NEWS

August 18 2008
Cover to Cover



The first piece of print for the upcoming exhibition at the Women's Library has just arrived back — the programme of events, cover shown.

We commissioned Jo Metson Scott to shoot three women reading magazines from different eras, in a hair salon. This will be used as the main image across all promotional print.

We also designed a logo for the exhibition, made up of found lettering from many different magazines. This lettering will be used throughout exhibition graphics, which will are to be designed over the coming months.
July 29 2008
Be good to the planet





The second in our series of case bound books promoting energy saving is now out in a limited edition of 200 — this one focusing on the Energy Saving Trust's Energy Saving Recommended kite mark.
July 28 2008
Emission impossible?



Emission impossible? sets out the vision of a world up to 2050 and a reduction in CO2 emissions of 80%.

Is it impossible? Definitely not, and illustration throughout by Stefan Plaetz brings their vision to life.
  
July 21 2008
Project 35 website
A spanking new website for Project 35 Architects. Nice and simple, with an easy to use content management system and plenty of scope for adding content to.

Have a look at it here.
July 15 2008
Original
Flyers and adverts are now in circulation for the Origin crafts fair at Somerset House in October. Below is the flyer for the event, with tube posters out soon and work on the catalogue going on right now.

Click through to the project more more information, and which we'll be updating as and when work gets published.
May 29 2008
Very crafty

We recently won a six-way creative pitch to design all the materials for this year's Origin crafts fair, again held in the courtyard of Somerset House. Origin is run annually by the Crafts Council – a very exciting new client indeed. Developments are well under way with posters and adverts to be released very soon.

The fair is open over the two weeks, 7–19 of October.

April 30 2008
Exciting new project

We have just been commissioned to design a new exhibition at the Women's Library. We'll be designing both the marketing collateral and the actual exhibition, and are very excited about it. The exhibition opens in October this year – watch this space for more details soon.
April 4 2008
Heartfelt

We have been working with the British Heart Foundation on a number of projects recently and are really pleased to be involved with an organisation for such a great cause.
February 27 2008
Project 35 mailer

The first piece of literature to be printed since redesigning the identity of architects Project 35 is this mailer.

It unfolds to reveal iconic scale rulers used by architects — which we have appropriated for their identity — and looks like a row of tall buildings.

Stationery and website will follow later in the year.
February 27 2008
Energy Saving Recommended

Following the success of last year's limited edition hard back book promoting the use of Energy Saving light bulbs (see news October, or here) we have been commissioned to design another — this time promoting the use of Energy Saving Recommended appliances.

This is in the process of being put together now, so look out for the final design in the coming months.
January 21 2008
Casson Conder website is live



The website we designed for Casson Conder Partnership Architects is up and running here.
December 14 2007
One Hundred at 360ยบ



We have been featured in the new book from Laurence King showcasing 100 young graphic designers from around the world.

We have two projects—our poster for the Sonic Arts Network (shown below) and our awards book for the Association of Photographers—both of which can be seen on this website.

You can read a review and see some spreads here.
November 22 2007
Get arty



We have just completed another job for the National Trust, this time promoting a scheme called the School Arts Partnership aimed at 8–16 year olds. You can see more of the project in our work section here.
November 22 2007
New website



We are in the process of building an exciting new website for architects Casson Conder Partnership which we are striving to get up and running before the New Year.
November 21 2007
A client with bite

We are delighted to be working with Man Bites Dog - describing themselves as "PR with teeth", they just won PR Weeks "New Consultancy Of the Year" award.
October 30 2007
A bright idea



We have just completed the design of a book promoting energy saving light bulbs for the Energy Saving Trust, you can see more here in our work section.
October 29 2007
Play Pen



The book we designed for Laurence King Publishing — Play Pen, New Children's Book Illustration — is now on book shelves. If you want to see more it is featured in our work section, here.

And it can be purchased from Amazon here.
October 19 2007
Energy Saving Week



Next week is Energy Saving Week and amongst other things we have designed posters to appear in East Enders' Walford Central and Corrie's Weatherfield as well as a banner for a photo call with none other than Gordon Brown.

Look out for them, and with us join the Commit to Save Your 20% campaign.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/commit
September 24 2007
Tutoring at the National Portrait Gallery


We have been invited to work with the National Portrait Gallery’s Youth Forum in the coming week.

The Forum is a group of about 10 young people aged 14—21 who act as an advisory panel for the Gallery. Their aim is to come up with a logo that will sit alongside the Gallery’s, and we have been asked to advise on how to create one from research they've conducted themselves. Hopefully in the long-term we'll work with them to create a brand identity and literature for them to use.
August 29 2007
MARC&ANNA new website



Welcome to our new website. We hope it's nicer and easier to use than the last one. There's lots more work here, and the images are much LARGER. We can update it regularly, so no static website for months on end.

We'll be adding much more news in the near future, but for now we'll let you get on and look through all the new work we have.
August 20 2007
Laurence King Publishing



Following our previous two book projects for Laurence King we have been asked to design another, forthcoming, publication.

This time it is a hard-back, coffee-table book focusing on the homes of world-wide creatives. It is in the early stages but we will have the first draft available in the next month. Watch this space.
August 19 2007
The National Trust



We are in the process of completing another job for The National Trust. It consists of a poster that folds down to a booklet for a project entitled School Arts Partnership which is about bringing two different schools together to create a project, ranging from theatre to sculpture to film.
August 10 2007
Kayt Jones



We have completed the website for LA based photographer Kayt Jones, daughter of i-D magazine founder Terry Jones. To make navigating easier, and to 'hide' the enormous number of images on the site, we split it into categories and then pages of contact sheets. These then open into large pop up books to show the full range of stunning images in each series.

This, along with the stationery, is now featured in our work section.

http://www.kaytjones.com

STUFF

May 29 2008 Posted by Anna
Which ampersand?

As you may know, we use several different rubber stamps to individually stamp ampersands to every item of our stationery.

We feel it is time for a new addition to the set, but which one? Help keep studio peace by voting for your favourite ampersand.

Vote here for your preferred number.
March 17 2008 Posted by Connie
Eat, Drink & Be Messy
It was all go here in the studio in December with our Christmas tea towel project. Several hours of ironing, stitching, stamping and folding later and we got these in the post to mop up those notoriously messy Christmas dinners.
March 17 2008 Posted by Marc
More 3D letters



Connie brought these really cool letters back from Paris with her last week.
March 14 2008 Posted by Marc
How much?
 


When we were asked to come up with a quick and cheap way of indicating how much money a group of people had saved through energy saving measures, for a photo call, we had to get thinking, fast.

Some foamboard, spray mount, a couple of scalpels and a lot of running about and cutting out later, and there we were!
March 3 2008 Posted by Marc
Jean-Jacques Perrey



Jean-Jacques Perrey (above, left) is a bit of a legend here at MARC&ANNA — his track 'Groovy Leprechauns' playing us out of the door at the end of many a week.

So while Marc was attending the AV08 festival in Newcastle this weekend he couldn't resist dropping in to a lecture given by the great man himself. At 79, once promoter of the Ondioline – one of the very first synthesisers – and collaborator with the likes of Edith Piaf and Salvador Dali, this man has a lot to tell.

If you do one thing this week, make looking up this man's music a part of it.

Pushed into a very closed second was a great talk from Dick Mills, of the BBC Radiophonic workshop, and creator of the now classic original Dr Who title music.
February 13 2008 Posted by Connie
Jo's ampersand
Jo brought us along a new ampersand stamp for the collection.
This one's Caslon. See it stamped here soon!
January 29 2008 Posted by Anna
Apple cozy
Connie has knitted an apple-cozy for me. Amazing.
November 6 2007 Posted by Marc
Signage



Great signage. No lunch.
November 2 2007 Posted by Marc
Control | Print



We all went to the opening of Control | Print earlier this week, an exhibition at the SEA Gallery.

This is a research project sponsored by the Royal College of Art, investigating the world of digital print and its place in modern design. It's an interesting exhibition, with work contributions from Mark Wilson and Vaughn Oliver amongst others.

It's on until 8 November if you're in the area

SEA GALLERY
70 St John Street
London EC1M 4DT
October 30 2007 Posted by Marc
H&M go ampersand

OK, so we're not the only company with an ampersand in our name. But we're also not the only company who likes them, obviously. Here is an ampersand broach, and an ampersand swing tag direct from Hennes & Mauritz.
October 3 2007 Posted by Anna
Studio 46

I bet you have been dying to find out what our work space looks like. Well, here are some pictures. The ginger bloke is Marc and the brunette trying to hide behind her computer is Connie.
September 25 2007 Posted by Marc
Marco Y Ana



Thanks to Connie who found this shop on her trip to Seville.

Marco Y Ana!

This could start a whole new trend — MARC&ANNAs abroad!
September 24 2007 Posted by Marc
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency



Following on from their award winning radio production of Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy, our client —Above The Title Productions—has just completed the dramatisation of series 1 of his second creation—Dirk Gently.

Entitled Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency it goes to air on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 3rd October at 6.30pm. A star cast of HARRY ENFIELD, OLIVIA COLMAN and ANDREW SACHS surely has to beat Hollyoaks for the teatime slot.
September 24 2007 Posted by Marc
Ampersand



Thanks to David from Blast who sent us this ampersand he found.

We have a collection of 3D and printed ampersands that we've collected over the past couple of years, so anyone who has one and wants to send us the physical version, or even just a photo, we'd be happy to put it up on our blog.
September 21 2007 Posted by Anna
Connie photographing in the park
The sunny weather may seem like a distant memory now, but this picture was actually taken last week. This is Connie's set up for a shot she was taking for a project we are working on with the National Trust - Connie herself was precariously perched on the stool photographing the objects on the grass, footballs and frisbees narrowly missing her, and terrifying dogs running across the frame...
August 29 2007 Posted by Marc
MARC&ANNA stuff
This is the new section of our website. To the left we'll give you updates on our work, and here we'll just post stuff that interests us. Or that we like. Or that makes us laugh. Or that we find, like this box flap.