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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: the National Gallery
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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50 penny for your thoughts
The reverse side of the UK’s new 50p piece, to commemorate the coming of the 2012 Olympics to London, features a crudely drawn high-jumper in mid-flight. By the standards to which we are generally accustomed, it’s a terrible piece of … Continue reading
Posted in Brand Strategy, Branding, Brands, Business, Design, Logos, Marketing, Strategy
Tagged 2009, 50 pence, 50p, Art, Bad, brand, Brands, Business, Coins, Conversation, Design, Designers, experience, Free, Fun, Google, haecceity, History, hypokeimenon, logo, Logos, London, Marketing, News, Olympic 50p piece, Olympics 2012, Paint, People, quiddity, ted, the National Gallery, Work
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Life, Death, Passion, iPhone
Our friends at the National Gallery just released their first iPhone/iPod touch application aimed at bringing a taster of the eminence, elegance and inclusiveness of the largest collection of Western European paintings straight into the 21st century and right into your … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Digital, Interactive, Toys, User Experience, User Interface
Tagged 2009, 50p, Application, Art, brand, Branding, Flash, Free, Identity, iPhone, iPod, London, Paint, the National Gallery, The Partners, Video, Work
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The Tuesday triple
Now that the dust is settling (and the energy drinks are kicking in finally) after last nights celebrations, we are delighted to announce that Design Week awarded The Partners with a triple win at their annual awards ceremony last night, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards
Tagged 2009, Art, Awards, Bangras, brand, Catalogue, Collaboration, Design, Design Week, Digital, Flash, Fun, Identity, Jerwood, logo, London, News, Packaging, Poster, ted, the National Gallery, The Partners
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Taking it outside
So a while ago we did a campaign for the National Gallery called the Grand Tour, based on the simple idea of taking art to the people, rather than the other way round. So it’s nice to see a similar … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Design, Environment, Exhibition, Interactive, Technology
Tagged Art, Blog, Campaign, Design, Digital, exhibitions, Experiential, Grand Tour, History, Interactive, museums, People, ted, the National Gallery
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Preston Profiles – Robert Ball
Our Design director from t’north Robert Ball has been featured as part of the Preston Profiles feature on design blog The Disciples of Design.