The Forum : Winckley Street : Preston
Speakers from 6.30pm : Networking from 8.30pm
Entry Free : Register here
Former creative director at The Chase and now a founding partner at Glorious Creative, Tom’s named cropped up again and again when we asked for suggestions on speakers.His mantle piece is flooded with glass/silverware and, starting his career as a signwriter on the old YTS scheme, understands the need to balance creativity with craft.
Don’t miss this opportunity to talk shop with one of the region’s most well-respected young creatives. We’ll be looking at design as problem solving, wondering why designers can’t set type any more and explaining why passion in the most important ingredient in the creativity soup.
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A bit about Glorious Creative:
Graphics are the reason we get up in the morning.
In marketing jargon, it’s all about creating ‘brand equity’. We prefer a more straight- talking northern patois. It’s about building the bottom line; it’s not about vain aesthetics.
We’re identity specialists who are renowned for creative thinking and craft skills and we enjoy the challenge of problem-solving.
What’s more, we’re really rather good at it, which is why we were named in the top five of the North of England Design Consultancy of the Year awards 2007.
Our design directors Mark Ross and Tom Shaughnessy have picked up more than 50 national and international awards, including:
D&AD
Design Week
Chicago Athenaeum
New York Type Directors Club
Donside Awards
Roses Design Awards
National Business Calendar
New York Festivals
National Graphics
European Advertising & Design
McNaughton Review
Cream Awards
North of England Design Consultancy of
Posted 07 Nov 2007 at 7:23 pm ¶the Year 2007.
1st – Strategic Thinking
3rd – Client Satisfaction
4th – Overall
Looking forward to GroupHub kicking off again, and this is a good way to start!
Posted 07 Nov 2007 at 7:35 pm ¶An excellent night chatting with a master craftsman of the design world. Tom’s down-to-earth, unpretentious approach couldn’t hide the burning passion he has for design, creativity and especially type.
We discussed a wide range of topics including the importance of passion in our industry; design as problem solving and the role of ‘the suit’, as well as dedicating an entire spot to the dying art of typography.
Posted 29 Nov 2007 at 11:28 am ¶Post a Comment
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