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
cme Graphics have recently launched a new website, featuring a broader range of work from our library of graphic prop designs, including a new category displaying our visual and storyboard artwork. Production companies and agencies commission us to create visuals and storyboards for a range of productions including Post-it, Absolut Vodka and Oreo adverts. A highlight
This summer we have been commissioned to design graphics for costume, although we can’t reveal all the ins and outs at the moment, but they include costumes for a music video, army uniform camouflage and T-shirts for a Netflix series. In the meantime we can reflect on some of our past work for costume designers, the
Graphic props are a great way of adding historical context to a production. Vintage Graphic props are one of our favourite requests, we have designed all kinds including period newspapers, posters, signage, and labels. We have worked on some great projects including the ‘League of Gentlemen’ and most recently Channel 4’s ‘Year of the Rabbit’. The devil
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
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
It’s been a busy month here at Acme, amid the graphic prop requests we have been making animated computer sequences for film and TV. Having specialised in creating bespoke animations for mobiles, tablets and computers for many years, we have found ourselves creating them for a diverse range of productions. We worked on the BBC’s adaptation of Zadie Smith’s acclaimed
Behind the scenes of every newsagent, the set is the countless graphic props. Acme was recently enlisted to recreate a variety of props used in the latest Eve Mattresses commercial. This devious commercial - directed by Madcow’s Greg Bray - tells the story of a couple who dupe an elderly woman out of her lottery winnings, the