Olympic Posters

The Olympic folks put up a huge banner outside the East Finchley tube station asking if we are ready to be a good host...

That got us thinking... 

In the spirit of "Keep Calm and Carry on" variations of which are just about everywhere at the moment, we knocked up our own Olympic posters instructing Londoners how to behave during the games... 

Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story

Enjoyed this talk no end. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did.

When debate breaks down

While reading the comments regarding a video on the TED site, we came across this, which made us smile.

To be worn with some irony...?

After flying the other day with the "orange alternative" and landing at London Luton Airport, I got to thinking about the airline no one seems to say anything positive about and why I only use it reluctantly. It got me thinking, this airline is in need of positive PR - especially when faced with an online anti fan sites or BBC Panorama's programme. So we thought - for free - we could invert the negative and crete a feel good message and emblazon it on some merchandise. So we fused the brand name with a Milton Glaser heart and voila! Either completely unsellable merchandise, or cult hit to be worn with an ironic smile...

Ferguson Hill Launch FHOO9 Home Theatre System

After much fine tuning Ferguson Hill launch the long awaited FHOO9 Home Theatre System to rave reviews.

This stylish addition to any home won 5 stars in a 3 way test in iCreate Magazine and was equally well received in the Daily Mail, the former saying "The clarity of the Sound is amazing" and the latter saying "The best home cinema speakers ever made"

Read more reviews here.

Hughes Design have been working with Ferguson Hill for many years supplying creative direction. Aside from Copywriting, Art direction packaging design, together with DJA online we recently updated the Ferguson Hill website.

Yo ho ho!

What a year it's been! Big thanks, we couldn't have done it without you:

And everyone else we worked with in 2011

We hope you have a great break and come back refreshed in the new year. Hughes Design will be closed from Friday 23rd December 2011 and will be back properly on Tuesday 3rd January 2012 to address all your digital, design and copywriting requirements.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Mike, Julia, Dan | HUGHES DESIGN

Life's too Short's Warwick Davis' Willow Management Website

We recently put the finishing touches on a new website for Willow Management, the real life talent agency run by Warwick Davis, star of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's new BCC's Comedy, Life's To Short.

Willow Management - The biggest agency for short actors in the world - approached both us and DJA Online late last year to redevelop their talent agency's website. The main objective of the site was for it to be easy for casting directors to view the pictures and videos of all the talent that Willow has to offer, and for the agency to easily update the profile of all the actors on their books.

Another part of the brief was help develop the brand - both Peter and Warwick believe passionately in using real actors for 'short' roles in TV & movies, as no matter how good the technology is, it still can't replicate a real actor. 

We helped with the tone of voice and art directed the photoshoot, while incorporating existing elements of their brand into their design.

Warwick's film roles include most of the Harry Potter movies, Willow, Return of the Jedi, Leprechaun, along with TV Roles including a cameo on Extra's - where Ricky Gervais appears to kick Warwick in the face.

In the new show, Warwick plays a version of himself, an actor, who runs an agency for short actors, but who keeps all the best jobs for himself, is divorced, owes the tax man thousands and is struggling to stay afloat, but agrees to let a film crew film him for a documentary...

It will be broadcast Thursday 10 November on BBC2.