We’ve recently been involved in a exciting project at McCann Erickson working alongside one of our favourite copywriters Jez Clark. Due to Confidentiality Agreement 8.1 to 8.6 we can’t talk about the great work we did or who we did it for. So, here’s a picture of the office we were working in. One of many reasons why everyone at McCann’s is so happy.
Euro 2008 winners Holland, Manchester United, Inter Milan and FC Fossa all feature in this month’s Four Four Two magazine. Who the hell are FC Fossa, we hear you say? They have just been awarded the dubious title of the worst five-a-side team in Britain and our very own Simon is proud to be a member. The statistics speak for themselves: played 82, won 2, lost 71, goals against 1,272. Their numerous annihilations include 39-2. Add to this a goalkeeper who doesn’t like using his hands and you can see why they deserve this title.
So, do you think you’re worse than FC Fossa? Are you genuinely atrocious whilst always giving it 100%? Then play them and find out! Leave a comment or contact us and we’ll pass your challenge onto Mike, the gaffer.
The Children’s Workforce Development Council exists to support the implementation of Every Child Matters, the government’s new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. Their work supports over half a million people involved in childcare provision, learning mentorship, education welfare, foster care and social care. But we bet you already knew that, right?
Well, direct marketing agency Red C and photographer Paul Moffat got us involved to help create imagery for CWDC’s Early Years Professionals campaign. The concept features future statesmen and stateswomen in newspaper headlines to convey the importance of a good start in life.
Concept, Copy and Art Direction by Red C, Photographic elements by Paul Moffat, Newspaper design by Stiff Rowlands, Retouching by Fluid, Cityscapes by Studio Liddell.
Who said photographing children and animals was hard work? All that was needed for everyone to pay attention at the Monkey Forest was a handful of grapes and a bag of sweets.
We recently visited Gunther von Hagens ‘Body Worlds‘ exhibition at the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester. WOW! If you haven’t seen this already then it’s a must, especially since it’s just been extended until the 17th August. For all the non-doctors amongst us it’s an exhibit of donated human bodies dissected and preserved using a groundbreaking technique called plastination. Enthused, we decided to have a go ourselves, dissecting a mussel donated by a local fishmonger. It was dead easy but our office has now acquired an interesting new aroma.
Stiff Rowlands’ latest family member Mila was born at 19:59 on Tuesday, 24 June 2008, weighing 8lb 4oz. Congratulations to proud parents Fiona and James.
Swinton Taxi Division have a fantastic ‘Mystery Tipper’ campaign running at the moment. It’s something all cab drivers are talking about - and don’t they know how to talk! Red C got us involved to help design the look and feel, with superb illustration by our friends from across the pond, Kunoichi. The campaign includes exhibition stands, adverts, DM and stickers. Swinton are very happy clients, but not half as much as the twelve lucky cabbies who will each get a £1000 tip. We hope that’ll take the edge off the spiralling cost of fuel.
Doodle-master Barney Ibbotson has his debut London show at New Cross Gallery this month. It runs from 4th - 21st June and you can pick up limited edition prints of his unique work, but only if you’re quick!
The latest issue of The Drum focuses its attention on their Top 20 creative start-ups. We are thrilled to be included alongside 19 successful, creative agencies of such high caliber and hope to prove that the statistics (that two out of three start-ups end in failure) don’t apply to any of us.
Evidence that it doesn’t matter what your job is, it’s still possible to have a sense of humour.
