Itwas just a year ago that we unveiled our new face to the world with aninspiring vision and a re-designed identity. ‘DesigningBrands With Heart’ captured a truth, our uniqueapproach to what we do: we believe that brands with heart uplift the world& positively change the way we live in.

Ourcreativity, the thread that links all of our work, has been recognised severaltimes during the past year: two Pentawards, a Sol award, a DubaiLynx award, an American Graphic Design award and aPeople’s Choice award.

DesigningBrands With Heart’ is also a philosophy of sharing and expressing our passion.Naturally we have spoken at various conferences, but we have also invested timeelsewhere in the world of design. Firstly by becoming partners with the InternationalDesign Biennale of St Etienne, the city for whichwe created a new proposition and identity, but we have also welcomed studentsfrom the EuropeanInstitute of Design in Milan in September and theNackademinAcademy in Paris in November.

Ofcourse, in order to give life to ‘brands with heart’ we must rely on inspiredpeople, and we are delighted to have amongst us new international ambassadorsincluding Jo Boyd, the new managing director of our London office.

And finally, because emotion has value, here is a list of figures thatsummarises our year in 2013. Not to mention innumerable briefs, brainstorms,endless conference calls and coffees, all to create beautiful work across thefour corners of the globe…