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  • Out and about at D&AD Festival 2019

    markmaking* ◦ May 28, 2019

    The creative team went up to London to see, hear, and learn from a host of the industry’s finest, in our …
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    • agency life
    • creativity
    • D&AD
    • education
    • inspiration
    • team
  • Dinner in The Wilderness

    Nicola Edginton ◦ March 27, 2019

    “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” William Plomer Inspiration is everywhere, you just have to be receptive …
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    • branding
    • customer experience
    • dining
    • food
    • inspiration
  • Digital dopamine

    markmaking* ◦ January 18, 2019

    Shannon explores the digital interactions that are set up to get our brains to produce dopamine, which keeps us spending …
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    • digital
    • shannon young
    • technology
  • Attack of the anti-brands

    markmaking* ◦ November 6, 2018

    It’s a weird byproduct of this job to end up in a funny old heap of people who are genuinely …
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    • antibrand
    • branding
    • MUJI
  • Own-brands are coming into their own

    Nicola Edginton ◦ June 8, 2018

    Supermarkets, the backbone of Great Britain, keeping us fed and watered and to be honest where I spend a disproportionate …
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    • branding
    • design
    • identity
    • own-brand
    • strategy
  • David on creativity

    David Souch ◦ April 13, 2018

    mark-makers on creativity In this series we’re asking mark-makers to reflect on their relationship with their craft and what inspires …
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    • creativity
    • design
    • inspiration
    • studio
  • Vero (am I doing it right?)

    markmaking* ◦ March 13, 2018

    I downloaded Vero a couple of weeks ago, and this millennial is not afraid to admit it: I’m not sure …
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    • facebook
    • instagram
    • social
    • social media
    • twitter
    • Vero
  • Zero UI – Design for voice and invisible UI

    markmaking* ◦ February 28, 2018

    Smart speakers and virtual assistants. It’s most likely you have heard of them or heard stories about them*. Possibly you …
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    • Brand
    • creativity
    • design
    • shannon young
    • Smart Speakers
    • structured data
    • UI/UX
    • Virtual Assistant
    • voice
  • Window wonderland 2017

    markmaking* ◦ December 4, 2017

    Window displays are a serious matter for iconic department stores and indie retailers alike. The in-store (and outside-store-front) retail experience …
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    • Christmas 2017
    • retail
    • window displays
  • Beyoncé, visual albums and the power of collaboration

    markmaking* ◦ November 20, 2017

    Recently scrolling through my twitter feed, I came across an ad for the release of Fergie’s long-awaited comeback. Double-Dutchess: Seeing …
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    • collaboration
    • creativity
    • lemonade
    • visual albums
  • The upside of being an agency outside London

    Nicola Edginton ◦ October 23, 2017

      You probably think of city locations like Manchester and London as the hubs for great agencies and creative talent, …
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    • agency life
    • cotswolds
    • employment
    • wellbeing
  • 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 …
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    • communication
    • design
    • illustration
    • visual
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