We popped up to London last week to take a look round the 2013 Designs of the year exhibition at the Design Museum – or the “Oscars of the design world” as it is commonly known. The exhibition brings together the best designs from all over the world encompassing all facets of design. Of course…
They say you should do something every day that scares you. I definitely ticked that box on 13 March, when I appeared as a guest speaker at the University of Surrey’s ‘Women In Business: The Journey To Success’ event! After listening to two keynote speakers, the 200 delegates had a choice of four seminars. To…
People still buy people, which is the premise for the seminar I’m giving tomorrow night at the University of Surrey on ‘Personal Branding and Networking’. What do people say about you when you aren’t in the room? Are you known for making the most significant contribution in your professional area? Do you know how to…
The Toast of Surrey is this Thursday 7 March and Farrow Creative are delighted to be representing the IoD Surrey as judges at this prestigious Awards Ceremony. Director of the Year is a highly prestigious award, so as judges, we’re looking for truly exceptional examples of business leadership. We’ve seen another incredibly strong field this…
We were really pleased to see Sir Quentin Blake knighted this week for his career in illustration spanning over 64yrs. The artist from South East London first saw his illustrations published in the satirical magazine Punch aged just 16 yrs old, and drew his first children’s illustrations for “A drink of water” in 1960. He…
The London Tube Map celebrated its 150th anniversary this week and what we recognise as the tube map today has seen some major design deviations since its beginnings on 9th January 1863. The tube map history in pictures; www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20943525
It has been great to see David Bowie’s return to the recording studio and the release of his new album “The Next Day”. However we think that the cover design is bound to be a talking point. The cover uses the original Heroes design with a white square obscuring the musicians face, which is going…
We are back to work and looking forward to the new exciting projects 2013 will bring us! We were very pleased to see designer Kenneth Grange knighted in the New Years honours list. Granges designs include some of our most recognisable British icons. From the TX1 London Taxi, the Intercity 125, the Kodak Instamatic, the Angle Poise lamp,…