Designed by Red&Grey, the stamps and First Day Cover (FDC) souvenir envelope are based on illustrations by artist Orlagh Murphy.
Taking inspiration from religious art, using a quadriptych (four quadrant layout), the stamps tell the story of the journey of a letter during the Middle Ages. The National rate (N) stamp shows a medieval monk preparing a letter and then carrying it overseas by boat. The International stamp (W rate) shows the message being carried onward by horseback and the delivery of the message to the recipient, a medieval prioress.
Inspired by an archival drawing, Orlagh Murphy’s illustration on the FDC depicts a map of the European travel route of Giraldus Cambrensis (c. 1146 – c. 1223), a colourful cleric of the time. The route shows how he travelled from Dublin to Rome via Paris.
Giraldus Cambrensis was a prolific writer and influential figure in the twelfth century Renaissance, a period of social, political and economic transformation in Europe. He wrote ‘Topographia Hiberniae’ as an account of the landscape and people of Ireland, circa 1188
The promotional poster for the change lab book and exhibition was designed to engage the viewer by using a variety of overlapping visual layers, each representing an different aspect of the experience.
When creating the identity for Swim Ireland’s ‘Learn to Swim’ campaign we decided to include a passport as a device that would enable each kid to map their own journey.
Making the Digital Economy and Society Inclusive, Open & Secure was the overarching theme at the I7 multi stakeholder conference during the G7 Italia 2017.
Having been asked to design a book to mark ten years of the NCAD Access programme, we immediately proposed a workshop where we could discuss the past, the purpose, and the potential of the access programme.
The Creative Arts Summer School is a collaboration between seven Irish colleges, providing two weeks of free art and design workshops to individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds, and communities where there is a low progress to higher education.
The change lab is a critical space for learning, thinking and re-imagining the possibilities of how art and design curriculum in second level can be taught through a development education lens.
The creation of this year’s Christmas stamps centred around family and community celebrations, the story of the nativity, and the simple joy of festive traditions.
This year’s prospectus for the National College of Art and Design takes as its cue the college’s guiding statement: Bold and Curious Thinking, Making and Doing.
Our goal for NUI Maynooth is to create a culture of conversation, a space where new connections are made, new ideas are created and new knowledge is formed.
Re Think + Re Act was a open forum for discussion, an exhibition of the PIVOT Dublin bid to become World Design Capital in 2014 and a reading room filled with favourite books and visual curiosities.
At Red&Grey, we’re not just about creating websites and digital assets – we’re about crafting online design experiences that leave a lasting impression.
At Red&Grey, we believe that art direction is more than just crafting a visual style – it’s about collaboration, creativity, and taking your projects to new heights.
“NCAD is a special place, walking through the blue arch on Dublin’s Thomas Street brings you to a unique campus of studios, workshops and learning spaces where the community of students and staff are engaged creatively in exploring and understanding the world.“
“The city of Amsterdam is blessed for being a city where it is possible for merchants to be philosophers and for philosophers to be merchants.” Baruch Spinoza.
Our goal for NUI Maynooth is to create a culture of conversation, a space where new connections are made, new ideas are created and new knowledge is formed.
Swan English Language Training is a Dublin based school delivering quality courses, employment opportunities and social programmes to students from all around the world.
The collaborative partnership between Engineering company Stamicarbon in the Netherlands and Steel manufacturer Sandvik in Sweden developed a family of high pressure stainless steel solutions, named Safurex.
The prospectus showcases NCAD as a energetic institution that encourages you to apply creative thinking, ask critical questions, practice inventive making, understand new methodologies, dream, seek the unknown and look for what is beautiful in the world.
Working closely with the School of Education in NCAD we formed a visual and aesthetic system to represent the pedagogical approach and artefacts the Professional Master in Education student teachers created in response the question: How do we mine and trace the past to make sense of the now?
The prospectus showcases NCAD as a energetic institution that encourages you to apply creative thinking, ask critical questions, practice inventive making, understand new methodologies, dream, seek the unknown and look for what is beautiful in the world.
The Creative Arts Summer School is a collaboration between nine Irish colleges, providing two weeks of free art and design workshops to individuals from low socio-economic backgrounds, and communities where there is a low progress to higher education.
The World Design Capital (WDC) is a city promotion project established to celebrate the aims and accomplishments of cities using design as a tool to reinvent themselves socially, culturally and economically.
The National College of Art and Design occupies a unique position in art and design education in Ireland, offering the widest range of art and design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level.