JDO, one of the UK’s leading brand design agencies is backing new design talent through its annual student initiative – JDO RAW 2020. With graduating students struggling to showcase their work and find placements amidst the Coronavirus lockdown – JDO is supporting the next wave of talent by providing an ‘in’ to the industry and that […]
With the current global epidemic and families struggling to deal with lockdown, there couldn’t have been a better time for a bit of Dragons’ Den Easter cheer! That’s where Punkbox comes in. On Easter Sunday they filled our screens with their own unique take on creativity and engaging kids in the fun reuse of delivery […]
BY Katie Maritz – Senior Structural Designer at PB Creative
ERA OF THE GREAT UNWASHED Covid-19 has made all of us wash our hands until they bleed and wash our clothes every time we return from the shops. If that doesn’t chime with your reality, then you may be putting yourself at risk. What seems strange is that, for at least the last year, we have been […]
FEAR has two interpretations: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise
When threatened with adversity and scarcity, unlike we have ever experienced before, we all deal with fear in different ways. No matter what our fears are, human nature takes its course. Scientifically speaking, fear is an emotional response to a ‘perceived’ threat that may or may not happen. In our case, Covid-19 has happened, it’s […]
When Monzo needed to launch their new business accounts, they asked Studio Output to help develop the visual identity. Over a series of design sprints, the partnership delivered an identity system with the simplicity and magic people love about Monzo, and the trust and reassurance businesses need from a bank. The need to adapt Monzo […]
During these days, weeks and months of social isolation we are seeing forward thinking brands step-up and embrace home delivery like never before. They are making sure that people can still get the brands they love, and are gaining advocates while they’re at it. B&B studio has worked with Dalston’s Soda – a brand with community at its […]
Algebra Drinks are obsessed with making simply beautiful drinks, their Extra Dry Coffee Liqueur is made from aged Caribbean Rum, freshly ground coffee and unrefined cane sugar and nothing else. The brand’s name Algebra is from Medieval Latin and Arabic meaning ‘reunion, connection, blending’. Buddy developed the core Algebra ‘A’ drop monogram and framed this onto the […]
The London office of global independent brand design agency, Bulletproof has created the packaging for a new limited edition range of Soapsmith London soaps launched to help support and encourage efforts for social distancing in the UK. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Inspired by iconic London institutions, these new editions are a little stronger in scent, building on the current trend for […]
MarComm’s Star Parade is a series where we shine the spotlight on some of the global stars from the Marketing Communications industry and Jos Harrison, Global Design Strategy Director at Reckitt Benckiser is exactly that. Meet Jos here:
Give us a brief insight into your career so far? It’s been quite varied – after training as a product designer, I spent time running my own consultancy before a brief stint in marketing – then moved to commercial interior design and wayfinding. The client base of the agency I worked for meant that I […]
The National Institute of Medical Herbalists the UK’s largest, and oldest regulator of herbal practitioners promotes the benefits, the efficacy and the safe use of herbal medicine. With an increasing number of people choosing a more holistic approach to their health and well-being, the institute needed to stand out as the go-to ‘Natural Authority’ for all-things herbal […]