What we do
We are passionate about combining logic and magic to help organizations be more successful.
Brand activation
We were briefed to think of 20 great ideas to help BlackBerry position itself as a maker of tools for success. The ideas needed to communicate across all of Blackberry’s internal and external audiences.
Reinventing Croydon
In 2004 Stanhope identified an opportunity to breath new life into Croydon, a town that had seen no major development since the 1960s.
City chic
In 2007, Orange will release their own range of branded handsets. Our task was to match the handset features to the user segments.
News
Figtree wins brief to create branding for charity
29 July 2008
Figtree has been appointed to create a new brand for merged youth crime prevention charities Rainer and Crime Concern, following a three-way pitch.
Design Week explains "What drives Figtree’s success"
27 February 2008
More men in sheds than men about town, John Holton and Simon Myers created a strategic brand consultancy with top-tier clients from a garage in Notting Hill. Mike Exon explains what drives their success
Paul Hogarth speaks to Design Week about artist’s creative right
30 January 2008
Voxpop: Tank's recent negotiation with British American Tobacco over its cigarette packet-style book cover raises the question, should designers have the legal right to parody the copyrighted work of others?
Figtree talks to the BBC
9 January 2008
Simon Myers talks to the BBC about British Airways announced plans to end its sponsorship of the London Eye after eight years.
Production-led or ideas-driven, Simon Myers writes for Design Week
4 October 2007
Just have the balls to say ‘no’
Production-led or ideas-driven? If you’re honest enough to stick to one side of this fault line, clients will flock to your door. Know thyself, says Simon Myers.
Brands we love
Why we love... Les Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles
May 29, 2008
French designer and connoisseur Lucie indulges in photo festival
Why we love... Officina Profumo
February 4, 2008
Neapolitan creative Anna waxes lyrical about an Italian success
Recommendations
Hot & Cold Zine
Californian artists and 'aesthetic opposites' Chris Duncan and Griffin McPartland invite up to 20 artists – with more joining as word spreads – to participate in creating a hand crafted, limited edition art zine every 3-4 months.