William Scott – Beauty in Plainness
In 2025 the South West Heritage Trust commissioned a new video for ‘Beauty in Plainness’, a special exhibition from the Tate collection at the Museum of Somerset. This exhibition celebrates the life and work of one of Britain’s most influential 20th-century artists – William Scott. Scott was a pioneering abstract painter, best known for his […]
Alexander Hollweg: Journeys in Art – Exhibition video
Drive’s long-standing relationship with the South West Heritage Trust and Museum of Somerset continued this autumn with a new film to accompany the flagship exhibition of the art of Somerset artist, Alexander Hollweg – ‘Journeys in Art’ (1936–2020). The short biographical film was created from archive photos and high resolution artwork scans to accompany the […]
The Shop at RAMM Christmas and New Year campaign
In the run up to the Christmas shopping season, Drive has been working with Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on a new advertising campaign to create a greater awareness of its award-winning museum shop. Both internal and external campaign materials have been created, as well as interior way-finding elements and exterior display advertising throughout […]
Why do a scatter proof?
Proofing print artwork is an important part of the print design process. What you see on screen is not what you will see when printed – there are a myriad of variables between the digital file and the finished article. Seeing an example of the final reproduction in your hands, before pressing the button, can […]
ATCO 2019 vintage advertising
Take a look at the beautiful new suite of 2019 press adverts for ATCO lawnmowers by Drive. These vintage-style adverts lean on ATCO’s near-century of manufacturing precision lawn mowers that are renowned for their perfect stripes. The deliberately playful headlines, 1920s typography and bespoke illustrated scenes are styled on the Golden Age of 1920s/1930s advertising, […]
Creating a legacy video for an extraordinary woman
Drive was thrilled to be approached by the South West Heritage Trust to create a short biographical video about Doris Hatt, an extraordinary early 20th-century artist. This film would complement an exhibition of her modernist art held at the Museum of Somerset to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of her death. It was important to convey […]
New look website design for Kitsons Solicitors
Kitsons Solicitors is one of the leading law firms in the region, renowned for its outstanding client service and professional expertise. The firm approached Drive looking for a new digital partnership to improve their website and online marketing. They required a refreshed design and enhanced user experience, specifically requesting WordPress as their chosen platform to […]
Young Musicians Competition branding
This year, Drive had the privilege of designing the identity for the prestigious Young Musicians Competition. The Two Moors Festival Young Musicians Competition was founded in 2002 with the aim of increasing performance opportunities for talented young musicians in the South West. Since then, the competition has seen a significant rise in prestige, as well […]
Drive creates RAMM’s Surprise the Kids brochure
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) publishes a quarterly brochure, Surprise the Kids, which showcases the extensive programme of activities and events for kids. This year, Drive was delighted to be asked to design the March to June 2018 edition. The vibrant A5 booklet design runs to 11 pages and has a colourful, lively feel […]
ATCO vintage illustrations
Known for their stripes, Atco have been making precision lawnmowers for over a century. For their 2018 advertising campaign, Drive worked with the renowned British manufacturers to produce some very special advertising. We developed the concept of ‘a long history of keeping it short’: drawing upon Atco’s 1920s-40s advertising, we paid homage to their heritage, […]