Acme Graphics have a one stop, off the shelf solution - we have created a set of fictional, royalty free graphics covering 60 years: wartime 1940s graphics, 1950s props daddy-o, far out 1960s set dressing, groovy 1970s hand props, cool 1980s prop graphics and wicked 1990s prop artwork. All of the designs are fully researched
Once all of the thousands of tiny tesserae were in place, we applied some texture and a grout colour. The artwork was then sent to a large format printer, and the final piece was 10 meters x 5 meters and placed on the set. On screen the effect is very convincing, and looks like a
The series stars Rebecca Ferguson, Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins and Harriet Walter. You can find out more about the challenges and scope involved designing and building the 144 level central spiral staircase here. Acme Graphics were privileged and proud to be commissioned to design and make many graphics for dressing and hero props
We replicated screen graphic designs from the 2019 Newsnight set background, which had to be as close as possible to the original work. Photo Manipulation for Scoop Here at Acme we have plenty of experience in photo manipulation for character photos. Whether it’s placing characters into group photos or into infamous scenes like the ‘Virginia Photo’
Therefore we have had a bit of fun, creating this set of parody logo designs and humorous rebranding of real company identities, but with a twist and a wink. Check out our attempts at rebranding these household name logos, and some advertising posters which might result. Do you think any of these big companies will
Back then, pre the feminist movement, society was firmly rooted in traditional gender roles where women were expected to be wives and mothers, but little more. There was a lot of what we would now consider to be sexism, misogyny and mild racism in advertising in the 1950s and 1960s, which have thankfully disappeared
We regularly generate new designs which are intended to look convincing, but without infringing any existing brand copyrights. We add them to our library of film and television prop options, which can be ordered 'off the shelf' - making life easy. Prop beer bottles and beer cans are a regular request we receive from
For most requests we can print and supply prop bank notes which adhere to all of the rules and restrictions imposed by the bank authorities. But sometimes art departments need to feature banknotes flying through the air, being thrown down onto a table or being waved around in a fan of notes. To