SomeOne
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| Independent | |
| Industry | Brand, consultancy |
| Founded | 1 January 2005 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people |
Simon Manchipp Founding Partner David Law Founding Partner Gary Holt Founding Partner Laura Hussey Partner |
Number of employees | 44 |
| Website |
someoneinlondon |
SomeOne is a brand consultancy based in London, specialising in brand strategy, visual identity design, writing, naming, brand implementation, and guardianship programs. The company currently employs 40 staff members ranging from designers, brand strategists, and project managers.
History
SomeOne was founded in London, in 2005 by Simon Manchipp, David Law, Gary Holt, and Laura Hussey.
Before founding SomeOne, Simon Manchipp was a partner at HHCL, Gary Holt was the ECD of Lambie Nairn,[1] and David Law was creative director at ColeyPorterBell.[2] In the same year, the company moved into its Shoreditch studio and, in 2010, moved 12 doors down to number 67 Leonard Street.
Notable events
Based on the company's creative output since launch in 2005, SomeOne was listed in The Drum as the most influential design agency in the UK[3] in 2013. This followed a particularly high-profile year for the company after it had rebranded The National Maritime Museum, The Queen's House, and Peter Harrison Planetarium in London's Greenwich to Royal Museums Greenwich, as well as being the creators of London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Olympic Games Pictograms
In The Drum's 2015 Design Census,[4] SomeOne was listed in the top 10 Elite Agencies in the UK.[5] It was rated as 8th overall within the second largest company size category (20-39 staff)[5] based on financial performance, client satisfaction, and peer recommendation.
The 2015 Design Week Top 100 rated SomeOne as the 8th most successful branding agency in the UK with reported fee income of £3.4m.
The 2016 Drum Design Census rated SomeOne as the No.1 design practice in the UK.[6]
SomeOne also topped the 2016 Drum Design Census ratings as the agency with the most satisfied clients.[7]
Awards
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2011
- Transform Awards 2011 — Best Overall visual identity. Royal Opera House[8]
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2012
- Transform Awards 2012 — Royal Museums Greenwich. 2012 Transform Awards. GOLD[9]
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2013
- Transform Awards 2013 — Best Use of a Visual Property. Transform Awards 2013[10] March 2013 FastJet Brand Launch
- Transform Awards 2013 — FastJet: Best implementation of a rebrand. Transform Awards 2013[10] March 2013
- Transform Awards 2013 — Best rebrand following a merger or acquisition. Transform Awards[10]
DRUM MARKETING AWARDS 2013
- The Drum Awards 2013 — FastJet: Best Design Strategy of the Year.[11] Drum Awards 2013
DRUM PEER POLL 2013
- Drum Peer Poll 2013 — Voted "The most respected UK Design Company" for the Drum Peer Poll[12] 2013
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2014
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best implementation of a rebrand. WorldPay Zinc. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best brand consolidation. Crystal Ski. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best visual identity in the energy sector. Atlantis Resources. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best visual identity in the financial services sector. WorldPay Zinc. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best visual identity in the technology, media & telecommunications sector. Tesco Hudl. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — Best visual identity from the tourism sector. Crystal Ski TUI. Transform Awards 2014[13]
- Transform Awards 2014 — SomeOne won Best Corporate rebrand for a spin off/new company for their work on Tesco Hudl at the 2014 Transform Awards[14]
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2015
- Transform Awards 2015 — for brand work on Cancer Research UK
- Transform Awards 2015 — for brand work on WorldPay
- Transform Awards 2015 — for brand work on The Children's Society
- Transform Awards 2015 — for brand work on 2015 European Games
DRUM MARKETING AWARDS 2015
- Drum Marketing Awards 2015 — Commended for "Best Identity Design" for their work on Cancer Research UK at the Drum Awards in 2015[15]
2015 DRUM DESIGN CENSUS Rated No.3 in the UK Elite Agency league — based on income[16] Rated No.8 in the UK Elite Agency league — based on income and client satisfaction[17]
TRANSFORM AWARDS 2016
- Transform Awards 2016 — Best implementation of a brand development project across multiple markets. Le Boat Branding. Transform Awards 2016 [18]
BRAND IMPACT AWARDS 2016
- Brand Impact Awards 2016 — Best In Show nomination for D.Thomas Rebrand[19]
- Brand Impact Awards 2016 — Gold for Best Professional Services Branding[19]
- Brand Impact Awards 2016 — Silver for Aston Villa rebrand[19]
- Brand Impact Awards 2016 — Silver for Personal Group rebrand[19]
2016 DRUM DESIGN CENSUS
- Rated No.1 in the UK Elite Agency league — based on aggrigated score from income and client satisfaction[6]
- Rated No.1 in the UK Elite Agency league — based on client satisfaction[7]
- Rated No.5 in the UK Elite Agency league — based on income[20]
References
- ↑ http://www.dandad.org/profiles/person/820711/gary-holt/
- ↑ http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/161469/
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/01/28/drum-launches-voting-its-design-census-peer-poll-establish-most-influential-design
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/03/18/drum-design-census-2015-highlights-growth-design-agency-sector
- 1 2 http://www.thedrum.com/designcensus2015/elite
- 1 2 http://www.thedrum.com/content/drum-design-census-2016-20-39-elite
- 1 2 http://www.thedrum.com/content/drum-design-census-2016-20-39-client
- ↑ http://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/europe/past-winners/2011-transform-awards/
- ↑ http://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/europe/past-winners/2012-transform-awards/
- 1 2 http://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/europe/past-winners/2013-transform-awards/
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/award/drum-marketing-awards/winners/2013
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/design-100/2013/peer-poll
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.communicatemagazine.co.uk/news/5228-transform-awards-europe-2014-announces-winners
- ↑ "2014 Winner". Transform Magazine. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ↑ "Brand identity Nominations". The Drum. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/content/drum-design-census-2015-20-39-financial
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/content/drum-design-census-2015-20-39-elites
- ↑ http://www.transformmagazine.net/awards/europe/the-awards/the-winners/
- 1 2 3 4 https://brandimpactawards.com/2016winners/
- ↑ http://www.thedrum.com/content/drum-design-census-2016-20-39-financial