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Mercy Ltd Profile

?The stuff of creative legend?

Mercy is an eminently adaptable and dependable creative agency, with offices in Liverpool and London.

We produce slick and cutting-edge design, illustration and art direction commissions for a vast array of fabulous clients; in print, in galleries, on record sleeves and online.

Our super-skilled and dedicated design team have recently delivered projects for the Young Vic, Universal, Virgin, Sony and Kings Place ? as well as producing and delivering Mercy?s first self-published paperback release, This Is A Little Book.

Away from the sketchbooks and Macs, Mercy?s agency services also include publishing, copywriting, web development and a live output programme.

?Ambitious and confident? – BBC

News

• Mercy's 12 Angry Men Part 2

  Part 2 of our 2010 programme of E-Zines, 12 Angry Zines, has just launched on the website. Following the framework of the film 12 Angry Men, each of these issues is based on one of the juror charac...

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  on March 01, 2010 00:00

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• Mercy launch super limited T-Shirts.

  We almost thought it would never happen, but thanks to our old friend Russ at Wasted Heroes, we now have our first batch of T-shirts available to buy. We just got the bearface sample back today and...

  Posted by: gemma germains, Mercy Ltd
  on February 08, 2010 00:00

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• Mercy's 12 Angry Men

  Mercy are going back to their roots and launching a new zine project, which with the help of ACE will commission 24 pieces of new work over the next 12 months. Named 12 Angry Men, after Sidney Lume...

  Posted by: gemma germains, Mercy Ltd
  on January 28, 2010 00:00

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Projects

The Losts// The Bluecoat

Full exhibition branding for Liverpool Bluecoat’s The Losts. Project included logo, identity and print marketing including brochure, Mercy were also commissioned to produce all copy for the 32 page exhibition brochure, and worked alongside Mercy regular Nick Holloway for the duration of the project.

http://mercyonline.co.uk/what-we-have-done/portfolio/the-losts

John Smith//Mondo Management

The second release from long-time Mercy collaborator John Smith, designed by Mercy. Map or Direction features photography John took while touring America. All release and digital art designed by Mercy.

http://www.johnsmithjohnsmith.com/

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Book Covers

Here’s a selection of the book design we’ve been working on in 2009. To date, Mercy have been commissioned by Penned in the Margins to design a series of eight covers for a series of poetry. Other commissions have come from the Liverpool Bluecoat as well as a rather lovely self-published piece of work entitles This is a Little Book, available to buy at www.mercyonline.co.uk

http://mercyonline.co.uk/what-we-have-done/category/agency#cat-agency-books

Diesel: U Music & xXx celebrations.

For the past 2 years Mercy have been the voice of Diesel’s U:Music campaign, helping to mould an edgy tone for one of the fashion label’s most exciting marketing projects. Mercy have been responsible for writing and sourcing some of the best wordsmiths for the campaign. In addition, Mercy were responsible for the voice of Diesel’s 30th birthday celebrations, xXx.

http://cult.diesel.com/

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Contact Theatre

Mercy have produced some lovely stuff for Manchester’s Contact, from designing their staff T-Shirts, to creating innovative guerilla campaigns (Manchester International Festival’s For All The wrong Reasons) to creatively marketing shows and events. Here’s just a small selection:

http://mercyonline.co.uk/what-we-have-done/portfolio/at-home

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Janeck Schaefer//The Bluecoat

The Liverpool Bluecoat approached us to develop the identity for their latest lead exhibition, Sound Art by Janeck Schaefer. This included full interior and exterior branding, including all print media, window vinyls, banners and moving image. Mercy will also be producing a retrospective book for the event in the coming weeks.

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The Shiny Brights

Branding and release campaign for Austalian rock band, The Shiny Brights. Campaign also included MySpace branding, release art and merchandise.

http://mercyonline.co.uk/what-we-have-done/category/agency#cat-agency-music-packaging