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Devotion bridal jewellery ads

by Madelyn Postman, December 6th 2013 Devotion-diamond-ad

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!  

Lucideon: a new name for an established group of companies

by Madelyn Postman, November 29th 2013

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. This naming and branding project has been in the works…

Amersham & Wycombe College prospectuses

by Madelyn Postman, November 29th 2013

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!

Creative Industries Business of the Year

by Madelyn Postman, November 29th 2013

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 with a shot of our office. It was a fun…

Our latest launch: New Bondway

by Madelyn Postman, November 28th 2013

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.

Amersham & Wycombe College prospectus

by Madelyn Postman, November 7th 2013 Amersham-Wycombe-College-prospectuses

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 find out more about their areas of interest.  

Infographic: what makes a great company name

by Madelyn Postman, October 25th 2013 infographic naming

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.  

Infographic: what your logo says about you

by Madelyn Postman, October 25th 2013 logo infographic

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

Grain is shortlisted for the West London Business Awards!

by Madelyn Postman, October 16th 2013

We just found out that we’re on the shortlist for both the ‘Creative Industries Business of the Year’ and the ‘West London Business of the Year’ in the West London Business Awards which are being held by West London Business and Chart Lane. The awards ceremony is on November 28th which is also American Thanksgiving so let’s all keep our fingers crossed that we have…

Press release – West London Business Awards

by Madelyn Postman, October 9th 2013

Grain Creative announces today that it has been successful in being shortlisted for two awards as West London Business of the Year 2013 and Creative Industries Business of the Year 2013. The West London Business Awards are the first and only business awards for West London. They are organised by West London Business, the regional chamber of commerce and shows innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial characteristics…

Branding & design this autumn

by Madelyn Postman, October 8th 2013

With winter drawing ever closer we thought it would be the ideal time to let you know what we have been up to here at Grain Creative, giving you a peek at what’s bubbling away on the stove here, keeping us toasty. International Community School The book is evolving! With the likes of iPads and Kindles, the word ‘book’ doesn’t necessarily refer to the physical…

Grain’s orange pen

by Madelyn Postman, September 12th 2013

I never thought I could get so excited about a pen. This one makes me really happy. Email us at studio@graincreative.com if you’d like one too.