Bureau for Visual Affairs
Exploring the space between
design and technology.

Our work

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• Paines Plough

  Website
   
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  08 / 2010
  
  

  Website and blog for a touring theatre company that shows only new plays. A dynamic site with multiple content pathways, from a location-based map to a playwright-centric archive.

  

• Whistles

  
  Website
   
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  11 / 2009
  
  

  Interactive, large-format editorial features showcasing new products and exclusive video content combined with an ultra-flat buying process have made the site Whistle’s biggest selling shop.

  

• Single Shot

  Identity
   
   
  09 / 2007
  
  

  An identity, website and launch campaign for a new commission of short films, with the goal of developing audiences for the short film format itself.

  

• Animate Projects

  Identity
   
   
  07 / 2008
  
  

  Branding system for the creative film commissioning company, Animate Projects. Bureau's solution incorporates colour gradients and clean typography to strong effect.

  

• Road To 2012

  Website
   
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  08 / 2010
  
  

  The National Gallery's three year programme of London 2012 portraiture is represented in a freely configurable, draggable timeline, allowing exploration of its present and past.

  

• Tate Channel

  Website
   
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  10 / 2009
  
  

  An award-winning, always-on video channel for the Tate Gallery, that allows users to browse and watch videos at the same time.

   

  

• Safle

  Website
   
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  10 / 2008
  
  

  Bi-lingual and highly adaptable website for the newly founded Public Arts body in Wales, using the bold identity system which Bureau created for the organisation.

  

• BMW Guggenheim Lab

  
  Website
   
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  08 / 2011
  
  

  Website for a mobile laboratory created by the Guggenheim and BMW, which will travel to nine major cities worldwide over six years on a mission to explore contemporary urban life.

  

• Picture This

  Website
   
   
  10 / 2009
  
  

  Bureau was briefed to create the online home of a unique moving image commissioning agency and gallery space, located in Bristol.

  

• England Revisited

  Website
   
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  07 / 2010
  
  

  London-based production agency artevents commissioned artist Simon English to revisit 75 points first encountered in the making of his monumental All England Sculpture in 1971.

  

• Safle

  Identity
   
   
  06 / 2008
  
  

  Naming and branding process for a Public Arts body in Wales. The yellow hero colour and 'X' mark helped create a distinctive and positive brand.

  

• British Council Film

  Website
   
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  08 / 2011
  
  

  A directory of British films and directors, curated by the British Council Film, which works to promote UK film talent to audiences and collaborators abroad.

   

  

• Artangel

  Website
   
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  08 / 2009
  
  

  An explorative and visually impressive website for probably the world’s most exciting art-commissioning body.

  

• Pallant House

  Website
   
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  04 / 2010
  
  

  Website and microsite for Pallant House Gallery, an art gallery in Chichester specialising in contemporary British art.

  

• The Henry Moore Foundation

  
  Website
   
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  03 / 2010
  
  

  Bureau united the three distinct bodies of this diverse arts foundation into one coherent presentation, increasing the visibility of both the artist and organisation within the arts sector.

  

• Harper Collins Statistical Map

  Application
   
   
  08 / 2009
  
  

  An almanach application designed for Harper Collins, allowing visual comparison of different sets of national data.

  

• NMM Collection

  Website
   
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  07 / 2011
  
  

  Bureau has designed an extensive online catalogue for the National Maritime Museum of over 9,000 items relating to the history of Britain at sea.

  

• FX Capital Group

  Website
   
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  08 / 2009
  
  

  Website for a foreign currency exchange service group, incorporating a corporate brand website in tandem with its consumer-facing sister site, Rabbit FX.

  

• The National Gallery

  Website
   
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  07 / 2009
  
  

  Bureau developed a visual language that translates the physical experience of visiting the gallery onto the screen with an integrated, highly functional and immersive browsing experience.

  

• Creative Review

  
  Website
   
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  05 / 2009
  
  

  Our digital translation of the creative industry's leading publication made all of the printed magazine available online for the first time, saw page-views double, and new visitors increase by over 70%.

  

• LIFT

  Website
   
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  01 / 2010
  
  

  A new website for The London International Festival of Theatre, whose recently expanded remit sees them staging a rich programme at both traditional theatres and unusual locations.

  

• Art Rabbit

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  01 / 2009
  
  

  Attracting more the 50,000 monthly users, Bureau’s highly successful self-initiated project to create a central listing platform contemporary art has exceeded all expectations.

  

• Random Dance

  Website
   
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  06 / 2009
  
  

  The online presence for the UK's most exciting choreographer — Wayne McGregor, and his company Random Dance, utilising large-format media elements, such as fullscreen video.

  

• Random Dance

  Identity
   
   
  10 / 2009
  
  

  A visual identity based on the minimal, scientific and mathematically precise approach of the celebrated resident choreographer at the Royal Ballet.

  

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