About
The Creative Core is an interpretation design practice creating visitor experiences for museums, heritage and culture. With an approach that puts visitors and communities first, we build connection, meaning and pride through co-creation and human-centred design.
We are a hands-on, multidisciplinary team based in West Yorkshire and working nationwide. Partnering with a designer can often feel daunting, but not with us. Our creative process is collaborative and rewarding, shaped around your team and your project, underpinned by shared values and perspectives.
We don’t stop at design. We deliver our projects in-house through sustainable manufacture and the skill of our craftspeople, so that you can be confident in achieving your vision and objectives without compromise.
Projects
Some of our recent award-winning projects include:
- The Children’s Country House at Sudbury (National Trust) – M+H Awards winner
- Museum of Making (Derby Museums) – Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist
- Thackray Museum of Medicine – Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist
- The Story Museum – Art Fund Museum of the Year finalist
- Bolton’s Egypt Galleries at Bolton Museum – M+H Awards finalist
Strategy
Our approach puts visitors and communities first, building connection, meaning and pride through co-creation and exchange of ideas.
- Masterplanning
- Visitor experience mapping
- Securing funding
- Audience research
- Activity planning
Co-production
Our approach puts visitors and communities centre-stage, empowering them to help us create the cultural assets they will use and enjoy.
- Collaborative working with project teams
- Public consultation and co-creation
- Working with young people
- User prototyping
- Public art facilitation
- Training and skills sharing
Storytelling
We love finding new and exciting ways to tell multi-layered people stories, supported by an interpretation framework that promotes learning, feeling and action.
- Interpretation planning
- Story mapping
- Historical research
- Content development
- Copywriting and image sourcing
- Educational resources
Creative design
Our creative visions are inspired by your stories, spaces and collections, uniting 3D spatial and graphic design with interactive play and digital media engagements.
- Creative direction
- Inclusive spatial design
- Graphic design and illustration
- Interactive and digital media design
- Technical design and BIM
- Outdoor interpretation
Delivery
We deliver projects in-house with the help of our skilled craftspeople and fully equipped
manufacturing facilities, overseen by our experienced project managers.
- Project management
- Sustainable manufacture and installation
- CDM Principal Designer and Contractor
- Case dressing and object placement
- Staff training and aftercare
