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Vantablack: how to commoditise a colour
markmaking* ◦ September 18, 2017
Only a century or two ago, before industrialised ways of working brought down the price of practically everything, the colour …Read More -
Making a scene with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
markmaking* ◦ September 13, 2017
This summer, as part of a programme of regular cultural events, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust arranged five productions of …Read More -
Shiny new mark-makers
markmaking* ◦ July 24, 2017
If you’ve been to mm* HQ recently you’ll know that we’re having a bit of a rejig, and that’s partly …Read More -
A living brand for the living archive
markmaking* ◦ July 21, 2017
To the untrained eye, communicating what Preservica offers isn’t straightforward. When they first approached us about a branding and communications …Read More -
Learning how to see
markmaking* ◦ July 18, 2017
I’ve been interested in visual literacy ever since I started working alongside designers. But it wasn’t until recently that I …Read More -
YIMBY – A festival with heart
markmaking* ◦ June 26, 2017
Every year we consider projects to take on pro bono as part of Project:Pledge, our commitment to give time and …Read More -
Princepiration
Steve Turner ◦ June 23, 2017
mark-makers on creativity In this series we’re asking mark-makers to reflect on their relationship with their craft and what inspires …Read More -
Freely given: community by design
Nicola Edginton ◦ June 14, 2017
Chatting with my Nan recently, I got to thinking about how much the world has changed since she was young …Read More -
Live to Tri – Try to Live
markmaking* ◦ June 6, 2017
It all started as a gloomy Whatsapp conversation with my best mate at the start of 2017. (You know how …Read More -
Pepper Homeloans – The Story of Interesting
markmaking* ◦ May 30, 2017
Pepper Homeloans (the UK mortgages arm of the global Pepper Group) launched in June 2015. The team approached us just …Read More -
Life of an intern
markmaking* ◦ May 9, 2017
Hello! I’m Charlotte, mark-making*s shiny new intern! Inspired by Chris Pratt’s “What’s my snack?” series, this post is interspersed with …Read More -
REDACTED: Spring social pictures
markmaking* ◦ May 3, 2017
We were going to show you a load of hilarious shots from our spring social, but we can’t. It took …Read More -
Grand National sweepstake: the results are in!
markmaking* ◦ April 11, 2017
The atmosphere was buzzing on the afternoon of Friday 7th April as we drew our runners for the 2017 Grand …Read More -
Toia.tech is now live
markmaking* ◦ April 7, 2017
Toia brand creation Toia (touch in action) are creators of haptic technology software that is set to revolutionise the world …Read More -
Then and now: the trend for nostalgic branding
Nicola Edginton ◦ February 23, 2017
Recently, Great Western Railway, Co-op, and NatWest have all re-branded by drawing from their heritage branding. This is a trend …Read More -
How to begin, according to 10 mark-makers
markmaking* ◦ February 10, 2017
Sometimes, the hardest part of a project is getting started. Actually setting fingers to keys, pen to paper, pencil to …Read More
