I recently had the pleasure of photographing the boys from North Harbour. They asked if I wanted to play for them but I only had my high heels that day, still managed a try and attempted two drop goals but steered clear of the tackles – that would mess my hair too much.
Watch this space for the magic we created with these boys for QBE.
I was about to write a post talking about how the Better by Design CEO Summit inspired me. Included in this was to be a summary on what was shared, but then we received this letter from the amazing Keith Yamashita; he obviously can mind read.
Great work Better by Design.
Between you, me and anyone else who is reading, I never thought we would do it. Way too many elements needed to happen, the right timing, the perfect place, getting through signing of the lease agreement thingy bob. But it did and without a hitch. We are now a big grown-up branding agency, with our very own Newmarket address.
Bye Skip (the dog), good riddance (in the nicest possible way) Indie (the parrot). Hello people, shops, Asian markets, coolest cafe/bikeshop/restaurant next door, our very own front door and staircase. Hello character building with wooden floors, brick walls and a high stud ceiling – we love you.
Downtown Auckland Rotary wanted to give their guest speakers something special, after all they have given the ‘good oil’ on their chosen subject. As a thank you the speaker is presented with a limited release bottle of Martinborough olive oil, because as we all know one good turn deserves another. Fitting for a not-for-profit organisation.
Now we are giving you the ‘good oil’ by showing you what we did for them. And I am told it is mighty fine oil.
Here’s us showing off the hidden art form of logo tweaking – modernisation without losing the heritage, very sexy.
PS – it’s nearly February and we haven’t acknowledged the new year; Happy New Year everyone! We had a fantastic 2011, bring it on 2012.
It is that time of the year again for Christmas cards in all shapes and sizes. Here’s a selection for Kiwibank, QBE and Government House, they are all the same size and this is the only thing they have in common.
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone and may 2012 be the best yet.
The Bachcare brand has been in the pipeline for the last 6 months and one important element that we have just completed is a new car. Driven up and down the country this car needed to be a moving billboard celebrating the wonderful holiday experience that is Bachcare. Our concept had lots of visual impact, but proved to be challenging in terms of execution. Working with John from signsation and applying some clever thinking we came up with a beautiful result. Click on the car for a closer look.
More on the entire brand rollout coming soon…
Kiwibank has been challenging the other banks since they first made headlines in 2002. We were asked to create a visual timeline of their challenger story to be displayed on the wall in their new Wellington office. Fun hand drawn illustrations and 3D pieces have brought to life Kiwibank’s many achievements and awards over the last 10 years. Bring on the next 10!
How to make a competition appear to go nationwide. Create fake billboards using New Zealand and Australian landmarks, add some well crafted copy by Kate Hughes and the skills of Mal our Photoshop whiz and for all intents and purposes you have a nationwide campaign without leaving the computer screen. These messages were also tailored for the 10 finalists in each country who used them to their best advantage in order to win votes and hopefully the $250K prize. The voting has been phenomenal.
Click here to see who has won.
