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Naive New Beaters "Live Good" Music Promo

Possibly one of the best new music vids of the year that we've seen.Although it is only January......

NAIVE NEW BEATERS "LIVE GOOD"
Uploaded by djtoncar

Top 3 Things Were Looking Forward To In 2008

01- Liverpool 08 Capital Of Culture : Its gonna be special, lots of things all over the city happening, creating brand new opportunities for everyone.

02- Liverpool Design Show - 19th to the 22nd June : A fantastic showcase of everything design in Liverpool!

03- The Summer : Hopefully this one has gotta be better than last years, it just seemed to pour with rain.
You could probably say it was sunny for approximately three days!

3 Things We Loved About 2007....

01 - Nintendo Wii Launched : Uber-cool addictive fun,
Come around ours for a game of tennis!

02 - iPhone : Words Can't Describe.....

03 - Foals : Not the animals but infact the fantastic band from Oxford, who release an album in March!

NEW BRAND DEVELOPMENT FOR LIVERPOOL AIRPORT.

'Liverpool John Lennon Airport will officially unveil its £1.6m design and branding enhancements tomorrow, designed by Broome Jenkins.
Funded by the North West Regional Development Agency, the Air Portal Initiative is intended to create a ‘positive first impression’ for visitors to Liverpool, particularly during its reign as European Capital of Culture this year.
Broome Jenkins managed the project and designed the Liverpool 08-branded seating areas in the airport.
Broome Jenkins commissioned illustrator John McFaul to create a 300m-long mural for the airport, column wraps for the baggage hall and seven shuttle-bus wraps.
The consultancy also contracted River Media to create a welcome video that will appear on plasma screens installed in the shuttle buses.
These elements will be unveiled ahead of the opening ceremony for the Capital of Culture, which takes place next weekend.

Design Week, 7th January 2008

Now here's a question. Liverpool Airport is key to our cities growth, in fact it in an integral part of commerce throughout the North West, so my question is this, why did the job to re-develop the brand and its internal space go to a south coast agency? Broome Jenkins are a great team with a proven track record in their field, but there are also agencies within the city of Liverpool who also have award winning work that I'm sure would have offered a truly exceptional service. Its another blow to the growth of the Liverpool creative sector that is finding it tough to change the current mindset that if you want good work, then look elsewhere. In these times of economic uncertainty, we should be investing back into Liverpool. As with any business, growth is only obtainable by re-investment, and Liverpool is no different.

M.W.

Radio 4

Black & Ginger Managing Director, Matt Wardle talks to BBC Radio 4 today (08/01/08) at 3:45 pm with photographer Mark Mcnulty about the growth and change in Liverpool through his eyes. So sit down, relax with your favourite hot beverage and listen live on 92 - 95 FM & 198 LW.