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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.
Tag Archives: Art
Stocking filler No1
Only 17 days left till the white bearded one comes down the chimney. Stuck for any of those little gift ideas? This book by Marion Deuchars is just the perfect gift for any budding artist – both young and old!
Thomas Struth – Whitechapel Gallery
It would appear that the great British summer has run its course already, and the past 3 weeks of rain and grim skies are indicative of the season’s shift.
BP Portrait Award @NPGLondon
What better way to spend a dreary, rainy (Summer) Sunday in London, than side-stepping the minefield of giant puddles and umbrellas poised to poke your eyes out, and heading into the National Portrait Gallery for a look around the 2011 … Continue reading
Simply tan-tastic
It always really excites us when we welcome new blood into The Partners. Having recently added 3 lovely new designers to our London teams, we were stunned and delighted when one of our ‘new bloods’ leapt out at us from … Continue reading
Urban Interventions
This week we had a very gorgeous design book delivered to our studio. Published by Gestalten, their Urban Interventions book is the homage of brilliant pieces of art and design in the great urban outdoors.
Posted in Art, Books, Design, Environment, Graphic Design, Innovation
Tagged Art, Design, Gestalten, Grand Tour, street art, Urban Interventions
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A big cheer (quick update)
How quickly one can fall from grace. Last weekend I had to get the train down to the coast once again, so armed with my vouchers from National Express I approached the ticket desk at London Liverpool Street and asked … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, brand, experience, London, National Express, ted, trains, vouchers
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No time like luxury watch time
Some years ago, I treated myself to a Rolex watch with some inheritance money. I had been working on a project with Rolex shortly before and had somewhat fallen for the allure and myth of the ‘Explorer II’. As it … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, brand, Customer relationship, Luxury, Luxury watches, Rolex, ted, Work
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A big cheer
It’s not often that I blog about someone having done something well (I am comfortable in my cranky, critical skin thank you) however I, uncomfortably, find myself in a position where I genuinely wish to offer praise and ‘props’ to … Continue reading
Posted in Brand Strategy, Branding, Brands, Business
Tagged Art, Bad, Blog, brand, experience, Flash, Fun, London, National Express, ted, trains, vouchers, Work
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Raging bull
I just wondered, in the wonderland of Twitter, if there was something deep and meaningful to be said about so many of the 19 million people that watched the X-Factor final last weekend now buying the RATM track. I was … Continue reading →