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Monday, June 16th, 2008Publishing giant Emap appointed us this month to handle the design and advertising for its new international Media Festival.
The festival, backed by the NWDA, will become an annual event – with chairman Peter Bazlagette – the former chief creative officer of Endemol and the man who brought Big Brother to the UK – flying into [...]
Satisfaction’s what you need
Monday, June 16th, 2008Once again we were named among the top design agencies in the North – beating hundreds of firms to come fourth in this year’s North of England Design Consultancy of the Year Awards.
It shows our consistency (we were fourth overall last year too). The awards, organised by The Drum magazine, celebrated the fact that we [...]
Friday Afternoon Mixtape Series 5: Genres
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Nick
Blues: Jawbone – Hi-De-Hi
Country: Johnny Cash – A Boy Named sue
Punk: Public Image Limited – Public Image
Hip Hop: Saul Williams – Twice The First Time
Electronica: Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
Reggae: Augustus Pablo/King Tubby – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Soul: The Isley Brothers – Ohio
Rock: Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
Folk: Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man
Classical: Nikolai [...]
We make NWDA list
Monday, March 17th, 2008Glorious has beaten more than 60 agencies to make the North West Regional Development Agency’s design panel.
The pitch included a creative presentation and a pretty rigorous selection process.
It means we are on the list for the next four years. It also means we get the chance to (hopefully) work on some excellent place identity and [...]
Friday Afternoon Mixtape Series 4: Lyricists
Monday, March 17th, 2008Julia
1. Bob Dylan – It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
2. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) – Dumb
3. Michael Stipe (REM) – Nightswimming
4. Conor Oberst (Desaparecidos/Bright Eyes) – Road To Joy
5. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) – Elderly Women Behind the Counter
6. Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) – Teenage Riot
7. Conrad Keely (And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of [...]
Friday Afternoon Mixtape Series 3: Vocalists
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Mark
1. Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
2. Nick Cave (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) – Hallelujah
3. PJ Harvey – Big Exit
4. Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
5. Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) – In Bloom
6. Margo Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) – Misguided Angel
7. Janis Joplin – Piece Of My Heart
8. Johnny Cash – Cocaine Blues
9. Rod Stewart [...]
Book + Blog = Blook
Friday, February 22nd, 2008The Consult Group wanted a visual identity for their new ‘blook’ (more than book, more than just a blog). ‘Serious fun’ was the message, as the company targeted businesses and creative agencies across the UK, and beyond! They wanted an identity they could use on posters, their new website and other material. The concept is [...]
Wrap up well
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Top photographer and friend of the family, Tim Ainsworth, wanted a moving mailer to let the world know he was moving on and up. In keeping with the typographic style of his identity, we created a simple mailer, screen printed on packing paper, folded and taped with gaffer tape – all ready for the removal [...]
Urbis art
Friday, February 22nd, 2008We all want to buy our own art nowadays – especially in the booming Manchester metropolis. According to our stats, 4.9 million people in England have bought a piece of original art, with a further 5.9 million looking to buy original art.
Moorfield Media, one the fastest growing events firms in the region, has tapped into [...]
Carlisle Airport takes off
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008It’s not often you get the chance to work on the relaunch of an airport, so Glorious is delighted to be one of the agencies working on the repositioning of Carlisle to ‘the airport for the Lakes’.
The airport, a former RAF airfield, was bought by one of the region’s leading entrepreneurs, Andrew Tinkler of WA [...]