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Tag Archives: The Partners
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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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
Do it to see it to do it
I’m sure that all the Norwich students, past and present, here at The Partners, share Gareth Robert’s view (below) from this week’s Design Week periodical. I’ll never forget the deadly silences when Ray would lean back on his chair, put … Continue reading
Posted in Graphic Design
Tagged Art, Design, Design Week, Norwich School, Ray Gregory, Retirement, Student, Students, Teaching of Art and Design, The Partners
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The referee’s a banker!
The Partners has once again teamed up with Richard House Children’s Hospice, heading back into the City to flex their fundraising muscles with another fantastic event, the Richard House five-a-side football tournament. Aimed at naturally competitive City workers the idea … Continue reading
No Bull
Last Sunday was the annual WPP 5-a-side Charity tournament, held at the hallowed ground of Wembley (well, Wembley Goals). It was our opportunity for Logomotive-Crossedcow, AKA the Bulls, AKA the Partners, to flex our leg muscles against the finest teams … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, brand, Charity, Flash, football, GLA, Jim Prior, logo, Marketing, People, ted, The Partners, WPP
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Student/Graduate Q&A
Following on from Greg’s post about how he got into design we decided to ask our two designers currently in charge of our placement scheme; Paul and Leon, about how students should go about applying for placements at design studios. … Continue reading
ISTD 2009
Friday night saw The Partners host the ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers) Student Awards for the third time in as many years. The awards night celebrates the end of a long, tough journey for each of the students involved, … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Design, Graphic Design
Tagged 2008, 2009, Alan Kitching, Art, Awards, Brief, Creative, Design, Designers, Flash, Free, ISTD, People, Student, Student awards, Students, ted, The Partners, Typography, Work
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True to its roots
Manhattan is about to get its first-ever J.C. Penney store, and while the splashy ad campaign is decidedly New York in style, the middle-American retailer points out it’s maintaining its ‘we are who we are’ authenticity. Among the attributes it’s … Continue reading
The Best Job In the World?
To encourage young designers from schools and colleges, our Creative Partner Greg Quinton was recently asked by D&AD to provide some pearls of wisdom in a personal take on having a career in design: You may have seen all the … Continue reading
Posted in Agency, Architecture, Branding, Design, Graphic Design, Portfolio, The Partners
Tagged 2009, Advice, Art, Business, careers, Creative, D&AD, DandAD, Design, Designers, Education, experience, Free, Graduate, Greg Quinton, People, play, Quinton, Shops, ted, The Partners, Work
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