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It’s the wall of inspiration #5

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

We’ve been squirreling away leaflets, bits of DM, magazines… and our wall is full once again. So before we tear it all down and start again, here it is for posterity.

Nicki Minaj, Biba, Mastercard, Liberty Human Rights and The Design Museum all made it onto the latest wall. If you have anything that should go on the next one, don’t be shy.

Have a look at our previous walls:

Wall #1
Wall #2
Wall #3
Wall #4

Please send your creative bits and bobs to:

The Wall,
Remedy Creative
17, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8AE

Winning poster done / Now winging its merry way / To Linda Gardner

Monday, September 19th, 2011

The prize in our Haiku competition was popped in the post yesterday to winner, Linda Gardner.

Her lovely poem captured the mood of Summer in just 17 syllables, no mean feat.

See all of the competition entries here

The Remedy team take a trip to the Design Museum…

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Last week, the Remedy team ventured into London to the Design Museum. With the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year exhibition currently showing, we were all looking forward to an array of ground-breaking international design to inspire us, and we were not disappointed.

Known as ‘the Oscars of the design world’, the exhibits vary from products, graphics and architecture, and include creations from big-name brands such as Fiat, with their new two-cylinder ‘Twinair’ engine for the Fiat 500, as well as Dyson, who won an award for their ‘Air Multiplier’; a radical approach to the desktop fan. Startups such as revolutionary concrete company Concrete Canvas, with their product the ‘Concrete Canvas Shelter’, also feature in the exhibition.

One of our favourite pieces on show was ‘The Johnny Cash Project’, an interactive collaboration that is a ‘communal artwork’, a constantly evolving music video of Johnny Cash and the song ‘Ain’t No Grave’. Utilising user-generated content, the video is never the same twice. You can see, as well as take part in, ‘The Johnny Cash Project’ for yourself at www.thejohnnycashproject.com

If you are thinking of going to see the exhibition, this week is the final week, so get down there before Sunday is out! It’s definitely well worth a visit…

Click to visit The Johnny Cash Project

The Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011 is open until 7th August. View all of the entries at www.designsoftheyear.com

www.fiat.co.uk/500twinair
www.dyson.co.uk/fans
www.concretecanvas.co.uk

Summer competition – get your Haikus out

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

It’s summer, no really, it is, and to celebrate, we’re launching the Remedy Creative summer Haiku competition.

If there are any Haiku purists reading this post, now is the time to look away. And yes we know, the plural of Haiku is Haiku, but cut us some slack here.

There are different ideas for the structure of the perfect Haiku, but in this case, what we are looking for is a three line poem in a 5, 7, 5 syllable format. The theme has to be summer, and to show you what we mean, here’s one what we wrote earlier:

Asleep in garden
Forget to put on suncream
I look like lobster


All your Haiku needs to do is make us smile, giggle or go “wow” a little bit, to stand a chance of winning:
a one-off, money-can’t-buy, extra special prize – your Haiku as a stunning typographic poster –
designed and printed by Remedy and delivered with love (or in the post).

To enter, simply post your haiku as a comment below.

Terms & Conditions:

1. You can submit as many entries as you wish.
2. Automated entries will be disqualified.
3. Entries must be received by midday on 22nd July 2011.
4. A winner will be chosen by an independent panel from all the entries received.
5. The winner will be contacted via email on 22nd July 2011 and delivery of the prize will be arranged.
6. The poster will be delivered in a frame unless the winner is outside of the UK.
7. The winner consents for their name to be used for publicity purposes by Remedy Creative Ltd. in printed and/or online formats.
8. Remedy Creative will not pass on your details to any third party without your prior consent, but your name will be shown on our blog.

The Wall of Inspiration part 4

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Another lovely bunch of creative stuff to feast your eyes on. This time the wall plays host to everything from PG Tips to Bullfinches, pink wellies to dandies in top hats.

We were particularly fond of bird photography by Luke Stephenson, Macmillan’s typography and the Prontaprint brochures

For more inspiration, check out previous posts:

Wall #1
Wall #2
Wall #3

If you come across any creative gems that you think deserve a place on the wall, then please send them to:

The Wall,
Remedy Creative
17, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8AE

Or email us: inspiration@remedycreative.com

The great wall of inspiration

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Our wall is bursting with inspiration yet again. This means it’s time to pull it all down and start over again…

Wall number 3 features Audi, Yorkshire miners and some lovely pink paint.

We’ve enjoyed collecting these nuggets of inspiration. If there is anything you’d like us to add next time then please send it to us:

The Wall,
Remedy Creative
17, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8AE

Or email us: inspiration@remedycreative.com

If you’d like to be refreshed, you can check out the original wall here. Also, it’s sister, wall number 2, here.


Design graduate internship

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

3-month internship for a talented graphic design graduate


Are you a super-talented graphic design graduate? Do you already have workplace experience, but want a whole lot more? Do you love good design and are up for a challenge?

We are looking for someone who is keen to roll up their sleeves and throw themselves into everything from brand development to design for print; website design to packaging… Someone who is confident in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign and is bubbling with great ideas.

You’ll be part of busy team with the chance to work on all sorts of projects for a broad range of clients.

If you think you fit the bill, then we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and work examples to hello@remedycreative.com – no later than 11th June 2011.

No agencies please.

Bring on the wall of inspiration

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Our lovely wall of inspiration is full again.

This is part 2 of what looks like becoming a regular feature on the Remedy blog. Whenever we see something inspiring, be it typography, art, graphics, advertising…, we stick it on the wall. When the wall’s full, we take everything down and start again!

Found on the wall: Comedy Central, a rather dashing mandrill, Miss Grace Jones and the Southbank Centre to name but a few.

Check out Wall #1 here

Don’t forget, if you want to suggest something for the wall, send it to:

The Wall,
Remedy Creative
17, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8AE

Or email: inspiration@remedycreative.com

Remedy launches Marshall-Tufflex Energy Management campaign

Friday, March 18th, 2011

After a 3-way pitch back in October, we picked up the Marshall-Tufflex Energy Management (MTEM) account.

The brief was threefold: to position MTEM as a brand leader, offering a full energy management package to commercial and industrial clients; to convince Energy Managers that MTEM could help them meet CO2 targets imposed on them by The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme and to build brand recognition.

Energy management is a hot topic, with lots of companies vying for a slice of market share. So it’s the age old problem – how do you make sure potential customers hear what you have to say in a crowded marketplace?

MTEM’s products are seriously impressive, in some cases helping to reduce energy bills by up to 70%, but with many competitors in the same trade titles, it’s not easy to stand out. So once we had agreed on a campaign strategy, we developed a bold illustration style to give the ads a distinctive look and help establish the brand.

Brand ad

Sinergy illustration

Voltis illustration

We are currently in the process of rolling out ads in the energy management trade press for the overall MTEM brand and all of their products.

Katie Smart, MTEM’s Marketing Promotions Coordinator, had these kind words to say:

“We chose to work with you because you had a great attitude and were genuinely excited about our company – and we haven’t been disappointed. Working with you has been a pleasure and you’ve made the process easy. You’ve designed a strong, confident and engaging campaign which meets our brief perfectly, building brand awareness of Marshall-Tufflex Energy Management in the energy management marketplace.”

Now that’s the kind of response we like!

A little creative inspiration

Friday, March 4th, 2011

There’s lots of creative inspiration out there, so we send our creative ferrets out every day to trawl the best stuff.

If we like it we stick it on the wall! Once the wall’s full, we tear it all down and start again. Because we can.

Keira Knightley, Design Council, Sharwoods and Demetrios Psillos all made it onto the wall.

The wall is now clear, so get out there creative ferrets!

If you want us to stick anything on the wall, send it to:

The Wall,
Remedy Creative
17, Mount Ephraim,
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN4 8AE

Or email: inspiration@remedycreative.com