BRAND LETTERING

GUINNESS

Global brand icon concept for Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Design UK

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

NORTHLINK FERRIES

Northlink Ferries carries customers to the Northern Isles. Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir were appointed to create a new identity which would help promote this service and Northern Isles culture and wilderness.

Agency: Weber Shandwick Design

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

THE MARY ROSE TRUST

The tudor warship Mary Rose sank in The Solent in 1545 and was salvaged in 1982. Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir were commissioned to provide their own individual expertise to this innovative brand concept.

Agency: Studio LR, Edinburgh

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

SACRED GIN

Bespoke lettering designed to integrate with the decorative iron gate illustration for this North London premium gin brand label.

Agency: Elmwood, UK

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

ST JOHN AMBULANCE

Lettering refinement brought to St John Ambulance rebrand for application to livery and uniforms.

Concept: Glazer Consulting Limited, London

BARTS HOSPITAL AND THE LONDON CHARITY

Lettering refinement brought to charity logo.

Concept: Glazer Consulting

HANKEY BANNISTER

Chris Weir was commissioned to design a new typeface for this famous scotch brand, which dates back to 1757 and holds two royal warrants. A favourite scotch with Sir Winston Churchill and Evelyn Waugh.

Agency: Navyblue, Edinburgh

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE

Bespoke lettering for the internationally renowned USM’s new crest identity, which means ‘We Lead’.

Agency: Bonsey Design, Singapore

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

BROCKMANS

Lettering craft brought to a concept for an exciting new gin brand, for application to labels and marketing purposes.

Agency: US (now Andy Hill)

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

DECCAN CHARGERS

Bespoke lettering created for a distinctive, modern identity for the famous Deccan Chargers, one of India’s leading premier cricket clubs.

Agency: Navyblue, Edinburgh

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

FOX BARREL CIDERS

Fox Barrel Cider rebrand in collaboration with Tuffield and Chris Mitchell, America’s first 100% pear juice cider with varieties depicted on labels by colour change.

Agency: Tuffield

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

CLINIQUE LA PRAIRIE

A new visual identity created by Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir for this health clinic and spa estabished in 1931 in Montreux, Switzerland. CLP is a retreat on Lake Geneva for the rich and famous, specialising in revitalising treatments for preventative ageing.

RAFFLES INSTITUTION

Bespoke lettering for the latin mottos in the school house crests of the famous Raffles Institution in Singapore.

Agency: Zebra Design, Singapore

Crest Icons: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY

Opened by Her Majesty The Queen, this research-based university’s main campus was the first new city centre based campus to be opened in decades.

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

MILLFIELD SCHOOL

Bespoke lettering for the new crest of one of the UK’s leading co-educational independent schools. Situated in Somerset, Millfield is a centre of excellence for academic study, sport and the Arts.

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

EDE & RAVENSCROFT

Lettering drawn and crafted for the crest of Ede & Ravenscroft, tailors to royalty and ceremonial robe makers.

Agency: Robson Dowry Associates LTtd, UK

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

ROYAL BLACKHEATH GOLF CLUB

Bespoke lettering created for this new crest of the world’s oldest golf club which celebrated 400 years of the ‘Blackheath Goffer’ in 2008.

Agency: John Nash Design

Crest Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

RINGTONS TEA AND COFFEE

Ringtons has been an established Newcastle family business since 1907, providing a wide range of teas, coffees, confectionery and gifts delivered direct to your door. Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir were appointed to provide an evolutionary upgrade to their existing brand.

Agency: Lateral Advertising, UK

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, BOSTON

Sans serif typeface created for the new powerful brand designed for the athletics division of this American university.

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

JESTER & JUDGE CIDERS

A range of new ciders in the USA in collaboration with Tuffield, UK. Varieties depicted on labels by colour change. The scales icon was designed by Scott Tuffield, Chris Weir and Chris Mitchell.

Agency: Tuffield, UK

Illustration Artwork: Chris Mitchell

TIGER NUTS

Tiger Nuts is a new range of flavoured nuts from Walkers.

Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir were invited to colaborate with Design Bridge to provide crafted lettering of the brand name that would form the face of a tiger.

Agency: Design Bridge, London

Illustration: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

VIE 100

Bespoke design and lettering for Vie100 Mangosteen, a health food supplement produced in Thailand. Mangosteen is widely acknowledged as a super-fruit with a rich source of phytonutrients (Xanthones) claimed beneficial to good health, which this invigorated logo is intended to reflect.

Pack Design: Mark Easton, Chris Mitchell, Chris Weir

Client: ArrowLine Trading Ltd, Farnborough, Surrey, UK

CADBURY DARK MILK

Cadbury Dark Milk is ‘a brand new chocolate taste experience that delivers the perfect blend of rich cocoa notes and the smooth creaminess of milk chocolate.’ It is currently available in Australia. Chris Weir was commissioned to work with DesignBridge, London for the development and crafting of the Dark Milk logo.

Agency: DesignBridge, London

SCOTT”S

Scott’s Cod Liver Oil is an iconic brand name and a globally marketed health food supplement. The product is a natural source of vitamin A and D and calcium. Chris Weir and Chris Mitchell were invited to work with The Brand Union in Singapore to develop and craft their image.

Agency: The Brand Union, Singapore

Illustration: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

BOMBARDIER BEERS

Charles Wells is the UK’s largest independent family brewer and the producer of Bombardier, one of England’s classic ales. Chris Weir was commissioned by Oceanbranding in London to craft and refine the logo and other typographic elements associated with Bombardier’s other beer flavours. These, combined with Chris Mitchell’s St George’s flag illustration, provide a bold and memorable image for this iconic beer range.

Agency: Oceanbranding, London

Illustration: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

BELL LAGER

Bell Lager is currently Uganda Breweries’ flagship beer and the number one premium lager in Uganda. Chris was commissioned to work with design consultancy Bloom in London to craft their bespoke logo in their rebrand.

Agency: Bloom, London

THOMPSON’S TEA

Thompson’s Tea in Northern Ireland have been producing their award winning range of teas since 1896. BrandMe in London commissioned Chris Weir to refine and craft the Thompson’s logo and other typographic elements for Thompson’s most recent brand. Chris Mitchell created the associated image which together with the logo and typography, reflects the passion and quality which makes Thompson’s a brand leader.

SPARROW AVIATION

Crafted, bespoke lettering of a new brand identity for Swedish airline Sparrow Aviation, formerly Flyginlen Kristianstad AB, for application to aircraft and other livery.

Agency: Super Tuesday, Stockholm

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

TASTIFIT

Bespoke brand lettering designed for a range of non dairy products produced in Thailand.

Company: 4Care Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand

BRISKA CIDER

A commission from Swedish agency Neumeister to develop and craft the Briska Cider word mark to work in conjunction with the fruit tree created by Chris Mitchell. Both Chris Weir and Chris Mitchell worked with Neumeister to produce a brand mark which creates harmony and style for a fresh premium look.

Agency: Neumeister, Sweden

Illustration: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

STASSEN CIDER

Cidrerie Stassen is a premium range of ciders from Belgium. London agency Bulletproof invited Chris Weir to refine and craft the Stassen logo which was to appear in conjunction with the illustrations created by Chris Mitchell.

Agency: Bulletproof, London

Illustration: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

ROYAL LONDON

Royal London, originally founded in 1861, claims to be the UK’s largest mutual life and pensions company with 5.3 million customers and 500,000 members. This rebrand will bring Scottish Life, Scottish Provident, Bright Grey and Royal London Asset Management under a single Royal London brand.

Agency: The Brand Union, UK

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com

BLUEWATER

Bluewater in Kent is Europe’s largest and most innovative award winning retail and leisure destination.

Chris Mitchell and Chris Weir were invited by creative agency 23red to provide a fresh and innovative approach to the horse motif and ‘Bluewater’ lettering. The end result of this crafted new brand allows the ‘window’ concept from consultancy 23red, to project through the logo changing visual displays.

Agency: 23red UK

Illustration Icon: Chris Mitchell of epicicons.com