Friday, January 6th, 2012

Extending the invitation

VisitBritain has called upon the British public to invite their friends and relatives from around the world to visit the UK in 2012. The rallying cry for the nation to get involved is the latest phase of the national tourism agency’s ‘GREAT Britain – You’re Invited’ marketing programme and Premm have been involved in developing the free online toolkit for the campaign. The toolkit, available on www.visitbritain.org, will be provided to businesses – large or small –  across Britain to help them participate in, and benefit from the campaign. This will enable them to tailor adverts and newsletter templates in their own communications. Launching the campaign, Tourism Minister John Penrose said: “This is an innovative and personal way of encouraging more visitors to the UK and comes at a time when we want to ensure Britain is top of everyone’s holiday wish list.”

Share Your Great Britain

Share Your Great Britain poster

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Premm & The Prince’s Trust

It is always great to be able to announce new client relationships and we are thrilled to have completed our first project with The Prince’s Trust recently. The Adviser Support Pack is for those running the xl programme and consists of a series of eight brochures that provide teaching and learning resources for Advisers to help them work with the young people in The Prince’s Trust xl clubs. This initiative from The Prince’s Trust provides a personal development programme aimed at young people aged 13-19 at risk of underachievement or exclusion from school. Find out more about the club here.

The Prince's Trust xl club adviser brochures

The Prince's Trust xl club advisers' brochures

Monday, September 26th, 2011

Birds and Beasts at Origin 2011

The 2011 London Design Festival concluded this weekend, and I paid a visit to the Origin Contemporary Craft Fair at Spitalfields Market on Sunday. Highlights for me included the fabulous felt work of Barbara Keal, the delicate jewellery of Julia Parry-Jones and the witty knitwear of Nina Führer. The show continues until Wednesday 28 September with an inspiring collection of over 200 exhibitors working in ceramics, paper, glass, metal, textiles, furniture, jewellery etc. www.originuk.org

Barbara Keal, Julia Parry-Jones and Nina Führer at Origin 2011

Barbara Keal, Julia Parry-Jones and Nina Führer at Origin 2011

Friday, July 1st, 2011

The end of an era

For 25 years it has been landing on our doormats on a weekly basis, keeping us informed of the most recent news and developments in the design industry and occasionally mentioning Premm too! But from this week onwards Design Week will be a digital-only publication. It is going to take a bit of getting to used to, and we will certainly miss the printed edition, but we look forward to seeing the new improved online version.

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Pick Me Up Again

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

Pick Me Up 2011 at Somerset House

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Red Nose Day Record Breakers

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles broke the world record for the longest show ever this morning, clocking in at an exhausting 52 hours! Premm played a (very) small part in proceedings by creating a certificate of induction for Chris and Comedy Dave to welcome them into the BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ family last night. To find out more, or to donate to Comic Relief visit the BBC Radio 1 website.

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and his 1Extra certificate

Record-breaking Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles and his 1Extra certificate

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Bass Notes

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

Saul Bass at Kemistry Gallery

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Pick Me Up 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

'Oil & Water Do Not Mix' by Happiness Brussels. Designed by Anthony Burrill.

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Optical illusions

A visit to the Saatchi Gallery is always inspiring, particularly at the moment with so many contrasting works making up the Newspeak: British Art Now exhibition. Two artists whose work stood out for me were Toby Ziegler, with his mosaic-like graphical imagery and Richard Wilson’s ’20:50′ where an entire room has been flooded with used engine oil. There really is something for everyone, so check it out if you get a chance. www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

Toby Ziegler, 'Designated for Leisure'

Toby Ziegler, 'Designated for Leisure'. The Saatchi Gallery

Richard Wilson, '20:50'. The Saatchi Gallery

Richard Wilson, '20:50'. The Saatchi Gallery

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

Creative Review of 2010

The CR Blog is a daily port of call as we try to keep up to date with all the creative work out there. They have helpfully published their top ten most popular features from 2010 here. Some great stories there, just in case you missed them first time around, and a great excuse to kick off our blog for 2011. www.creativereview.co.uk

The Creative Review Top Ten of 2010

The Creative Review Top Ten of 2010