This is our blog, we have brought our office banter to the next level and thought we would share it with the world! Our likes, loves and pet hates... http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/super-smashing-great-hicksville-create-some-stunning-artworks http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/super-smashing-great-hicksville-create-some-stunning-artworks Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:13:39 +0000
Here at Oink we like to give people credit when credit is due. Recently we have come across some of the nicest pieces of DVD design we have seen in years or even ever! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-woman-in-black-world-premiere http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-woman-in-black-world-premiere Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:45:34 +0000
Many thanks to Momentum Pictures for a wonderful evening last Tuesday at the World Premiere for their latest film The Woman In Black. What a great occasion it was and the setting of the Royal Festival was just perfect. ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/our-fave-festive-films http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/our-fave-festive-films Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:05:01 +0000
As we get prepare for Christmas and listen to our cheesy festive playlists, even our banter has taken a seasonal turn….]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/neuvo-retro-the-2011-playlist http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/neuvo-retro-the-2011-playlist Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:15:16 +0000
We've compiled a playlist of this years top tunes! Turn your speakers up to 11 and enjoy the year in music! Check out the Spotify link below for some toe tapping, hip shaking and head nodding tracks! http://open.spotify.com/user/wholehog/playlist/0P1B1F9W0XYY0KdcnNngWM]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-office-xmas-film-quiz http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-office-xmas-film-quiz Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:49:13 +0000
Its Christmas time and everyone is winding down... supposedly... and what better way to spend your last days at work than taking part in our Xmas film quiz! Test your knowledge of festive films and see if you can beat the Oink team’s scores, comment on our blog with your scores and lets see who knows most about the ultimate films to get you in the Christmas spirit. Pencils at the ready!]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-top-20-albums-of-2011 http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-top-20-albums-of-2011 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:54:07 +0000
We love music. Whether its rock, pop, funk, hip hop, country, death metal, folk or guilty pleasures - if it's on the piggy juke box, we'll boogie! Over the year we have enjoyed listening to a few good new albums (as well as the old ones) and the following is a list of the Top 20 albums of the year as we see it! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/friendly-fires http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/friendly-fires Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:13:46 +0000
Being a bit of a country bumpkin and having bumbled my way through my first 6 months in London, I was still yet to experience my first proper gig. Mike and the guys were shocked by this revelation and made it their personal mission to ensure I got a taste of the gig experience.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/sex-power-murder-amen-the-borgias-have-arrived http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/sex-power-murder-amen-the-borgias-have-arrived Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:40:25 +0000
We were recently approached by Paramount to produce some ideas for a Special Edition package for a series based on one of Rome's most notorious families… The Borgias. It has been said that the tales of historic family inspired the Mario Puzo to create his infamous novel "The Godfather", which went on to become one of the best crime movies of all time.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/paramount-facebook-film-club http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/paramount-facebook-film-club Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:18:44 +0000
Paramount celebrate 100 years of film making in 2012. One of the many ways they are commemorate their centenary is with their new Facebook film club, which will bring you exclusive images, clips, trivia and interviews from Paramount’s most iconic movies. They are kicking off with The Italian Job which we recently re-designed for the 40th anniversary of the film. ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/justice-work-in-progress http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/justice-work-in-progress Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:33:50 +0000
An action packed thriller starring Nick Cage and a strong supporting cast, JUSTICE questions the lengths a man will go to seek vengeance and has some unexpected twists. Our brief was to show the films psychological angle, while giving a hint of danger, threat and action, showing the city setting and all with a strong title treatment. We presented 10 fairly polished ideas to Momentum, which you can see in our 'latest work' section, but behind these ideas is a development process that can be intense and time consuming... ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/justice-film-review http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/justice-film-review Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:08:03 +0000
Will Gerard (Nicolas Cage) lives a life of content domesticity with his beautiful wife Laura (January Jones) until one night’s horrific events turns their world upside when Laura is left for dead after a violent attack.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/these-little-piggies-went-to-liverpool http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/these-little-piggies-went-to-liverpool Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:04:27 +0000
We were recently invited to Liverpool by our friends at Uniform and were treated to a feast of football, food and beer! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/oink-hits-the-lanes http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/oink-hits-the-lanes Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:45:31 +0000
The pre-match fish and chips had been devoured. Pulses were racing. Adrenaline surged through our veins and anticipation hung in the air like a dense fog.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/oink-step-into-the-cult-arena http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/oink-step-into-the-cult-arena Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:07:15 +0000
Our good friends at Arrow Films asked us to help re-package a large part of their back catalogue, creating two very distinct collections in the process.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-unofficial-tin-tin-credits-strike-a-chord-with-spielberg http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-unofficial-tin-tin-credits-strike-a-chord-with-spielberg Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:25:33 +0000
With the release of TinTin now at the cinemas it's amazing to see the lengths some fans will go to for the love of their favourite films and characters. The link below shows the Unofficial Film Intro credits for TinTin which were created by London-based designer, Illustrator and fan James Curran. He captures the essence of the original artwork in a simple but informative way and has created something quite beautiful. Curran created the video in just about a month with music from the original TV series. As a huge fan of the series, he incorporated elements from all 24 books, even if they weren't a big part of the movie. It has made such an impression on the web faithful that through bloggers, it found its way back to Speilberg himself! Who then invited Curran to the UK premiere and subsequently hired him for the next film! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/qpr-1-0-chelsea http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/qpr-1-0-chelsea Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:24:25 +0000
Sunday was a great day. What a way to get our first home win of the season! There's nothing better than beating your local rivals and it's been a long time in coming (15 years since Gallen rose to head home - inspiring the terrace anthem 'Kevin' Gallen's Magic") The tide has turned and West London belongs to Rangers. We are QPR. ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you-nice http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/nice-to-see-you-to-see-you-nice Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:17:09 +0000
“They talk about the Hollywood Walk of Fame – but no-one else has one of these!” Ken Dodd unveiled the fantastic Comedy Carpet in Blackpool this week. Hollywood's Walk of Fame looks like Word Art compared to this beautiful collection of type. ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/american-sgt-pies-the-wedding http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/american-sgt-pies-the-wedding Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:37:47 +0000
So it was just another Friday, Mike was on holiday (again), Daz was trying to remember how to switch his computer on, Jack was salivating over the Mark Wahlberg screensaver he just downloaded, Dan was researching funny you-tube videos, Cady was panicking over nothing, Baz was locked in his cupboard and I was checking my Facebook for the 20th time… when we had a long distance phone call from Mike ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/mixing-it-with-the-stars-at-the-perfect-sense-premiere http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/mixing-it-with-the-stars-at-the-perfect-sense-premiere Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:33:13 +0000
For a couple of months now we have been working our little pigtails off on the upcoming film "Perfect Sense", and as a treat, we were lucky enough to attend the Premiere at the Curzon Mayfair!! So we put on our glad rags and for once we all looked pretty respectable... I know... we didn't think it was possible either!! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/perfect-sense-review http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/perfect-sense-review Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:34:56 +0000
An unknown disease which causes humans to gradually lose their senses one by one sweeps across the world.]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weekender-teasers-used-in-new-ellesse-heritage-video http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weekender-teasers-used-in-new-ellesse-heritage-video Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:56:17 +0000
Our teaser posters feature in the music video for the 1992 club classic "Passion" by Gat Decor. The video follows Jack O'Connell and Henry Lloyd-Hughes cruising around Sheffield in an old Jag, kitted out in ellesse clobber, fly-posting a rave. Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oob2vnLWOpw&feature=youtu.be]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-top-10-famous-pigs http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-top-10-famous-pigs Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:18:45 +0000
As you may well know already, we have a healthy obsession with pigs… who doesn't? And there's nothing we enjoy more than seeing the porkers thrive in society and make it pig… I mean Big. So we have compiled a list of the Top Ten Famous Pigs! If you have any additions or feel we have overlooked a more famous piggy, let us know! ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-clerk-well-pub-review http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/the-clerk-well-pub-review Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:45:50 +0000
Us piggies love some good old pub grub, and will partake in any excuse to nip out for an extended lunch break. Especially to bury our snouts in a decent burger and chips…(with extra bacon and cheese of course!) and this Friday was no different. ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/troll-hunter-review http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/troll-hunter-review Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:40:54 +0000
Here at Oink we're currently working on the DVD design for recently released Norwegian film Troll Hunter and were lucky enough to see preview screenings courtesy of our friends over at Momentum Pictures. http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weekender http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weekender Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:24:23 +0000
We love Weekender because we love to party. It has a killer soundtrack, great characters and is great fun. The old ravers at OINK were taken right back and the young party goers among us pointed, laughed and enjoyed it all the same. This is one of the best projects we've been involved with for a while, involving work for Momentum Pictures and Demon Music. A real team effort with Tom, Jack, Baz and Daz all getting involved, producing a great ID for the movie, the theatrical posters, advertising, website, packaging and even the opening and closing credits. Go and see the movie, its on general release now... ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/london-street-photography-fundraiser http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/london-street-photography-fundraiser Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:54:58 +0000
In support of our good friends at Shoot Experience some of us went to the German Gymnasium in Kings Cross to see if we could bid for some cool street photography prints... ]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/rabbit-and-pork http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/rabbit-and-pork Wed, 24 Aug 2011 08:01:34 +0000
We all talk a lot of rubbish here in the pigsty, especially Baz who, as a result, is only allowed in the studio once a week. Daz never makes the tea. Jack is very cool. Or is he? Tom thinks he produces the best design and can certainly turn some real stinkers into winning products, but the only thing we know about him for certain is that he is Welsh...]]> http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weve-lunched http://www.piggy.co.uk/blog/weve-lunched Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:24:31 +0000
At OINK we pride ourselves in meeting the toughest deadline, enjoying a a top reputation for turning around lovely design work in double quick time, while gorging on a pork pie and scotch egg or two. No surprise then that our new website has taken years to get ready. Finally live, let us know if its been worth the wait Follow us on Facebook for regular updates.]]>