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Shop Front

Pop-up design studio

Shop Front - a pop-up design studio for elephant

In autumn 2017, London College of Communication, with support from Southwark’s High St Challenge Fund, embarked upon an exciting community design project.

Shop Front was a pop-up design studio sited in the Elephant and Castle shopping centre, offering creative designs and support to the local businesses and traders to enhance their shop fronts and window displays and promote their businesses, as well as offering basic design advice. We worked with five LCC graduate designers who created more than 25 visuals in consultation with the clients.

The team of LCC graduates included Caley Dewhurt from Postgraduate Certificate in Design for Visual Communication, and Oliver Zandi, Francisco Casaroti and Lauren Vaughan from BA (Hons) Graphic & Media Design, and Stanislava Stoilova from BA (Hons) Design for Graphic Communication.

The pop-up design studio also offered design advice and guidance to drop in business clients, including practical tips and a special workshop on how good design can benefit small business, led by LCC graduates and staff.

Interested in connecting your business with students or graduates at LCC?

Contact

Ben Walter
LCC Business and Innovation
Email: b.walter@lcc.arts.ac.uk 
Tel: 07793 777055

  • Entrance to LCC Studio at heart of Elephant and Castle shopping centre, host to Shop Front.
    Shop Front photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Lauren Vaughan and Henock, manager at Lonnies International Unisex hairdressing.
    Lauren Vaughan and Henock, Manager of Lonnies International Unisex Hairdressing in Shop Front photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • A LCC student collaborating with a local shopkeeper.
    An LCC student collaborating with a local shopkeeper photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Designer Stanislava shows La Caleñita bakery owners, Oscar and Valeria, different options for their menu.
    Designer Stanislava with La Caleñita bakery owners photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Designer Francisco and Nanci, the Castle Shop’s owner, exploring options for her new logo.

  • Designer Francisco and Nanci, the Castle Shop’s owner, exploring options for her new logo.
    Designer Francisco and Nanci, the Castle Shop’s owner photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • New pavement sign with menu and logo designed by Lauren Vaughan for La Vida Loca Colombian restaurant located in the arches at Elephant Rd.

  • La Barra restaurant, located in one of the arches at the Eagle’s Yard, displaying the new menus designed by Caley Dewhurst.
    La Barra restaurant photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Jennifer, an employee of La Barra restaurant, receives the new Spanish and English menus.

  • Informative posters designed by Stanislava
    Informative posters designed by Stanislava photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Claudia manages a sewing' business inside the shopping centre. She is receiving her new business cards designed by Lauren Vaughan.
    Claudia with her her new business cards designed by Lauren Vaughan photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Manager Henock unpacking the designs, a poster and a signage, on behalf of Lonnies International hairdressing owner, Betty Adave-Asafu.
    Manager Henock photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL
  • Fabian, owner of Fabian Beauty Stylist hairdressing salon in Elephant Road, and his new logo, designed by Caley Dewhurst, in the background.

  • Esmeralda receiving her new design in her Colombian Café shop, Elephant Coffee located on Elephant Road.
    Esmeralda receiving her new design photographed by Veronica Otero | London College of Communication | UAL

  • Lucy’s Hairdressing Salon, in the Elephant and Castle shopping centre since 1992, and the new logo on the window display designed by Francisco Casaroti.

London College of Communication

Contact

Telephone

+44 (0)20 7514 6500

Address

Elephant & Castle

London
SE1 6SB