Britain From The Air

Delighted to be asked by the Royal Geographical Survey to take press photos for the official launch of their "Britain from the Air" exhibition - with the even more delightful Mr Michael Palin!  

If you haven't noticed the exhibition (consult optometrist immediately) it's a huge display across the city that features stunning images from across Britain, including 11 new panels specifically commissioned for its appearance in Edinburgh; made possible through partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is in front of the Sheraton in Conference Square and features a huge 'walk-on' map that acts as a key to all the locations featured in the display.

A brilliant walking tour through the city, particularly with some nice weather beginning to show up, you'll find more information online, or by picking up a leaflet from the information kiosk on the Princes Street side of Castle Street.

Bringing the outside in...

Perhaps this doesn't sound too inviting on these cold wintry days, but it's exactly what we helped our friend Wallace Shaw (above) from Wallace's Arthouse Scotland to do in one of his reception rooms.

Wallace had a hankering to bring his room to life by creating a feature wall across his bank of four huge storage cupboards...  Originally toying with projection or sketching directly onto the surface, we suggested a custom vinyl wallpaper, designed to his specification to display a high-contrast forest glade.

Finding the right picture, we set to work measuring the panels, scaling and setting the artwork and calling our amazing print suppliers who made the final magic happen.  It's a very technical job to get just right (trying to make sure there's a tree trunk along all those shut lines!) and we're delighted with the results.

If you're ever looking for a great place to stay in Edinburgh, you need to meet Wallace.  He's awfully sociable and runs absolutely the nicest boutique B&B we've ever come across.  

Find out more or say hello at www.wallacesarthousescotland.com

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Discovering Edinburgh's Town Centres

Over the weekend, some artwork is being installed around the city highlighting the vibrant local centres in Edinburgh, each one a destination in their own right. From the Corstorphine to Portobello, Edinburgh's local centres boast unique and independent retail, restaurants and leisure opportunities each with their own individual character.

Handy maps showing locations and bus-routes have been incorporated where space permits, or you can get your own 'Discover Edinburgh's Secrets' map from the City of Edinburgh Council.

We've tried to capture different aspects of all the unique local centres in creating both the artwork and maps for the Council.

Shared vision for Edinburgh City Centre

We designed a series of focus groups for Essential Edinburgh, the City Centre's Business Improvement District. The objective was to understand the issues that they should either champion or challenge on behalf of their membership; then find a way of describing the City Centre that businesses within the BID would like to see develop in the future. This 'Vision Book' is the result, a shared vision for Scotland's capital city, written for its city centre businesses

Tollcross Passport

We've been working on a campaign with the City of Edinburgh Council that's all about Building Stronger Town Centres. Hot on the heels of the West End Passport, we're keen to encourage people to discover the diverse and different businesses in Tollcross with a publication created in partnership with their local Tollcross Traders Association.

Discover Edinburgh's West End

We've enjoyed producing a "West End Passport" for the City of Edinburgh Council as a promotional tool for this area of the city.

Easily explored from the city centre, Edinburgh’s West End is a vibrant and eclectic mix of highly individual shops, cafés, bars, restaurants and more. Alongside big name brands, you’ll discover a bustling group of independent, unique and characterful businesses, each with something special to offer.

Pandamonium in Corstorphine :-)

Home to Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine has seen a lot of media attention this year as the home of giant pandas Sunshine an Sweetie.

With their help, the City of Edinburgh Council wants to let people know about the great selection of shops, services, eateries and businesses that call Corstorphine home. We captured things on camera, to create a number of banners can be seen on lamp-posts in the area.

There's also a chance to find and win a gorgeous Panda soft-toy each month, hidden away in a local business. To find out more and get clues, follow @edinshopper on twitter.