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Psychodrome
Psychodrome
Psychodrome

Nov 12, 2023

New work: Psychodrome

We recently developed the branding for Psychodrome - an experimental VR game breath as an input device...

Brighton design degree shows
Brighton design degree shows
Brighton design degree shows

Jun 5, 2023

Brighton design degree shows

The Brighton design degree shows are open this week, showing a huge range of design work from Graphic Design...

Jun 2, 2023

Most-seen work

We produced a logo for the British Parking Association many years ago (2005 and still being used!), and because it...

Lifeforms exhibition by Universal Everything
Lifeforms exhibition by Universal Everything
Lifeforms exhibition by Universal Everything

Nov 15, 2022

Lifeforms exhibition by Universal Everything

Very much enjoyed the Lifeforms exhibition just off The Strand recently. A series of 14 ‘generative pieces’, some of...

Dark Matter, Berlin
Dark Matter, Berlin
Dark Matter, Berlin

Nov 7, 2022

Dark Matter, Berlin

Recently back from a trip to Berlin we can very much recommend the Dark Matter installation. The seven pitch-black...

Award-winning logo design
Award-winning logo design
Award-winning logo design

Nov 3, 2022

Award-winning logo design

We are delighted to hear that our logo design for GoGo Brazilian, the Brighton-based hot waxing company has been selected...

The photography of JP and Mike Andrews
The photography of JP and Mike Andrews
The photography of JP and Mike Andrews

Aug 15, 2022

The photography of JP and Mike Andrews

Her’es a few examples of their beautifully simple, abstract aerial photography. The brothers developed their particular style...

Nursing Workforce Standards
Nursing Workforce Standards
Nursing Workforce Standards

Sep 14, 2021

Nursing Workforce Standards

We recently designed this document for The Royal College of Nursing. It was “created to explicitly set out what must happen...

Website illustrations by Claire Green
Website illustrations by Claire Green
Website illustrations by Claire Green

May 25, 2021

Website illustrations by Claire Green

We are currently working on a website redesign for one of the UK’s largest trade unions. Having not historically worked with...

Guinness ‘welcome back’
Guinness ‘welcome back’
Guinness ‘welcome back’

May 14, 2021

Guinness ‘welcome back’

Pre-empting the indoor opening of pubs next week, a lovely piece of work, further cementing it’s black and white shape as...

Kelsey Johnson – behind the scenes
Kelsey Johnson – behind the scenes
Kelsey Johnson – behind the scenes

Apr 19, 2021

Kelsey Johnson – behind the scenes

Always a fan of behind the scenes – here is a series of location v shot images from Kelsey Johnson, a Seattle-based travel...

Award-winning branding for GoGo Brazilian
Award-winning branding for GoGo Brazilian
Award-winning branding for GoGo Brazilian

Apr 13, 2021

Award-winning branding for GoGo Brazilian

Thankfully the client took the brave steps to completely change their branding and it was an enlightening education into the...

Benjamin Shine’s sculptures from fabric
Benjamin Shine’s sculptures from fabric
Benjamin Shine’s sculptures from fabric

Feb 17, 2021

Benjamin Shine’s sculptures from fabric

Some astonishing work from Benjamin Shine to produce these sculptures from fabric, using just a needle and thread, and an...

Great thinking to get into advertising
Great thinking to get into advertising
Great thinking to get into advertising

Nov 13, 2020

Great thinking to get into advertising

A really good example of doing something different to capture the attention. In this case the attention of some of the UK’s best...

The Tokyo toilet project
The Tokyo toilet project
The Tokyo toilet project

Aug 19, 2020

The Tokyo toilet project

Designed by architect Shigeru Ban, these innovative public toilets form part of a project that providing redesigned facilities in...

https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/brighton-graphic-design-degree-show/
https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/brighton-graphic-design-degree-show/
https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/brighton-graphic-design-degree-show/

Jul 6, 2020

Brighton Graphic Design Degree Show

Amongst all the other restrictions being faced around the country, it is a shame not to be able to visit the Brighton Degree...

The Westfjords Way
The Westfjords Way
The Westfjords Way

May 6, 2020

The Westfjords Way

Whilst the future of international travel currently looks very uncertain, the stunning imagery of this dramatic region certainly...

Bob Mazzer’s photography
Bob Mazzer’s photography
Bob Mazzer’s photography

Feb 24, 2020

Bob Mazzer’s photography

We were recently introduced to the work of Bob Mazzer, London-born photographer now residing on the south coast...

Coming alive after dark
Coming alive after dark
Coming alive after dark

Jan 7, 2020

Coming alive after dark

An inspired bit of thinking from BBC Creative for this billboard design. What appear to be random wooden stakes thrust into ...

Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley

Dec 17, 2019

Bridget Riley

Always fan’s of her graphical work, this exhibition of Bridget Riley’s work over the past half century is a starting collection of...

Sports photography
Sports photography
Sports photography

Nov 27, 2019

Sports photography

Whilst working on a recent website design, we were introduced to the compelling photography work of Kathi Harman. Kathi...

Overlooked ‘street jewellery’
Overlooked ‘street jewellery’
Overlooked ‘street jewellery’

Nov 15, 2019

Overlooked ‘street jewellery’

Manhole covers. Overlooked by so many, but so often their intricate patterns and history deserve a second life. And here...

Listen like you used to
Listen like you used to
Listen like you used to

Sep 24, 2019

Listen like you used to

A really engaging campaign for Spotify by London design agency Who Wot Why. It brilliantly taps into Spotify’s research which...

Loving branding for the wrong reasons
Loving branding for the wrong reasons
Loving branding for the wrong reasons

Aug 14, 2019

Loving branding for the wrong reasons

Apparently not. This is not the rationale behind the branding according to UnderConsideration – “The new logo is built around...

Pitches and previous work
Pitches and previous work
Pitches and previous work

Aug 12, 2019

Pitches and previous work

We recently visited a potential client as part of their tender process for a new piece of work. When showing our design work to...

New project: Californian retailer
New project: Californian retailer
New project: Californian retailer

Jul 9, 2019

New project: Californian retailer

As a result of our previous work, we recently won some new business working on the design of a new ecommerce website for...

Brighton graphic design and fine art degree shows
Brighton graphic design and fine art degree shows
Brighton graphic design and fine art degree shows

Jun 10, 2019

Brighton graphic design and fine art degree shows

We visited Brighton University last week to take a look at the design work of this year’s graduates. This heartfelt piece of...

Brighton designers re-purposing local plastic waste
Brighton designers re-purposing local plastic waste
Brighton designers re-purposing local plastic waste

May 28, 2019

Brighton designers re-purposing local plastic waste

Brighton startup design studio Gomi have taken ‘non-reclyclable’ plastic waste from local Brighton businesses and developed...

Extinction Rebellion logo design
Extinction Rebellion logo design
Extinction Rebellion logo design

Apr 17, 2019

Extinction Rebellion logo design

A great piece of logo design forms the centrepiece of the Extinction Rebellion movement’s visual identity. Reminiscent of other...

The post-truth business
The post-truth business
The post-truth business

Apr 4, 2019

The post-truth business

“Brands are built on trust, but in a post-truth world they’re faced with a serious challenge: so much of modern life is defined by...

atelier75 – SS19
atelier75 – SS19
atelier75 – SS19

Mar 18, 2019

atelier75 – SS19

Some nice photography by Alex Webb just added to our client atelier 75’s website for their SS19 collection.

Olympic inspired airport design
Olympic inspired airport design
Olympic inspired airport design

Mar 13, 2019

Olympic inspired airport design

With a nod to the forthcoming 2020 Toyko Olympics, the Japanese design agency Party has come up with a novel approach...

Don McCullin at Tate Britain
Don McCullin at Tate Britain
Don McCullin at Tate Britain

Mar 4, 2019

Don McCullin at Tate Britain

The Tate Britain is currently showing a major retrospective of the work of the photographer Don McCullin. A vast collection of...

Stephen Jones bring his radical hats to the Royal Pavilion.
Stephen Jones bring his radical hats to the Royal Pavilion.
Stephen Jones bring his radical hats to the Royal Pavilion.

Feb 12, 2019

Stephen Jones bring his radical hats to the Royal Pavilion.

For the next few months, Brighton’s Royal Pavilion will host an exhibition of hats by the miliner Stephen Jones OBE. In part set...

McDonald’s advertising by Guy Moore
McDonald’s advertising by Guy Moore
McDonald’s advertising by Guy Moore

Feb 8, 2019

McDonald’s advertising by Guy Moore

Some lovely simple visuals for McDonald’s mobile ads by Canadian Creative Director Guy Moore. Not the first beautifully...

Paper engineering and science
Paper engineering and science
Paper engineering and science

Feb 4, 2019

Paper engineering and science

Some astounding work from paper engineer Matt Schlian. Hard to believe that some of these pieces are made solely by...

https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/grey-leads-the-way/
https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/grey-leads-the-way/
https://mark-design.co.uk/blog/grey-leads-the-way/

Jan 1, 2019

Grey leads the way

Our design work frequently uses a range of greys alongside brand colours. As long-serving advocates, we were interested to...

Photography: behind the scenes
Photography: behind the scenes
Photography: behind the scenes

Oct 11, 2018

Photography: behind the scenes

Another behind-the-scenes video. This time showing the work of London-based, Australian photographer Wilson Hennessy...

Behind the scenes of one of the new BBC2 idents
Behind the scenes of one of the new BBC2 idents
Behind the scenes of one of the new BBC2 idents

Sep 30, 2018

Behind the scenes of one of the new BBC2 idents

The BBC2 idents over the years have always brought a fun, slightly irreverent, interlude to programmes. They have gradually...

Jul 5, 2018

New project: web design for atelier 75

On the strength of our existing work in the online fashion retail sector, we are delighted to have been approached by atelier 75...

New project: Northlight
New project: Northlight
New project: Northlight

Feb 22, 2018

New project: Northlight

We are delighted to have been approached by London-based investment management firm Northlight to design a new...

New project: branding for Mackenzie Thorpe
New project: branding for Mackenzie Thorpe
New project: branding for Mackenzie Thorpe

Jun 17, 2017

New project: branding for Mackenzie Thorpe

We recently me up with the Artist Mackenzie Thorpe to discuss working on a branding and design project. Although hailing...

Rebranding or retro branding
Rebranding or retro branding
Rebranding or retro branding

Sep 3, 2016

Rebranding or retro branding

There has been a great amount of coverage recently for the re-branding of the Co-op. Literally re-branding, in bringing back...

London underground real time 3D map
London underground real time 3D map
London underground real time 3D map

May 6, 2016

London underground real time 3D map

Some astounding interactive work from Bruno Imbrizi. Watch and move around a real time 3D map of the London...

100 years of the Royal College of Nursing
100 years of the Royal College of Nursing
100 years of the Royal College of Nursing

Jan 21, 2016

100 years of the Royal College of Nursing

We recently designed an update for the RCN’s Bulletin – sent out to over 400,000 nursing staff throughout the UK. Here it is...

New studio for the business
New studio for the business
New studio for the business

Nov 4, 2013

New studio for the business

We are very pleased to announce that Mark Design has now bought 4 Orange Row (where?), in the centre of Brighton’s North Laine.

Beautifully simply C&P logo by DutchScot
Beautifully simply C&P logo by DutchScot
Beautifully simply C&P logo by DutchScot

Mar 15, 2022

Beautifully simply C&P logo by DutchScot

This is a particularly lovely piece of design. That two characters can come together so beautifully to create a third is the kind...

The playful photography of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda
The playful photography of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda
The playful photography of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda

Nov 1, 2021

The playful photography of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda

A recent Guardian article featured these two Spanish photographers’ work. Together they produce these graphically simple...