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  • 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 …
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  • 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 …
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    • music
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  • 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 …
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  • Brand Identity for Chipping Norton Literary Festival

    markmaking* ◦ February 3, 2015

    Background Chipping Norton Literary Festival started in 2012, and has quickly grown into a local institution, attracting nationally renowned authors …
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  • Making marks with the West Oxfordshire Business Awards

    Steve Turner ◦ October 29, 2014

    Entrant, finalist, and (finally) winner Our West Oxfordshire Business Awards (WOBA) story starts way back in 2011, when we were …
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  • ‘Good presenters are made, not born’

    markmaking* ◦ August 22, 2014

    Back in May, mm* Account Manager Steph attended a day long course designed to help delegates improve their presentation skills. …
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  • Get great with creating visuals! Easy to use mobile apps for making impact on social media

    markmaking* ◦ July 31, 2014

    Every picture tells a story, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that 70% of marketers are increasing their visual …
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  • Mobile ads: 6 formats to get you thinking.

    markmaking* ◦ July 15, 2014

    It seems to me that recent changes in the digital landscape warrant taking a closer look at mobile advertising. Facebook’s …
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    • flat design
    • mobile
  • We are human again! Brand life in the Human Era

    markmaking* ◦ April 8, 2014

    Over the last year, the ‘Human Era’ of brand interaction has become well and truly established, so I thought now …
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  • Changing lives: student to employee

    markmaking* ◦ November 27, 2013

    The transition from being a full-time student to full-time employee is something that, for me, was looked upon with two …
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  • Every image is a poem and in the edit I add the music

    markmaking* ◦ October 28, 2013

    Every image is a poem. Every scene has a kind of structure. The capture of a place, for instance, involves …
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  • Hot off the press: the PROJECT:PLEDGE newspaper

    markmaking* ◦ August 13, 2013

    What difference can a pledge make? Since last year we have been promoting PROJECT:PLEDGE to inspire us and others to …
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