One of our many Christmas projects last year included Sky One’s Christmas comedy ‘The Queen and I'. Based on Sue Townsend’s 1992 novel, ‘The Queen and I' it tells the fictional story of the royal family who is dismantled and forced to live a normal life after the Republican Party win the general election. This was a great project
The annual flurry of Christmas adverts always signifies the start of the festive season. For Acme, Christmas always arrives early, usually around mid-summer and this year was no exception. We have been busy making graphic props for several different Christmas commercials including Boots, Heathrow, Next and Burberry. This sentimental advert tells the story of a mother-daughter relationship
On Saturday our latest crop of graphic props was showcased on ‘Inside No.9’s’ live Halloween special. The award-winning series famed for its dark humour produced a unique episode full of surprising twists and thrills. The episode begins with Pemberton’s character returning home to Flat No.9. A number of Acme props and graphics were used in this sequence including
Often the graphic props we create are made to seamlessly blend in with the aesthetic of the set, so it’s always a treat to work on a prominently featured hero prop that has a full-screen shot. Our latest hero prop to air was for the latest round of PayPal ads. We were asked to create a vintage
We have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Netflix’s brand new supernatural thriller The Innocents, which follows the story of teenage lovers Harry (Percelle Ascott) and June (Sorcha Groundsell) who run away from their repressive families to live together, only to find themselves navigating a strange and dangerous new world. Despite the Innocents being a supernatural drama, Acme
Acme Graphics has designed countless beer graphics over the last 25 years. Prop beer and wine graphics are one of our most popular requests. Why? Because alcohol product placement can be a logistical and legal nightmare. All of this can, of course, be avoided with the use of bespoke drink props. Prop beer is required by many productions,
We work on a diverse range of jobs here at Acme; anything from a vintage prop cigarette case for a period drama to a crest for an international campaign. Our recent graphic props for the latest Urban Myths episode - aired on Sky Arts - has to be one of our favourites. ‘Urban Myths: Sex Pistols vs. Bill
Another day, another advert aired featuring Acme artwork. This time, Acme was asked to make a number of different props for the latest round of HSBC commercials, including some hero props. HSBC's latest commercials are fronted by Comedian Richard Ayoade, who lends his classic dry humour to the world of banking. Some of the hero props requested included
Acme Graphics are pleased to introduce you to our latest piece of kit, the Graphtec Cutting Plotter. Traditional Vinyl cutters are only able to cut one vinyl colour, however, our new Graphtec cutter is able to cut complex and full coloured designs. The technology ensures efficient and precise cutting by detecting registration marks. The registration marks
It looks like we will be seeing a lot of Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the 2018 FIFA World Cup approaches, not on the pitch but as the global face of Visa’s marketing campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This week we saw the first glimpse of Visa’s global advertising campaign with a cheeky ad starring the Swedish