we do... design & creative direction
The Life and Times of Call the Midwife
design & creative direction
Working closely with Harper Collins Publishers and Neal St Productions, we were commissioned to design a TV tie-in book, including much of the behind-the-scenes photography.
We are Laura Set Sale
design & creative direction / digital / events
For one week in October, We Are Laura staged a maritime takeover inside a Boxpark shipping container. Throughout the week, everyone was invited to join us in crafting a vast paper based seaside-inside installation. There was talks and workshops from other creative contributors, all with a marine theme, building up to the grand finale where together we assembled the sea-scape in less than 24 hours, before it disappeared, like messages written in sand.
Pop Up
design & creative direction / digital / image-making
Pop-up Projects CIC are a community interest company who engage children and families, schools and communities through books, stories, and the people who make them. Our role was to design marketing materials, website and a design style to be used throughout their collateral.
Paint the Town - Barking
design & creative direction / branding / regeneration
Paint the Town is a high-street regeneration project commissioned by Barking and Dagenham council. The objective of the scheme was to brighten Barking town centre, particularly the shop fronts and shutters.
ESV Bible Rebrand
design & creative direction / branding
The ESV (English Standard Version) Bible is one of the world’s fastest growing Bible translations. We were commissioned by Collins to design a brand identity that would represent ESV in the UK and EU.
New Windows on Willesden Green
design & creative direction / branding / regeneration
Commissioned by The Architecture Foundation for Brent Council and Design for London, New Windows on Willesden Green was an Outer London Fund project to regenerate Willesden High Road. Partnered with “Glorious Beginnings”, a children's Christian bookshop, our aim was to push the project beyond window displays and transform the entire shop front.
Project Evolution
design & creative direction
In 2012, Harper Collins publisher asked us to take part Project Evolution – A Brief for Well Designed Books. Taking A Land by Jacquetta Hawkes as the case study, we were asked to research every aspect of the book design.
Shopportunity – Wood Street
design & creative direction / regeneration
Shopportunity was a shop front regeneration scheme run by East Architects and Waltham Forest Council. Artists and designers were paired with local traders on Wood Street in Walthamstow to produce improvements to the shop fronts and encourage cultural and economic growth in the area.
Inmidtown Habitats
design & creative direction / branding
Commissioned by the Architecture Foundation, Inmidtown Habitats was an exhibition based in an empty retail unit at Central Saint Giles, Holborn. Our challenge was to make all the exhibitor prototypes and information to be viewable from outside at street level.
O Collections Magazine
design & creative direction / photography
O Collections is the in-store consumer magazine for Oasis fashion. In conjunction with Mill. Co, We Are Laura art directed, re-branded and re-designed the AW10 issue.
Invitations & Stationery
design & creative direction
Commissioned invites and stationery designed for weddings and birthdays.
The Mill Co. Project
design & creative direction / branding / digital
The Mill. Co Project is a creative social enterprise, based in East London, offering affordable workspace for creatives. We Are Laura created the brand identity, website, signage and all marketing materials for the events and exhibitions.
Chats Palace
design & creative direction / branding / regeneration
Identity and outdoor branding for Chats Palace, a community arts and entertainment centre in Hackney.
BBC Worldwide
design & creative direction
BBC Worldwide host a yearly showcase conference taking over the whole of the Brighton Centre. The theme for 2010 was “The World’s Storyteller”. Laura Middlehurst art directed and designed all graphic elements, including; branding, catalogues, brochures, promos, screens, wall graphics and branded notebooks.
Codasign
design & creative direction / image-making
Codasign run workshops and events in the creative use of technology. They commissioned us to produce new flyers, posters and banners to showcase their style.
Phrased & Confused
design & creative direction / digital
Phrased and Confused combine music and poetry to create events, festivals and publications. Taking their existing branding as a starting point, we were commissioned to design their website, a literature festival fanzine and marketing materials for a theatre event.
Co-operative
design & creative direction
Commissioned by The Co-operative, in conjunction with Mill Co., we produced a print in celebration of Co-operatives United. The print was applied to t-shirts and bags for the 2012 International Year of the Co-operatives conference.
Lisa Stannard
design & creative direction / branding / digital
Lisa Stannard is an international textile designer and illustrator based in Manchester. We were commissioned to create an identity and portfolio website, and recently swing-tags for her new fashion range.
Lunar Youth
design & creative direction / branding / image-making
Commissioned by Everybody’s Music Management to produce an identity and cover artwork for new act “Lunar Youth”.
Foodari
design & creative direction / photography
Foodari provide a home delivery service for locally sourced produce. We were commissioned to produce a set of flyers to communicate the directness and freshness of the produce.