Graphic Clinic

Category: News

  • Original Designers Workbook App

    There’s an App for everything, apparently.

    Well no there’s not, there’s not an Original Designers Workbook App — yet! So we thought we should rectify that and get designing and planning. And we did.

    With clear ideas of functionality that will be invaluable to the creative industry our planned digital Workbook will let users create notes that they can search, track, share, edit and assign. We are now seeking a digital partner to help us get the Original Designers Workbook App to market on both iOS and Android who will share in the success of this unique and proven product.

    There is more information on our dedicated ODW App page, with a couple of sneak preview visuals. If you are an iOS or Android developer and interested in a partnership agreement, please get in  touch.

  • English Heritage timeline concepts

    I was recently invited by Glasgow based Digirati to submit designs for a timeline they’re producing for their client English Heritage. There was quite a lot of information required to create a flexible timeline that can be used for all the organisations properties, allowing for multiple timelines within the main timeline and a global timeline and scaling options. The solution was to extract elements from the EH logo to form the main red timeline and try to indicate on the global timeline where clusters of information were thus helping guide users to points worth exploring. Visually it’s all kept very much on-brand with the EH guidelines to ensure the timeline sits comfortably into the website. The brilliant guys at Unwrong in Brighton will be doing the build in Flash.

  • Another LongLunch

    I don’t mention it often on this site, in fact, I’m struggling to think of ever mentioning it, that I am a founding member of LongLunch. LongLunch is me and a few design chums that give up our spare time to arrange lectures (more like informal talks) by prominent graphic designers in either Scotland or London. Over the years we’ve hosted some of the biggest names in design, such as Peter Saville, Tomato, Airside, Bibliothèque and so many more. Full details of all our speakers can be found on the LongLunch website.

    There are currently 4 of us as ‘directors’ of LongLunch, myself, Andrew Neely, Rufus Spiller and Andrew Massey. We all used to live and work in Scotland, but now Andy M and myself have moved away but we still get involved to help out the design community where we started our careers.

    Our next talk is from the current European Design Agency of the Year, Dutch consultancy LAVA. The talk is on the 5th May at the Glasgow School of Arts Mackintosh lecture theatre and tickets are on sale now via the LongLunch website.

    We’re hoping to host them in London later in the year, along with a talk from designer-of-the-moment Michael C. Place (Build), though we’ve yet to agree dates and details with him.

  • 5 years in business

    Wow, that flew by! 5 years? 1,825 days (well 1,827 at the time of writing) of Graphic Clinic – formerly North & East.

    It’s been an incredible journey with some changes along the way. Huge thanks to everyone who’s been involved to date, whether client, friend, freelancer or confidante, you’re help has meant we go this far. Here’s to being halfway to double figures! Now, where did we put the Bolli?

  • Naomi Campbell 40th birthday DVD

    Naomi Campbell 40th birthday DVD

    Naomi Campbell DVD cover Can she really be 40? Well, it would appear so, and in true Supermodel style she threw a big party, filmed it, and then needed a nice cover that was a stunning as she was (er, is!). Not a bad brief really. She, and her partner, apparently loved it. Printed onto gold paper for the extra super shine.

  • New ad campaign for Sugababes

    We were asked in the summer to help Rachel at Rebel State pull together an ad campaign for the new Sugababes fragrance collection. We worked alongside the photographer, retoucher, client and her clients (the Sugababes, their management and the fragrances company) to put together a classic design for the girls working with the packaging designs already produced.

  • We’ve set up home at the Dispensary

    After a short search in our new Bath home we’ve found—and moved in to—the stunning offices at the Dispensary in Bath. From now on we’ll be working out of the converted Victorian drug dispensary with a boardroom in the old doctors consulting room and a 30 seat cinema in the old morgue. Nice!

    Graphic Clinic
    The Dispensary
    8 Cleveland Place East
    Bath BA1 5DJ

    T: 01225 480900

  • New office

    I was worried when I considered moving out of London that clients wouldn’t want to keep working with me/us, fearing their preference to work with an agency inside the M25, but then one of them said “Brian, I couldn’t care less where you’re based..”. I guess we can take that as ringing endorsement that distance is no longer an object in these digital times — and a bit of it is hopefully because they think the service they get is so good they’re happy to work with a designer “elsewhere”?

    So, with that in mind, please note that for the time being (until office premises are found) we can be reached at 01225 480900 which is a Bath number.

  • No sun for us. We’ve had a busy summer.

    It’s been a while since we added some new work to our site, which is a shame, but we’re snowed under at the moment so the chances of getting anything online soon are slim. Of course being busy is good, and we’re delighted to be so. So here’s a quick overview of the last couple of months here at Graphic Clinic.

    We completed a set of album, single and promo designs for 100% Records artist Matisyahu for the UK release of his US hit album “Light” in May.

    In June we produced a gorgeous DVD cover design for Naomi Campbell in gold and silver to celebrate her 40th birthday celebrations.

    July saw us working on the development of our own iPad application – more news will follow soon we hope. We also finalised some logo designs for The Remedi, a designer clothing e-commerce site, and helped them implement the new ‘branding’ into their online shop. We also revamped our client Goldrealm Properties website for Coodham Estate in Ayrshire, a stunning redevelopment of a stately home, and we’ve continued to deliver ongoing design and marketing support for our more regular clients in the financial sector.

    Nucleus, for whom we created their brand over 4 years ago, hit a major milestone in their business aims by reaching a massive £1.5bn + of assets under management on their WRAP platform. A figure that means the business is now profitable, which for a financial services start-up is rather impressive, and we’re delighted to have played a part in their success.

    We also started working for Easy Gourmet, an established ‘high end’ catering and events company based in East London. More new to follow once we finalise their brand strategy and get a new identity developed.

    And that’s not all. We’re putting the finishing touches on an ad campaign for a major pop groups’ new business venture and will be helping the further development a new sports management system with Rocket Sports. All very exciting.

    Phew. Now, back to work!

  • World Cup chart competition entry

    Wallchart updated 30/06/10 to include all results to date and Quarter final ties

    Our friends at The Drum magazine are running a competition to design a World Cup wallchart to help follow the up coming tournament this summer. We spent hours looking at other wallcharts out there and decided that a clear, crisp and typographic solution was the way forward. We’re so pleased with it we thought we should share it beyond the competition — after all, it might not win — so we’re putting it online here for you to download and print off yourself.

    We plan to update the chart as the tournament progresses with scores, final group tables, last 16, quarter, semi and final scores and teams, giving you a full picture of the event as it progresses. Can you tell we love our football?

    We should point out that this is an unofficial item and is in no way endorsed by FIFA. Any infringement of copyright or naming rights is purely accidental.