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Working with Lloyd’s of London for a number of years has enabled us to gain a valuable insight into the business of insurance, and to use that understanding to everyone’s advantage.

For example when we received a brief for an A4 document, we saw beyond size; considering it better instead to produce something covetable, pocket-able and memorable for new and prospective Lloyd’s employees.

Given unlimited access to the iconic headquarters’ building allowed us, and our photographer, to capture images that portray the reality of a working day at Lloyd’s.

Brand guardians

Our long-term relationship with Lloyd’s made us the ideal choice to review and redesign its brand guidelines. Having worked with the existing guidelines for several years we had first-hand knowledge of their limitations. A comprehensive overhaul ensured that the new guidelines conveyed the dynamic nature of the business accurately.

A 360 degree view

We worked with Lloyd’s to devise a flexible identity that would work as an over-arching sub-brand for an initiative aimed at engaging the marketplace in debate on the topic of ‘emerging risk’.

Named 360, this suite of literature includes a palette of icons relating to the business of insurance; all of which work across a tiered hierarchy of corporate publications.

Taking 360 to the streets

The best projects and the best clients are those that allow an idea to germinate. Such was the case with one of the first 360 topics - climate change. In order to spread the word within the Square Mile we proposed planting trees and installing wooden seating cubes outside Fenchurch Street station. Commissioned poetry was rendered onto the surface of the seating using pyrography, while local school children wrote wishes for the environment onto tree tags.

A commemorative keepsake

Lloyd’s has an enviable collection of memorabilia relating to Lord Nelson: a man after its own heart - a consummate risk taker. Our challenge was how best to present four booklets covering disparate subject matter. We chose folded sailcloth with accommodating pockets, which packed neatly into a slipcase; giving the finished piece a truly nautical feel. A fitting tribute to Nelson on the bi-centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, this hero’s most celebrated victory.

A poster doesn’t have to be printed on paper. Here a T-shirt promotes a charity challenge, encouraging team participation.

“The amount of money raised through Lloyd’s Charity Challenge far exceeded our initial hopes. £250,000 pounds was raised for our partner charities in just five weeks - the equivalent of £10,000 per working day of the Challenge!”

Vicky Mirfin

Community Affairs Manager
Lloyd’s