It’s been a year in design and development, so we’re only just a little bit proud that we’ve finally launched the new website for Barclays Wealth Protected Investments. The site features pricing feeds, a back catalogue of their investment products and a much improved design and user experience. Next up a second printed guide to complement the Portfolio Planning Guide we produced for them earlier this year.
http://fsmarketingedge.com/blog/
One of our friends in the London design world has started blogging. His views and opinions on financial marketing are always worth hearing, so take a peek and see what he’s got to say.
It has occurred to us that the new Graphic Clinic site doesn’t have any pictures of those awards we picked up…so there they are. Creative confirmation that when we’re given creative license we’ll produce eye-catching and effective work.
Working in close partnership with RIBA Architects WellsMackereth, Graphic Clinic have just won a pitch to produce an exhibition at the V&A’s Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. We’ll be working on the project for the next 6-8 months on the exhibition which will then tour the UK. Our involvement will be to create all the graphic elements, signage, and interactive ‘kiosks’. More news on this to follow.
Following a fire alarm last Friday at the talk I was attending at the V&A by 3 former D&AD presidents, the event was concluded outside on the street, in a rare piece of design street theatre.
Martin Lambie-Nairn had just given us a wonderful talk on the influence of individuals in massive government projects, inspired by Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s other half), when the event was almost cut short by a fire-alarm. Not to be unheard however, Simon Waterfall and Iain Davidson served up their talks on what inspired them inside the V&A on the steps outside – complete with jobsworth fire marshall saying they weren’t allowed to stand on the steps! He was called a few 4 letter words by the assembled crowd of designers and passers by.
Truly memorable!
We’ve recently finished an update to the award commended website for property development Coodham Estate, in leafy Ayrshire. The development of luxury properties south west of Glasgow from Goldrealm.
We’re working in partnership with other creative agencies (as we regularly do) on this project, with our good friend Mick Dean at Various and Grant Dain, SEO specialist.
Our client Assemblyroom have just launched their blog online. Peter and Cathy asked us if we could help them create a blog, much like ours, where they can post all their news and inspiration and we were only too happy to oblige. Welcome to blogging guys!
See their blog here on www.assemblyroom.co.uk
So the time had come, where living in the South and East (and West London) of the UK no longer suited having a name like North & East, so we put our thinking caps on and came up with Graphic Clinic. We think it better says what we do. But don’t worry, we’re not about to bombard you with clichéd lines like “give your brand a health heck” or “visit the design doctors”, all that is just too passe! So, as before, strong design, clean design, effective design. Simple really. Give us a call for your health…..just kidding! (not about the calling us bit though).
The Design Museum in London are now stocking our Original Designers Workbook. With our own online store now running and the RIBA Bookshops also considering stocking them there are now more opportunities to buy a copy.
http://www.originaldesignersworkbook.com/
We now have them in our grubby little paws, yes the ODW has finally made it to N&E Towers (well, the office)! They will be available from Friday via Analogue Books once we get a batch delivered to them. If you are a retail outlet interested in stocking them, please contact us at North & East and we’ll open discussions on how many you think you’d like. For individuals, please visit Analogue, they’ll sort your order out.
