August 14th, 2008

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.
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Tags: copywriter , Jez Clark , McCann Erickson , Office , Photography
July 14th, 2008

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.
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Tags: 442 , best team , Euro 2008 , FC Fossa , five-a-side , Football , Four Four Two , Holland , Inter Milan , Manchester United , worst team
July 14th, 2008

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.
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Tags: CWDC , Early Years Professionals , Every Child Matters , Fluid , Paul Moffat , Red C , Studio Liddell
July 8th, 2008

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.
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Tags: Animals , Barbary Macaques , Children , Grapes , Monkey , Monkey Forest , Photography , Photos , Sweets
July 4th, 2008

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.
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Tags: Body Worlds , exhibition , Gunther von Hagens , Manchester , MOSI , Mussel , Musuem of Science & Industry , Plastination
June 24th, 2008

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.
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Tags: baby , congratulations , Mila Mai Stiff
June 22nd, 2008

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.
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Tags: Adverts , DM , Exhibtion , fuel , Insurance , Kunoichi , Mystery Tipper , Red C , Stickers , Swinton , taxi division
June 6th, 2008

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!
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Tags: Barney Ibbotson , doodle , exhibition , London , New Cross Gallery
June 6th, 2008

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.
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Tags: An Ideal World , Democracy , Driven , JAMpr , Kanjo , Life , life pr , magazine , Music , One Black Bear , Planning Express , Primo PR , Sixteen Hands , slam pr , StarkHartleyAtkinson , start ups , The Drum , Through Creative , Top 20 , Transmission Creative , Vivid , Wonder Associates , Zebra Advertising
May 20th, 2008

Evidence that it doesn’t matter what your job is, it’s still possible to have a sense of humour.
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Tags: Humour , London , Manchester , New York , Paris , Roadmarking , Sign , Truck