Blog posts in category "Design"

From The Archers to Woman's Hour, both Toby and Ruth are keen Radio 4 listeners, so when we were asked to be part of the long-running Word of Mouth series with Michael Rosen of Bear Hunt fame we jumped at the chance to be involved.Our particular episode explored the topic of propaganda and the language of persuasion, including the public health messages of yesteryear and the infamous AIDS campaign of the 80s. We were brought on board to share our own insight on modern public health ...

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Our creative director Rob has been keeping himself busy over the past year working on a personal project called Live & Learn, which has seen his growing collection of quotes from great minds – famed and otherwise – given some loving typographic treatment before finding their way into a range of digital guises.Maybe it was the big banks and their escapades or the thousands of people around the world who decided to get out a...

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We've had a bit of a lull on the placement front over the past few months so we thought it was about time we had a fresh face in the studio to bring in the spring. Ben joins us after graduating with First Class Honours from the University of Central Lancashire and a stint of placements everywhere from our neighbours The Chase to London's finest, The Partners.Ben's clever concepts and impressive work have been recognised by D&AD

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Following on from our last placement Mr. Wan, it’s been rather nice to have another talented young designer join our team, if only for a short while. Michael Mercer-Brown was the very-deserving winner of our type contest back in May with his beautiful Upper East Side typeface, inspired by the subway photography of Bruce Davidson.After ...

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We've recently been doing some really interesting work for the Premier League that involves looking at how we can make football stadia more positive and vibrant places. As part of the work, we've found some wonderful examples of how super graphics and signage can be applied to enhance the visitor experience.Arizona Cardinals - designed by Michael Gericke and his team at Pentagram - have created a stadium experience that is a true celebration...

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Well, as today is April 1st, and we’re really trying to avoid ‘wedding fever’, we thought we’d share with you some of our favourite ‘fools’.First up is BMW who took royal wedding hysteria and weaved it into a piece of April 1st trickery. The crafty car manufacturer announced this morning that they were offering drivers the chance to ‘marque the occasion’ with a limited edition BMW M3 Coupe in regal red, bridal white and imperial blue, all adorned with a commemorative ‘Will’ emblem. ...

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