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Sunday Publishing work singled out by Creative Review

Posted on 06.07.10 by Ollie

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Each year, leading UK mag Creative Review’s Illustration Annual showcases the very best work by illustrators. And we’re chuffed to bits that this year they’ve included one of our stories from Today Tomorrow, the customer magazine that we publish for Toyota.

The story entitled “A Day In The Life… 2109-Style” looked ahead 100 years to a typical day-in-the-life. The piece weaves together the technological innovations that we could be using on a day to day basis – some from Toyota, some from other companies.

We went for a comic-strip approach, and persuaded the quite fantastic Tavis Coburn to create the look. 

Tavis Coburn’s site is: www.taviscoburn.com

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Jessie’s flower-arranging wisdom

Posted on 30.06.10 by Jessie

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“I do feel strongly,” the superbly named Constance Spry once wrote, “that flowers should be a means of self-expression for everyone.” A florist, social reformer and best-selling author, Mrs Spry (1886-1960) took the cut-flower traditions of the upper classes and turned them on their head, effectively democratising the art of homemaking. She taught many Brits how to beautify their homes by making the most of such humble materials as vegetable leaves, twigs and weeds, and encouraged them to use a motley assortment of containers, including broken bird cages, tureen lids and gravy boats. Continue reading

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Digital publishing solution casts new light on World War II

Posted on 26.04.10 by David

The headline of the Guardian on April 26 stated “Online project to cast new light on second world war”. The Sunday Times also ran this article.

They’re both talking about the imminent launch of WW2history.com, our ground-breaking digital publishing project for renowned historian Laurence Rees. It’s designed to be an accessible route to WW2 resources, with regularly updated content including film footage, witness statements and an interactive timeline.

WW2history.com is also revolutionary because it marks a move toward paid-for web content. As more and more publishers recognise the value of taking this type of content straight to web – without diluting their online presence with third-party advertising – it’s a trend that’s set to continue.

We took on the project back in February 2009, and have since spec’ed out the design, functionality, security and hosting issues for the site, leaving Laurence free to work with some of the academic world’s leading historians to bring together its exclusive content.

It’s been a fantastic experience for the Sunday team. Keep an eye on the blog for more stories as the site launches, including an interview with Laurence.

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Five new ideas that blew us away

Posted on 21.04.10 by Toby_S

TED (short for Technology, Entertainment, Design) is extraordinary and eclectic series of free conferences, packed with inspiring speakers and some of the most brilliant and articulate minds of our generation.

The current Sunday Publishing favourites, well worth checking out, are:

1. Ken Robinson on education – a brilliant analysis of how Western education systems fail to nurture creativity
2. Rory Sutherland on advertising – the most incisive and wittiest ad man in the UK
3. Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell on choice and happiness – as illustrated by spaghetti sauce
4. Hans Rosling on how unlocking data challenges our assumptions on the developing world
5. And finally, because he’s my old boss and a genius presenter, Julian Treasure on the effect of sound on our lives

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What is Nick Clegg?

Posted on 16.04.10 by Phil

With the 2010 election campaigns now in full swing, we’ve discovered a few online quirks to raise a smile. If you Google the Tories’ or Labour’s election campaign slogans (‘Vote for change’ and ‘A future fair for all’ respectively) you’ll find these websites:

www.voteforachange.co.uk

and…

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How simplicity always wins out

Posted on 08.04.10 by Matt_B

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It’s always exciting when a magazine breaks the mould. Fantastic Man did it three years ago when designer Jop van Bennekom and journalist Gert Jonkers set out to reinvent ‘the gentleman’s style journal’. The title’s minimalist design and fresh take on fashion photography – a knowing, arch style – had an immediate effect on the rest of the men’s magazine market.

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Worth a thousand words

Posted on 31.03.10 by Vicki

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There are a few questions that are notoriously difficult to answer. “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” obviously tops the list of puzzlers, but it’s closely followed by that age-old conundrum, “How do you illustrate a subject like outcome-based commissioning?”

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The Cake of Obscenity

Posted on 29.03.10 by Jessie

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I can’t really claim credit for this little beauty; the recipe comes from a friend of mine. But I can say that every time I make it, the feedback is so joyous and effusive that I’ve started fancying myself as the original domestic goddess. Take a hike, Nigella. It’s a sloppy, chuck-it-all-in kind of recipe, so it’s great for kids and the culinarily challenged. Don’t think ‘culinarily’ is a real word, but it should be.

It’s is called The Cake of Obscenity because it’s full of fat and sugar and all the naughty things that taste nice. A little bit of what you fancy and all that… Anyhow, if you bake it and enjoy it, let me know and I’ll post another recipe. Cheers, Jess x

Sunday People fill their cake-holes

For the cake mix:
3 bananas – the mushier the better. I used an entirely soft, black-skinned banana in the last cake, and the flavour was immense.
300g self-raising flour
150g soft butter. Make sure it’s soft. It’s a total pain trying to mix hard butter, and you’ll end up with lumps.
130g –150g Demerara sugar, depending on how sweet your tooth
2 medium eggies
2tsp lemon juice
2tbsp oil (plain vegetable or light olive oil will do fine)

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Our first underwater fashion shoot

Posted on 09.02.10 by Matt_B

Underwater world for Westfield London

Westfield asked us to create something a little bit different for its Spring/Summer fashion campaign. We did. Working with specialist underwater photographer Zena Holloway, we took the season’s hottest trends underwater. The campaign goes live in Westfield shopping centres outside of London this month.

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Our bit for a great charity

Posted on 04.01.10 by Matt_B

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When we set up Sunday, we were keen to support a charitable organisation – and we’re thrilled to have got our chance with The Royal Marsden’s quarterly RM magazine. The 8,000-circulation title is distributed to patients, staff and members, and showcases the outstanding work the hospital does, treating 40,000 patients each year and carrying out vital research into the causes of cancer. We’re delighted to be publishing the title as part of our CSR commitment.