29-06-12
At the start of the month (a month of colour in case you missed it) we asked everyone at the agency to take a photograph of something colourful. Here are some of the results: With thanks to everyone who helped [...]
29-06-12
Early uses of the colour purple came from a dye made from the mucus glands of a predatory tropical sea snail, the murex. “I had a girl working with me, trying on shoes,” says renowned French shoe designer Christian Louboutin. [...]
28-06-12
With more than 20 years in product development and merchandising for the fashion and home furnishings markets, Laurie Pressman recognises that colour plays a vital role in consumer purchasing decisions How did Pantone come about? Pantone, founded in 1963 by [...]
26-06-12
German photographer Beate Sonnenberg has travelled widely and now lives in London. Here she explains how the subtle use of colour has come to define her style How important is colour to you? I love colour and it is very [...]
25-06-12
What do our colour preferences say about us as an agency? Salena Noel investigates… Colours are powerful. They can affect our mood, alter our perception of objects and surroundings, even make us feel hot, cold or hungry. But can they [...]
21-06-12
Canadian photographer Pauline Boldt is a regular contributor to &London magazine for Strutt & Parker. She talks to us about the importance of colour in her work 1. How important is colour to you? Colour both drives and inspires me. [...]
20-06-12
The final instalment of our colour-fuelled memories: Richard: I remember watching The Boat Race when I was little, and my Mum asking me which team I wanted to cheer. When I saw their colours I preferred the dark blue of [...]
18-06-12
Three Sunday Art Directors select the commissions they love most because of their use of colour… Adrian Morris: Angry rabbit This illustration by Christian Montenegro accompanied a piece on food aggressive rabbits, in PetPeople. It’s great for the use of [...]
15-06-12
I’ll tell you about the shark in a minute but, first, I’ll set the scene. The Maldives. A small island in the North Ari Atoll. Clouds, none. Heat, lots of it. Everyone else seems to be lounging under palm trees, [...]
13-06-12
More childhood memories of colour from the Sunday team… Lindsay: I got my first (and last) taste of celebrity as a bright blonde toddler growing up in Tokyo. Every time my mother took my sister and I out, we’d get [...]
12-06-12
Ben O’Brien (AKA Ben The Illustrator) has clients ranging from Monocle magazine to Girl Scouts of USA, and he’s collaborated with us on a mural project for Westfield London. As June is colour month at Sunday, we asked Ben a [...]
06-06-12
More practically, black and white is different. In a market of bright, beautiful and disposable property magazines, this cover stands out from the crowd, inviting the reader to look harder and longer.
Our 7x3m magazine cover
March was the ‘Learning’ issue of Modus magazine. So, with a nod to the school chalkboard, I commissioned the very talented Belgian design studio Coming Soon to chalk the cover – masthead and all.
