The Final Countdown

Over the last couple of months, we've kept you up to date with the progress of our involvement with the filming of Meisha's very first music video. Well, today we have some big news - we have now officially finished all of the filming! Yes, that's right.... take a moment to digest that....

The last part of the process took place one sunny, but (very) cold Thursday morning on the streets of London - and a bridge. Considering it was rush hour, we managed to get all our equipment set up pretty comfortably on Waterloo bridge and get a good amount of footage with the crowds while dodging cars, buses and especially motorbikes. We spent the second part of the morning on the lovely sun-kissed Southbank, where instead of motorized vehicles, the challenge was not to get hit by bikes.

Having survived these various attacks, we think it is safe to say we have all of the footage we need. Now the real hard work begins - it's time to look through all the footage and start piecing the video together. Well, now that you've stopped holding your breath there's not much more to say besides - watch this space!

Twitter-mania

Twitter seems to have taken the world by storm. The 'micro-blog', which allows its users to write 140 characters at a time to inform their 'followers' about what they're doing, has famously been used to book accommodation and travel for a world-round trip and to coordinate a mountain rescue. However, on a day-to-day basis Twitter is said to be an invaluable marketing tool for many businesses.

Of course, we at Higher Ground had to investigate what all the commotion is about! Although we're still getting the hang of this new phenomenon, we've set up our very own account so you can now follow the tweets from over here at HQ.

Have a look at our profile: http://twitter.com/higher_ground

Let us know what you think about Twitter!

Evolution Not Revolution

We've recently had the pleasure of working on a project involving a little bit of (almost) everything - from a logo update/redesign, new business cards and PDF templates through to a brand new website and HTML email.

SelectX are a consultancy firm specializing in improving risk management (particularly in life and health insurance) with a multinational clientele. When we met them, they were considering updating the look and feel of their brand and rebuild their website in order to ease user experience.

We've put together a few before and after screenshots for you to have a look over....

Before:

After:

Get in touch to tell us what you think!

We've also been updating our portfolio, so have a click around to get an idea of some of the other things we get involved with!

Reclaiming the beats

Hello design-enthusiasts!

This week we wanted to showcase a project, which involves design not only on the digital front but some work on print pieces too!

Equilibrium are a self-proclaimed 'global entertainment company with the brightest and most talented music artists and production team in the world' and they were after a new logo, web holding page and business cards. So, what else could we do but let our designers loose and make sure that this is all reflected in our designs!

But enough from us - have a look at their holding page and the business cards below and let us know what you think!

Hot off the press:

On a completely separate note (get it? :-)) we also helped out at the second part of the filming of Meisha's upcoming video last night. This time, the filming was at Terminal Studios in London Bridge, which were a lot warmer than the streets of Maida Vale!

The filming was great fun if a little dramatic as our Head of Creative risked his life in order to ensure everything went perfectly. Talk about dedication!!

Anyway, check out some pictures below...

Round round, baby, round round!

Once again we have the scoop on a VERY exciting project we're currently involved in. Ready?

Last Friday our MD and Head of Creative spent the afternoon in a larger-than-life brainstorming session at the prestigious Roundhouse in Camden Town alongside other designers, photographers, musicians, illustrators, 3D visual artists etc. Everyone was working on ideas for an exhibition we will be involved with as part of the 'Short Circuit' event in May.

Roundhouse started its life as a steam engine repair shed but has since become a legendary cultural venue and has hosted events such as the BBC Electric Proms or Lucha Libre London.

And now it's full steam ahead for Higher Ground!

Hi 5

They say that your iPod (or anything else you may use to listen to music..) can reveal all sorts of things about the type of person you are, so we've asked each member of staff at our Covent Garden HQ (aka 'the A team') to put together a list of the top 5 tunes on their iPod. Get ready to be amazed:

Greg Newman (MD & CEO)

1. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
2. The Village People - YMCA
3. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
4. Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy
5. Kylie Minogue - Do the Locomotion

Rob Parsons (Project Manager)

1. Half the world away – Oasis
2. Yellow – Coldplay
3. Sonny – Funeral for a friend
4. Smother me – The Used
5. Dream catch me – Newton Faulkner

Maggie Majstrova (Account Exec)

1. Timbaland - Way I are
2. Eminem - Superman
3. Support Lesbiens - Bubble Brown
4. Britney Spears - Piece of Me
5. Rocky Soundtrack - Eye of the TIger

Elizabeth Marquis (New Business and Account Exec)

1. Beirut – Elephant Gun
2. Skip James – Devil Got My Woman
3. The Who – Baba O’Riley
4. The Rakes – Just Got Paid
5. Nico – These Days

Jay Shipley (Head of Creative)

1. Martyn 'Natural Selection'
2. Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Bembe Segue 'Voices Whisper'
3. Commix 'Bear music'
4. Radio City feat. Bajka 'The Hop'
5. Steely Dan 'Peg'

Tom Cleave (Graphic Designer and Illustrator)

1. Michael Franti & Spearhead - We Don’t Mind
2. The Presets - Girl and the Sea (Cut Copy remix)
3. Owusu & Hannibal - Watch Watch (Girls)
4. Chistopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind
5. The Black Seeds - Turn it Around

Edd Grant (Web Designer)

1.Keane - Atlantis
2. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
3. Oasis - Live Forever
4. Lemon Jelly - His Majesty King Raam
5. TBC

To match the names and music to faces have a look at our team page

Nights (or days) Out in London

We at Higher Ground have recently been working with the London List, to put together a few ideas of fun and creative things to do in London over the next few months. The List's suggestions include ideas ranging from Japanese theatre at the Barbican to the Cold War Modern Design exhibition in the V&A.

So, if you ever have that feeling that you'd really like to do something creative and exciting tonight - why not check out our suggestions? You can check out the blog or even download the list as a PDF. We're sure you'll find something that'll catch your eye!

You can even use the blog to organise meeting with like-minded individuals to enjoy these events together. Doesn't get much better than that! Go on then, stop imagining and start discovering.....