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Social Media, YouTube

I have to admit, when I first saw the More4 rebrand visuals a few weeks ago I wasn’t overly excited – a nice enough visual mark with some obvious potential for TV and animation. (more…)

More4, rebrand, TV Idents, Visual Identity

As a big comics fan – I found it interesting to see that Landor have recently rebranded DC Comics as part of their current shake up to attract new readers. My first thoughts are that it’s nice to see some good design in a field that is usually filled with some terrible graphic design (with noteable exceptions), surrounding often stunning artwork. Although I am getting bored by identity systems that are so flexible that the logo can be ‘anything you want it to be’ (Aol comes to mind recently), seeing this in the context of a company that is no longer just about comics but is a huge entertainment industry makes sense to me.

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Comics, DC, Landor, logo

I visited the ‘Clothes Show Live’ at the NEC on Saturday and was blown away by the catwalk performance and stage graphics. This years theme focused on ‘the department store’ as an environment to recreate. In reflection of this, the clothing collections and supporting stage graphics fell under 7 categories; Menswear, Womenswear, Accessories, Streetwear, Lingerie, Bridal & Wedding/Party.

The show began with imagery and sounds which led the audience into believing they were in a department store elevator. Each elevator level would then stop and lead into one of the 7 collections/store levels. The Pet Shop Boys song, Shopping, provided the ideal tune for the models to strut on to stage with.

The models provided great choreography moves and plenty of eye-candy, along with a diverse collection of clothes. A great show performance!

For more information visit- http://www.clothesshowlive.com/the-show

Catwalk, Clothes Show Live, Fashion Show, NEC Exhibition, Stage Graphics

Linney Group worked with the marketing team of West Nottinghamshire College on a new name and full rebrand for the college which launched to the public recently. This is just the start of an exciting journey for the college, following the opening of a £5 million brand new creative arts centre. This short film gives a taste of the journey we embarked upon.

For more information about the college click here

rebrand, Vision West Notts

We’ve all seen the domino metaphor used many a time in advertising (remember the excellent Honda Accord advert, which created a domino sequence using various parts of the car?), but this ad for Fedex has a particularly lovely tone. It doesn’t rely solely on the domino idea for visual effect (although it’s strong enough to keep the viewer engaged); it’s a great concept which is right for the message. It’s also got a great soundtrack, timed to perfection, and the sign-off – “We make less urgent shipping to the US awesome” – is brilliant.

Advert, Domino, Fedex, multimedia

I went shopping to Nottingham on Saturday and got rather excited by some of the shop window displays, along with the clothes on offer. Here are a few of my favourites taken from Bridlesmith Gate.

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Diesel, Jigsaw, Nottingham, Window Displays, Zara

Linney Design were delighted to be asked to produce the brochure for this years Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance service, held at the Royal Albert Hall on 12th November.  This year’s festival was particularly special as the legion is celebrating its 90th year.

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