Evans and Vickerstaff to replace Findlay and Colquhoun at Family
Guy Vickerstaff and Phil Evans have been signed by Family to strengthen its creative department following the departure of Gregor Findlay and Kevin Colquhoun, who recently announced they are leaving to take up assistant creative director roles at Farm, in London.
Vickerstaff and Evans have been working freelance at a number of agencies North and South of the border following the decision to shut their own agency, Bond, last August.
Vickerstaff, Evans and Caroline Garrad launched Bond, a breakaway from The Union, in 2002, bringing in a number of clients, including Scottish Equitable, Deep Sea World and Malmaison, before shutting its doors after two years following “disagreements at board level over the future direction of the company.”
While Garrad has since joined 1576, Evans and Vickerstaff have been working freelance, creating work for clients, including Kit-Kat, Kelloggs and the Scottish Executive.
The creative pairing has been responsible for some other high profile, award-winning work while working at The Union, namely on Baxters, National Galleries and S1.
David Isaac, joint creative director at Family, said: “Kevin [Bird] and I have admired Phil and Guy’s work for a very long time now. To be given the opportunity to hire them was a godsend and means we now have a formidable creative line-up.”
Commenting on the move, Phil Evans added: “Since closing the doors at Bond last year, going freelance has been a real breath of fresh air. We’ve worked at some great agencies on some great brands, but there comes a time when you miss having your own desk. Family have promised us our own computer, coat hook and set of felt-tip pens so we’re delighted.”
Meanwhile, Family has been selected to produce the corporate identity and communications pack for Advanced Messaging, one of Scotland’s leading mobile technology start-ups.
The appointment coincides with Family’s reappointment to the UK board of the Mobile Marketing Association, the body that regulates mobile marketing for the UK.