23.12.2020
It’s that time AGAIN. 2020? A tough year for us all, and music took a hit like pretty much everything else. But actually through adversity, a lot of great music dropped out of the sky. But this is not about the music. It’s about the way it presents itself. It’s about the packaging. And actually […]
26.12.2019
Time for our album covers of the year. The cumulative spend on vinyl (invariably ‘limited edition’) continues to rise at an alarming rate. The big problem now is finding the time to actually listen to them. Here are our top 100 in no particular order – they are alphabetical rather than completely random. Themes for […]
9.09.2019
Stand are a branding agency based in Glasgow and Amsterdam. We are going through an exciting period of growth and need to recruit a talented and ambitious creative designer (middle-weight) to work as part of the creative team in Glasgow. We need an experienced designer with three to four years’ studio experience working with brand […]
5.09.2019
Stand are a branding agency based in Glasgow and Amsterdam. We are going through an exciting period of growth and need to recruit a talented and experienced Creative Director to help us to drive the business on to the next level. We need an experienced person (ten years studio experience) to lead the creative team […]
20.12.2018
Bank balance continuing to get lighter to our vinyl obsessions here at Stand. So we may as well celebrate the best of the creative packaging aspect of it all – because let’s face it. It’s as much about the packaging as the actual music. So here’s our top 100. Let us know what you think. […]
15.12.2017
It’s that time of year again when we wonder why our bank balance feels lighter than we’d hoped and then realise that our vinyl collection seems to have doubled in size. As major fans of the album cover medium we have put together our 2nd annual review of the best covers of the year – […]
27.10.2017
What a truly inspirational time Stuart, Cameron and Sasha have had working on the 2 day Live Project at the Graphic Design Festival Scotland. Absolutely amazing. Well done to everyone that produced some really brilliant work over a 36 hour period as part the Stand group – Ryan Forbes, Keri Bruce, Scott Cameron, Rachael Shields, […]
26.10.2017
For the last ten years Stand has worked with Glasgow School of Art on their student recruitment campaigns. Each year their flagship publication acts as a cultural zeitgeist for the art and design community at GSA, and the city it calls home. This year’s publication, titled ‘Edition’, uses artwork created by S4-S6 students (shown below) […]
25.10.2017
Rooted in audience understanding, the rebrand of Glasgow Prestwick Airport was crucial to the economic wellbeing of not only the business itself, but also the wider community and businesses in the surrounding area in which it has existed for the past 70 years. The history of this much loved, but tired, airport is embedded in […]
21.07.2016
After closure in 1903, The Glasgow Distillery Company has re-emerged as a new entity to bring the modern age of distilling to Glasgow.