A proudly independent agency, 1977 Design was founded on the premise of ‘communication by design’ – effective design is not about the things designed, but the desired reactions and subsequent results encouraged. Design is about encouraging people to think, feel or do something.

300million delivered brilliant answers to their clients' important brand questions.

Formed in 1979 by ex-publishing designers Ken Carroll and Mike Dempsey under the name of Carroll & Dempsey. In 1986, Nicholas Thirkell, also ex-publishing, joined as a partner, and the agency became Carroll Dempsey & Thirkell, but the shorthand 'CDT' was quickly adopted. They clocked up many awards during their heyday, including 3 D&AD Golds and 17 Silvers.

By 2007 the only original partner left was 'D', who left for pasture new. Just four years later, the company sadly folded.

Founded by two friends Mark McConnachie and Algy Batten in 2005, Fivefootsix believed in thinking bigger to communicate better. They prided themselves on being relentlessly inquisitive and connected, always striving to listen harder and look afresh.

When HGV Design Consultants was founded in London in 1988, its aim was to bring intelligence, wit and freshness of ideas to the fields of identity and communication.

McFaul Studio was the brainchild of John McFaul, an accomplished illustrator with an impressive back catalog of solo work. McFaul saw an opportunity to expand his repertoire by expanding his studio, growing his agency to 12 designers/illustrators across two studio’s. “We had about 25 years experience between us, and our expertise covered painting, drawing, screen printing, graphic design, motion design, street art, graffiti, animation, web and, of course, illustration,” he explains. “There were no boundaries.”

An amplifier, or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal. The agency's purpose was to increase the magnitude of the clients expectations.

Roundel was originally the in-house design department of ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries). In the early 1980’s Mike Denny and John Bateson negotiated a management buy out. Roundel grew and widened their client base to become a high profile design agency. The consultancy was committed to creativity and Roundel won many awards for creative excellence, including over fifty D&AD awards.

“After a year in business we sent every job we’d done to the Designers in Britain exhibition. They were all accepted and a journalist interviewed us. The first question was ‘What’s your company philosophy’. We hadn’t stopped to think, we said ‘Good work for interesting people’.”