Every company wields the power to shape the environmental narrative. It’s a profound truth that those with the potential to impact the planet negatively also bear the greatest opportunity to enact positive change. It’s a subtle dance between potential harm and the golden chance to do some good.

Once in a blue moon, a client emerges, poised to transform the world, and rarer still, one with the potential to save it. Enter Bloom Labs… In a fashion-forward feat, they’ve harnessed the alchemy of science to transform keratin from chicken feathers into versatile pellets, ready to weave into the fabric of change—be it cashmere, silk, cotton, or even polyester. The magic?

It’s more than just a balmy July here at Mission Control; It’s Plastic Free July! So, in addition to swerving all types of malleable polymers, we’ve created a poster campaign to highlight the harm of single-use plastic. Often used excessively and discarded without care, single-use plastic is damaging environments around the world. Astonishingly, over 15 million tons of it is thrown away every month – which sucks!

Another strange year that brought us many things we didn’t ask for, from bumbling British politics to cringeworthy celebrities. Here’s a few reminders of some of 2022’s more baffling moments. Happy New Year from the team at Blast. Hoping for a brighter 2023, that brings us things we really want.

For the third in our series of road sign themed posters aimed at passing drivers and pedestrians, we’ve created a new campaign for International Migrants Day. Migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society, and are often exposed to abuse, exploitation and xenophobic attacks fuelled by misinformation.

Following last months poster for the United Nations International Clean Air for Blue Skies Day we’ve designed a new campaign for World Mental Health Day. Continuing with the road sign theme, this one utilises the psychedelic illustration skills of our latest Blast crew member, Pewand.

As designers we want to use our ideas and skills to raise awareness of causes and events we believe in. So we’re designing poster campaigns that will make people think about their actions and behaviours and hopefully be a small catalyst for change. Our campaigns communicate directly to passing traffic and our local community through an old poster site at the entrance to our studio in Hackney.

Beautifully designed and produced print has an impact, appeal and value that is very hard to match digitally. Ask yourself; when did you last purr with delight when opening a PDF file? Unusual materials, textures, finishes, formats, folding and packaging combine to pique the senses.

The production of clothing and footwear is responsible for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. More than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. Not cool. Thankfully the fashion world is starting to wake up. Brands are falling over themselves to justify the sustainable creds of their processes and materials – bleating on about garment wear life, end-of-life solutions and circularity advancements – and that includes the nasty one’s made from plastic!

Following the huge cop out that was COP 26, we thought we should celebrate a green Christmas this year. So, instead of producing a printed card, we’ve gone tree-friendly with our 100% paper-free, climate emergency-inspired offering. As our trees and forests are essential in the fight against climate change we’ve also decided to make a donation to Greenpeace.

We turned 25 this year, but instead of reflecting on the past we decided to look forward to the next phase of our journey. We want to do something meaningful and help contribute to a brighter future. Mid-life crisis? No, more environmental crisis! So what can we do to make a difference? We believe we’ll have the most impact by using our skills and experience as designers and communicators to spread the word of causes we believe in.

For our latest project with the Ashmolean Museum, we were asked to redesign their Souvenir Guide. A key publication for the museum, this comprehensive 100 page book covers all the highlights of their world-class collections. Arranged chronologically the objects are designed to appear on a continuous timeline, ranging from ancient artefacts to modern art.

Launching in 1996, we embarked on our journey into the unknown. Making contact with like-minded clients we began exploring and discovering creative possibilities for brands and organisations. Our 25 year mission has seen us create brands for word-class universities, museums and orchestras. Collaborate with the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Warner Bros. Studios. And launch campaigns for UK Parliament, The Royal Society, Wellcome and Tate.

Our latest education brand identity has just launched for South Thames Colleges Group. Formed through the merger of South Thames, Kingston, Merton and Carshalton Colleges, the Group provides Further and Higher Education opportunities for thousands of students across South West London.

2020 gave a lot, but nothing we really wanted. It really has been a year to forget. Due to the current Covid situation our Christmas offering is designed for Instagram, and is guaranteed 100% virus free! So turn up your sound, put on your mask and mumble along to our 12 ‘gifts’ of 2020.

We’re really excited to have been invited to contribute to the letterpress protest posters exhibition: Reverting to Type 2020 Blast’s contributions to this international show are the ‘Trump & Brexit’ (2016) and ‘Love & Hate’ (2018) posters.