Great news today. We have been shortlisted for a Webby for Dishoom 
We are in the top 5 shortlist for two categories, Restaurants and People’s Voice. Help us get the site a victory here
It’s great to be in the running, and watch out for our great instagr.am shenanigans this coming summer with a special Dishoom project, it’s bound to be a hot year!
FriendsOfOurs are very excited to introduce our newest member of staff Joe Gimlik. Joe’s role at FriendsOfOurs is that of Developer Extraordinaire and he will work his magic on everything from slick i-pad interfaces to intricate websites. When Joe is not “wired in” in our studio he runs the gallery and retail space Material together with his partner Lucy. Welcome Joe!
No, not Barak! But Simon Sankaraya (”Sanky”), the D&AD president and creative director at allofus
This is a great call to arms for all creatives and, on a side note, the use of YouTube is great! Click for different languages.
The Guardian reports today that net businesses are worth almost as much as financial sector to UK GDP. The internet is worth £100bn to the UK economy, more than 7% of national income, according to the report.
“The findings come in a report for Google, the internet’s most successful company. The study, by Boston Consulting Group, US consultants, places a value on the UK internet market for the first time.
BCG partner Paul Zwillenberg, one of the report’s authors, said the internet is giving UK companies access to international markets and allowing them to generate “astounding” growth.
“The report finds that British consumers’ willingness to shop online was powering the internet’s expansion. “A lot of it is driven by e-commerce”, Zwillenberg said. “As a proportion of retail sales, [online transactions] are high. The UK is punching above its weight.”
For the full report click here
Say Something by Anthony Burrill
Get yourself to Newcastle for this years Design Event happening NOW!!!. The Theme is conversation, there’s lots of cool exciting stuff going on I recommend The Modern Art of Conversation going on between 21st-31st Oct.
The event features a broad spectrum of established designers and artists such as Anthony Burrill, Noma Bar & Daniel Eatock to name but a few.
The Anti Design Festival will run from 18-26 September on and around Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, London. The ADF gathers contributions of art and design that challenge contemporary stereotypes. This is work that is seen as un-commercial, dangerous, and anti-establishment.
The long-waited London Design Festival is finally here. Throughout this 9 days period, there are more than 200 multi-disciplines events holding in London. We will be visiting the most exciting events of all, Tent London, Anti Design Festival and Size + Matter. Our intern, Carissa, will post daily updates on these events to make sure no one miss out from the festival.
Our new design intern at FriendsOfOurs is Carissa, joining our team for four weeks including the London Design Festival. She is a recent graduate from London College of Communication with a graphic communication background. During her time at FriendsOfOurs, Carissa will post updates on our blog documenting the festival and her experiences with us.
Watch out this space for our daily LDF updates!
Honey Creative approached us at the start of the year to consult and build the new website for Advent (Part of DSGi Group). Honey had created a compelling positioning for the brand, focussing on the idea of the ‘product helper’. They designed the site with digital consultation from us, we were then charged to build the site. Working with ModX CMS as the open source platform, Friends was able to achieve an exceptionally versatile and stable website. We hope to see significant growth of the site in the coming months – for now here’s Advent.
Our friend Tony Hung contacted us recently to help bring alive his latest Identity for Pacific Music.
Pacific Music is a modern, global music company built on a model that focuses on the key growth areas of the industry: Live, Digital, Sponsorship and China – all of which will be driven by artist partnerships.
We worked creatively with Tony to build a holding page which introduces animation to the fantastic identity. A small project, but a very beautiful result. Check it out!
