Thanks for a great year let’s make next year even bigger!
After another big year for us at THERE, we’d like to say thanks to all our clients, collaborators, suppliers, family, friends and followers, for making it such an enjoyable and inspiring journey. 2012 is already looking massive, we can’t wait to see what amazing things we’ll create together.
Image: Art Direction by THERE, Photography by Andrew Goldie.
ASICS FDC Construction Awards Win
Great to see our award winning branded environment for ASICS featured in today’s Sydney Morning Herald. Congrats to the guys at FDC Construction for taking out top prize in the Master Builders Association Construction Awards in the Industrial Buildings $10-$20million category. One of the judges commented, “Most people who visit love it because they don’t expect to see something so extravagant and at such a grade-A level”. The win follows THERE’s win in the worldwide SEGD Awards for Branded Environment graphics.
AGDA Poster Annual 2011
Each year AGDA stages an exhibition of posters designed by some of Australia’s leading graphic design studios and professionals. For the 2011 edition, held at Sydney’s Gaffa Gallery, the theme chosen was ‘Inspired by Music’, and the studio submitted one work for inclusion. Out of the nearly 500 submissions, we were delighted to be selected to be exhibited amongst the top 50.
Stylecraft Bowling for Cancer Event
THERE are proud to be once again partnering with Stylecraft in helping them with this years Bowling for Cancer evening.
Over the last three years the event has helped raise over $80,000 for the Cancer Council. This year’s target is an ambitious $50,000!
Tickets for this fun event with an ever changing theme (this year is Cowboys and Indians!) have already all been allocated, however cheque donations are still gratefully accepted and should be made out to The Cancer Council and posted to Stylecraft PO Box 584 Darlinghurst NSW 1300.
All funds raised go to the Cancer Council and are split between donations for Breast and Prostate Cancer.
3M Workplace Graphics & Signage
Nothing gets a client (and the odd designer) as excited as seeing a big, red, glossy, free-standing 3D logo! Heres one we prepared earlier as part of a large immersive branded environments and signage project we are nearing completion on for this world famous brand. Watch this space for the full project reveal soon.
Ontera Envisions Workplace Graphics
Following on from the Envisions book we created for modular carpet tile experts, Ontera, we were asked to adapt and extend our creative theme to their offices to help promote the Envisions range and also provide a dynamic visual lift to an area often seen by clients and staff.
Finished Artist / Production Coordinator Position
Do you have a can-do attitude, a meticulous attention to detail and an ability to handle pressure with a smile?
We are looking for a confident, organised and experienced Finished Artist with production experience to join our team! This position will allow you to get involved in all aspects of supporting the studio – from internal briefings, day-to-day project and production management, proofing, artworking and ensuring the final stages of every project does the creative justice. You’ll play a pivotal role between the designers, suppliers and end clients.
At least 2 years agency/studio experience and hands on Finished Art/ Print Production experience is essential! If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch by emailing your resume to jobs@there.com.au
MCK Architects
Recently completed identity, branding and website for multi-award winning, Sydney based, MCK architects. MCK specialise in residential and commercial projects of high-quality finish and detail and often use unexpected materials. The identity had to capture their distinct aesthetic and reflect the high calibre of work the practice produces. Our scope included brand identity, print collateral, office signage and a slick website, made compatible for mobile devices.
QT Hotels, Gold Coast
Following on from earlier posts on our work for this inaugural hotel brand creation for AHL, we thought we’d share with you some further images that highlight some of the exterior signage and interior branding we created. The scope included all exterior and interior signage planning, design and implementation. See more of our branding work for QT here.
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QT Hotels, Gold Coast – Fixx Cafe & Bazaar Restaurant
Part of our branding work for QT Hotel, Gold Coast, included creating identity and print materials for its new cafe and restaurant. Complementing the interiors nostalgic 50s/60s Beach Glam theme, raw materials such as hessian and timber, further enhanced with screen printing and laser etching were used to give a distinct, tactile and highly memorable feel, appropriate to the venues.
LaLuna Retail
Known for its fabulous fashion garments and all things frocks and must-have accessories, LaLuna knows how to celebrate events with style! They looked to THERE to create a unique range of celebratory cards to enable the store to congratulate customers on their special occasions. The result a beautiful collection of wedding, birthday and festive card designs using LaLuna’s distinctive dot branding device.
Australian Creative Article
We were chuffed to see our smiling faces pop up in trade rag Australian Creative. They were interested to hear about our increasing focus on branded environment design, and it’s importance in fostering a vibrant internal culture and point of differentiation. It’s not available online, so you’ll need to pick up a copy of the magazine to see the article.
QT Hotel Gold Coast
Amalgamated Holdings Limited
The inaugural QT Hotel Series in the Gold Coast is born. Working with Nic Graham & Associates architects we were charged with creating a comprehensive branding and signage graphics package for the hotel, the first in what is planned as a series of themed hotels developed by AHL.
See the full set of project images on Flickr here.
Stylecraft Advertising Refresh, 2010/11
We take an amount of pride in forming long lasting relationships with our clients, and helping to grow their brands and businesses in the long term. Stylecraft is a client we’ve had the pleasure of working with for a number of years now, and for our latest advertising refresh, we also took the opportunity to create a new tone of voice for the brand. Lively and conversational, a little bit cheeky and focused on Stylecraft’s genuine passion for genuine design, and their focus on fantastic customer service and support. We kicked off the campaign with a copy only ad — rather confronting in it’s uniqueness amongst a sea of ads featuring product photography.
eFinancialCareers Advertising
Welcome to one of our newer clients, eFinancialCareers, who came to THERE looking for help introducing the Australian market to their careers website. A key insight during our discovery phase was the thought that eFinance was a career tool, not a jobs board, for people who are going places in the financial services industries. From there we created a visual language around movement, and the campaign is now running on a wide range of financial industry websites and social platforms.
Ontera Envibond Brochure
Here’s a sneak peek at our latest brochure for long time clients and collaborators Ontera, a backing product for their carpet tiles that delivers all sorts of benefits. So many benefits we needed to come up with an interesting metaphor that could communicate all those different aspects. We’re not giving away everything just yet, so keep ‘em peeled to see the big reveal in coming weeks.
THERE wins SEGD Merit Award for ASICS.
There were some hi-fives and congratulatory cheers filtering around the studio when we were advised by prestigious international awards body, the Society of Environmental Graphic Designers (SEGD) that our work for ASICS Australia’s new headquarters had been recognised with a Merit Award. Here’s what the Judges had to say:
“One trend that seems prevalent in our profession is that designers will take a stock image, enlarge it on a wall, and believe it is good graphic design. What captured our attention with this project was not simply the use of large imagery, but the successful layering of information that, together with the imagery, made this a meaningful composition appropriate for an athletic company headquarters. It goes beyond the expected.”
We’re quite chuffed with the recognition, and very much agree with the distinguished juror’s comments. It’s quite easy to ‘decorate’ a space with environmental graphics, but THERE’s signature approach of creating Branded Environments goes a step further, with layers of information and visuals that engage, inspire and inform an organisation’s internal culture — all guided by a rigorous understanding of a client’s brand.
Brock Elbank - Photography Exhibition
Close friend and THERE collaborator Brock Elbank, is showcasing a 5yr photographic journey exploring the world of men’s beards and their facial hair. The show opens at Global Gallery in Paddington this Wednesday at 6pm. Nice one Brocky, now go and have a shave!
Milan Furniture Fair Review This Wednesday! Buy online here >>
We’re getting excited for an upcoming educational (and no doubt a little entertaining) night with Penny Craswell (editor of Artichoke Magazine), Dana Tomic (yellowtrace blog) and Henry Pilcher (Furniture Designer), reviewing the Milan Furniture Fair. It’s this Wednesday or did you forget? We haven’t. Because we designed the invite. We’ll see you there!
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