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What with the recent deluge of delightful Royal Wedding memorabilia including todays release of the Royal Mail stamps (the couple photographed by Mario Testino), commemorating the lawful union of Wills and Kate, we thought we’d construct a blog post. Below are our favourite items commemorating a range of past events and people. We’ve found some absolute corkers, some ironic and some entirely serious.

1. Item No.1 Nick and David Cameron almost dancing cheek to cheek on this Coalition commemorative mug.

2. From KK outlet, you can get your hands on some very modern alternative Royal Wedding plates.

3. If seeing the happy couple tying the knot fills you with a rising feeling of nausea, then look no further than Lydia Leith’s Royal Wedding Sick Bags. Great idea.

4. Love cress? Love clay busts? Love hope, freedom, America and  Barack Obama? If you’ve answered yes to the previous questions, cast your eyes downwards to the answer to all of your prayers. The Barack Obama commemorative 44th President “Chia Pet”.

5. Look back to the previous Pope’s reign and tap him gently on the head with this commemorative Pope John Paul II bobblehead.

6. Moving into the realms of popular science-fiction, perhaps you’d like to put serve your food from a celestial portrait of a smiling Jean Luc Picard to commemorate a fine series of episodes.

7. Following multiple title wins, Roger Federer’s female fans have decided to commemorate him, encapsulating all of his glory inside a very tacky keyring.

8. You have the ears of Prince Charles, the questionably outspoken nature of Prince Philip and the cringeworthy balladry of Elton John. Who’s better? Hmmm? Well…there’s only one way to find out! Royal Wedding Top trumps.

9. This commemorative coin has really captured the likeness and beauty of Kate Middleton.

10. If you feel like your regular pound/dollar notes aren’t working out for you and looking at Stephenson, Elgar and the Queen or George Washington and Benjamin Franklin has become unbearably boring then shove your wallet full of Michael Jackson £1000000 notes.

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Just a quick update on the Howard Smith Paper Profiles blog post we featured last month. We’re featured in Paper Profiles no.51 showcasing Howard Smith’s Regency stock (and also our design skills). We’re proud to show you the spread featuring our well-received work for the Beacon Purchasing Supplier Awards Call for Entries.

Projector are currently: A little bit sunkissed (burnt) from a radiant weekend!

We recently completed work on a new brand for Coffee Plus, a coffee shop which opened it’s doors to the public last week. The venue is not just your typical run of the mill coffee shop however; run by St. Mark’s Church in Shiremoor, it’s aim is to engage with it’s users directly and encourage growth and community spirit within the local area. Conveying this key message as well as creating a brand that would appeal to the wider public proved to be a unique challenge. It was important that the Christian message was balanced alongside the product offering so it was not too strong to dissuade people from using the shop.

Our solution was to create a brand with warmth, vibrancy and fresh appeal and combine this with hints towards the Christian mission of the business. We created a coffee bean logo mark which features a cross reversed out of the bean shape and added the descriptor line ‘an uplifting experience’; to communicate the double meaning of uplifting produce and a destination with a meaningful purpose.

Illustrations of coffee related subjects, incorporating the coffee bean logo mark were introduced to build the brand into a more unique, stand-apart and memorable experience.

To further build appeal we came up with a number of creative messages which hint at the greater purpose of the venue as well as highlighting what products are available. Lines such as ‘cappuccino, latte, americano – or something a little more uplifting?’ and ‘coffee, cake & community spirit coming soon’ where used on a range of marketing materials to build awareness of the shop opening.

The shop is ideally placed to stand out in a crowded market, offering high quality, locally sourced and homemade produce, all combined with a driving ambition to make a real and positive difference to the local community.

Projector are currently: Basking in some rare rays of Newcastle sun.