Sparks Studio, London

Scripture Union Holiday Brochure

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

A fresh approach was sought for Scripture Union England summer holiday brochure.

What our clients say

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s what some of our clients think about us.

Saul Bass’ Bell System Pitch

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Great example from Saul Bass on how to avoid alienating the client when it’s time to pitch the big idea.

Building a Portfolio

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

So, you’re a student in your 2nd or 3rd year of a degree

Artesian

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The consultancy MCA Group has renamed and rebranded to become Artesian

Richter Panorama

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We recently took some time out of the studio to see the major retrospective of Gerhard Richter called Panorama.

Fingerprint 2

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Our charity placemats for Ella Doran have been featured in Fingerprint 2.

Christmas 2011

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Playful wrapping paper. For Christmas and beyond.

Under the Dark Cloth

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Packaging design for a very special concert.

Cold Tyrone Throne

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

An exhibition piece for 26Treasures at the Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland.

adapt to survive

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

One of our directors had an article on the importance of branding published in the Solicitors Journal.

Freedman

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Taking marketing global.

Every Crack Can Let Light In

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A book, 10 years in the making.

36 Bedford Row

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The landscape of law is changing.

Bludgeon

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A bespoke typeface created for an exhibition piece at 26 Treasures, Belfast.

Future Content

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Last autumn we went to a design conference that looked at how we engage with content across multiple platforms.

Binom Architects Catalogue

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Collaboration and innovation create a unique publication.

Jesse and Joy

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

CD Single artwork for a group signed to the Warner Music Mexico.

26 Treasures

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

It takes a man from Cookstown to remind us of the word ‘bludgeoned’.

HFP in RA Summer Show

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Congratulations to HFP for having 2 publications selected for the RA summer show.

36 Bedford Row"s new identity

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

First public sighting of the new brand identity for 36 Bedford Row.

Fan funding

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The making of a Good Man.

A taste of Spain

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Spanish Culture Clash.

Becca Allen in Computer Arts

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Becca was recently asked to illustrate an article for Computer Arts Magazine.

Rams’ Pocket Radio

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A minimal sound, but never empty.

False Balance

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Christian Aid approached us to design an exhibition stand for a series of trade shows.

Values in print

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Zoë Barker publishes a limited edition book featuring work from her "Tesco Values" Exhibition.

Award Winning

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Even Gods won "Best Short Film" at the Belfast Film Festival.

Chris Frazer Smith

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Designing for smart phones.

Craftmanship

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Its easy for us all to be ignorant of the infrastructure behind many common place technologies.

Binom Architects

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

An architectural office founded by Marta Granda Nistal and Gonzalo Coello de Portugal.

Chris Frazer Smith

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Photographer"s online portfolio.

Becker Brown

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

New brand identity for the management company Becker Brown.

Even Gods

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Title sequence for Even Gods. A film directed by Phil Harrison.

Ruby Murray

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A three track CD featuring three of Ruby Murray’s best loved songs.

Duke Special Songbooks

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Serenade in style.

Peter Howson

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The official web site for Peter Howson, Scotland"s most celebrated artist.

Christian Aid

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

We have worked with Christian Aid for over eight years.

Third Bar

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Third Bar is an artist development business run by Gary Lightbody & Davy Matchett and based in Belfast.

Spire

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Brand development and design for marketing consultants.

Pelican Exchange

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Making trading on the markets as easy as tweeting.

Alicia Keys goes double platinum

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

We didn"t get the satisfaction of delivering this award ourselves.

Bruno + Bean

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A designer home-ware company, promote the best of Irish and European contemporary design.

Trinity Buoy Wharf

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

An Arts, Commercial and residential centre located on the banks of the Thames, in the heart of London"s Docklands.

Pelican Exchange

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Making trading on the markets as easy as tweeting.

Changemakers

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Changemakers" mission is to unleash young people"s leadership potential.

Liz Rosenberg Media

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Madonna’s long-serving publicist starts her own firm.

Ruffer

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100

An investment house full of character.

Ruffer LLP

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Original, quirky and old-fashioned. Ruffer is not a typical investment manager.

Liz Rosenberg Media

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Liz Rosenberg. Long-time publicist to Madonna.

Gary Prior Photography

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Gary has been photographing the biggest names in sport for over 20 years.

Circle the City

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Christian Aid returned for publicity materials for the annual sponsored walk around the City of London.

Artisan

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A series of publications designed for a christian arts charity.

Alicia Keys Award

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Bespoke award to mark Alicia"s latest album - The Element of Freedom going double platinum.

Duke Special

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A songwriter and performer based in Belfast.

Chris Bacon

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Most business writing is boring bit it doesn’t have to be.

The Stage, a Book and The Silver Screen

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

3 CD Boxset.

Lightness and Calm

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Catalogue for the artwork installed at the new Altnagelvin Hospital, Northern Ireland.

Altyerre

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Website for a specialist events company.

REGINA SPEKTOR

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Warner Music needed a stand-out promotional item.

Pickle Project

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A unique team building event that creates a new food brand in one day to sell for the benefit of others.

Regina Spektor Box

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Promotional package designed to coincide with the launch of her new album Far.

Shelter / Ella Doran

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Invited by designer Ella Doran to participate in an auction for Shelter.

Project Blake

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

A festival identity for a series of events hosted in Lambeth.

Island Mentality

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Self initiated project of a short film shown in a group exhibition in east London.

Project Blake walkers guide

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

A map to guide visitors around Lambeth to see William Blake landmarks.

Sticky Graphics

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Sparks work for Artisan has recently been featured in Sticky Graphics, published by Rotovision.

Light Boxes

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

2 light boxes called Abstracted Geography, which incorporated satellite imagery.

I Never thought this day would come

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Duke Special"s 2008 Release on Universal.

Bible Style Guide

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The Bible Style Guide provides a crash course in the Bible for busy journalists, broadcasters and bloggers.

Songs from the deep forest

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Songs From the Deep Forest, Six 7 inch box–set.

North Interiors

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

North Interiors is an interior design company that wanted to refresh is brand identity.

1 Garden Court

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

1GC Family Law Chambers is steeped in history and wanted to recapture some of that gravitas in this rebrand.

Convocation

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The Economist group art commission was awarded to sparks for their site–specific installation.

Floreat Sonus

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Floreat Sonus wanted to break free from the conventional image of early choral music.

Diesel

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Creation of motion graphics and editing of campaign video material.

Freewheel

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Award winning animated music video for the single release of freewheel by duke special.

Epitaph

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100

As part of the Festival "Food for the Soul" Sparks installed an 8 metre watercolour in the old church in Shoreditch.

Euro 2004

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000

Design and build of an interactive dvd-rom.