Brüggemann. Visit http://uk.farmingfornature.eu
 
Campaign website for National Housing Federation

Screengrab from Yes to Homes websiteThe National Housing Federation asked me to build a website that would be a hub for activity around the Yes to Homes campaign. It is linked into their e-activist online campaign database so people can email their local councillors and has a blog and resources section. Visit www.yestohomes.co.uk
 
Barnardos campaign emails

Barnardos logoBarnardo's is the UK's leading children's charity and I was delighted to get involved with their recent campaigns. I built several campaign email templates for them, one for each of the countries they operate in, and helped link them up with their online campaigns. These templates were built for the Engaging Networks Broadcast system. View an archive email
 
E-newsletter design for Open University

Open University in Scotland logoThe Open University in Scotland asked me to design two different e-newsletter templates; one for their full contact list and one for internal contacts. I built the templates for Mailchimp using repeatable editable regions for easy updating. View an archive email
 
International campaign for WWF

WWF campaign screenshotWWF asked me to build eight international campaign sites for their 2012 campaign 'Stop Bankrupting our Oceans'. Developed using Engaging Networks systems, activists were able to email their MEPs to ask them to support the campaign. A complex project, this involved working with translations from France, Italy, Poland, Span and Portugal. www.wwf.org.uk
 
Campaign site for Wateraid

Wateraid campaign screenshotWateraid is a charity that transform lives by improving access to safe water and sanitation. I was asked to develop a campaign website for World Toilet Day 2012 hosting a new film, pledge and email MP action built using Engaging Networks software. www.wateraid.org
 
Edinburgh Alexander Centre website design

Edinburgh Alexander and Therapy Centre screenshotThe Edinburgh Alexander and Therapy Centre were looking for a revamp of their online presence. I built them this site using open source CMS with integrated blog and twitter feed, and collaborated again with Context on the design. Visit www.edinburghalexandercentre.com