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The Crossed Cow is The Partners blog. A collection of views, opinions and inspirations gathered from the team behind the UK's most highly awarded brand consultancy.
Category Archives: Design
Things organised neatly
In homage to Brit Insurance graphic design winner, ‘Homemade is Best’…
A Year of Mornings
If you’re anything like me, the idea of mornings makes you want to throw the duvet back over your head and weep. I am not a ‘morning person’. Fortunately however it would seem that Maria Vettese and Stephanie Barnes are, … Continue reading
Still #1
We’re delighted to announce that, for the second year in a row, we have topped the Creative Survey. Based on international creative award wins, Centaur Group’s Creative Survey charts the companies most awarded throughout the year. The No.1 positioning is … Continue reading
Posted in Design, The Partners
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Shadow Catchers at the V&A
This exhibition of ‘camera-less photography’ at the V&A is not only an incredible collection of beautiful and intriguing images, but testament to the fact that method can be as irrelevant as it is critical.
The Children’s Monologues
The Children’s Monologues is a one-off production at The Old Vic, directed by the award winning director Danny Boyle in association with the charity Dramatic Need – for which we designed this poster…
Posted in Design
Tagged Children's Monologues, Danny Boyle, Design, Dramatic Need, Poster, The Old Vic, Theatre, Waldo Pancake
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The Partners Poll #2: Helvetica or Heritage?
The recent GAP (sorry Gap) rebrand seems to be dividing opinion. Are they right to ditch their old mark for the ubiquitous Helvetica? Check out the results of our previous poll here
Posted in Design, Just for Fun
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A is for…
A is for Awards. The annual YCN Student Awards ceremony was last night, in the magnificent Shoreditch Town Hall.
Posted in Awards, Design, Graphic Design, Illustration
Tagged Design, London, Student, Student awards, YCN
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Wear. Believe. Act.
On Thursday night at the Natural History Museum the world was introduced to a little yellow tag that will come to symbolise the struggle of millions to make the world’s roads a safer place.
Posted in Brand Identity, Branding, Brands, Campaign, Charity, Design
Tagged Decade of Action for Road Safety, FIA, symbol, tag, UN
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(Two) Hundred Years of Heinz?
Why do food brands think looking to the past is the future?
Posted in Branding, Brands, Design, News, Technology, The Partners
Tagged Anniversary, Branding, Food, Future, Heinz, Past
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Safer cars = more dangerous drivers and other paradoxes
If you’ve ever wondered why you can spend an aeon in a traffic jam on a motorway with no apparent cause, why we’re so intolerant of each other when we’re driving and why we think it’s ok to speed but … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Design, Environment, Experience Design, Uncategorized, User Experience
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