At Grain, we’ve been using Redbooth’s project management software for over a year. As a rapidly growing agency, with more than our fair share of creative (read: easily distracted) personalities, it’s been invaluable at improving productivity and time management. We recently featured in a video as a Redbooth project management success story, telling how, through … Read more

I was recently interviewed by Managing Intellectual Property magazine, one of the leading sources worldwide of news and analysis of all things relating to IP. The interview covered many of the specialist areas where the expertise of branding agencies are important in helping clients avoid the pitfalls they might experience if they try naming and branding … Read more

The great bard once wrote “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” a phrase sometimes quoted by modern day detractors of the branding industry to imply that you could pick any name out of a hat for a new brand and it would not affect that brand’s fortunes. … Read more

Two beloved fashion clients of ours had their exhibitions at the Pure trade show this year at Kensington Olympia. We thought it’d be a great chance to catch up with them and say hello. Turned out they were extremely busy answering lots of queries and we were also pleased to hear that everyone was very impressed … Read more

Happy February 29th – you don’t get to say that very often! And oooh it’s chilly outside. The great news is that spring is on its way and we have quite a few exciting updates from Grain HQ. This season includes news from Milan, two new gorgeous fashion brands, a redesigned website for Newland College, branding for a … Read more

We are over the moon that Petit Tribe, the new childrenswear label with branding, packaging and ecommerce website by Grain, was showcased in the prestigious Next Talents 2016 scout initiative of Vogue Italia & Yoox.com (owner of NET-A-PORTER) this week in Milan. Adding to the kudos is the fact that Petit Tribe is the very first … Read more

Grain was recently invited to be featured as a Redbooth project management success story. The filming was great fun and it was a good opportunity to reflect on our growth and success. Christoph Geppert during the interview It all started more than a year ago when we were winning more projects, which were more complex and … Read more

Actor Helen Anderson-Lee, Christoph, Madelyn and Hannah To keep all of us all focused, happy and creative at work, our directors Christoph and Madelyn regularly organise fun and inspirational activities like going to TEDx or the Alexander McQueen exhibition. The most recent team event, a bespoke Presentation Skills Workshop organised by Partners With You, took on more of a … Read more

Madelyn Postman leading the talk. It has been a great year for Grain from being invited to guest lecture at several universities to leading industry talks. Most recently, our Creative Director Madelyn Postman was invited to join local industrial design and ecommerce professionals to speak at the Industrial Innovation Seminar in Zhongshan, China. With more than … Read more

Adios, amigos! I haven’t been at Grain for nearly as long as I would have liked, but I can safely say that even from day one I was made to feel part of a fantastic creative team, and have also had the chance to work on some really fab projects. It’s back to school for … Read more

Following on from our ‘Grain in 3D’ post, here is the Grain logo printed from our Ultimaker2!  

In August our creative directors Madelyn and Christoph travelled across pond for a visit to the Devotion store on Long Island. The visit gave them an opportunity to see the ‘Create your Masterpiece’ window display designed by the Grain team. It was fantastic to see the new collection firsthand, and Madelyn even had the chance … Read more

In 2009 we were tasked by Nokia to design and supervise the production of 1,000 high-spec, special edition boxes to present the N97 smart phone to brand ambassadors and the media. You can see the project published in Promotional Packaging & Design by Christian Campos.

By coincidence, we found this 3D Grain right after firing up our 3D printer. It’s made from FIMO by hand. A PLA version will be joining it soon from our Ultimaker2! Yes, the yellow flower dot has been intentionally composed like that in the photo. That’s an ‘i’ for detail (sorry)…

Moving into the autumn, we have a bumper crop of updates from Grain HQ and a fresh new design of the newsletter for you as well. This season includes a new product name for Kenwood, launches for SKOLA Group schools, a blog called ‘Design & a Dog’ and lots more! A new website for Alexanders College … Read more