A collaborative creative company marrying a multi-disciplinary central team with an ever-growing talent network | more... It marries a multi-disciplinary central team with an ever-growing family of creative practitioners and specialist agency partners. more...
Established in 2001; YCN today produces design, branding, advertising, products and much else besides - both for its own projects and ventures, and on behalf of diverse clients.
A multi-disciplinary central team of designers, art directors, strategists, writers, and project managers work together at 72 Rivington Street in London. We're always recruiting, and love to hear from anyone interested in joining the team.
Additionally, YCN represents a roster of illustrators, animation directors and other creative practitioners - promoting their work and facilitating commissions day to day. Through our longstanding awards and development programmes we are able to identify the best emerging talent from around the world, and welcome it into our network.
Such a structure enables YCN to quickly shape project teams around the specific requirements of any creative brief; blending planning, creative development and execution. Consequently our output is rich and diverse - from helping a branding agency find illustrators, to ourselves re-branding an insurance company; from naming a pub and designing its interiors, to developing an integrated ad campaign for the best tasting beer behind its bar
We love to hear about new opportunities and can be called on +44 (0)20 7033 2140 or emailed at studio@ycnonline.com. Downstairs at 72 Rivington Street is open publicly from 10am daily and includes a shop, gallery and lending library.
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1. Agency
A multi-disciplinary agency producing design, advertising and representing the freshest creative talent internationally.
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February 06th, 2012
Daniel Britt for Amnesty International
YCN's Daniel Britt recently directed this fantastic animation for Amnesty International. | see it here...
February 06th, 2012
New work and website from Alex Mathers
YCN illustrator Alex Mathers has recently updated his portfolio website. | see it here...
February 06th, 2012
Dale Edwin Murray for Wired
YCN illustrator Dale Edwin Murray has some new work featured in the March issue of Wired magazine. | see it here...
February 03rd, 2012
Hello Sam!
We are thrilled to welcome illustrator Sam Brewster to the YCN family! | more...
February 02nd, 2012
Owen Gildersleeve for Motilo
YCN illustrator Owen Gildersleeve recently completed a project for fashion website Motilo. | see it here...
February 01st, 2012
New case study for Toyota
YCN illustrator Ciara Phelan recently contributed some new work towards Toyota's latest promotional booklet. | see more here...
February 01st, 2012
Portfolio update for Visitor Studio
We recently updated YCN animation duo Visitor Studio's portfolio with some brand new work. | more...
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2. Awards & Education
Stimulating and supporting creative talent through awards, education and the curation of opportunities.
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February 07th, 2012
Tips for learning no.8
Keen is better than cool. | more...
February 06th, 2012
Tips for learning no.7
Don’t limit what you can do to what you’ve already done. | more...
February 03rd, 2012
Tips for learning no.6
Have conversations with people who aren't like you. | more...
February 02nd, 2012
Thursday’s visit
YCN enjoyed a visit to see the BA Motion Graphics, BA Digital Advertising & Design and MA Moving Image students at Ravensbourne today. | more...
February 02nd, 2012
Tips for learning no. 5
Remember that "common sense" is a cultural construction. | more...
February 01st, 2012
Tips for learning no.4
Read the Physical world. | more...
January 31st, 2012
Tips for learning no.3
Ask Questions. | more...
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3. Shop & Library
A physical space and online shop presenting exclusively designed products alongside rich reading matter.
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February 03rd, 2012
Shutter Island
We have recently added Martin Scorsese's 2010 psychological thriller Shutter Island to the YCN lending library. | more...
January 31st, 2012
Valentine’s Bouquets
YCN has teamed up with florist Emily Clark to offer some beautiful bouquets, hand delivered for Valentine's Day. | buy a bouquet here...
January 30th, 2012
Tasting Hastings - the seaside comes to Shoreditch
Throughout February, a collection of Hastings-based artists and designers will be offering their wares for sale in the YCN Shop & Library at 72 Rivington Street. | more...
January 24th, 2012
Spellbound
We have recently added Jefferey Blitz's 2002 documentary Spellbound to the YCN lending library. | more...
January 18th, 2012
Now you can borrow films!
In addition to our ever growing collection of stimulating reading material, the YCN Shop & Library now has a small but perfectly formed assortment of films available for lending. | more...
January 17th, 2012
The YCN Student Awards Annual 11/12 is here!
We have a limited number of the brand new YCN Student Awards Annual available in our online shop! | Buy it here
January 16th, 2012
The Good Times
It may well be the most depressing day of the year, but creative agency The Church Of London are looking to lift our spirits with The Good Times, a newspaper-style publication dedicated to all that is wonderful in the world. | See it here
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4. Ideas Illustrated
Our quarterly print publication now has a digital companion, with archived and web only content.
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January 27th, 2012
LDN to NYC
A unique transatlantic collaboration between Annie Collinge and Jiggery Pokery. | see it here...
January 26th, 2012
Reading List
George Lois suggests five inspiring additions to consider for your bookshelf. | more...
January 25th, 2012
A PR man’s moves
Mark Borkowski discusses the necessity of creative thinking within the public relations industry. | more...
January 24th, 2012
Fitting in: a neurotic’s guide
Gordon Comstock suggests five ways we can integrate ourselves into a new working environment. | more...
January 24th, 2012
Eat Somewhere Different
Adam Tickle suggests we broaden our horizons with a trip to an unfamiliar restaurant. | more...
January 20th, 2012
Make Friends With The Neighbours
Owen Gatley suggests we get acquainted with the people over the hedge. | more...
January 19th, 2012
The Magical Gap
Collyn Ahart encourages us to engage with the fantastic in our day to day work. | more...
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