A cutting-edge design collective has been chosen to add some creative flair to the improvements being made to Whitley Bay’s Northern Promenade.

Following a competitive tender process, North Tyneside Council has appointed a consortium to develop a number of ideas to complement the ongoing work on the seafront stretch.

All based in and around Newcastle city centre and with strong links to Whitley Bay, the group features ‘xsite architecture’, designer-engineers ‘Raskl’ and design and branding experts ‘Electrik Sheep Design’.

our entry for Northern Design Festival - We created an environment titled 'Food of the Gods' incorporating all design aspects and materials of the hospitality trade, engraved wood, copper, painted tiles

Hoults Yard in Newcastle, has the claim of being at one point, the largest pottery manufacture in Europe. It is now the site of a state of the art business village. With a recent European Fund investment its re-brand had to reflect elements of the sites 300 year old heritage, yet look forward and capture the 'New Artisan' Zeitgeist. Mixing new design with old materials we created an holistic brand solution of laser etched wood, a 5x4m wall of printed and sealed ceramic tiles, laser etched Copper, filigree grade decals, rusted and printed metal signage and 70 x 1m individually illustrated Giclee prints, metal and LED lighted signage. All designs referenced elements from the original Mailing ware pottery

After our successful installation at the Keds showrooms we were invited to install at the Gap x Keds collaboration store on 5th Ave NYC. Using Vinyl, decals, wheat paste, paint on wood we created a montage of their past historical images, ads and promo material spanning the past 9 decades. 

Located within the grand Georgian Theatre Royal in Newcastle we were tasked with breaking with tradition and devise a brand and environment that has an old established Italian feeling but has an edge of irreverence and street humour. We used a variety of materials to fulfil this brief from tinted varnish, inks, canvas and wheat paste to screen print over heavy rusted steel panels. The overall look was awesome and put Nine Bar on the map as a unique place in the city

On our third install for the emerging titan that is Wework, we were asked to create an environment spanning the corridor lengths on 3 floors of their Aldgate site. We decided to maintain a hand feel rather than mass produce and stencil our iconic flower patterns in a repeat. Over 3 nights (and 400m of walls!) we created a unique, warm, engaging piece that looks incredible from all angles

Keds commisioned us to produce a creative environment at their NY showroom. They wanted to showcase their heritage showing their new, fresh advertising mixed with media pieces spanning 100 years of their brand. We created patterns from their heritage material and ripped pieces to weave in old and new. 

The U.S. Open of Surfing is a week-long surfing competition held annually during the summer in Huntingdon Beach CA. It is the largest surfing competition in the world and is attended by nearly 500,000 people.

We were invited to paint our artwork live, over the week of the event, using pre-crowdsourced walls. Imagery included key figures in the world of Surf, Skate and BMX. Each wall 100m x 3 and each wall after completion taken to be made into pre-routed modular furniture. AMAZING! 

For a full 10 years, Electrik Sheep was a showcase for our Art, passion and design, the juice that kept us hydrated. Stocked with some of the best brands in Streetwear, 10 Deep, the Hundreds, Diamond Supply Co,  Sixpack along with our own in-house designs it became a beacon for all creatives in the great city of Newcastle. Regular shows and art in our gallery included a roster of now world famous artists such as Faile, Eine, Eelus, POW, Paul Insect, Dface and Banksy

Brands mashed up, funny, irreverent, making fun of popular brands and culture, always iconic, always ironic, always in trouble!

Providing Creative Direction and design from trend prediction and brand direction to full scale creative environment. We have partnered with our clients and pushed a range of projects to solutions both forward thinking and exciting.

Tasked to provide a full Italian themed environment in this spacious iconic setting within the Theatre Royal, we began the process by exploring our clients Italian backgrounds to find a theme that was authentic, humorous and warm. Torn poster layers found in every Italian city formed the backdrop to the execution and the graphics were a mixture of new modern illustrations mixed with food referenced posters and illustration. A seamless wheat paste technique allowed us to create great scale within budget

Working with our licensee at Boi Trading we produced a range of clothing that was classic with a twist of street, inspiring messaging in a no nonsense style. 

We love this city! We wanted to brand it, give it a voice and celebrate every facet of it from the skyline, the attitude, to the people who's humour and warmth are recognised wherever they go. Worn proudly worldwide by natives and visitors alike!

Rags Co is a brand for teenagers. Our designs both allow them to blend into the crowd as well as stand apart. Our on-garment branding, packaging and trims have successfully navigated this communication tightrope producing illustration that we would proudly wear ourselves

Dispense with the tractors and flowers! Our brief was to create a line of on-garment graphics for 5-10 yo that we'd happily wear our selves...we did!...and we do.

Create a range of hard, fun, lo-fi, hi-grade tees for the H&M stable of Kids! 

Regular contributor to the stable of artists at the Japanese founded, LA based 2K! We had an exclusive licensing deal with 2K to provide unique seasonal artwork to be produced in LA for their women tees. Great times and a great success...

This Iconic outdoor brand is a client for whom we love to design. Their attention to authenticity makes it a true joy to see the finished item. We aim to deliver well-researched, hand painted, illustrated pieces season after season

Asked to give their lifestyle brand 365 Life a direction and feel all of its own, We injected a sense of humour and ownability to the brand with endearing, simple illustrations and philosophical slogans

after a few seasons we had a revelation...being outdoors is fun!

Hilfiger Denim brought us in to elevate their on-garment branding and to help strengthen their position as the quintessential denim brand. Along with the actual design we supply and advise techniques and applications that help to bring the brand to life.

We were asked to contribute an iconic tee for this iconic gallery - proud to have been a part of this amazing institution.

print, publication, layout, design, music, fashion, creative direction, concept & design

In-house special projects keep us fresh, young and hones our branding skills. SNF for Electrik Sheep was a fun, hard edged brand and became a staple in many streetwear stores around the UK 

Be Nice was a club night in one of the best clubs in Newcastle. Our ironic take on the name became a popular and collectable item among the clientele. Once in the club you were encouraged not to be nice