Clients
Working in arts and heritage our clients bring an infectious enthusiasm that inspires our best work.
We build long-term partnerships with the most exciting arts organisations in the UK (and North America).
Aerowaves Since 2020
28 July ’21
Emma's flicking through the new Aerowaves celebratory book.
17 November ’20
Michael and Anna caught up with Aerowaves Claudia and Anna.
30 September ’20
As we tip into Autumn, we're talking about Spring with the team at Aerowaves.
23 September ’20
Michael's been running an online workshop with new clients, Aerowaves.
Arts Council England Since 1991
Documenting national treasures
Exports of Cultural Interest and Acceptance In Lieu
29 November ’17
Michael and Anna are at Arts Council England, planning for the new annual review we are designing.
Drain Brain: Sir Peter Bazalgette
Sir Peter Bazalgette (Chair of Arts Council England) gave a talk about the engineering works of his ancestor, the Victorian civil engineer, Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
4 March ’14
Michael’s at Arts Council England’s new HQ, in Manchester. It’s the kick-off meeting about this year’s Annual Review. Shown here are Nicola, Laura and Guy from the comms team.
23 January ’14
Arts Council England have all but moved out of their Great Peter Street headquarters. When Michael went in today, he and Dan Smith (from their comms team) had their fancy board room to themselves.
18 July ’13
After week’s of work, this year’s Arts Council Annual Review was laid before Parliament and published online. We’ve also provided some of the pages as interactive info-graphics.
21 May ’13
Gráinne and Susan from Arts Council England have been in, to see our work in progress on this year’s Annual Review (our third in a row).
1 May ’13
It’s that time of year again. Gráinne and Susan from Arts Council England popped in to talk about this year’s Annual Report design (our 3rd for them). They brought biscuits.
23 April ’13
Mike and Michael take a moment to admire the Cultural Olympiad brochures we’ve just produced for the Arts Council.
26 March ’13
Michael’s at Arts Council England talking about the legacy of the Cultural Olympiad. He found this reminder of a time when they were The Arts Council of Great Britain (as they were when we first worked with them in 1991).
8 November ’12
We’ve received copies of the Acceptance in Lieu brochure, we designed for Arts Council England.
12 October ’12
Annalise, from the Arts Council, has been in the studio today to make some live edits to a project we are working on.
27 June ’12
Grainne Cook is here visiting us from the Arts Council today. There’s a lot to talk about, so plenty of tea and biscuits are on hand as Grainne and Dave discuss another big project we are working on.
18 May ’12
Today, a very happy Ocky, took delivery of the Cultural Olympiad North West brochure, which we designed for the Arts Council England.
13 April ’12
Ocky’s first meeting with the writer, Jo Murphy, who we’re working with on an exciting new commission for Arts Council England.
Breathe Arts Health Research Since 2021
15 November ’22
Michael, Anna and Alex were at the 10th anniversary party for Breathe Arts, Health Research last night. In the very swanky Sea Containers building.
25 October ’22
Much excitement for the first in person studio visit from our friends at Breathe.
12 July ’21
Push the button. Nick and Alex have launched a new site for Breathe.
British Council Since 2002
A year-long celebration: the web at 30
Anyone//Anywhere
7 February ’19
Dan's back. Today he's multi-tasking across two big projects – video editing for British Council and cutting out pictures of Azealia Banks.
25 January ’19
Ryan's here, from British Council, looking at some video work we're producing for a forthcoming project – launching very soon.
1 July ’15
Michael is at the OneDayer music conference. The first panel, chaired by Julia Payne (The Hub) was a lively debate between Chris Bryant, Ed Vaizey, Vick Bain and a relaxed Peter Bazalgette.
BPI Since 2016
7 February ’19
Dan's back. Today he's multi-tasking across two big projects – video editing for British Council and cutting out pictures of Azealia Banks.
15 November ’18
We must be nearing the end of the year because it's time for our annual catch-up meeting with Chris and Rob from the BPI, about their annual round-up of music industry statistics.
13 October ’17
Dan is in the board room of the BPI. He's flanked by Brit Award statues, designed by Philip Treacy and Tracey Emin.
10 January ’17
Michael and Matt are visiting the BPI offices. They share them with The Brits team so Matt got to sit amongst the Peter Blake and Tracey Emin designs.
Commonwealth Foundation Since 1998
Defining the meeting point of cultures
Commonwealth Foundation
29 October ’13
We’ve designed a report for the Commonwealth Foundation. File copies have just been delivered so Dave and Annelise are having a little look.
11 June ’13
Michael’s been at the very swanky (see chandelier) Marlborough House. He was presenting to the Commonwealth Foundation, and handing over their new brand guidelines.
4 June ’13
Michael has spent the morning at the Commonwealth Foundation, for a quarterly catch up about their website.
9 May ’13
Ross has been to the Commonwealth Foundation today. He’s been taking some measurements of their reception area, ready for the installation of the new wall graphics we’ve been working on.
17 April ’13
We’ve just received file copies of a folder we designed for the Commonwealth Foundation, it’s great to see the branding rolled out in so many formats.
8 April ’13
Jon’s busy checking proofs for a folder we’ve designed for the Commonwealth Foundation.
11 March ’13
Ross has been to Westiminster Abbey, for the Commonwealth Observance. Unfortunately the Queen couldn’t make it this year, so Ross was a little disappointed.
10 January ’13
Hannah Thomas and Claire Turner from the Commonwealth Foundation are here today meeting with Michael and Mike. A long agenda and plenty of tea has resulted in a productive meeting.
22 November ’12
Mike and Michael are at The Commonwealth Foundation, pouring over the detail of their new brand guidelines, with Claire Turner and Hannah Thomas.
1 October ’12
Michael’s been to the potential venue for the launch of a rebrand we’ve been working on, but we can’t tell you what it’s for, yet.
3 September ’12
Today Michael and John have been for a meeting at the Commonwealth Foundation.
25 July ’12
Today, Michael and John have been holding a branding workshop, this time at the Commonweath Foundation. Another really positive workshop with great participants.
5 July ’12
Michael’s at a planning and development seminar with our clients The Commonwealth Foundation, at the Royal Over-Seas League.
22 May ’12
A lovely sunny day and Claire Turner, from the Commonwealth Foundation, has popped in to the studio, she seems to have brought the t-shirt weather with her, so Mike’s all smiles.
15 March ’12
Michael’s been to the magnificent Guildhall for this year’s Commonwealth Lecture by the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
6 March ’12
Michael spent the afternoon at the Commonwealth Foundation. Photography wasn’t encouraged.
9 June ’11
The brand guidelines for Commonwealth People’s Forum have arrived.
18 May ’11
CPF identity launch, in Perth, Australia. Time to clear our pin-board.
Commonwealth Lecture at Royal Institution
The annual Commonwealth Lecture is a keynote address by an internationally renowned public figure. Past lecturers have included Kofi Anan, Mary Robinson and Terry Waite.
Crafts Council Since 2013
Our future is in the making – lobbying for craft
Crafts Council Manifesto
8 May ’15
Michael and Ross are at the private view for Collect 15, the international craft fair presented by Crafts Council. Here's Ross in the cafe, reading through the manifesto we designed with Anthony Burrill.
16 April ’15
Ross checks over the latest set of proofs for the 'Collect' project that we've been working on with the Crafts Council.
12 December ’14
Michael and Ross are at Crafts Council to chat about a new project.
26 November ’14
Early start for Michael and Ross. An 8.30 meeting with Fiona Moorhead, from Crafts Council, chatting about the manifesto we designed for them.
10 November ’14
At long last, we're delighted to be able to show-off about the Crafts Manifesto we've been working on with Anthony Burrill for Crafts Council. It's being launched, today in Parliament.
26 August ’14
Ross has been to the Crafts Council to discuss last years ‘Collect’ campaign with Fiona, Femke and Louise.
Crafts Council: Collect
The world’s galleries and makers clamour to be part of this prestigious annual showcase, organised by the Crafts Council, and hosted at the Saatchi Gallery.
9 May ’14
Michael’s at Collect, at the Saatchi Gallery. He bumped into Femke from Crafts Council, looking at her favourite spotty ceramic (Forms that Reveal the Absurd - 1306 by Harumi Nakashima).
21 February ’14
We’ve just had a delivery from our printers and Nicola’s having a nose through the ‘Trends in craft and education summary report’, which we’ve produced for the Crafts Council.
9 January ’14
We’re delighted to begin working on a project with the Crafts Council today. Michael and Ross are meeting with Femke and Fiona to kick things off.
Crying Out Loud Since 2003
20 September ’17
Jackie from Crying Out Loud popped in the studio to talk about their website and their big plans for next year.
22 June ’17
Goldsmith's photography student, Anna, is on a work placement with our friends at Crying Out Loud. She popped in to hear more about how we work and the process behind our websites.
11 December ’15
Sæunn & Becca with Jess at the Crying Out Loud Christmas breakfast.
6 October ’15
Sam's in Brighton to see Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, and also spotted Crying Out Loud on the cover of the Brighton Dome brochure.
20 August ’15
Sam and Becca are having a Google Analytics healthcheck with Jackie and Minnie from Crying Out Loud.
Graeae Theatre Company Since 2016
8 December ’22
Liam from Graeae is here to talk about a new website project.
12 December ’16
Sæunn's ready to launch the beautiful new Graeae website ... happy days!! We're really proud of all the work that's gone into this.
16 November ’16
The lovely people of Graeae are here to chat about their website.
3 August ’16
We're at Graeae's London 2012 Paralympics panel event at the National Theatre. The discussion centred around the impact of the opening ceremony, Spasticus Autisticus.
14 July ’16
Michael met an old foe tonight. He and Matt were at Graeae for a dress rehearsal of their joyous Reasons To Be Cheerful show.
6 July ’16
Today, Sam and Matt are running a workshop is with the lovely people at Graeae Theatre Company.
Jerwood Arts Since 2015
2 December ’21
Today we had the Director of Jerwood Arts, Lili Geissendorfer for our Breakfast briefing to tell us all about the innovative lottery application process for their 1:1 fund
21 November ’18
Michael and Jack are visiting the team at Jerwood Foundation. Lili and Alexis chose to pose with citrus fruit while Harriet looked on.
20 September ’16
Michael's at Jerwood Visual Arts, meeting with Alexis Stevens.
8 March ’16
Becca, Ross and Sæunn are at the Private View for the Jerwood FVU Awards at Jerwood Space. Here they are looking at How to Do Things with Salad.
4 February ’16
Michael has been using our whiteboards to sketch out a site-map for a new website we've commissioned to build by Jerwood Visual Arts. He's made such a mess it looks like he's finger-painting.
1 February ’16
Sam and Becca were at the lovely Jerwood Charitable Foundation offices running a workshop for not two new website projects.
17 November ’14
The women in black. Sam's meeting with Jerwood Foundation and Film & Video Umbrella to talk about a potential new project.
Morris Hargreaves McIntyre Since 2018
Encapsulating the essence of eight arts audiences
Culture Segments
23 November ’18
Emily K's adding the final touches to a photoshoot we're doing for a new client.
19 November ’18
We've been converted to a photo studio for the day – we're bathed in purple light rom a neon sign that we can't show you yet.
16 November ’18
It's a whitewash. Emily is prepping a wall for a photoshoot on Monday.
6 November ’18
Emily K visited Kemp London's amazing workshop to explore neon possibilities for our collaboration with MHM.
28 September ’18
It's an 8am start. Jo Taylor is here to talk us through MHM's Culture Segments. Emily has laid on a wonderful breakfast spread.
21 March ’18
In his role as Member Rep for the Arts Marketing Association, Jack's hosting a networking event with a talk by Doug from the Globe and Jo from MHM.
National Campaign for the Arts Since 2011
For the song. For the dance. For the Arts.
National Campaign for the Arts
Transformative moments in the arts
In his role as Executive Chair at the National Campaign for the Arts, Michael has published his top ten transformative moments in the arts.
12 November ’19
Faye's here, from the National Campaign for the Arts, chatting with Michael about their plans for the future.
29 November ’18
Michael's at the bi-monthly trustee meeting of the National Campaign for the Arts.
6 September ’18
Michael's at the Royal Festival Hall for a catch up with fellow National Campaign for the Arts trustees Samuel West and Julia Payne.
11 May ’18
Kim and Sarah, from the National Campaign for the Arts, are here for a good sort out of their archives, which we store as Michale is their Executive Chair.
16 February ’18
Michael's at his first meeting since becoming Exec Chair of the National Campaign for the Arts. There was a great turnout, including Jenny on the video screen.
24 January ’18
In his capacity as Exec Chair of the National Campaign for the Arts, Michael's been interviewing candidates for a new admin role, alongside Amanda Jones and Samuel West.
23 November ’16
Michael's received an artwork from Bob and Roberta Smith, made especially for the National Campaign for the Arts.
7 June ’16
Michael's at a board meeting of the National Campaign for the Arts. You can just spot Bob & Roberta Smith, even in his camouflage jacket.
5 April ’16
Michael's at the bi-monthly trustees meeting of the National Campaign for the Arts. Some great acting from the others as Michael shows ideas for a new website.
30 November ’15
Michael's at a board meeting of the National Campaign for the Arts, talking about the recent 'increase' in arts funding, announced at last week's Government Spending Review.
18 May ’15
8:30am at the National Campaign for the Arts, with David Brownlee; Peter Manning, conductor; Leo Thomson, Barbican; AL Kennedy, author; Julia Payne, The Hub; Samuel West; Mark Pemberton, ABO.
Advocating for culture
For the first time in our lifetimes we have a fixed date for the general election – 7th May. Arts and heritage organisations are upping their games and lobbying for culture; we've been lucky enough to help a few.
9 December ’14
The end of Michael's first board meeting with the National Campaign for the Arts. Still round the table – AL Kennedy, Mark Pemberton, Sam West, Bob & Roberta Smith, and Peter Manning.
27 February ’14
Michael’s in an anonymous meeting room in the glamorous West End, discussing our involvement in new campaign with National Campaign for the Arts and others.
Iconoclasts and Sacred Cows, an NCA debate
A debate about censorship that promised to push buttons and boundaries, with Rt Rev James Jones, Grayson Perry, Professor Frank Furedi and Kate Adie.
Theatre Hullabaloo Since 2017
Theatre with children at the heart
Theatre Hullabaloo
15 November ’17
It's handover day for the Hullabaloo website. Kimberley and Laura are here for a training session with Tom.
25 October ’17
Our studio is full of enthusiastic kids getting photographed for Theatre Hullabaloo's new website.
5 October ’17
Jack was up in Darlington to see Laura and Kimberley at Theatre Hullabaloo about their new website.
9 August ’17
Dan, Jack and Michael are in Darlington for a workshop with the Theatre Hullabaloo team, with special guest Rebecca from the Darlington Hippodrome.
26 July ’17
Jack's with Laura and Kimberley from Theatre Hullabaloo at the Spektrix 'Ginterval' drinks.
21 July ’17
Michael and Jack are in Darlington for the website kick-off Hullabaloo. The new venue is nearly finished.
Got a project in mind?
It’s always exciting to talk about a potential new project. We don’t have any ‘sales’ people; give us a call or drop us a line and we’ll find the best team member to chat it all through.
