Award Winning Link Thamesmead

Congratulations to The Link Thamesmead team who won an award at the prestigious Design Week Awards 2013 which took place at The Artillery Garden on Tuesday. As well as winning the award for the best design in the Way-finding and Environmental Graphics category, The Link’s brand was also shortlisted.

Alphabetical Studio’s Designer, Bob Young said: “This award really is an amazing landmark for us as a design studio.

“A big thank you to Thamesmead Youth Voice for taking part in the workshops we hosted to help shape the creative process and to Trust Thamesmead - we can’t thank them enough for all the opportunities and encouragement they have given us. It’s been an exciting 18 months and to finally see the complex open and embraced by the community who helped develop it is exciting.”

Our Head of Social Enterprise, Richard Fishlock said: “This award highlights the fantastic design work that represents the fun and colourful character of The Link, which was essential for its positioning under a flyover.

“It is an outstanding achievement for our designers Alphabetical Studio and a fantastic achievement for The Link, the Trust and Thamesmead Youth Voice. It is an inspiring venue which offers so much to members of the Thamesmead community. We always say the centre has to be seen to be believed and hope this award is the first of many.”

As well as designing way-finding signs, Alphabetical Studio worked on the brand design for The Link and various elements within it, including working on illustrations with young illustrators from YCN Talent Agency which Alphabetical turned into characterful designs which are used across various mediums including The Link Thamesmead website and promotional items; flyers, pens, postcards and collectible badges.