<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Verve Studio — Blog</title><description>An independent creative studio in Bath &amp; Street, Somerset. We design brands, websites, and digital products that people remember.</description><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/</link><language>en-gb</language><item><title>Typographic manners: choosing type for the long run</title><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/typography/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/typography/</guid><description>Type is the quietest element of a brand and the one people read every day. A practical guide to choosing it well.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>typography</category><category>design</category><category>branding</category><author>Mina Osei</author></item><item><title>A pattern for brands that actually land</title><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/brand-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/brand-strategy/</guid><description>Most brands fail because they imitate. A simple pattern for building an identity that holds up in the real world.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>branding</category><category>strategy</category><author>Priya Nair</author></item><item><title>Accessibility is a design decision, not a checklist</title><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/accessibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/accessibility/</guid><description>Why we treat WCAG as a starting point for better design — and what it means when we say a website is built to be accessible.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>accessibility</category><category>web-design</category><author>Imogen Hale</author></item><item><title>Design principles worth defending</title><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/design-principles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/design-principles/</guid><description>The four principles that shape every project we take on — and why we keep them on the wall above the kettle.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>design</category><category>process</category><category>branding</category><author>Mina Osei</author></item><item><title>What to ask a studio before you start</title><link>https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/getting-started/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://haze.novawb.co.uk/blog/getting-started/</guid><description>A practical checklist for hiring a design studio — the questions that sort the good projects from the expensive mistakes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>process</category><category>web-design</category><category>branding</category><author>Theo Marsh</author></item></channel></rss>