April 14, 2011
Premm have been commissioned by the BBC to produce the brand and implementation for the 2011 BBC Proms season. Working with californian-based illustrator Justin Krietemeyer on the core brand image, Premm have also produced the design of the BBC Proms guide which will be available for sale following the launch of the season on the 14 April. The BBC Proms runs from the 15 July through to the Last Night on the 10 September. Martin Premm-Jones, Director of Premm said; ’Working closely with the BBC Proms team we wanted to make sure the 2011 image made the world’s greatest classical music festival as accessible as possible. Creating a summer festival atmosphere that would entice the public to embark on a musical journey through attending the concerts or through listening and watching via the BBC’s many broadcast channels.”
March 29, 2011
Sunday was the last day of this year’s Pick Me Up exhibition at Somerset House. I really enjoyed my visit, with some familiar faces from 2010 alongside a number of new exhibitors. Personal highlights from the Pick Me Up Selects artists included the gorgeous letterpress of Jessica Hische, the quirky cartoons of Tom Gauld and the strangely beautiful information graphics of Stefanie Posavec.
Pick Me Up 2011 at Somerset House
March 7, 2011
Premm have recently designed a new identity for The Kingston & Wimbledon Keyhole Clinics. The clinic headed up by Peter Willson, specialising in laparoscopic surgery, wanted a clean and modern identity that would work well across patient facing materials and digital media.
March 4, 2011
A swift detour on my way back to the office yesterday gave me the opportunity to check out the small but perfectly formed Saul Bass exhibition at Kemistry Gallery. The BFI-loaned exhibits include a retrospective of his iconic film posters, film festival posters, film titles and even the storyboard for the famous shower sequence from ‘Psycho’. The exhibition runs until Thursday 17 March.
Saul Bass at Kemistry Gallery
January 26, 2011
Delighted to have received advance notice from Somerset House of the next Pick Me Up graphic art fair. We really enjoyed the event last year especially Rob Ryan’s open studio. This year, the studio space will be occupied by the very talented Anthony Burrill, which reminded me of his brilliant charity project for the Gulf of Mexico disaster – ‘Oil & Water Do Not Mix’ (below). More details on the March event here.
'Oil & Water Do Not Mix' by Happiness Brussels. Designed by Anthony Burrill.
January 25, 2011
Premm have been commissioned to evolve the brand and marketing materials for Inspire; Young Composers Competition. Originally created by the Premm team in 2009, the identity has been updated for the 2011 competition that culminates in the winning composition being performed as part of the BBC Proms season. Now in its thirteenth year, the prestigious BBC Proms Competition gives young composers aged 12-18 a chance to get their music heard by a wider audience. There are no restrictions on the type of music you can enter – whatever your style and inspiration, the BBC Proms team want to hear it! www.bbc.co.uk/proms
January 20, 2011
Making his return from the late 90′s typography grunge era, David Carson has announced his return to journalism with a new magazine, appropriately titled, ‘Carson’. Famous for his radical approach to typography and conceptual advertising in Ray Gun magazine, Carson paved the way to change how designers used and viewed typography as a medium, pushing us out of our Bauhaus influenced boxes into a crazy world where anything was possible. Since then, typography has returned to it’s former clean cut ways as people now prefer clarity and clear unadorned type, with Carson’s work now considered retro. So now with his return, it will be exciting to see what waves are made.
You can visit the Carson Magazine website here and order the subscription for $20.91 (but a bit pricey for the UK at $102.27) for 6 issues.
The Central Illustration Agency have just published this beautiful book showcasing all their artists, featuring Sarah Jane Coleman, who Premm enjoyed working with last year on an illustration for the BBC Proms guide. License To Inspire is an eclectic mix of stunning artwork and fascinating interviews from the world’s most talented illustrators and industry innovators. An invaluable resource for art buyers and other professionals within the creative industries. You can buy a copy on CIA’s website, or from the ever-reliable Amazon.
January 18, 2011
Premm were recently involved in producing all of the promotional and learning materials for the BBC roadshow that ran in support of the Turn Back Time – The High Street series. The highly successful BBC One programme tracked a group of shop-keeping families that were transported back to the birth of the high street in the 1870s, and propelled through a century of change, right up to the modern era and the 1970s.
