This week we’re delighted to finally reveal the hugely anticipated trailer for Northern Soul, a film 17 years in the making and the first feature from respected photographer Elaine Constantine. A faithful depiction of its namesake music scene in its 70s heyday, Northern Soul is not only a labour of love, but also a fitting […]
This June, Create Salford 2014 hit MediaCityUK for a three day arts inspired bash. A groundbreaking creative festival curated by the University of Salford saw the School of Arts and Media students showcase their best work and collaborate with industry. We were delighted to be working on the PR and social campaign from start to end and […]
Some days going to work is an absolute treat and spending the weekend working with our client Victoria Warehouse on the BBC 6 Music Festival was exactly that. An absolute extravaganza of our favourite artists including Damon Albarn, Franz Ferdinand, Haim, Bombay Bicycle Club, Metronomy and Kelis, the only difficult thing was being torn between […]
Last week we held the inaugural Design Manchester, a new week-long creative festival featuring a series of inspirational talks, interactive workshops and evening events, on the theme of longevity. There were nine events across the week, including Intellectual Property workshops, OWT Creative’s Discourse event at Band on the Wall and a D&AD Creative Brief-in. The […]
During October I got to work on an amazing project where I learnt more about art, galleries, and schools for that matter! The Your Paintings: Masterpieces in Schools project loaned original oil paintings to schools across the UK and they got the opportunity to see an original Monet, Lowry, Turner and more, outside their gallery […]
Taking me back to my youth, the film served as a reminder as to what it was like to be young, innocent and carefree. Reminiscing about being 16 again, when friends were the most important things in the world, and music occupied every spare hour in the day, Spike Island captures the imagination of its […]
Last night was the launch of Design Manchester’s 10 x 10 at the Bench Self Made Gallery, which will be on show from today until the 28th August 2013. We invited 17 creatives to collaborate to produce a piece of work outside of their usual comfort zone with some impressive and beautiful results. The exhibition […]
Ahead of their performance and the Bench International Conference, the frankly amazing Bipolar Sunshine treated us to a Lunch Time Live session in the Bench Self Made Gallery. Tipped for the huge things, Bipolar Sunshine aka Adio Marchant is already getting the nod from leading Radio shows across the UK. including Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, […]
Strange Hill High is the brand new animated series from CBBC, FME and Altrincham’s Factory Transmedia. Using a brand new form of animation, invented specifically for the show by Kat Van Henderson, the show is a wonderful mix of Japanese vinyl puppetry, CGI and just a little stop motion, which essentially adds to produce something […]