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Subscribe to the Twitter feeds of our valued clients

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:15:39 +0100

Subscribe to the Twitter feeds of our valued clients:

If you’re on Twitter and interested in following some of the most exciting organisations in London, why not subscribe to our client list via Twitter?

nevver: New Twitter logo user guidelines

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:38:13 +0100

nevver:

New Twitter logo user guidelines

hollyhocksandtulips: Photo by John Rawlings, 1943

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:34:34 +0100

hollyhocksandtulips:

Photo by John Rawlings, 1943

micasaessucasa: (via Super Cool Mansion With An Indoor Water...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:37:33 +0100

micasaessucasa:

(via Super Cool Mansion With An Indoor Water Ride In England | DigsDigs)

atavus: Copenhagen’s Suspended Glass Office

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:50:00 +0100

atavus:

Copenhagen’s Suspended Glass Office

Photo

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:07:47 +0100

The fusion of food science and culinary arts where new...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:09:30 +0100

The fusion of food science and culinary arts where new technologies and natural texturing causes can now be used to deconstruct any dish and cocktail!

The London 2012 Olympic ticket designs have been launched. From...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:43:00 +0100

The London 2012 Olympic ticket designs have been launched. From the minute the 2012 Olympic logo was revealed, I was very curious to see how the collateral branding for the games would be handled. Whilst I’m still of the opinion that the chosen 2012 Olympic logo was designed to be controversial as opposed to being appropriate for the brief, I think that FutureBrand have created ticket designs that go some way towards balancing the need to stay true to the visual approach of the logo and branding of the games, whilst looking at least somewhat aesthetically appealing.

I’m particularly partial to the colours, the dynamic usage of the event pictograms, and the clever little logos used to display the venue type for the event, but unfortunately I think there are some obvious visual challenges presented by the designers’ attempts to incorporate visual references to the overall Olympic branding. The angled, gradient-heavy background shapes are visually distracting and seem to suggest harshness and rigidity, and there is no denying an obvious clash in the font used for the Olympic logo and the supporting text used for the ticket information.

Overall, the ticket designs do the job of being attention-grabbing and synonymous with the look established by the 2012 Olympic branding, but are ultimately a little too busy and are an example of the inevitable challenge that was always going to be posed by having such a bold and lary branding to incorporate.

- Adam

What do you think?

How did you see out your weekend? Our Head of Direct Marketing,...

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:36:21 +0100

How did you see out your weekend? Our Head of Direct Marketing, Adam, likes to relax with some friends and a few pints at The World’s End in Finsbury Park to see Kal Lavelle’s acoustic night called We Love Sundays. Here’s a clip of the fantastic Fiona Bevan performing a few weeks ago.

It starts with send...

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:00 +0100

It starts with send...:

Ever wondered how Google processes your emails? Check out this very clever little animated site outlining the journey of your email.

It’s been a wet May in London. Check out this fantastic...

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:38:26 +0100

It’s been a wet May in London. Check out this fantastic photographic work by Gavin Hammond, who takes full advantage of many of the thousands of puddles that appear all over the city.

Microsoft’s latest “Productivity Future...

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:32:09 +0100

Microsoft’s latest “Productivity Future Vision” as spotted on ubelly.com. One very positive thing I think it demonstrates, is that technology should enrich experiences and interactions - not replace them. It’s quite exciting to think that the technology that we’re imagining in videos such as these, may well find its way into the hands of our children.

- Adam

Welcome to the Era of Design

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:20:00 +0100

Welcome to the Era of Design:

As a product of a rather progressive Communication Design degree in Australia, I have spent the best part of the last decade watching patiently as the world has grown to truly value (and even expect) great design as a fundamental part of any tool or service. Design is part of being human. This little piece was written by Adam Swann of Gyro for Forbes, and I agree with it entirely.

This quote from the article perfectly summarises how I define design, except that I’d replace the word “customers” with “people”:

…a broad and deliberately applied discipline, with the aim of creating simpler, more meaningful, rewarding experiences for customers.

And did you know that the UK Government has created a (beta) list of its own design principles?

Pretty cool stuff.

- Adam

Three Reasons Why Every Smart Startup Is A Digital Media Company

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:56:00 +0100

Three Reasons Why Every Smart Startup Is A Digital Media Company:

Some great insight in this Forbes article by Brian Clark.

Here’s my favourite point:

Smart online entrepreneurs understand that they play both roles with content marketing. They provide people something they want to consume and share (content) and sell something … but in this case, what they sell is something extremely relevant to the content, and therefore, to the audience.

Being successful has always been about hard work, and this is as pertinent in the digital age as at any time in the past. The important thing is to realise where to invest your energies: people.

Content is king.

- Adam

Some very clever advertising from the Belgian TV channel TNT.

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:57:00 +0100

Some very clever advertising from the Belgian TV channel TNT.

Ikea’s new cardboard digital camera, the KNÄPPA, will be...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:33:27 +0100

Ikea’s new cardboard digital camera, the KNÄPPA, will be given away for free when customers purchase the PS 2012 furniture collection. It is said to have an extremely lo-fi picture quality, and Ikea are hoping customers will take photos of their newly-assembled furniture sets.

I’m tipping we’ll see a new Instagram filter out of this at some point: “Knäppa”.

- Adam

photojojo:

Ikea’s released the manual for that cardboard digital camera!

It’s called the KNÄPPA.

The Manual for Ikea’s New Cardboard Camera

Melbourne aerial video.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:36:15 +0100

Melbourne aerial video.

London aerial video.

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:35:33 +0100

London aerial video.

City vs city - which do you prefer?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:32:17 +0100

With this cold, wet April London weather, Adam and Miles have been debating the various pros and cons of their two home cities: Melbourne and London. We’re going to post some comparisons over the course of today, starting with some aerial videos. So which do you like better and why?

Mr Flood on the tools in the media office installing our live...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:32:29 +0100

Mr Flood on the tools in the media office installing our live media portal