Tattersall Hammarling and Silk

‘Pidjak Dla Khodby Na Rukakh’ (Jacket for Walking on Hands) by Vikenti Nilin, seen in the exhibition ‘Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union’ at the Saatchi Gallery, King’s Road, London – on until 9 June 2013.

Unintentional type

Every so often at THS we will embark on a personal project to help keep those creative juices flowing. This time, with the idea of creating a bit of decoration for the studio, we decided to look at found lettering – which basically meant going out looking for shapes that resemble letters of the alphabet [...]

Suffering a viral campaign

Viral campaigns started well before the internet and social media explosion. Back in 1903 the Suffragette Movement swept England demanding the right for women to vote and there were many acts of civil disobedience that attracted attention and outrage. This defaced coin served as an effective way to encourage their supporters and to gain the [...]

Can Vine help your brand grow?

Communicating via social media platforms is now the norm for companies/organisations and is a vital tool in building long lasting relationships with customers. Posting latest news, special offers and your achievements all help to engage. Using photographs or videos can greatly enhance the experience. As www.intuit.com blog states: “It’s always a good idea to be [...]

Wishing you an Ink-redible Christmas

It’s always a daunting prospect when you’re handed the notoriously tricky job of designing the company Christmas Card. We designers make very difficult clients, particularly in a committee. So, when in late October I realised that this year was my turn to take the reins, the opportunity was tinged with a slight sense of panic. [...]

Katie’s knitted iPhone 5 cover pattern

I have a new phone. I have no intention of scratching it in my pocket, so I need a cover. Naturally I’ve knitted one. I used an all-over cable pattern and knitted it on smaller needles than normal so as to get a firm, bouncy, protective fabric. It is knitted in the round, like a [...]

To eBay or not to eBay

Recently we decided to replace our oil boiler with a gas one. With oil prices rising rapidly it seemed like the best option. But what to do with a seven year old, perfectly working boiler? Scrap it or try to sell? A quick search on eBay found a similar boiler went for £200, so eBay [...]

British design triumphs – eventually

We’ve seen a lots of Union Flags fluttering this year, throughout the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic celebrations. Of course, the flag that represents the visual identity of Great Britain didn’t just happen. Can you imagine the design brief that King James gave to his team of graphic designers in 1603? He wanted to show [...]

High Street Sommelier branding

We were recently asked to develop the brand for a new venture: ‘High Street Sommelier’. It is an exciting, social media based service which offers unbiased recommendations of wine from high street stores. The branding had to convey these key messages: passion; consumer champion; enthusiastic and enabling; independent; knowledgeable; trustworthy. Because this was going to [...]