Voting has now gone live for this years Best Art Vinyl Awards. The nominations for best vinyl sleeve created in 2010 features two works by Big Active in the form of Goldfrapp’s ‘Headfirst’ and Mark Ronson’s ‘Record Collection’. The winning sleeves are decided by public vote and will be announced soon after Christmas. All 50 nominations will also be on show at several galleries in the UK, France, Belgium and Sweden throughout November and December. For more details and to cast your vote (for us of course…) please visit www.artvinyl.com

09 November, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Music | - Tags: Art Direction & Design, Art Vinyl, Big Active, Goldfrapp, Mark Ronson, Music Design | Permalink

The new album by Goldfrapp ‘Headfirst’ is released today. Featuring the single ‘Rocket’, this is the fourth album release we have designed for the band – and marks yet another new direction in the band’s sound and imagery. The campaign has been art directed by Mat Maitland in collaboration with Alison Goldfapp – with photography by Serge Leblon, styling by Cathy Edwards, and set design by Shona Heath. BBC6 Music likened the album to ‘…the first sun of spring’ – rather appropriate we think…

22 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Mat Maitland, Music | - Tags: Cathy Edwards, Goldfrapp, Music Design, Serge Leblon, Shona Heath | Permalink

We have directed a short trailer announcing the launch of the new album by Goldfrapp – the teaser introduces the new campaign which we have created for the band. The website goes live next Monday and the physical album is released on the 22nd March. More to follow in the coming weeks…

10 March, 2010 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Moving Image, Music | - Tags: Goldfrapp, Headfirst', Music Design, Mute Records | Permalink

We are pleased to announce that our art direction and design work for Goldfrapp’s ‘Seventh Tree’ album has been selected to be included in this year’s Creative Review Annual. The Annual celebrates the past year in visual communication, showcasing the finest creative work produced worldwide during 2008. It’s published with the May edition of the magazine.

05 March, 2009 - Posted in Art Direction & Design, Music | - Tags: Big Active, Goldfrapp | Permalink