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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
Tiger, tiger
Mostly I argue that people are not brands. But in Tiger Woods’ case I make an exception. Because he has gone out of his way to make himself one, and he’s been taking everyone for a fool. When Tiger Woods … Continue reading
All’s fare in love and transport
I recently had the pleasure of traveling North, and escaping the grime and congestion of London in favour of the…..errrr….grime and congestion of Manchester , in order to go and conduct a client presentation. When considering my journey, I flirted … Continue reading
One thanks one
In 2004 Design Week published its annual league table of companies ranked according to the number of design awards they had won worldwide in the previous three years. The Partners was 21st. For some of us here, that was a … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Partners
Tagged 2009, Art, Awards, Blog, Creative, Design, Design Week, Number 1, The Partners
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An ill-informed post about b2c social media interactions and the legal issues therein
OK, so I say ill-informed as I’m not up to date on the latest UK legislation, my knowledge is a couple of years out of date, so please excuse me if this is utter guff, however something occurred to me … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Brand Strategy, Business, Campaign, Digital
Tagged Agency, Art, Business, experience, Fun, People, Social Media, ted, Tools, Twitter, Work
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Creative Island II
Whilst on the subject of books (just in time for christmas you might say?), John Sorrell has compiled yet another coffee table book of the most “Inspired Design from Great Britain”, strangely enough entitled: Creative Island II. There are some quite … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Art, Bangras, Books, Creative, Design, Grand Tour, ideas, the National Gallery
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Really Good Book Explained
This week Rockport Publishers sent us a copy of their Really Good Packaging Explained book which is the second in a series following up upon Really Good Logos, Explained. The book showcases the favoured designs of four of the world’s … Continue reading
Hanging up on loyalty
This week Marketing magazine has published a round-table report on brand loyalty within mobile telecoms providers. As one of the many slaves to Apple who clamoured for an iPhone as fast as my legs could carry me, I was, once … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 48 Hours, Advertising, Art, brand, Brands, experience, GLA, iPhone, Marketing, Products, ted
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Is this the worst film ever made?
We all love great films; Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Toy Story and of course the Star Wars trilogy to name just a few. There are also terrible films, you know, the ones that scrape the barrel for plot, like Catwoman and … Continue reading
Thinking beyond the letters
As the Festive Season fast approaches, unfortunately, if things continue on their current trajectory, it would appear that the famous ‘last posting date’ may have already passed. However, fret not, as deliveries of the important stuff – the parcels and … Continue reading
Posted in Brand Strategy, Brands, Business, Innovation, News
Tagged Application, Army, Art, brand, Business, Digital, Fashion, Future, GLA, History, Innovation, logo, Retail, Royal Mail, ted, trust
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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 →