We’re delighted to announce the first phase launch of the new-look Sofar Sounds website to help promote this fledgling live music events group. Later in the year, we’ll be designing and developing additional features to include artist pages and search by artist music video links but, until then, the site links users to Facebook, YouTube videos and a mailing list.

As part of our ongoing work for 1Goal, earlier this month we designed an animated pitch-side banner to be shown at Tottenham Hotspur football ground. We hope this and our advert design (in the match day programme) was eye-catching enough to help the 1Goal cause!

Aside from our ongoing design work for 1Goal, we’re busy working on brand and print graphics for SEO company ISM and putting the finishing touches to the soon to be launched interactive app’ for Investec Private Bank, watch this space…
After a couple of months of playing around with page grids, colour palettes, typography styles and sizes, CB Richard Ellis’s new magazine has been designed and sent to print. Here’s just a few sample spreads.



We’ve now developed a more sustainable set of design rules throughout the magazine, such as using a consistent set of typefaces for headers and body copy. This will encourage a more fluid design process next time, but more importantly, it gives the publication a more recognisable identity and makes for a more comfortable read.
We’re currently designing a “new look” edition of the CB Richard Ellis magazine Sans Frontières. In difference, to the previous light and irreverent style of the magazine (which suited the then tongue-in-cheek tone) we’ve created a more structured and grid based composition, to better suit a new and more refined approach to the content of the magazine. We’ll publish samples to the website as soon it’s gone to press next month…
After several months of design and development, it gives us great pleasure to announce the launch of the new look Value Partnership website.

The site not only gives Value Partnership a more professional look (in line with their new brand identity) but it has been built with a bespoke Content Management System, so they are able to update content throughout the website as the company move forward.
This month has been particularly busy within the print design department. Not only have we been preparing the launch for the unveiling of the new look Value Partnership brand but we’ve also been completing a brand identity and style guide for fledgling marketing and research company Whitematter. The final brand identity includes several bespoke illustrations that play with the idea of “string in all it’s flexible and creative forms”.

We’ve also been part of a studio shoot with photographer Mark Cocksedge at the helm, who took some fantastic shots of all of the Mavo team. Here’s a sample of one of the shots taken in a disused gym (in north London).
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a website for fashion manufacturer Citilites. After close consultation with the company, to understand their business requirements, the website includes a bespoke (CMS) area where team members can upload images of their latest collection month on month for retailers’ to discover their latest collection.
The latest issue of the CBRE magazine has now been printed (in an environmentally sound glossy stock) and is hopefully entertaining CBRE employees across Europe. Here are a couple of sample spreads we think typify the spirit of the new edition.


June has proved busier than ever. Aside from finalising the current issue of the CBRE magazine, we’ve been commissioned to design a compendium to support PR campaigns for cancer sufferers (to raise awareness of treatment, activities, social groups and beyond). More details and information about this project will be uploaded to the Mavo portfolio shortly.

Our interactive department are currently developing an interactive application for Investec Private Bank. News of this application will follow soon after the launch of the app. We’re also delighted to be designing and engineering a new website for Value Partnership (see previous months news for other information). This is an ongoing project which is due to go live in October of this year.
We’re currently putting the finishing touches to the Value Partnership brand style guide and marketing materials. For a little peek at just some of their new brand media we’ve attached a few samples below.
The next edition of CBRE’s internal corporate magazine will be printed in June. We’ll be sure to upload some samples spreads to the Mavo portfolio once all the design has been completed.

The last month has been busy designing a brand identity (refresh) for business consultants Value Partnership, and mixed print and interactive media for EMM International (a media auditing and management consultancy). Both projects will continue into the interactive arena, as we work towards designing portfolio style websites for each company.
Earlier in the month we had our part to play in art directing a little April fool’s campaign for Alton Towers. In case any of you were duped, Alton Towers will not be the first to launch a “rollercoaster for dogs”. That said, our creative relationship with illustrator John Ley proved fruitful in fooling a few unsuspecting readers out there…
