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blogs: Facebook vying for world domination

22 Jul 2010 12:43

The social networking site Facebook announced recently that they had just passed the 500 million user mark. That is a staggering figure; more than the populations of the UK, USA, France and Austral...

blogs: office munchies

20 Jul 2010 09:31

Like most people, I love snacking at my desk so when my friend told me about graze.com I couldn't wait to give them a try. Basically, www.graze.com describes its product as "healthy eating by post"...

blogs: Cadbury Flake ad vs Alexander McQueen

16 Jul 2010 10:32

Cadburys, over the past few years, have been making a name for themselves in the advertising world with their new surreal and elaborate TV campaigns. I am sure you can all remember the drum-playing...

blogs: Wallpaper* Cover Stars

9 Jul 2010 08:56

The subscribers of the magazine Wallpaper* recently received a very interesting offer regarding the August issue as they were given the chance to design their own individual cover. Using a speci...

blogs: World Cup stars

8 Jul 2010 17:11

When Spain beat Germany last night to confirm their place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final it guaranteed a new winner of the tournament. Although it is surprising that neither of these great footba...

blogs: the brand your brand could be like

30 Jun 2010 10:36

Last week Wieden & Kennedy Portland's "The man your man could smell like" TV ad for Old Spice scooped this year's Cannes Film Lions Grand Prix. And very well deserved it was too. The video has o...

blogs: the happy baby and the scorpion

15 Jun 2010 09:53

The title doesn't refer to a children's book I'm writing but my new hobby � yoga. In a desperate attempt to shift a few pounds before my holiday this Thursday, I allowed myself to be cajoled int...

blogs: Primavera: the perfect festival

14 Jun 2010 09:40

I�ve just returned from Barcelona where I went to Primavera music festival. It was absolutely amazing (even with the muggings and cancelled flights!). In fact, it may be the perfect festival. Th...

blogs: mini football adventure

11 Jun 2010 12:58

Working in Liverpool city centre, I've seen quite a few cool things during my time at liquid. Unless you've been living on another planet, you'll know that the World Cup has well and truly, well, t...

blogs: so proud!

10 Jun 2010 15:49

Although I�m a Liverpool fan, as Creative Director I always keep an eye out for the teams of the rest of the liquid team. That�s why I was happy that Newcastle, Blackpool and Leeds got promoted...

blogs: I am a gleek and proud of it!

8 Jun 2010 09:35

Glee is like marmite � you either love it or hate it. Some people think it is cheesy, cringeworthy American rubbish but I love it! If you have never seen Glee it is a musical comedy drama set in...

blogs: tangerine dream

4 Jun 2010 17:08

On Saturday 22nd May 2010 one of the greatest sports stories of modern times came to happen as my beloved Blackpool Football Club won the most lucrative game in football history. The belief instill...

blogs: World Cup Fever

1 Jun 2010 11:05

After a longer than usual wait (thanks again Mclaren), England are once again in major tournament action. June has finally arrived, the George cross is becoming ubiquitous and I have changed my rin...

blogs: Charmed...

28 May 2010 15:19

I have developed a bit of an unhealthy obsession with American TV shows and have recently (thanks to my lovely ex-liquid pal Charly) been working my way through all the many series of 'Charmed' and...

blogs: good ad v bad ad

26 May 2010 14:48

When watching TV, I sometimes get halfway through the adverts and forget what programme I was watching before the break, Obviously I like watching ads from a creative point of view, but some really...

blogs: it's time to meet the London Olympic mascots...

24 May 2010 09:23

Organisers of the 2010 Olympics have finally revealed the mascots that we will be seeing everywhere over the next two years - Wenlock and Mandeville. There is a full back story to these two char...

blogs: Phenomenal advert?

24 May 2010 09:40

I was watching TV the other day and happened to see the new Irn Bru advert. It features a man taking a drink of Irn Bru which makes the rain stop and the sun come out. In the style of the pied p...

blogs: run on...

18 May 2010 09:36

Just a few more photos to add form the recent Blackpool 10k that Danny and myself managed to complete. As you can see by the photographic evidence the run was certainly not easy! It also makes it e...

blogs: giggety giggety gig

14 May 2010 10:04

It�s a common joke in the liquid studio that I only like bands that no one has heard of. Whenever I go near Spotify there are audible groans and complaints that I�m going to put on another band who...

blogs: Paris in pictures

10 May 2010 14:41

I spent the May Day bank holiday weekend in Paris; a beautiful city, although one that would have been more accessible had it not been mostly closed for Labour Day! Here is a photographic selec...

blogs: blender issues

5 May 2010 15:46

Blend Tec are producers of commercial and household blenders based in the US and have come up with one of the most addictive mini sites I've ever come across, aptly named 'will it blend?' Tom Di...

blogs: spread the love

4 May 2010 15:28

In the run up to this week's election, it seems brands are getting swept up in election fever. One in particular that's really stood out for me is Marmite's 'love it or hate it' campaign, where the...

news: Vimto gives liquid a bite of the cherry

5 Jul 2010 11:08

Liquid are delighted to announce that they have produced their first piece of work for Vimto. The soft drink brand asked us to create a range of trade communications to help launch their new Cherry...

news: Onitsuka Tiger & superstar DJ are great mix

2 Jul 2010 09:50

Liquid has been working with Japanese sports heritage brand Onitsuka Tiger and superstar DJ Eddie Halliwell in conjunction with ASOS.com to launch a competition that offers the chance to win a pair...

news: Simon Rimmer & School Cooks serve up success

11 Jun 2010 12:45

Liquid has begun to work with the video recipe website Eat the Chef and has been briefed to work on a range of projects to promote the site. The first campaign we have created is School Cooks. B...

news: liquid are Investors in People

8 Jun 2010 14:04

Liquid is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Investors in People standard for the 6th consecutive year. The UK�s leading people management standard, Investors in People provides a s...

articles: School Cooks with TV chef Simon Rimmer

23 Jul 2010 12:43

Liquid created School Cooks for Eat The Chef. Backed by celebrity chef Simon Rimmer, School Cooks is a national schools� competition, which teaches pupils about a range of subjects. Launched on...

articles: trade advertising

30 Jun 2010 15:11

Vimto briefed liquid to create trade communications to help launch their new Cherry Vimto drink. This was executed through point of sale shelf edges and wobblers. We had to ensure that everything w...

articles: GEL Lyte III POS

9 Jun 2010 15:03

ASICS briefed us to create POS to promote their Gel Lyte III in Size? stores. The design was to be based around a video we created made up of a series of retro clips that showed how ASICS had devel...

case studies: B2B campaign

9 Jun 2010 15:34

Medicash has long provided corporate healthcare solutions to both large and small businesses. Liquid were briefed to design an engaging and innovative campaign which demonstrated the real tangible ...

office gossip: it's all kicking off

8 Jun 2010 15:39

When the World Cup came around we decided it was time for the obligatory office sweepstake. Rich, the studio�s sports (and gambling) nut, was in charge and was official adjudicator of the draw. It ...

office gossip: running on empty

11 May 2010 11:48

Last Sunday (May 8th) two of the liquid team - Danny and Gary - ran the Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10K fun run to raise money for TRINITY Hospice in Blackpool. It seemed such a good idea two months ago...