A person with long blonde hair sits at a desk in a modern office, decorated for the Everglow 10 year anniversary, with exposed brick walls, shelves, two large windows, and a life preserver with an emoji face hanging on the wall.

20 Dec, 2019

Looking back at a decade

Dan Sargent, a man with short curly brown hair and a goatee, smiles whilst standing indoors in a plain white long-sleeved shirt. Flowers and large windows brighten the background.

By Dan Sargent, Creative Director

This article was written back when we were Blue Stag. We’re now Everglow – Read the rebrand story ✨

A man with short dark hair sits at a desk, eyes closed and smiling slightly. Behind him are shelves with books, a heart-eyes emoji cushion, figurines, and photos hanging on a string celebrating Everglow 10 year anniversary.

Four people sit at a table in an office setting, three of them smiling at the camera whilst holding sandwiches wrapped in foil, celebrating the Everglow 10 year anniversary. The background shows empty chairs and desks.

Three people celebrate at a pub: a man in a camouflage shirt holding a beer, a man in glasses with his arm round the group, and a woman holding wine, pointing at the camera and sticking out her tongue for Everglow’s 10 year anniversary.

A man in a peach shirt sits at a bar with a thoughtful expression, surrounded by drinks and bar equipment. Behind him, a neon Caerdydd sign glows—perhaps he's reflecting on the Everglow 10 year anniversary as others mingle in the background.

A person in a grey dress stands before a large purple banner advertising the “Optimistic Freckled Friends Festival,” celebrating the Everglow 10 year anniversary, with big photos of two smiling, freckled people and “OPEN ROOM” in bold yellow letters.

Three people stand together indoors at the Everglow 10 year anniversary event, smiling at the camera. The man in the middle flashes a peace sign while holding a drink, as the woman and other man on either side also hold drinks.

The 2010s are coming to an end, and soon we’ll be living in a new iteration of the “roaring ’20s”

Whether the past ten years feel like they’ve flown or crept by for you, at Blue Stag, we’ve experienced a decade’s worth of memories, experiences and lessons. We’ve loved it all!

From a pair to a herd

At the start of the decade Blue Stag consisted of two mates, who had recently graduated from uni, working from a small bedroom. A small team with big ambitions!

Fast forward and we’re now a herd. A bunch of talented creatives, techies and marketeers, working in the centre of Cardiff.

We’re still just as ambitious but things have changed a lot since those early days!

We’ve collaborated with some pretty incredible people

From one of the largest world-wide humanitarian charities to a territorial police force, we’ve been pretty lucky to have developed and shared creative vision with some pretty incredible organisations from around Europe.

We are truly thankful for the trust that our clients have placed in us and for the relationships we have forged over the years.

We created some good stuff

We’re dedicated our time creating and building brands and digital products with organisations that we believe in and that excite us. We’re proud of the work we have achieved together. Here’s a flavour of some of it…

We’ve picked up a few awards

We work for the client and not for the fame but it’s nice when our collaborations are recognised by higher powers.

In the last 10 years we’ve been lucky to have picked up some pretty cool awards from Webby, FWA, AWWWARDS, Mashies and the Lovies.

Blue Stag turned 10 years old

Trying to make a positive difference

It’s important to give back and to think about how, as an agency, we can help to make a positive impact to the world we live in. From supporting local creative events to running fundraisers for important causes, we’ve put some energy into trying to do good.

We’ve taken a few trips away

It’s important to get away from the studio and from our busy lives every now and then. It’s important to our culture as an agency and it helps promote a positive work-life balance.

Each year we’ve tried to take a trip to somewhere new where we can reflect, learn, get inspired, drink sangria, dance the fandango, and have a good time.

Roll on 2020!

With more fond memories than we can list here, we’re thrilled for the future. We already have one pretty exciting announcement that we’ll be making in the new year and we can’t wait to see what else the future will bring. Bring on the next decade!