Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Art of Product Promotion

The Art of Product Promotion

Its fair to say the digital age has changed the way us, as designers, work and very often think. I was having a read through the Creative Review Blog and came across this use of traditional artistic method to promote Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. If you read the comments at the bottom of the posting there [...]

Pantone announce ‘the’ colour for 2009

Pantone announce ‘the’ colour for 2009

Stop the presses, tear up all those corporate guidelines that state everything has to be blue and embrace a colour revolution. Pantone has announced the colour that is set to sweep ‘all aside’ next year and deliver happiness into our lives. Named Mimosa, or more conventionally for us designer types PANTONEĀ® 14-0848, it is predicted [...]

Super, SMA-shing, Great.

Many adverts on the telly these days will pass you by. For whatever reason they are predominantly background noise, pretty pictures or just the irritating bits they put between the parts of the programme you actually want to watch. That said, this is not the case in all instances, there are some very good adverts [...]

Google launches its own channel

Google launches its own channel

Well, a YouTube channel at any rate. It’s dedicated entirely to Google’s free, on-line Google Analytics service which allows web marketers and content managers the ability to track and measure their website traffic and visitor trends. Specifically aimed at helping users master Google Analytics, the only surprise here is that they didn’t do it sooner [...]

.tel it like it is!

.tel it like it is!

The first phase of the latest top level domain (TLD) is now available for businesses and individuals who want to add their information to what could evolve into the “phone book” of the Web. The.tel domain is designed more as a universal contact point rather than a place where websites point to and is intended [...]

Recent Posts

  • It's kicking off in the studio this Christmas

    Peace and good will to all… well, that’s the general theory this time of year isn’t it? Unfortunately, no one passed this message to the ‘troops’ in the studio at Escape Towers this year. Downtown Basra eat your heart out. There we’re no car bombs (we just couldn’t do it to our lego creations) but [...]

    Date Posted: 23 Dec 2011 Read More

  • Supporting INSPIRE-ing Businesses (sorry, couldn't resist)

    For a number of years we’ve been supporting a local business awards scheme, the INSPIRE Business Awards, which are organised by one of our lovely clients, Destination Basingstoke.Ā  This year was no exception, and a few weeks ago saw the culmination of a year of hard work from all at ‘DB’, as the awards evening [...]

    Date Posted: 16 Dec 2011 Read More

  • New stuff: Honeywell F124 banner

    Its very early days, but we’ve started working with Honeywell. They’re based here in Basingstoke so our local-ness (pretty sure that’s not even a word!) is helpful when there’s a tight deadline to hit. This was the case with our first project for them, a pretty straightforward roller banner design for a show they were [...]

    Date Posted: 10 Oct 2011 Read More

  • Doing our bit for 'ch-ch-charidee mate': The Breast Cancer Care Fashion Show 2011

    Back in July I posted about our involvement with Breast Cancer Care and our charitable creative donation to help them out with the look and feel for their annual fundraiser… The Fashion Show. Time fly’s when you’re having fun and although (at the time) October seemed a million miles away, it soon came around, culminating [...]

    Date Posted: 07 Oct 2011 Read More

  • Beringer Tame website shortlisted for 'best recruitment website' award at the MARA's

    We just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone that took the time and effort to vote for the Beringer Tame website in the ‘best recruitment website’ category of the MARA awards. The fantastic news is that all those votes have ensured the site has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category! [...]

    Date Posted: 04 Oct 2011 Read More