June was the month of Graduate Fashion Week and London Collections Men. We were fortunate to have visited to some truly amazing shows this season and we were truly amazed to find so much fresh and fast-rising talent in the fashion industry. The International Warrior Fashion Show of the Milan School of Fashion Istituto Marangoni, … Read more

The green movement is not new. In fact, in the last 30 years, it has become an integral part of many campaigns and indeed even companies’ strategies in the creative industry. Why is being green so vital to the success of a business? There are different reasons, but most importantly is that consumer behaviors have … Read more

Last month, our Creative Director Madelyn Postman was invited to give a lecture on Multi-Channel Luxury Branding at the University of West London’s Claude Littner Business School, which won praise from both attending students and lecturers. Since winning the Creative Industries Business of the Year award in the West London Business Awards 2013, we have … Read more

How many barbecues have you had so far this year? The sun is shining and we’re looking forward to the summer ahead of us! Here at Grain Creative it has been an exciting and busy year so far, with lots of fantastic projects well underway. Here are a few of our latest. Introducing the Kenwood … Read more

We’re big fans of yoga, health and well-being here at Grain, so it was wonderful to work with Howard Napper again after we first met in 2005 to refresh Agoy‘s identity and packaging. Howard is a wellbeing advocate, teacher, entrepreneur, writer and designer with over 20 years of expertise behind him. His passion is to … Read more

Last month high street fashion brand Superdry announced they would enter the made-to-measure market following the success of the NIKEiD marketing strategy. Made-to-measure is a major new area of the fashion industry. Made-to-measure has been used for centuries as a means of producing garments. It is a mix of pret-a-porter and completely bespoke tailoring, offering … Read more

Introducing Grain Creative & its services at the talk with students Last week, I was invited to give a talk on social media and public relations for students at Kaplan International College in Holborn, London. The purpose of the talk was to introduce them to the creative industry in London and inspire them to become … Read more

Is your business is doing really well – are your products and services having a positive return on investment? Are you ready to take your venture to the next level, yet you are unsure which channels to promote it on and how to integrate all of them and maximise the effect? Here are some tips. … Read more

Our daughter Nellie seems to share her dad’s love for signage. I am not sure whether Nellie’s Club was invented to make a sign or whether the sign was the obvious next step to tell the world about her newly formed club. Let’s see who joins and whether they want to make poshen, potions, hunt … Read more

Started in 2002 as a design agency with a three dimensional focus, Grain has expanded to a full-service branding agency, focusing strongly on brand strategy, identity, name generation, websites, ecommerce, social media, packaging, environments, campaigns and communications. In 13 years, Grain has grown in both scope and scale. Our work has become more strategic, providing a … Read more

There have been four celestial events today: the solar eclipse, spring equinox, a supermoon, and the online launch of new childrenswear brand Petit Tribe! Petit Tribe is a new luxury childrenswear brand unlike any other, fusing traditional African inspiration with contemporary design. A dream come true Grain has been working with Petit Tribe from the … Read more

After completing the brand identity for this new contemporary fashion jewellery brand, we are delighted to announce the ecommerce website launch for Kaytie Wu. The website is for retail and trade customers with a special trade login to see wholesale prices. Pretty awesome!  

Kent at the Selfie Station, where every guest could take as many pictures as they wanted. Facebook’s B2B offer has shifted its focus from corporations to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as their main market this year. Facebook held its first-ever UK event aimed at the business backbone of the country: how Facebook can help … Read more

The client: Newland College in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire a new independent co-ed secondary school teaching the International Baccalaureate. Grain has been working with Newland College for close to a year on creating the brand from scratch and on creating a dialogue with local parents. Having held several successful Open Days throughout last year supported by … Read more

Yes, we are biased of course, we are working in design but isn’t design simply fantastic. On the same day we design and develop digital interfaces for our clients to create fantastic and relevant content for their websites and a little later in the day we go to our client ICS International Community School and … Read more