A few years ago, too many, THERE started a blog to accompany our dear old flash website, and after a while, it inadvertanty became our main website — it was simple and quick to post new work, and the magic of Wordpress gave our content great SEO. Whilst it was never going to win any design awards, it was very functional and got the THERE's creativity out to the masses.

Fast forward to 2013, and big things are happening. We have an entirely new website, custom engineered from the ground up. We've worked long and hard to get the CMS just the way we like it, and thanks to our good friends (and studio buddies) at Macadamia for their efforts. The backend of our site is quite sophisticated, yet is so simple to use and operate — it's kind of like a big lego set — we can add and subtract new blocks of content, move them around and reconfigure. It's a bit addictive in fact.

Our new blog won't so much be a place to showcase work - we have an entire section helpfully titled Work, to do just that. The blog content is split into 3 distinct types of content, accessible from the filter links above;

News
This is fairly straightforward; it's news, updates and the latest. It might contain recent awards or publications, events or happenings or maybe new people joining the team. It's a place we can keep you up to date with what's going on.

Views
An exciting new initiative, we've decided to get on to this 'thought leadership' bandwagon. Now that's not to say we weren't always leading, or we haven't been thinking — but what is new, is writing them up as blog posts, and sharing them to the world. These might be articles about the latest and greatest in interiors, design and architecture, or thoughts on what's new or next for branding, or just musings and observations on life as a creative agency.

Insights
Lastly, insights allows us to share a little of the inner workings of THERE, how we go about building our clients' brands, our process and how we get things done. We'll be posting case studies of our work, both how it performs out there in the real world, as well as how it was developed. This is probably the section of the blog we're most excited about, as it will really give you a deeper understanding of how we go about things.

Finally, the new blog format will also allow you to get to know some of the characters and personalities of THERE - we'll be actively encouraging all the team to contribute articles and content. We're excited to be pushing our blogging to the next level, and we hope you'll enjoy reading as much as we enjoy posting.

After successfully completing a number of projects for established international organisations operating in the region, such as Macquarie Group, ANZ and Boston Consulting Group, more and more opportunities are now starting to present themselves in emerging markets and with emerging market brands.

“We've enjoyed great creative success at the recent AGDA awards, and together with our existing working relationships with many leading architects and interior designers operating in the area, we're confident the Singapore presence will see positive returns for our clients and the business in no time.” explains Simon.

Singapore was chosen as our Asian home due its ideal location and  proximity to so many active Asian hubs that are experiencing real growth, and with Simon in place, we are very excited about the potential to help Asian companies build global brands.

IndesignLive have covered the announcement, and can be read online here.

NEW Office
You may already know, but we're please to officially announce we've opened up a new THERE office in sunny Singapore. After a number of projects across Asia-Pacific region, we felt the time was right to push forward with expansion into Singapore, in order to better serve our existing clients, and foster new relationships. Co-founder Simon Hancock is heading up the new office - if you're in the area, why not say hello. Read More

NEW Website
Our shiney new website is live and kicking! Our site had served us well, but after creating so many up-to-the-minute, intuitive and award winning sites for our clients, it was time we got our own house in order. Jump online and catch up on our projects, clients list or read about what makes us tick. Read More

NEW Blog
For years our Wordpress blog had kept you up to date with recent projects, latest happenings and THERE news. An integral part of our new site is our new blog - full of articles, inspirational links and of course, news updates. Read More

NEW (and old) Work
Our new website has allowed us to better showcase the depth of expertise and experience THERE has accumulated over the past 10 years in our two focus areas of Brands and Environments. We hope you enjoy checking them out as much as we enjoyed creating them. Read More

We were chuffed to see our branded workplace for 3M be so prominently featured in Eg magazine – the international journal of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD). The article looks at how forward thinking Australian businesses are creating workplaces for a new age and cites our work for 3M as a great example of how branding and wayfinding systems can provide human-centered, inspiring places to work while supporting environmental initiatives and the bottom line.

We’re excited to share these production images of  timeline we have created for the ASX which visitors to the building will be able to see on the ground floor. The 3-dimensional timeline made up of linear blades, tracks not only the All Ords over time but also key historic milestones and events. We’ll have more images and info on this project very soon so watch this space.

Simon Hancock from THERE, has been asked to be a guest tutor with independent design school Tractor. Tractor’s primary focus is to connect the best up-and-coming designers with the most senior and successful industry creatives.

The school helps students develop their ability to create original thinking and ideas aswell as covering a range of essential skills such as brand development, typography, advertising and information design. Simon will be the guest tutor in April. For more information on the course visit www.tractordesignschool.com.au

We are pleased to announce that THERE have been selected as a winner in the 2012 International Graphis Logo Design Awards.

Our identity work for both MCK Architects and Parklands Blue Mountains were both awarded Gold at the prestigious awards.

The Graphis Annual features some of the most visually captivating logos selected from thousands of entries submitted worldwide with only the most impressive work selected for inclusion in the global Graphis publication.

We couldn’t be prouder of our design team at THERE.

We’re delighted to be appointed by Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) as their brand and design partner, and we’re looking forward to making a positive contribution to the organisation and their worthy cause. VCCRI are a world leader in cardiac research, continuing the legacy of Victor Chang, himself a pioneering leader in cardiology. Our first project with VCCRI, already underway, is to produce their 2012 Annual Report.

We’re chuffed to see so much of our work selected to appear in two recent major book titles published by Sandu: Big Brand Theory and APD Asia Pacific Design Annual 7. Both publications showcase a ‘best-of’ selection of high profile branding work produced by leading agencies from around the world.