We have begun to roll out a new identity for Scotland-based Law firm Inksters to  reflect their place in the legal market as forward thinking lawyers. But more on that later. To celebrate the launch we designed this unique mailer to get people talking and help Inksters stand out in the Christmas mail and we’ve been amazed at the response.

Recipients were invited to join the celebrations and submit their hat photos and the firms’ founder Brian Inkster has created a blog to showcase the results which feature everything from a turkey to a highland cow. You can see the photos and some of the twitter discussion at www.inksterschristmashats.com (more…)

Our pict-o-gram tiles have been featured in the stunning new Chicago offices of international editorial company The Whitehouse. The architectural and design work was the third of such projects for the company by the Los Angeles-based architect, Bruce Bolander… (more…)

Back when my esteemed collegue Mr Wallace got his first job in the design industry all the kit you needed to survive was a black polo neck jumper and a 2b pencil tucked behind your ear. What with the birth of Apple (computers, not Chris Martins baby) and a billion art students graduating looking for jobs, the ingredients for success have become far more complicated. (more…)

Due to similarities in shape the letter O is often associated with zero or nothing, but O is far from being nothing. Unlike zero whose roots lie in Arabic numeration systems of the middle ages O is one of the oldest letters in our alphabet. O’s most ancient ancestor is the eye character contained within Egyptian hieroglyphics… (more…)

Our Glasgow studio is now based in a former laundrette on Bank Street. This iconic shop front unit will allow us to showcase work directly to the street. Our design and reworking of the space has preserved its character and heritage whilst accommodating a contemporary studio, our expanding team and of course a bit of space for a fold up ping pong table…