Big Active’s creative director and founder Gerard Saint has just returned from Athens after speaking at the Design Panorama conference. Saturday’s headline talk focused on Big Active’s music design output – and why we believe an integrated approach is essential to produce effective creative work. “Music design is the glue that holds together all the fragmented aspects of the way music is currently consumed – from digital to print – so it’s really important that each adds a new dimension to the story…”. Examples of this way of thinking include campaigns for Beck, The Enemy, Keane, Goldfrapp and Mark Ronson.

Design Panorama is organized annually by +Design Magazine and Sunday’s main presentation featured Anne Miltenburg from the Dutch design studio Lava who have been named European Design Agency of 2010. We’d like to thank Demetrios Fakinos and +Design for their superb hospitality.

06 December, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Gerard Saint, Music | - Tags: +Design Magazine, Art Direction & Design, Design Panorama, Gerard Saint, Music Design | Permalink

The December issue of Vogue Gioiello Japan features a new illustration from Mat Maitland using jewelery from designer Justin Davis. Out now.

03 December, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Illustration, Mat Maitland | | Permalink