Portraits within Portraits
Launched at the end of June, Portrait of the Nation is the banner under which the National Galleries of Scotland aim to raise over £7.5 million for the re-development and re-definition of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. To see how we’ve made this come to life, click here
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Redpath paints a portrait…
After a four-way competitive pitch, we’ve been appointed by National Galleries of Scotland to develop fundraising campaign materials in support of an ambitious project to redefine the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for the 21st century.
The £17.6m project will restore an outstanding heritage asset and in tandem will use the national collection to bring the stories of Scotland - its peoples, histories, places and cultures to the widest possible audience.
The result will create a gallery like no other - radically extending the ambitions and role of the National Galleries of Scotland, and consolidating Edinburgh’s position as one of the top international cities for visual culture.
Catrin Tilley, Director of Development and Communications for NGS, said of our appointment We were delighted and impressed by their understanding of the complex issues involved in the re-development of such an important national asset - as well as their creative approach to fundraising communications. There’s an evident sympathy there for the role this project will play in the public landscape.
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A Grand Design(er)
Eagle-eyed amongst you might have spotted a familiar office frontage on Channel 4s 'Grand Designs' programme aired on February 13 which featured our MDs new house in the Midlothian countryside. The bouts of filming in the office caused quite a stir - particularly among the fairer sex - as did, apparently, Richard's rather natty braces and tartan trous. He claims he's still living down being described as a designer. We think he's secretly rather pleased.
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It’s a dog’s life…
The Royal Mail have just released a six-set of stamps designed by Redpath to celebrate the enormously useful role man’s best friend plays in contemporary life. Hard on the heels of their hugely successful James Bond issue, these latest stamps were timed to commemorate the centenary of the first police dogs used in the UK and feature specially commissioned photography by Tim Flach.
Our Creative Director Iain Lauder - who also designed the First Day Cover and Presentation Pack - is absolutely delighted with the way the project has turned out. It was a fascinating project to work on. I talked to Police dog handlers, Mountain Rescue teams, shepherds, the lot. Because the dogs are all working, it seemed appropriate to convey that through movement, which Tim achieved by panning the shots as the dogs went through their paces. At a large scale, the images actually look quite blurred. But when you reduce them to stamp size, they tighten up beautifully.
You can see them here
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