Thousands of lucky Marketing and Design folk will have recently received their copy of The Drum Yearbook 2010, a vital, annual directory for the creative industry. We were invited to create the design for this year’s book and based it on the concept ‘Better Together’, highlighting that our industry is greater than a sum of its parts. What better way to demonstrate this than a beautiful, robot cover image created by illustrator Barney Ibbotson which we then deconstructed to create the internal page layouts.
Schluter have been lovingly exporting African coffee since 1858. Wanting to increase awareness in their B2B market, they asked us (along with copywriter guru Jez Clark) to help them create a visual identity and brand messaging to be applied to their communications. We hit upon the idea of using the distinctive, hessian bean sacks which are renowned for their brightly coloured, stencilled typography. We’re not ones to shy away from picking up a spraycan so it was an ideal opportunity.
Schluter Managing Director, Philip Schluter said:
“We were looking for something that would state clearly and effectively who we are and what makes us stand out. We were looking for a medium which would project the company image and be coherent with the message. We have enjoyed being led through the process of focusing on who our target audience is, and filtering out what the main message they need to hear is. We are very happy with the clarity, simplicity and visual impact of the final result.”
The Greenwich Festivals: Summer Sessions are a new outdoor concert series taking place this July in the beautiful grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London.
Working with The Cogency, we were tasked with the creation of the four day event’s branding and advertising including flyers, press ads, posters, street banners, a screen advert and a website which you can check out here.
Mediaburst just launched their brand spanking new website and if we do say so ourselves, it’s a corker. Along with a talented team including web developer Phil Thompson, illustrator Stanley Chow, copywriter Andy White and the Mediaburst team, we helped craft the branding and a website design which showcases their range of mobile services and products in a fun and informative way.
Mediaburst Managing Director, Gary Bury said:
“Creativity in abundance. Stiff Rowlands listened, created and delivered. Not only that but genuinely decent guys to work with. Would recommend them every time.”
As huge coffee lovers there were big smiles when Tank Coffee asked us for some pointers on their branding. Inspired by the movie Black Gold, the collective “who care as much about the farmers, as they do about the flavour” jumped on a plane to Ethiopia and Kenya to meet the coffee bean farmers:
“We wanted to know where our coffee was coming from, who was growing it, how much they were getting, and who else was in the supply chain before it got to us.”
“We wanted to see with our own eyes what each farmer was really getting for their hard work and harvest. To make sure our coffee was as fresh as can be, we also wanted to roast the coffee ourselves.”
Our good friend Jez Clark is part of the collective and has created some wonderful copy and a great tone of voice. Reading about the farmer who grows the bean, its journey and the name of the roaster (Garth), makes buying coffee interesting and rewarding. The website is still in its infancy but don’t let that stop you ordering. We’re currently buzzing on the Ethiopian Sidamo Grade 2. Mmmmmm.
Having recently designed a schedule advert template for MUTV its great to start seeing it in action. Above are just two recent adverts we’ve produced, highlighting key programmes throughout December. One to watch will be the Big United Quiz: a competition between the coaches and players with Michael Owen, Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick.
NME Radio teamed up with HP for a University tour featuring top acts and a truck full of HP goodies. We created the tour’s co-branded logo, a hub, traffic driver ads and a homepage takeover.
Our heartfelt congratulations to Speech Debelle on her Mercury Prize win this week. Speech features as one of the latest acts to perform on our pal David Tree’s excellent Watch Listen Tell series. See if you can spot the Stiff Rowlands pegboard title!
We recently completed the branding and website for new, full-service agency Squad.
Robert Gray, the Director of Squad had these kind words to say:
“Stiff Rowlands are one of those rare breeds of agency who manage to be enjoyable to work with, whilst also being responsive and professional. Most importantly of all, they also turn out great creative work.”
