Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

This section is where you can find out out about what we've been up to when we get around to updating. You'll no doubt notice plenty of gaps between posts, but don't worry, this should just reassure you that instead of tinkering with our own website, we are more than likely up to our eyes working someone else's!

Custom Kicks.

We were asked to contribute to a book showcasing the world of customising shoes and sneakers by Matthijs and Kim at MAKI.

This is the first time we'd done anything like it and it ended up great fun.

Go preorder the book now.

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NKD Clothing.

We recently revamped the NKD Clothing website to bring it more in line with their current business demands.

Visit the site

Black& White Freedrawing Book.

Steven was asked by Dutch designer Zeptonn to be one of the contributors to his new book which has been commissioned by one of Holland's largest paper companies to be sent to major advertising agencies as a promotional tool.

The premise involves Zeptonn collaborating with other international designers by starting a drawing that others can then take on and add to before passing it back and forth till it's done.

It's an interesting little project, and we can't wait to see the finished result.

T in the Park 2008.

It's that time of year again already.

We'll be working on our 15th T in the Park music festival material over the next few months and it already looks like this July will be a cracker.

www.tinthepark.com

South by Southwest 2008.

For the third year in a row, we've won the work for the Scottish Arts Council's annual trip to SxSW.

We'll be working on posters, cd's, magazine layouts and flyers, as well as the Scottish entry to the Flatstock poster exhibition.

Nevisprint Website.

We've been commissioned to create the web presence for Nevisprint,one of Scotland's leading print companies.

Look out for it early to mid 2008.

Club Elements.

Club Elements is a new club night promotions company aiming to bring the best dj's and dance acts to the best clubs around Scotland.

We created their new identity and support branding to help launch them in style. Work so far includes stationery, flyers, posters, promotional tshirts and car livery as well as their new website.

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Pathways to Work.

Pathways to Work is a new government based initiative to encourage people currently claiming Incapacity Benefit to try to get back into work.

We've created an identity that shuns the usual dull and dreary images for a more upbeat and positive illustrative theme to catch eyes and turns heads.

Wet Wet Wet.

For the new Wet Wet Wet studio album, we worked with legendary designer Klaus Voormann who illustrated this great image which we then used to create the packaging.

More work is planned as their new singles are scheduled for release.

New Shirt for Sale at Threadless.

Our latest shirt design was declared the winner of the 'threadless loves 33 1/3rd' competition.

See it, or indeed buy it, here.

Connect Music Festival.

We've been commissioned to take care of the advertising for this year's brand new 'Connect' music festival at Inveraray.

This includes public advertising, promotional items, ticketing and more, but what's really got us excited is that it'll be the first chance to see the Jesus and Mary Chain in years!

BASELINE featured in a new Rockport book.

We've recently been featured in a new book on graphics for the catering industries which shows off some of the work we've done in that field over the last few years. Rockport have a reputation for publishing some of the most renowned books on the graphics industry and we're pleased to be a part of this '1000 Restaurant, Bar and Café Graphics'.
Look out for us in print some more over the coming months…

Denis O. Brown Associates.

Denis O Brown approached us on recommendation to undertake the identity work for themselves - having being established for over 20 years, the company had never used professional design - but had identified the need to visually better represent the company and its values.

With the client having little experience of the design process and the various considerations involved, we decided to closely involve them at all stages in the development of their logo. Working with them in this way proved to be beneficial to both client and ourselves in easily establishing and identifying the best visual approach to take with the project, and initial exploratory work with Denis O Brown in this area proved to be highly accurate and representative of the finished results. The finalised logo proved to be one which both the client and Baseline were fully delighted with.

Six Cities Design Festival.

The much touted Six Cities Design Festival hit Scotland mid-May with events across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.

We got involved in some Stirling events which saw us designing promotional material for a massive game of musical chairs on the 19th May. We designed and produced some origami chairs which kids could then draw and colour to make their own chair to take home.

After that one, we all headed up to the Tolbooth to see the legendary Peter Saville, designer of some of the most iconic record covers of the last 20 years which you can read about on the blog.

HAGGiS Rolls Out.

After winning a five-way pitch to revamp the HAGGiS Adventures and Shamrocker brands for Radical Travel, the new look literature was launched to a great response all over the UK.

Aimed at independent travellers, we have redesigned all the promotional material with a fresh, and sophisticated feel, making use of splash photography and bold colourways to create a vibrant and funky brand identity without resorting to the common clichés often found accompanying this type of market.

The Bank Bar/Café,
Glasgow

We've just finished work on the identity and supporting literature for The Bank - a new Bar/Café recently opened in Glasgow by Maclay Inns.

Inspired by the building's old role, The Bank uses a classic serif typeface to create a regal, financial feel, and touches such as menus in the style of chequebooks add a quirky touch.

Scottish Music Centre.

We were recently commisioned by the Scottish Music Centre to produce a range of material to promote their services as a resource for all things musical in Scotland.

The aim will be to design an identity and supporting literature which will encompass the feel and vibe that the centre (based in Glasgow's old Fruitmarket) has to offer whilst making sure that people from all areas, both in and outwith the industry know what the centre can do for them.