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Author: Glenn
Posted: 30th July 2008
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    andy
    30th Jul 2008
    12:46 pm

  1. RIP? are they dead?

    there sites not working for me? could be the firfox..


    2. Jack
    30th Jul 2008
    1:30 pm

  2. Their site is working fine for me. Whats this all about then?


    3. Glenn
    30th Jul 2008
    1:44 pm

  3. Ask V!


    4. jeff
    30th Jul 2008
    1:48 pm

  4. they shut down, i spoke to burvo the other night said the recession has hit hard up there! bad times


    5. Glenn
    30th Jul 2008
    1:53 pm

  5. Bad times indeed!


    6. Jack
    30th Jul 2008
    1:53 pm

  6. Hmm, don’t think the times are any harder in Scotland than elsewhere? I know many agencies that are doing well in Glasgow at the minute.


    7. Colin
    30th Jul 2008
    2:05 pm

  7. I feel really really sorry for the designers that’ll be out of a job because of this. Kenny Allen really freshened-up their output and it’s a damn shame to see them go under, especially when their recent work has been so shit hot!


    8. Colin
    30th Jul 2008
    2:43 pm

  8. I always thought this Drum story from June was a little unsettling:
    http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2008/06/06/7914-brierley-departs-from-the-hub-after-two-years


    9. Jack
    30th Jul 2008
    2:46 pm

  9. Yeah, never a good sign, although plenty of companies cut the cloth and continue. I think there was actually about four people who left the company around the same time, not sure if it was reported in The Drum.


    10. Greig
    30th Jul 2008
    3:28 pm

  10. Yeah no doubt we’ll see an re-incarnation of sorts over the coming weeks and months. Sorry to hear that for David and the rest though.


    11. Mark
    31st Jul 2008
    8:10 am

  11. Seems like they do some pretty decent and stylish work there.
    Shame they can’t continue.


    12. Ben
    31st Jul 2008
    9:35 am

  12. Was Burvo working with them Jeff? That is bad news. I was only talking about them yesterday – such a strong body of work.


    13. Veronica
    31st Jul 2008
    11:11 am

  13. Don’t you worry about any of the designers at the Hub they have things in the pipeline… keep your eyes and ears open as Kenny Allan has already started his own company.


    14. Jack
    31st Jul 2008
    11:49 am

  14. I trust your friends at FFF will be the first to know of any exciting developments. The Drum is so passé. ;)


    15. Veronica
    31st Jul 2008
    12:01 pm

  15. You know it!


    16. Glenn
    31st Jul 2008
    12:12 pm

  16. Haha, the Drum has become quite pointless really? Especially the printed version, which is just a reprint of what’s on the site but a week old.


    17. Jack
    31st Jul 2008
    12:55 pm

  17. To be fair, I think its the best place to get regional industry news. Where else is there to look?


    18. S
    31st Jul 2008
    2:20 pm

  18. Bit of a backtrack Jack!


    19. Jack
    31st Jul 2008
    4:02 pm

  19. Haha, the first one was tongue & cheek. I actually enjoy having a nosey on the drum…


    20. matt mcarthur
    31st Jul 2008
    5:38 pm

  20. Agree the printed Drum is a bit pointless these days – particularly given the price. Harumph!

    Shame about Hub – but design firms never disappear, they just get recycled. Or something like that.


    21. Ed Watt
    31st Jul 2008
    5:44 pm

  21. that’s a right shame. Especially when there are so many agencies out there doing rubbish and probably making more money.


    22. Cameron Wilson
    8th Aug 2008
    10:36 am

  22. So true.


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