With Christmas and 2014 fast approaching, here at Grain we’ve been trying to pin down our new year’s resolutions…along with working on amazing branding and design projects, wrapping up our secret Santa pressies and eating mince pies! The usual ‘work harder’, ‘do more exercise’ and ‘give up the mid-morning snacks’ (that we’ve come to enjoy … Read more

“No artificial reverb added.”

If you are on Long Island, pop by the Devotion bridal jewellery store in the Roosevelt Field Mall. And if you’re anywhere in the New York/Long Island area you may come across one of the Devotion ads we’ve recently designed!  

I stumbled on this interesting article which claims that the Chinese penchant for copying/ stealing ideas started with British botanist Robert Fortune’s own ‘IP theft’ of Chinese tea cultivation. It doesn’t fully explain what is probably a deeper part of Chinese culture but it’san interesting theory. Image credit: Te Cha

I will trust the BBC in not capitalising ‘union jack’ — please comment below if you have any idea why it’s not capitalised. It is slightly premature to redesign the flag without Scotland in it, but some of the ideas are funny and apt like the roundabout one, worth having a look.

What used to be called Ceram is now Lucideon, which brings together Ceram, CICS and M+P Labs (a former GE company) under one new name. Providing materials development, testing and assurance, Lucideon has a strong presence in the UK, USA and Europe and like many companies is working more and more with the Far East. … Read more

After the launch of the redesigned website, we have now designed the Full-Time Further Education and Higher Education prospectuses for 2014/15. They’re fresh off the press and flying off the shelves at the college!

We are thrilled to announce that we won the Creative Industries Business of the Year in the inaugural West London Business Awards. One discovery we have made today: it is very difficult to photograph glass and we wonder if there should be a Glass Photography category for next year. So we have combined the trophy photo … Read more

New Bondway will rise 168m from the New Southbank area in Nine Elms. It is a mainly residential development from Citygrove and McLaren Property and the brilliance of KPF Architects. We named the development, created an elegant identity and have just launched the responsive website.

Supported by microbanking, and more specifically by Microbanker.com, many micro businesses in Uganda are getting more exposure than usual through the Jessie J ‘Price Tag’ lip dub with a cast of 500 Ugandan women. An amazing feat of organisation, and inspiration. Image credit: Fanny Schertzer CC 3.0

Hot off the press, the new Higher Education 2014/15 prospectus from Amersham & Wycombe College is the first in a series…next up is the hefty Full Time Further Education one. With the study areas visible through the die-cut tabbed cover, students can see immediately what is on offer and then leaf through the prospectus to … Read more

I could safely make a bet on which part of this phone box is used more. I love how this iconic but now outdated object has been given new life and purpose. Many phone boxes now offer free wifi, another way to update the telecoms and communication offering. The phone box is also relevant to … Read more

Creating company and product names is a specialism of ours here at Grain. Check out this infographic for some tips on how to create a great name.  

What does your logo say about your company? Here’s a brief guide, infographic-style, on typography, colour, shape and semantics.