A design student has made a bold statement against plastics with an artwork made from foiling paper, while exploring the opportunities and artistic beauty of foil blocking. Luc Crossley was this year’s candidate for the Imprint Impress project undertaken every year in a collaboration between Ravensbourne University, Baddeley Brothers, GF Smith and Foilco. Luc is [...]
An ‘eye-opener’. That's how a 22-year graphic design student described her experience working with Baddeley Brothers in May, after winning this year’s im-print! im-press! in collaboration with GF Smith and Foilco. Nhelete Dos Santos came to the UK from Mozambique two years ago to study at Ravensbourne University. This means just before lockdown, so until [...]
Innovation and flawless design have won Baddeley Brothers the coveted Stationers' Company Warrant for its work on labels for the rum brand, Pirate's Grog. Pirate's Grog No 13 It follows the scrutiny of the die-stamped label by the judging panel and they commented: "Traditional, elegant and distinctive were some of the descriptions the [...]
Evolving the brand of East London Brewing Company A Decade of Brewing After nearly a decade of brewing high quality, popular British beers, the husband and wife dream team behind the East London Brewing Company are evolving their brand, to stand out in an increasingly competitive national and international market. On the press Founders Claire [...]
Now in its third year, the “Im–print! Im–press!” live-brief challenge for Ravensbourne University Year 2 Department of Design Practice students invited them to propose a design that celebrates the materiality and physicality of print through paper, foil and print production. The brief, which is set in collaboration with G. F. [...]
Family-run London printer Baddeley Brothers is marking its 160th year with the creation of a distinctive logo, designed by acclaimed graphic designer David Pearson. Taking inspiration from the tools of the printing trade, the typeface pattern is reminiscent of the intricate leaf patterns on Baddeley Brothers’ postage stamp perforators that were [...]
Combining a variety of printing techniques to create a visual illusion was the key to success in this year’s “im-print! im-press!” challenge. Course leader Maaike van Neck explains: “This year’s ‘live brief’ placed a strong focus on the production process. It encouraged students to be creative with their use of [...]
The life and work of the late dust-jacket artist Berthold Wolpe, the man behind the legendary Faber & Faber book covers, is drawing a crowd at the Lettering & Commemorative Arts Trust at Suffolk’s Snape Maltings, in a unique exhibition ‘The Total Man’. Inspired by Wolpe’s distinctive hand-drawn graphic style, Baddeley Brothers offered to sponsor [...]
Nestled between suffragette posters and specimen papers, on the Atom Gallery walls in Stoke Newington, London, hang the bright letterpress tip-ins from the Baddeley Brothers’ book. Designed by David Pearson, the iconic examples of typography and letterpress have been chosen by Hackney-based letterpress studio Pixel Press. To be featured in an inspirational three-week exhibition [...]
Combining the art of lettering and musical inspiration, artist David Pearson has collaborated with Commercial Type and Baddeley Brothers to produce an original limited-edition poster for the ‘Orchestra of Letters’ exhibition at Snape Maltings in Suffolk. The exhibition at the Lettering Arts Centre, to mark Snape Maltings’ 50th anniversary celebrations for its world-famous [...]
