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From major cultural institutions to little known galleries and from internationally renowned writers to a small choir, we help many organisations in the cultural sector to tell their story.

Alain de Botton
Art Commissioners
Art Forum Berlin
Artnet
Association Internationale Des Musées D’Agriculture
Bachchor Gütersloh
Benjamin Franklin Centre
British Library
British Museum
Britten-Pears Foundation
Casa Daros
Contemporary Art Society
Danny Lane
Fundação Edson Queiroz
Fundação Vale
Goethe-Institut
Knabenchor Gütersloh
Mies van der Rohe Haus
Miguel Rio Branco
Moreira Salles Institute
Museum of London
National Portrait Gallery
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
Preussische Schlösser und Gärten
Tate Britain
Tate Modern
The Art Fund
The Crime Museum
The Garden Museum
The Islamic Arts Society
The London Design Festival
The Museum of English Rural Life
UK Centre for Carnival Arts
William Morris Gallery

Alain de Botton

Alain de Botton is one of the most prominent living authors in the United Kingdom, writing best-selling books that, as he puts it, 'tackle questions of everyday life from a philosophical point of view'. He is also involved in making a number of TV documentaries accompanying his books.

Alain de Botton, Architecture of Happiness, Penguin
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Alain de Botton, Architecture of Happiness, Penguin

The Architecture of Happiness' amounts to a beguiling tour through philosophy and the psychology of architecture. It is also Alain de Botton's most lavishly illustrated text book. Probing questions and myriad examples of historic...
Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Penguin
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Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work, Penguin

The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work is an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace, beautifully evoking what other people get up to all day – and night – to make the frenzied contemporary world function. With a...

Art Commissioners

Art Commissioners is a consultancy to the world of arts. It advises corporate clients and collectors, curates exhibitions and creates publications, films and events internationally.

From its European base the consultancy embraces a global network that includes artists, museum curators, directors of Art Fairs, events and private galleries.

Art Commissioners has been responsible for commissioning site-specific works by leading contemporary artists such as Richard Serra, Anselm Kiefer, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Anish Kapoor and Cai Guo-Qiang, among others.

In collaboration with its sister company, Ivorypress, it has curated major exhibitions such as the 10th Venice Architecture Biennale of 2006 and has acted as consultants in the Blood on Paper exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which explored the concept of artists books from the early twentieth century to the present-day.

How much does your building weigh Mr. Foster?
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How much does your building weigh Mr. Foster?

Produced by Elena Ochoa’s production company Art Commissioners, the film traces the rise of one of the world’s premier architects Norman Foster and his quest to improve the quality of life through design. Portrayed are Foster’s origins and...
Horizons, Ivorypress
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Horizons, Ivorypress

Horizons is the most exclusive travel book you won't find. In fact, travel is just the excuse for this lavishly produced art book creating a journey through photography, text and poetry. It was sold out before it was even published...
Art Commissioners Website
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Art Commissioners Website

The Art Commissioners website introduces all the activities of this Spanish production company on a single page. The homepage is designed like an interactive version of the ancient Egytian papyrus scroll. Fortunately, web technology allows...

Art Forum Berlin

For 15 years Art Forum Berlin has been a key event on the cultural calendar presenting a wide range of contemporary art from painting, sculpture and photography to installations, drawings, graphics, performance and video art.

Specialised exhibitions focusing on young art (Focus), art in the exterior space (Plein Air) complement the general programme. In addition, museums, galleries and private cultural institutions in Berlin present a multifaceted programme of exhibitions, receptions and events.

Art Forum Berlin Identity
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Art Forum Berlin Identity

The competition entry for the new Art Forum Berlin identity was inspired by Phil Baines 'You can read me' typeface. With his design Baines explores the limits of legibility. For the Art Forum Berlin logotype a fine balance was...

Artnet

Artnet is an online resource for the art world which enable the visitor to research the price of fine art with an illustrated archive of 2.9 million international auction results; explore artworks for sale in a network of 1200+ international galleries, from Old Masters to Contemporary Art; and track the financial performance of over 4000 artists driving the auction market. The company also publishes online monographs in conjunction with artists and an online art magazine.

Association Internationale Des Musées D’Agriculture

The Association Internationale Des Musées D’Agriculture (AIMA) started in 1966 with a conference of agricultural museum staff in Prague. Today, the organisation has evolved into a global platform for the agricultural discurse and is frequently referred to as the International Association of Agricultural Museums.

The associations aims to educate the public about the importance of agriculture and facilitates the dialogue about agricultural topics and discoveries between museums across the globe. AIMA regularly publishes scientific papers and museum case studies presented at the triennial International Congress of Agricultural Museums.

AIMA Logo
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AIMA Logo

The logo of the Association Internationale Des Musées D’Agriculture is based on the acronym AIMA and communicates the two core aims of this International Association of Agricultural Museums: the focus on the importance of agriculture and...

Bachchor Gütersloh

Bachchor Gütersloh was founded 1946 by Eduard Büchsel and soon built a reputation for its concerts and recordings. Sigmund Bothmann took over the choir in 1992 and revitalised the Bach repertoire as well as the heritage of other European composers.

The choir has collected awards at the Westfälischen Musikfest 1994, Europäisches Chorfestival 1996, Rheinisches Musikfest 1999 and Landes-Chorwettbewerb Nordrhein-Westfalen 1997 in Wuppertal. At the German National Choir Contest Deutscher Chorwettbewerb 1998 in Regensburg Bachchor was awarded a third prize.

In addition to three CD recordings of J.S. Bach, C.A. Cartellieri, P. Hindemith and I. Strawinsky, Bachchor has recorded 35 concerts for broadcasting.

Bachchor Gütersloh Identity
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Bachchor Gütersloh Identity

The Bachchor Gütersloh is an award winning choir with a repertoire ranging from Early Baroque to Modern Music. Unusually for choir this size a complete identity programme was created in order to create a recognisable public presence. Apart...
Bachchor Gütersloh Posters
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Bachchor Gütersloh Posters

The Bachchor Gütersloh is an award winning choir with a repertoire ranging from Early Baroque to Modern Music. Unusually for a choir this size a complete promotional programme was developed in order to create a recognisable public presence...
Bachchor Gütersloh Website
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Bachchor Gütersloh Website

The Bachchor website is a resource for choir members as well as a promotional tool for the choir's concert programme. Arriving at the homepage, visitors are greeted with an electronic version of the poster for the latest concert. The...
Bachchor Logotype
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Bachchor Logotype

The most minimal of design interventions turns the grace of the Torino typeface into a logotype with easily discernible musical overtones – entirely appropriate for a choir dedicated to the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach...

Benjamin Franklin Centre

Benjamin Franklin House is the world's only remaining Franklin home and is one of the most important Anglo-American heritage site on either side of the Atlantic. It offers a diverse range of learning activities for school groups and families.

The house presents the excitement and uncertainty of Franklin's London years using rooms where so much took place as staging for a drama which seamlessly integrates live performance, cutting edge lighting, sound and projection technology.

The centre is a focal point in Europe for Franklin and Franklin-related study, featuring a full set of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin, as catalogued by Yale University, and an active symposia programme.

Benjamin Franklin Centre Symbol
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Benjamin Franklin Centre Symbol

An identity based on a rubbing of a Benjamin Franklin medal suggests that by restoring the Benjamin Franklin House and creating cultural links between the UK and USA, the charity responsible is rebuilding the great inventor and politician’...

British Library

The British Library is the UK's national library. As one of the world's largest research libraries it holds over 150 million items. The Library's collections include around 25 million books, along with additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.

As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, including all foreign books distributed in the UK. It also purchases many items which are published outside Britain and Ireland. The British Library adds some three million items every year.

X Stories Poster
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X Stories Poster

As part of The London Design Festival the British Library asked 26 Designers to collaborate with 26 writers. Each pair had to design a poster dedicated to one letter of the alphabet. An exhibition of all the posters was held at the British...

British Museum

Founded in 1753, The British Museum is the oldest and greatest publicly funded museum in the world. Its collections focus on human history and culture and with more than seven million objects are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world.

The British Museum Friends support and assist the Museum in the maintenance and expansion of its collection and in its services to scholars and the general public.

The British Museum Press publishes award-winning illustrated books for academics, students and the general public. Inspired by the collections of the British Museum, titles range from the fine and decorative arts to history, archaeology and world cultures.

Kitaj Prints - A Catalogue Raisonné
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Kitaj Prints - A Catalogue Raisonné

Looking at Kitaj's early prints almost fifty years later, one is struck by how bold, fresh, witty and incisive they are. Undoubtedly they are riddled with obscure references, but this is what makes them so intriguing: they are like...
British Museum Magazine
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British Museum Magazine

When the British Museum Friends decided they wanted to take their British Museum Magazine into a new direction, Thomas Manss & Company developed a design which gave the magazine a more popular presence. Rather than sparsely illustrated...
Germany Divided, British Museum Press
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Germany Divided, British Museum Press

Germany Divided explores the work of Georg Baselitz and his contemporaries Marcus Lüpertz, Blinky Palermo, A.R. Penck, Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter. The publication coincided with the first public display of works on paper from the...

Britten-Pears Foundation

Britten-Pears Foundation is committed to promoting the legacy of the British composer, Benjamin Britten and his partner, the tenor, Peter Pears.

Based in Aldeburgh where Britten and Pears lived and worked, the foundation is an important supporter of Aldeburgh's and East Anglia's cultural life, organising the Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts as well as preserving Britten's collection of works and his former home – The Red House.

In addition to it's cultural efforts, the Britten-Pears Foundation encourages the interest in Britten and holds performances and events to develop a better understanding of the composer's works and vision.

Benjamin Britten Exhibition
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Benjamin Britten Exhibition

The Red House in Aldeburgh has long been a magnet for music lovers and Benjamin Britten connoisseurs alike. Housed in Britten's former home, the exhibition offers visitors an insight into the life of one of Britain's most...

Casa Daros

A space for art, education and communication in Rio de Janeiro, Casa Daros is an institution of Daros Latinamerica, one of the most comprehensive collections dedicated to Latin American contemporary art, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

The Daros Latinamerica Collection consists of about 1,200 paintings, photographs, videos, sculptures and installations by more than 117 artists including Cildo Meireles, Doris Salcedo and Julio Le Parc. The collection is housed in a neoclassical 19th century designed by architect Francisco Joaquim Bethencourt da Silva (1831–1912) in Rio de Janeiro's Botafogo district.

Contemporary Art Society

Founded in 1910, the Contemporary Art Society exists to encourage the appreciation and understanding of contemporary art and to develop public collections and collectors in the UK. The Society is a national membership organisation, including contemporary art enthusiasts and collectors, curators and artists, commercial galleries and a nationwide network of regional museums and art galleries.

For 100 years, the organisation has acted as a catalyst in the contemporary visual arts, developing audiences, artists, curators, collectors and collections alike. The Society played a unique and visionary role, donating more than 8,000 works to institutions in Britain, where they are enjoyed by audiences of tens of millions.

CAS membership pack
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CAS membership pack

The Contemporary Art Society membership pack targets three discreet audiences: novice collectors, collectors of contemporary Art and Patron, collectors that would like to get more involved with the artists and their works. Each target...

Danny Lane

Danny Lane is perhaps best known for his monumental sculptures made of horizontally stacked glass. His work ranges from the design and production of glass furniture combined with wrought iron, to large-scale architectural commissions, which incorporate both engraving and stacking techniques.

Danny Lane Website
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Danny Lane Website

The Danny Lane website not only features the artist’s sculptures, objects and furniture, it also gives an insight into the process of designing and making the large glass pieces the artist is best known for. The webdesign brief called for...

Fundação Edson Queiroz

Since its inception in 1971 the Fundação Edson Queiroz has been realising social, educational and cultural projects in the north-eastern region of Brazil. Set up by industrialist Edson Queiroz and today presided over by his son Airton Queiroz, the foundation is part of the Edson Queiroz Group – a conglomerate with interests in energy distribution, mineral water and soft drinks, paints, household appliances, agriculture, communication and education.

True to its founder's aim to stimulate social and economic change through education, Fundação Edson Queiroz's most prized project is the Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor). In addition to the university's graduate and postgraduate education programmes with its 25,000 students, Unifor's Cultural Space has been organizing exhibitions of internationally renowned artists such as Miró, Rembrandt, Rubens and Vik Muniz for more than 20 years.

Unifor Trajetórias Catalogue
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Unifor Trajetórias Catalogue

The catalogue for the Trajectories exhibition, celebrating 40 years of the University of Fortaleza (Unifor), presents a selection of Brazilian art from the Edson Queiroz Foundation curated by Paulo Herkenhoff and Marcelo Campos. Mirroring...
Unifor Trajetórias Exhibition
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Unifor Trajetórias Exhibition

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its Fortaleza university, the Edson Queiroz Foundation opened its unique collection of Brazilian art to the general public for the first time. Curated by Paulo Herkenhoff and Marcelo Campos "...

Fundação Vale

Vale is a global mining company with headquarters in Brazil and operations in more than 30 countries on five continents.

The aim of the Vale Foundation is to contribute to the economic, environmental and social development of the regions where the mining company operates. The Foundation's activities focus on education, health, employment, culture and sports.

Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos
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Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos

The title of Museu Vale's exhibition 'Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos' can be loosely translated as 'Journeys, Desires, Paths". The show brings together nine contemporary artists from the North and Northeast...
Ana Maria Tavares at Museu Vale
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Ana Maria Tavares at Museu Vale

For her solo exhibition at the Museu Vale, Brazilian artist Ana Maria Tavares has transformed the gallery space into one large installation. Her latest work continues to examine the themes of tropical nature and architecture in the context...
Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos catalogue
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Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos catalogue

Unusually, the catalogue for 'Das viagens, dos desejos, dos caminhos' features a series of images of the exhibition in its final setting at Museu Vale. While this meant that the catalogue could only be produced once the...
Ana Maria Tavares Catalogue
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Ana Maria Tavares Catalogue

The publication of ”Atlântica Moderna: Purus and Negros“ coincided with the solo show of Brazilian artist Ana Maria Tavares at Museu Vale. Key features including the installation „Loos’s Wall with Paradise”, created especially for the...

Goethe-Institut

The Goethe-Institut is Germany’s worldwide operating cultural institution. Founded in 1951 as a successor to the German Academy, it promotes the study of the German language abroad and encourages international cultural exchange.

The 136 institutes around the world offer an elaborate programme of events, festivals and exhibitions in the fields of film, dance, music, theatre, literature and translation, fostering knowledge about Germany and providing information on the country’s culture, society and politics. It also maintains long-standing relationships with international partners such as the British Council, Instituto Camões or Deutsche Welle.

Knabenchor Gütersloh

Knabenchor Gütersloh e.V. is an initiative of the Music Academy North-Rhine Westphalia and the Church in Gütersloh. 65 boys from the age of 6 to 13 perform under the expert guidance of Ernst Leopold Schmid and Sigmund Bothmann.

At the invitation of the German Goethe Institute, the choir first presented its musical programme during a concert tour to Turin in 2007.

Knabenchor Gütersloh Logotype
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Knabenchor Gütersloh Logotype

Unlike most men, the logotype for this boys choir can multi-task. It not only performs the usual task of giving the organsation a face, it also acts as a concert poster. Because of budget constraints the choir cannot print dedicated...
Knabenchor Gütersloh Website
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Knabenchor Gütersloh Website

The Knabenchor website was designed for the young choir boys as much as their parents. While Mum and Dad can check the concert programme as well as the latest news and press reviews, the youngster are kept amused by a little feature that...

Mies van der Rohe Haus

This is a little known gem of building in the far north east of Berlin. Apart from glamorous public buildings like the National Gallery, Mies van der Rohe also built this modest private house for the entrepreneur Karl Lemke. It has been faithfully restored to its modernist origins following years of neglect under the communists who used it as a launderette. It is now a museum and gallery. During the restauration process Thomas Manss & Company produced all the fund raising literature and exhibition promotions.

Miguel Rio Branco

Miguel Rio Branco is one of the most important contemporary artist practicing in Brazil today. His work oscillates between the poetic and documentary, combining painting, collages, films and installations with his primary means of expression: photography.

A member of photographers group Magnum since 1980, Rio Branco has been shown in exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Aperture Foundation in New York and the São Paulo Bienal. Since 2011 he has a pavilion dedicated to him at the contemporary art centre in Inhotim.

Miguel Rio Branco – Blind Spot
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Miguel Rio Branco – Blind Spot

Blind Spot is an exhibition of works by Miguel Rio Branco – one of Brazil's most important contemporary artists. Featuring photographs, paintings, collages, installations and videos created throughout a career, that spans almost 50...

Moreira Salles Institute

The Moreira Salles Institute is a distinguished not-for profit organisation founded by the ambassador and banker Walther Moreira Salles in 1992 that has since evolved into one of the cornerstones of Brazil’s cultural life.

Dedicated to the research, collection and promotion of the visual arts, music and national literature, the institute's collection includes works by Marcel Gautherot, Pixinguinha and Carlos Drummond de Andrade.

With its locations in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais it does not only promote its own collection but curates exhibitions with important international artists, which have featured Saul Steinberg, Robert Polidori and Frederico Fellini in the past. Its magazines Serrote and Zoom specialise in art and photography respectively and their online radio station Batuta broadcasts a variety of Brazilian music.

O Carnaval de Pixinguinha
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O Carnaval de Pixinguinha

“O Carnaval de Pixinguinha" is a joyful tribute to Alfredo da Rocha Viana, Jr., better known as Pixinguinha (1887 - 1973) and arguably Brazil's most famous composer, arranger and instrumentalist. The immaculately presented box...

Museum of London

The Museum of London traces the social and urban history of the world’s greatest city. It is an amalgamation of the Guildhall Museum, founded in 1826, and the London Museum, founded in 1912. Both collections came together in 1976 to form the new Museum of London.

The museum holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe and continues to occupy its original building. A second public site, the Museum of London Docklands opened in 2003 and is housed in a Grade I listed warehouse at Canary Wharf.

The Crime Museum Uncovered Exhibition
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The Crime Museum Uncovered Exhibition

The Museum of London’s exhibition of the Metropolitan Police’s unique ‘Crime Museum’ collection is certainly not for the squeamish. The largest section of ‘The Crime Museum Uncovered’ charts notorious murder cases. In others you will find...

National Portrait Gallery

The NPG, as it is known, is London’s storehouse of historical portraits of the great, good and notorious men and women of Britain, located next to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. It holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. In recent years, the gallery has increasingly become interested in portrait photography.

National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 Campaign

The 2012 key visuals of the portrait prize - 'Sophie' by Wendy Carrig and 'Mo Farah' by Kate Peters- were chosen from over 5000 entries. Together with 'logotype' it provides an instantly recognisable face for...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is a survey of the best in contemporary photography. The annual prize is accompanied by a catalogue presenting winners and nominations. The fifth edition continues the publications distinctive...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Campaign

Unlike the punchy lead image of last year's campaign to promote the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, the 2010 face of the portrait prize draws its strength from the quite poetry that characterised many of this year's...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is a survey of the best in contemporary photography. The annual prize is accompanied by a catalogue presenting the winners and nominations. Its distinctive design makes the catalogue a must-...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2008 Campaign

One of the contenders for the 2008 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is the humorous and equally eye catching lead image for the exhibition campaign. Together with 'logotype' it provides an instantly recognisable...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize Identity
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize Identity

The National Portrait Gallery's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual showcase of the best in portrait photography. Now in its eleventh year, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize identity has proved to be...
Photographic Portrait Prize Microsite, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize Microsite, National Portrait Gallery

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 presents the very best in contemporary portrait photograph. 60 images had to be displayed together with information about the artist. The design manages to give a taste of all the...
21st Century Portraits, National Portrait Gallery
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21st Century Portraits, National Portrait Gallery

According to Andrew Graham-Dixon, "portraiture is often dismissed as an art form mired in the past", yet the National Portrait Gallery's survey of 21st Century Portraits "clearly (and perhaps surprisingly) demonstrates...
National Portrait Gallery, Gerhard Richter Portraits Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Gerhard Richter Portraits Campaign

In 2009, the National Portrait Gallery London held an exhibition of portraits by the German painter Gerhard Richter some of which had never been presented before. The exhibition focused on the early black-and-white paintings derived from...
Gerhard Richter Portraits, National Portrait Gallery
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Gerhard Richter Portraits, National Portrait Gallery

In 2009, the National Portrait Gallery London held an exhibition of portraits by the German painter Gerhard Richter some of which had never been presented before. The exhibition focused on the early black-and-white paintings derived from...
National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Identity
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National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Identity

In recent years, the National Portrait Gallery has increasingly become interested in portrait photography, and it was an exhibition entitled Face of Fashion for which Thomas Manss & Company was asked to design the catalogue. One of the...
National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Campaign

Mario Sorrenti's photograph of Kate Moss was chosen as the key image to promote Face of Fashion - a major survey of fashion photography at the National Portrait Gallery. The model turned poster girl not only graced the poster campaign...
Face of Fashion Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Face of Fashion Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

As part of a major survey of fashion photography the National Portrait Gallery published Face of Fashion – a book exploring the symbiotic relationship between contemporary portrait photography and fashion. Each photographer is represented...
National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Microsite
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National Portrait Gallery, Face of Fashion Microsite

To promote this exhibition of fashion photographs and attract a younger audience to the National Portrait Gallery the traditional print based marketing was complemented by a dedicated microsite. The site not only gave a taster of the...
The Queen – Art and Image, National Portrait Gallery
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The Queen – Art and Image, National Portrait Gallery

The Queen – Art and Image is Thomas Manss & Company's modest contribution to the celebrations of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The catalogue has been designed to accompany an exhibition of the same name that has travelled the...
National Portrait Gallery, The Indian Portrait Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, The Indian Portrait Campaign

'Kunwar Anop Singh of Devgarh riding with a falcon' fronts the campaign for The Indian Portrait 1560 – 1860. This exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery tells the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries,...
Creative & Media Diploma Promotion
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Creative & Media Diploma Promotion

When the National Portrait Gallery launched a website as a dedicated resource for the Creative and Media Diploma, the learning team commissioned Thomas Manss & Company to create a launch campaign targeting students and their teachers...
National Portrait Gallery Guide and Map
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National Portrait Gallery Guide and Map

The guide and map for the National Portrait Gallery are designed to inspire gallery visitors to find out more about the permanent exhibition and the highlights of the collection. Both the guide and the map have been designed to address...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Campaign

Now in its sixth year running, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has been a tremendous success for the National Portrait Gallery's ambition to give contemporary portraiture the recognition it undoubtedly deserves as well...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The catalogue design for the annual Photographic Portrait Prize has been a veritable long distance runner of a publication. Now in its sixth edition, the catalogue's subtle layout has stood the test of time for the simple reason that...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 Campaign

The campaigns for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize have raised the awareness of this annual survey of photogaphic portraiture now in its seventh year running. The communication efforts have been a vital element in realising...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2014 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has become an annual fixture in the London art calendar. In 2014, the National Portrait Gallery is celebrating the seventh year of its annual snapshot of contemporary portrait photography with...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Campaign

Eight years after the launch of this annual showcase of portrait photography, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has established itself as a must-see fixture in the London art calendar. Not only does its contemporary take on...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual showcase of the best in contemporary portrait photography. The eighth edition of the catalogue presents winners and nominations. It also continues the publication’s distinctive...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

The ninth edition of the catalogue for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has seen some subtle changes in the way the selected photographs are being showcased. Much like the previous eight editions, the 2016 catalogue lauds the...
National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Campaign
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National Portrait Gallery, Photographic Portrait Prize 2016 Campaign

Nine years after the launch of this annual showcase of portrait photography, the campaign for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize has received a subtle make-over. The single hero shot approach of yesteryear has been replaced...
Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery
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Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 Catalogue, National Portrait Gallery

Now in its eleventh year the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is an example of how the Thomas Manss & Company designed identity of the award has been carefully evolved without loosing its instantly recognisable visual...

Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

Patrick Heide Contemporary Art originated from a project space on London’s Church Street, Patrick Heide Art Projects, which opened in 2004. The initial group of contemporary artists formed the basis of today's ever growing gallery programme of international artists including Minjung Kim, Alex Hamilton, Károly Keserü, Thomas Kilpper, Francesco Pessina and Nicola Rae.

Patrick Heide Contemporary Art Logotype
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Patrick Heide Contemporary Art Logotype

Patrick Heide's contemporary art programme focuses on artists who create, reveal and manipulate patterns, much like the gallery's logotype...
Minjung Kim Catalogue, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
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Minjung Kim Catalogue, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

"There are no short cuts to any place worth going." This pearl of wisdom by the late American soprano Beverly Sills perfectly summarises the catalogue for the Korean artist Minjung Kim. Although she represented her chosen...
Hans Kotter – Light Flow, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
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Hans Kotter – Light Flow, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

German artist Hans Kotter is best known for the virtuosity of his light installations. Kotter's studies of light refraction and colour composition have resulted in "art that impresses the eye" according to art historian...
Károly Keserü, London Works, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
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Károly Keserü, London Works, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

The opening spread of Károly Keserü's London Works catalogue summarises this Hungarian artist's story – literally and metaphorically. An entire page filled with tiny, meticulously written capitals illustrates the seemingly crazy...
Alex Hamilton, Works - 2009, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
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Alex Hamilton, Works - 2009, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

"It is the structure of our spaces rather than our language which keeps us sane." This Merleau-Ponty quote has not only inspired much of Alex Hamilton's work. Its influence can also be seen in the design of Works – 2009. The...
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art Website
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Patrick Heide Contemporary Art Website

As part of a identity development for Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, the website for this small Gallery in London's Church Street received a major overhaul. Not only was the design brought in line with all the other applications, the...
Károly Keserü, Papertiger, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art
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Károly Keserü, Papertiger, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

Papertiger was the first solo show of Károly Keserü solely dedicated to works on paper. Apart from his trademark graphite and ink drawings there was also a selection of works that did not involve any other medium than the paper itself: the...
Thomas Müller Catalogue
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Thomas Müller Catalogue

Thomas Müller’s work is an exploration of drawing with a diversity that is deeply rooted in his investigative and intuitive approach. The design of the catalogue dedicates two complete sections at the beginning and at the end of the book...
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, 10th Anniversary Catalogue
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Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, 10th Anniversary Catalogue

Patrick Heide’s catalogue marks the tenth anniversary of the gallery’s inauguration in London’s Church Street. It is a very personal expression of Patrick Heide’s vision and features all 33 gallery artists with their key works, a brief...

Preussische Schlösser und Gärten

The Stiftung Preussische Schlösser & Gärten is responsible for running and maintaining 21 stately houses and gardens in Berlin and the surrounding region of Brandenburg.

When the friends of the Schlösser & Gärten set up a company to run museum shops at the various sites, Thomas Manss was commissioned to develop an identity that would reflect the grand nature of the properties.

Preussische Schlösser & Gärten Identity
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Preussische Schlösser & Gärten Identity

The Friends of the Stiftung Preussische Schlösser & Gärten commissioned Thomas Manss to develop an identity for their museum shops, that would be suitable for application on a wide range of branded merchandising. These items would be...
Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Zeichen
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Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Zeichen

The mark for the museum shops at the Preussische Schlösser & Gärten was inspired by a table-top designed by the Prussian architect and urban planner Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The combination of a neoclassical ornament and a typeface...

Tate Britain

Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art. Located in London right at Vauxhall Bridge, it is the oldest in the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection.

The displays at Tate Britain feature selections from the Tate collection of British art arranged in a broad chronological sweep from 1500 to the present. Within this chronology individual rooms explore particular themes or show one artist in depth. Special attention is given to three outstanding British artists from the Romantic age. Blake and Constable have dedicated spaces within the gallery, while the Turner Collection of about 300 paintings and many thousands of watercolours is housed in the specially built Clore Gallery.

Tate Britain is also host of the Turner prize show, showcasing Britain's most debated fine arts award.

Tate Britain Signage
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Tate Britain Signage

Tate commissioned Thomas Manss & Company in 2004 to maintain Tate Modern's and Tate Britain's onsite communication programme including promotional banners on the forecourt of the galleries as well as the exterior and interior...

Tate Modern

Created in the year 2000 from a disused power station in the heart of London, Tate Modern displays a collection of modern and contemporary art representing all the major movements from Fauvism on. It includes important masterpieces by both Picasso and Matisse and one of the world's finest museum collections of Surrealism, substantial holdings of American Abstract Expressionism, significant collections of Pop art and contemporary art since the 1980s.

The impressive Turbine Hall hosts much-talked about temporary installations, the building also features a vast shop with Tate merchandise and an extensive book programme, all stored in Vitsœ shelves, bars and a restaurant with spectacular river views.

Tate Modern Signage
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Tate Modern Signage

Tate commissioned Thomas Manss & Company in 2004 to maintain Tate Modern's and Tate Brtiain's onsite communication programme including promotional banners on the forecourt of the galleries as well as the exterior and interior...

The Art Fund

The Art Fund is Britain's leading independent art charity. Formed in 1903, it is committed to the goal of enriching and preserving the public collections of art in museums, galleries and historic properties throughout the UK. The Fund gives grants towards the purchase of works of art of all kinds and periods, and distributes the works of art it receives as gifts or bequests.

The Fund has more than 100,000 members.

Art Quarterly Magazine, The Art Fund
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Art Quarterly Magazine, The Art Fund

The redesign of The Art Fund magazine, Art Quarterly, revitalised an existing format, providing the magazine with a more coherent and consistent use of the basic design elements. Combined with a considered and dynamic approach to...
The Art Fund Annual Review
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The Art Fund Annual Review

The Art Fund Annual Review comprehensively illustrates the work of Britain's leading arts charity. It shows all the works of art the fund has helped to purchase by giving grants to museums and galleries. It also features the works of...

The Crime Museum

The Metropolitan Police Service is the largest force in the United Kingdom. Widely known as ‘the Met’, it is responsible for law enforcement in Greater London.

The idea of the Met’s crime museum was conceived by a serving officer in 1875 with the intention of giving police officers practical instruction on how to detect and prevent crime.

The collection contains an extensive selection of weapons, all of which have been used in murders or serious assaults in London. Together with myriad pieces of evidence, the cases document the changing nature of crime and go on public display for the first time in the Museum of London’s exhibition ’The Crime Museum Uncovered’.

The Crime Museum Uncovered Exhibition
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The Crime Museum Uncovered Exhibition

The Museum of London’s exhibition of the Metropolitan Police’s unique ‘Crime Museum’ collection is certainly not for the squeamish. The largest section of ‘The Crime Museum Uncovered’ charts notorious murder cases. In others you will find...

The Garden Museum

The Garden Museum offers visitors a glimpse into the uniquely British love affair with gardens.

The Museum was set up in 1977 in order to rescue the abandoned ancient church of St Mary-at-Lambeth from demolition. The church is the burial place of John Tradescant (c1570 – 1638), the first great gardener and plant-hunter in British history.

A £7.5million redevelopment project started in 2015. The aim was to restore the ancient structure of St Mary and transform it into a modern museum with larger gallery spaces, modern displays, additional facilities and a garden that has the atmosphere of a private garden, but is open to everyone.

The Islamic Arts Society

The Islamic Art Society was set up by the Emir of Qatar to look after the country’s collection of Islamic treasures. Based in London, the organisation was at the centre of an ambitious plan to transform the tiny Gulf State into a major cultural destination. Acquisitions were intended to go on display in five museums in the capital Doha. 

The London Design Festival

The London Design Festival unites the UK's creative community by bringing together individuals and organisations from across the design spectrum. The Festival allows creatives the opportunity to explore issues, showcase ideas and generate business with a specifically invited global audience.

The London Design Festival is the UK’s biggest annual celebration of design and reflects London’s status as the world creative hub. It is made up of a wide range of design disciplines. Supported by government, the design sector, and leading businesses, the Festival offers a platform for the best design talent.

X Stories Poster
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X Stories Poster

As part of The London Design Festival the British Library asked 26 Designers to collaborate with 26 writers. Each pair had to design a poster dedicated to one letter of the alphabet. An exhibition of all the posters was held at the British...

The Museum of English Rural Life

The Museum of English Rural Life houses the most comprehensive collection of objects, books and archives relating to the history of food, farming and the countryside. The Museum was established in 1951 and is a part of the University of Reading and its long-standing academic tradition.

The 2016 opening of the Museum’s new galleries was celebrated with a completely rethought display of the collection masterminded by exhibition design company GuM. The display injects a most welcome dash of magic into the Museum’s aim to deepen the public understanding of rural life and the countryside.

The Museum of English Rural Life Logotype
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The Museum of English Rural Life Logotype

The Museum of English Rural life launched its new galleries and freshly curated display of the collection with a new logotype. The ‘M’ monogram is inspired by the common European blackbird. With its iconic black plumage, yellow bill and...
The Museum of English Rural Life Identity
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The Museum of English Rural Life Identity

The starting point for the visual identity of The Museum of English Rural Life was the fact that staff and the public alike frequently refer to the Museum by its acronym: M-E-R-L. The discovery that ‘merl’ is also another name for the...
The Museum of English Rural Life Exhibition
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The Museum of English Rural Life Exhibition

The refurbished Museum of English Rural Life greets its visitors with a spectacular array of objects inviting the audience to delve deeper into the history of the countryside. Whilst the objects are the stars of the show the exhibition...

UK Centre for Carnival Arts

Luton International Carnival is one of the UK’s biggest events, attracting over 150,000 people to Luton. To extend the activities of the Luton International Carnival, the UK Centre for Carnival Arts was established in 2007. Since then, this vision has been much enhanced and extended, successfully positioning the UK Centre for Carnival Arts as a national organisation and leading agency for carnival in all its guises.

UK Centre for Carnival Arts Symbol
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UK Centre for Carnival Arts Symbol

The symbol for the UK Centre of Carnival Arts has frequently been interpreted as a bird's eye view of Caribbean dancers with their colourful costumes in full swing. It has also been likened to a riot in a paint factory. Both views...

William Morris Gallery

The William Morris Gallery, located in the designer's one time family home, is the only public museum devoted to this key proponent of the English Arts and Crafts movement, which flourished from the 1880s to the 1920s.

The Gallery's collection illustrates Morris's life and work, and is located in Walthamstow's former Water House, a substantial Grade II* listed Georgian building set in its own extensive grounds.

A major refurbishment and extension of the building has been masterminded by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt together with their museum design firm GuM. The newly designed spaces promise spectacular displays from the Woodpecker tapestry woven at Morris's Merton Abbey workshops to The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer printed at Morris's Kelmscott Press.

The Gallery also holds a substantial collection of furniture, textiles, ceramics and glass by Morris's followers in the Arts and Crafts Movement.

William Morris Gallery Exhibition Graphics and Signage
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William Morris Gallery Exhibition Graphics and Signage

If typefaces are to exhibition design what spices are to cooking, Dalton Maag's Plume font certainly adds its very own flavour of contemporary craftsmanship to the signage and exhibition graphics of the refurbished William Morris...
Beautiful & Useful
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Beautiful & Useful

When the William Morris Gallery reopened after a ground-up refurbishment, not only did the exhibition entertain visitors with newly designed displays, the gallery's shop also offered a range of merchandising items marketed under the...
Beautiful & Useful Logotype
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Beautiful & Useful Logotype

The Beautiful & Useful logotype adorns a collection of merchandising items available in the William Morris Gallery. Its iconic combination of two typeface makes it just that: beautiful and useful. The words are set in Dalton Maag'...