Friday Favourites
Just before it opened to the public last week, Natalie K was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the Barbican’s latest installation at the Curve, ‘The Rain Room’ by rAndom International: “I was really...
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Thanks to Nicolle for disturbing us by sharing these shoes with soles made of ‘human’ teeth (well, okay, fake ones – they used dentures). Is it just me, or do they look like they’re grinning? The Apex...
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I got a bit overexcited by these bonkers headdresses created by artist Zoe Bradley for Harvey Nichols’ window displays. She’s created some amazing displays and sculptures for top fashion stores and...
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Every year in the small town of Zundert in the Netherlands they have Bloemencorso, a parade of flowers made into huge elaborate sculptures. The floats are incredible, with each sculpture being made up...
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Thanks to Dan P for sharing this great little film by Quentin Jones, which she created for Victoria Beckham’s collection. Quentin graduated in philosophy, then chose to retrain as an Illustrator. This...
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If you’re after a new ‘look’ this year, then check out the style of some of these Swedish rock bands and music groups from the 1970s. There are a LOT of matching outfits going on here, and a fair few...
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Thanks to Paul M for sharing this – LN-CC‘s new London store design, which was created by set designer Gary Card and is due to open on 8th February. The store encompasses not just a retail space, but...
View ArticleFriends on Friday Favourites – part two
Last week we featured Friends on Friday Favourites, where we celebrated inspiring work of creative friends and colleagues. We had so many suggestions we had to make it a two-parter, so here’s the...
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Brand identity/logo designer Dan Fleming has combined typography design and illustration to create these cute animal characters from the letters of the animal’s name. I love the puzzle-like quality...
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Gunilla Klingberg is a Swedish artist whose work often features elaborate pattern, using familiar symbols. Her Wheel of Everyday Life installation was recently on show at the Rice Gallery in Houston,...
View ArticleClaire Parker judges corporate design Bulls&Birds
Claire Parker, Creative Director at our Amsterdam office, is part of the ‘corporate design panel’ of Marketing Tribune magazine, so every month she will judge a corporate design, together with Tom...
View ArticleShortlisted for two New York Festivals awards
We were excited to hear that two of our projects have been shortlisted for New York Festivals International Advertising awards this week. Our identity and retail branding work on Dress2Kill was...
View ArticleAt the Bar with King Adz
King Adz is on the front line of creative culture. He’s an art director, writer and photographer constantly pursuing the leading edge of the zeitgeist. Whether it’s hiding in the heart of Durban or...
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Some fantastic storytelling from ManvsMachine, in this animation to promote and explain Nike’s Reuse-a-Shoe initiative. Nike Reuse-a-Shoe takes old trainers and grinds them down to create a material...
View ArticleGetting out there by King ADZ
Following last month’s At The Bar talk with King ADZ, we asked him to write a guest post for our blog – to share how he digs deeper to uncover consumer insights from the real world. King ADZ is an...
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Ruslan Khasanov has discovered some beautiful colourful effects from experimenting with mixing water, ink, oil and soap together. It looks digitally generated and although he’s a digital artist by...
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Thanks to Tjeerd for finding, and Robin for sharing Mirror City, an immense piece of work by time lapse photographer/film maker Michael Shainblum. Michael has processed his original shots and film to...
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Thanks to Yvonne for sharing Inside Chanel: “This breathtaking motion graphics piece from Chanel is great inspiration for our own brand movies. Elegant story-telling with an ultra-contemporary...
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Thanks to Viv for finding this bonkers headgear which doubles up as a cushion. The Ostrich Pillow is the perfect answer to those sleepy times at your desk, or on a plane. Created by Studio Banana...
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The work of New York-based artist Yuken Teruya frequently comments on political or environmental issues – in this work he has cut intricate trees from the waste products of consumerism, namely high...
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A typographic interpretation of the creative process This is a lovely little film by Daniel Sax, which visually brings to life an iconic quote by Ira Glass, about the creative process and the...
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Yukina Ohmura’s dot city landscapes These night time cityscapes are by Tokyo-based artist Yukina Ohmura, who uses simple stationery sticker dots to build up depth and drama in the picture. I loved how...
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Franck Bohbot’s photography Thanks to Sander for sharing these photographs by Franck Bohbot, whose work focuses on deserted spaces. Sander said: “I love it. Great pictures of empty spaces and more....
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UNELEFANTE’s painted artisan chocolate bars UNELEFANTE is a gift company in Mexico selling locally made products, inspired by Mexican culture. Owner Tatiana Sánchez teamed up with leading chocolatier...
View ArticleAward Winning Work in Design Effectiveness
You’ll find a whole lot of smiles in our studios today, as we brought home 4 shiny new trophies from the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards ceremony last night. We’re delighted to have won a silver award...
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