City Car Club – Chip Shop Award 2008 nomination
These postcards have been
nominated for a coveted Chip Shop Award in the category ‘Best
use of shop window postcard space’. The award winners
will be announced in August. We believe that these
postcards are an effective way to advertise City Car Club on a low budget, as
most of the club’s cars are located near newsagents. The
postcards highlight the benefits of being a member, such
as reducing pollution, free parking and how its cheaper
than car ownership. The publicity from the awards will
also generate further awareness about City Car Club.
Chechu Rubiera – poster and t-shirts
A2 poster and t-shirts created
to commemorate the final season of the Spanish cyclist,
José Luis Rubiera (aka Chechu). He has been a professional
cyclist for the last 14 years, and competed in the Tour de
France several times in same team as Lance Armstrong.
SM&Co. were commissioned by the team behind his website
www.chechurubiera.info
The mountains are coloured with the Italian tricolour as he
won his first major title in the Giro d’Italia, while the
sky and the yellow cross in the left corner is based on the
flag of the Asturian province in Spain where Chechu
originates.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors – mailers for seminars

Mailer produced to promote a
building contract seminar organised by RICS and SBCC. The
vibrant illustrations we also used on a presentation and
other printed materials for delegates.

AEGON – literature for the financial services plc
Examples of marketing materials
produced while working in-house for AEGON (formerly
Scottish Equitable). AEGON, the parent company of SE,
wanted to make AEGON more prominent and re-position itself
in the financial services sector.
Consequently, new brand guidelines were introduced. My role
involved creating documents for print (in accordance with
the guidelines) and online pdfs, which were sometimes
interactive.
Elphinstone Homes – brochure for Granton Harbour development
Brochure for a residential
development at Granton Harbour, Edinburgh. The design and
artwork was carried out by SM&Co. while the account and
project management was handled by the Edge Scotland. The
brochure proved successful in securing a significant amount
of sales both during and subsequent to construction.
The document is A4 landscape with a pocket on the inside
cover to hold updated information, while the back cover has
a throw-out showing the site and a floor plan of the
building. The brochure was designed before the development
was completed, so no interior shots were possible.
Therefore, the design concept and imagery draws from the
surrounding maritime environment and local attractions. NB.
The Corinthian Quay logo was designed by a third party.
Coilcraft Europe – image to promote mail order service
Coilcraft manufacture
electronic components and the company wanted to promote its
new small order service throughout Europe. To visually
convey this, Coilcraft’s components were used to create a
map of Europe. This image and design style was applied to
trade advertising and exhibition systems.
Sun Microsystems – poster to promote recycling
This screen printed A2 poster was used to promote recycling at the Linlithgow plant. The bold imp image was deemed appropriate as it reflected the headline and stood out in a corporate environment. The illustration was drawn specifically for the project.