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By The Drum Team, Editorial

August 31, 2011 | 11 min read

The finalists for this year’s Cream Midlands have been announced, with nominations going to agencies such as Rees Bradley Hepburn, Rave, Big Communications, TDA, Specsavers, McCann’s Birmingham, Tangible and Madison Soho.

The judging panel, chaired by Pete Martin, creative director of The Gate, also included David Booth, creative consultant at Booth; Ben Casey, creative director at The Chase; Aileen Geraghty, managing director of 999 London; Patrick Harvey from Love and Simon Shaw, creative director at Navyblue.

The winners of the awards will be announced at the Jam House in Birmingham on 23 November.

For more information or to book tickets for the ceremony, see the Cream Award Midlands website.

The full list of finalists can be viewed below:

Art Direction

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Afghan Trust

Title: Letters to the Front Line

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Uttern

Title: Leave the World Behind

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Uttern

Title: Take life as it comes

NOMINATION

Company: Golley Slater Cardiff

Client: Mitsubishi Motors

Title: No Environment Too Tough

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Title: Headmaster, Chalkboard and Corner

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: AVIS

Title: Bank Job

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn Ltd

Client: Young British Designers

Title: Landed

Best use of Photography

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Crucial Trading

Title: Crucial Trading DM

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Bentley

Title: The First Thing

NOMINATION

Company: IE Design Consultancy

Client: SGM Lifeworks

Title: Jesus: An Introduction

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Title: Headmaster, Chalkboard and Corner

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: AVIS

Title: Bank Job

Best Use of Illustration

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Birmingham City University

Title: Heads/Hands/Ruler

NOMINATION

Company: MadisonSoho

Client: Southgate Bath

Title: Summer Campaign

NOMINATION

Company: Rave

Client: Weymouth College

Title: Weymouth College

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Westfield Merry Hill

Title: Skin Up & Sail

NOMINATION

Company: Sperm Creative

Client: Gloucestershire Chamber of Commerce

Title: Triangle

Best use of Typography

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Nissan

Title: How the Hell

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Title: Truth is…

NOMINATION

Company: Stuff Advertising

Client: Better by Bike

Title: Freeeeee

Copywriting

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Chapter

Title: The Church

NOMINATION

Company: Factor3

Client: Andrews Estate Agency

Title: Stories

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Title: Lorem Ipsum

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Young British Designers

Title: Own a Great

48 or 96 Sheet Poster

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Birmingham City University

Title: Ruler

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: World Vision

Title: Collection

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Eveden

Title: Smooth

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Young British Designers

Title: Landed

6, 4 or Smaller Sheet Poster

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Blockbuster

Title: Maverick & Buzz

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Britnix

Title: Will & Kate

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: WKD

Title: Lollipop

NOMINATION

Company: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Client: Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Winchester

Title: Christmas Tree Grape

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: White Collar Boxing Leeds

Title: Office Chair

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: AVIS

Title: Bank Job

Ad on a Mobile Medium

NOMINATION

Company: Stuff Advertising

Client: Better by Bike

Title: Freeeeee

Unusual Size or Special Build / Ambient

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: drivemycarhome.co.uk

Title: Taxi

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Minster

Title: Slippery When Wet

NOMINATION

Company: Fluid Ideas

Client: University of Derby

Title: University of Derby ‘Take Off’ Campaign

Outdoor Campaign

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: WKD

Title: Ironing, Lift and Lollipop

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: WKD

Title: Penny, List and Holly

NOMINATION

Company: Clarks in House Design Group

Client: Clarks Kids

Title: Stand Tall, Walk Clarks

NOMINATION

Company: Walker Agency

Client: Eurolines

Title: See yourself

Consumer Press Advert

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Nissan

Title: How the Hell

NOMINATION

Company: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Client: Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Winchester

Title: Phone Corkscrew

NOMINATION

Company: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Client: Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Winchester

Title: Christmas Grape Tree

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: World Vision

Title: Collection

NOMINATION

Company: TDA

Client: Lloyds Pharmacy

Title: Hats

Business to Business Press Advert

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Jewson

Title: 175th Anniversary

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Jewson

Title: Cauliflower

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Jewson

Title: 175th Anniversary Scaffold

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Jewson

Title: 175th Anniversary Builder

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Infegy Eu

Title: Look Who’s Talking

Recruitment Press Advert

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: The List

Title: The List

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Title: Lorem Ipsum

Press Campaign

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Nissan

Title: Practically Genius

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: See Saw

Title: All Your Favourite TV

NOMINATION

Company: Golley Slater Cardiff

Client: Mitsubishi Motors

Title: No Environment too Tough

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

Title: Hand-picked

TV/Cinema Advert

NOMINATION

Company: Specsavers

Client: Specsavers

Title: Garage

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q99KbjJyBAg

NOMINATION

Company: Specsavers

Client: Specsavers

Title: Ferry

http://www.youtube.com/embed/AnumOolsqaM

Low Budget TV/Cinema Advert (£20k Max)

NOMINATION

Company: MadisonSoho

Client: Drake Circus

Title: Drake Circus Christmas TV

http://www.youtube.com/embed/k-nvCdGJPCc

Radio Commercial

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Blockbuster

Title: Limping Pirate

NOMINATION

Company: Orion Media

Client: Shropshire Fostercare

Title: Special Powers Dad

NOMINATION

Company: Walker Agency

Client:

Title: Jessy

Radio Campaign

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Client: Blockbuster

Title: Limping Pirate, Blue Alien, Old Lady

Corporate Identity

NOMINATION

Company: The House

Client: Mission Burrito

Title: Mission Burrito Brand Identity

NOMINATION

Company: Pencil Studio

Client: TOAST

Title: TOAST Identity

NOMINATION

Company: Wyatt International

Client: bira

Title: bira corporate identity

Corporate Literature

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Bentley

Title: Pre-Owned

NOMINATION

Company: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Client: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Title: A little bird told me

NOMINATION

Company: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Client: Hotel Du Vin Brand

Title: Roast Du Vin

Annual Report

NOMINATION

Company: Purple Circle

Client: Nottingham Community Housing Association

Title: NCHA 2010 Annual Report

Packaging

NOMINATION

Company: Pencil Studio

Client: Watmuff & Beckett

Title: Watmuff & Beckett Packaging

NOMINATION

Company: Stocks Taylor Benson

Client: Morrisons

Title: Morrisons Laundry Care Packaging Design

NOMINATION

Company: Stocks Taylor Benson

Client: Speedo

Title: Speedo Training Aids Packaging Design

Environmental/3D Design

NOMINATION

Company: Innersmile

Client: Stoke City Council

Title: Youth Centre Refurbishments

Publications

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Client: Afghan Trust

Title: Letters to the Front Line

NOMINATION

Company: Innersmile

Client: NHS Leicester

Title: Smokescreen

Website /Online Ad/App

NOMINATION

Company: Golley Slater Cardiff

Client: Welsh Assembly Government

Title: Vote 2011

NOMINATION

Company: Katapult

Client: Mob Format 2011

Title: Mob Format 2011

www.formatfestival.com/mob-format

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Young British Designers

Title: YBD Launch Video

NOMINATION

Company: Specsavers

Client: Specsavers

Title: Mr Men MSN Takeover

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0OS_c-gNVw0

Film/TV Titles/Idents/Animation

NOMINATION

Company: Rees Bradley Hepburn

Client: Young British Designers

Title: YBD Launch Video

http://www.youtube.com/embed/9xCZz9dblIQ

NOMINATION

Company: Wyatt International

Client: Legrand

Title: Salamandre CGI

http://www.youtube.com/embed/OfF46gVCcb4

Viral Marketing

NOMINATION

Company: Big Communications

Client: Jewson

Title: Jewson Viral

http://www.youtube.com/embed/eGIqGY9k6XY

NOMINATION

Company: Rave

Client: Zannussi / Finish

Title: Stop Washing Up

http://www.youtube.com/embed/7BkLguYhntI

Item of Self Promotion

NOMINATION

Company: BIG Communications

Title: Cricket Mailer

NOMINATION

Company: Chapter

Title: The Church

NOMINATION

Company: RBH

Client: Church End Brewery

Title: Dadvent Calendar

NOMINATION

Company: RBH

Title: RBH Christmas Workshop

www.rbhchristmasworkshop.co.uk

Direct Mail

NOMINATION

Company: McCann Erickson Birmingham

Client: Altro

Title: GAPS

NOMINATION

Company: Tangible

Client: Focus DIY

Title: Ever so Seedy

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