We’ve recently been working with Leaping Cow to develop a new XHTML/CSS based website for Review Hair Salons in Petersfield and Waterlooville. Review has a well established team of creative hair dressers and stylists based in Hampshire. They recently won the national title of Salon Team of the Year in the prestigious British Hairdressing Business Awards.

Review’s existing brand indentity was developed for the website with a  focus on minimal design and high quality photography to show off the award winning hair design.

http://www.review-hair.com/

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Third year students at The University for the Creative Arts are holding an online auction titled Beg, Steal or Borrow. The auction includes a great collection of design goodies that have been sourced by the students from notable designers and illustrators.

The money raised from the auction, which begins on 21st March and lasts for 10 days, will go towards funding the students end of year Graphic Communication degree show at the University and the D&AD New Blood show.

A great way to help support this years graduating students get some much needed industry exposure. Get bidding! http://www.graphicsfarnham.org/auction/

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We’ve recently been working with Claire, Sam and Vicki at the Balanced Wellness Centre in Langstone (Hampshire). Balanced improve the wellness of customers by offering a comprehensive selection of specialist treatments, products, training and services in integrated and holistic health. Agent8 was approached by Balanced to create a brand identity for the company, develop print collateral and design a content managed website.

http://www.balancedwellness.co.uk/

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It turns out that The Designers Republic as they’ve been known for the last 23 years shut up shop a few days ago. It’s a great shame. Although it sounds like it’s au revoir rather than a final goodbye:
“It does feel like the end of an era but really it stopped being DR two or three years ago. DR will go forward after this with me [under the same name] - whether it will be with a new team and a new office I don’t know.” - Ian Anderson, tDR
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Agent8 has recently been working with Innovation With Substance to create a drug training pack for schools. The DVD pack is being produced for Schools in Southampton and further a field. The project includes a campaign to collect information directly from teachers via the Keeping it Clean website. These resources will shortly be used to create the drug training DVD pack for schools.

http://www.keepingitclean.org.uk/
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I’ve just been pouring through the past blog entries of Tebe Interesno on his LiveJournal. He’s got a great imagination in his use of abstract characters blended into everyday photographic scenes. They’ve got a weird vibe halfway between cute and evil!

http://tebe-interesno.livejournal.com/

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Another year has shot past, there have been a lot of great projects completed and new friends made. We’re really happy with how business has developed over the past 12 months and the growth we’ve made. We wish all our clients, friends and colleagues a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! Roll on 2009!

Agent8 has recently been working with the Queen’s Nursing Institute on a project to commemorate one hundred and fifty years of district nursing in the UK. The District Nursing 150 website is a celebration of the vibrant one hundred and fifty year history of District Nursing in the UK, exploring stories, galleries and films throughout the history of District Nursing.

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