All posts tagged: Scotland

When threebrand met Graham

15/07/2013
by DJ
News

Creative branding and design agency and packaging favourites of DJ, Edinburgh-based threebrand, have designed shelf candy for a new cheese product launched by Scotland’s largest independent dairy company Graham’s The Family Dairy’s new Scottish cheddar cheese range ‘Graham’s’, which officially launched at the Royal Highland Show last month. The brief was to create impactful packaging for the new cheese range of mild, mature and extra mature cheddar that communicates the brand’s core values of family and farming. […]

threebrand’s Dubh Step

09/05/2013
by DJ
News
threebrand

Edinburgh brand and packaging behemoth, threebrand, (who are, awesomely, based on board an actual boat) has unveiled packaging design for Ola Dubh 1991 an artisan craft beer with a twist. An extension of the core Ola Dubh range, the product is the first of a new range of craft beers by Harviestoun Brewery where the ale is matured in Highland Park Single Malt whisky casks. Released on 1 May in limited numbers it flew off the shelves – […]

The Beautiful Meme & Dalton Maag collaborate

23/07/2012
by DJ
News

The branding and website for the £9m Battle of Bannockburn project were launched this week signalling the 700 day countdown towards the 700th anniversary of the famous Scottish battle, when a new state-of-the art visitor attraction will open to the public. Enter a thoroughly interesting brand identity… The new identity was created by Yorkshire’s The Beautiful Meme – with consultation from type giants Dalton Maag – reflecting the complexities of Bannockburn, each letter representing an integral part of the historic story. Take […]

Pete Rossi {Glasgow)

21/12/2011
by DJ
Outstanding individuals

Pete Rossi, recently named Art Directors Club Young Gun (in the same class as previously featured Dana Tanamachi) hails from just outside of Glasgow, graduating in ’06 from the Glasgow School of Art. He has since taken his skills from UK to mainland Europe, working in the process for the likes of El Studio, Coast Design and Studio Astrid Stavro amongst others. Nice work, bright future.  

Colin Bennett {Glasgow}

13/09/2011
by DJ
Outstanding individuals

2005 graduate and Roses nominated / D&AD commended Glaswegian Colin Bennett, is a senior designer at Glasgow’s Stand. The work accumilated in his folio is accomplished beyond his years; clinical, clean and built on solid and thoroughly thought through conceptual foundations. Typifies some rather splendid stuff currently coming out of Scotland. Tw. @colinbennett  

Good Creative {Glasgow}

13/08/2011
by DJ
Awesome agencies

Sexy work and, undoubtedly, sexy people (we’ve never met them but if their work is any indication then, probably). Award-laden Good Creative have a portfolio that is brimming with beautiful work that expresses itself through the pictorial as well as the schematic in ways that only a coveted DBA Award could describe… Their packaging prowess is surpassed only by their eye for stunning detail. Check them out. Tw. @thisisgoodnews  

Atalanta {Glasgow}

11/07/2011
by DJ
Awesome agencies

Custodians of fine Glasgow design Atalanta‘s work is simply elegant, understated and utterly intelligent. If white space and good campaign design floats your boat – give these boys some of your time.  

D8 {Glasgow}

07/06/2011
by DJ
Awesome agencies

Cavaliers of confident design, D8 have been hard at it for nigh on 12 years, growing to a none too modestly sized team of 32 bods (in this day and age that does some doing). It’s certainly not simply luck that has afforded them such growth, their delightfully diverse portfolio is well worth giving some from your day time to. Of note is a sprinkling of fresh work for the arts and, interestingly, academic institutions, […]