We recently met Bath based iOS developer Al Pearson AKA Jawz about helping him in setting up as a freelance iOS developer and the possibility of him working on our Original Designers Workbook App. In a convenient exchange of skills we agreed to take a look at his old, self generated, logo whilst he works on a prototype for our App.
Al’s current Apps QuickPaste and NoteAble are next on the identity redesign list plus a completely reworked and redesigned Jawz website.
Not long after we printed our Original Designers Workbooks the lovely people at Computer Arts got in touch to say how much they loved them and could we send a few as they’d like to put them in the next issue. We were only too happy to oblige and a few weeks later this was on the newsagents shelves.
It’s that time again when our Creative Director (that’s me) is off to run yet another LongLunch lecture. LongLunch brings together the design community regularly in London and Scotland to listen to inspiring designers talk about their work, their design philosophy and their loves and hates.
The 45th talk will be from Dutch agency Lava — who spoke for LongLunch in Glasgow last year — on the 4th of February at the stunning Design Museum on the banks of the River Thames in London. This is the third jointly run talk with the Design Museum who have a government obligation to run a certain number of talks each year and LongLunch is proud to have been invited to provide two talks a year at the Design Museum from the Graphic and Digital design industry. More details for the talk can be found at http://www.longlunch.com/
We’d like to wish all our clients and contacts the very best for the coming year. With the plans that you have in the pipeline we’re as excited as you are about what the next twelve months will bring. Onwards and upwards!
We’ll have some nice new work to showcase too, and if you’re a potential client, wondering if we’re the right design team for you, then please get in touch for a no obligation chat/meeting about how we work and what we could do for your business.
Our ongoing work with Nucleus sees us developing a website for new employees at Nucleus. The site will give those starting work at Nucleus an insight into the company, their new colleagues and much more. We were asked to develop a unique look-and-feel for the site (and welcome pack all employees get on day 1) and our solution was an airport arrivals lounge inspired one. You know the feeling, where you feel a sense of relaxation after a long journey when you land at your home airport and meet a loved one. That sense of coming home, where you belong.
“Brian has worked with Assemblyroom for the past 4 years delivering our brand and our website with excellent results. Brian always meets his deadlines, provides his service at a reasonable cost and is very pleasant to work with.”
Peter Wall
Owner, Assemblyroom
Well it was high time we got our finger out and practised what we preach to our clients. The result is an all new website that we can access any time we need to add our thoughts, new work, and expand on what we do for our clients.
It’s built using the WordPress platform with a bespoke theme, designed by us and implemented by one of our partner agencies 45B (based in Edinburgh).
“Working with Brian is a total joy. He always delivers amazing quality work and never fails to amaze me with his creativity, commitment and dedication.”
Rebecca Christensen
Communications director, Nucleus Financial Group
“I’ve worked with Graphic Clinic for a several years now and I have always been immensely impressed with the quality, timeliness and creativity of their work. You will not be disappointed.”
David Ferguson
CEO Nucleus Financial Group
Following many years of driving and recent advances in screen quality, combined with a long night time drive from Scotland to Bath, I wanted to investigate what my ideal dashboard design would be.
In research it seemed clear that it was all still about the dials. Wherever a manufacturer has chosen to move away from this into numbers they always seem rooted to the digital typeface, never choosing to use a clear and legible face. Onboard computers would be relegated to a small section of the display and the driver would be forced to cycle through the options. Surely there was enough real estate there to show all those multiple options such as outside temperature, how much fuel you have left, etc.
What transpired is a typographic solution to a personal grumble. Maybe if I get into car design I can enforce some change from within, but given I don’t know any clients in that sector I’d say the chances are slim. Nevermind, it was fun to think about something totally different for a change and apply my preferences to.
