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26 in the media. We’re starting to make ripples in the design and national press. Here are a few of our finer moments. We were particularly chuffed to be cited in Design Week's Hot 50 movers and shakers in design in our first year, alongside icons Sir Peter Blake, Jonathan Ive, Sony Ericsson and the V&A Museum.

	I WASN'T ASPIRING TO BE HEMINGWAY IN SIX WORDS Design Week , 13 September 2007 Much as I enjoyed Quentin Newark's critique of the 26 posters project (DW 6 September), he is missing the point. We weren't ... read full article
	BRIEF ENCOUNTER Design Week , 06 September 2007 By Jim Davies When Shakespeare's Polonius remarked that brevity was the soul of wit, poster copy was certainly far from his ... read full article
	SHORT STORIES Creative Review , 01 September 2007 Showing as part of this year's London Design Festival is 26 Posters, a project by 26, the not-for-profit association for people who "champion ... read full article
	IT'S GOOD BUSINES TO BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE The Observer , 03 June 2007 He's a bigger employer than General Motors and can still teach you a lot, says John Simmons. It's been a big year for Shakespeare ... read full article
	O REVENUE, REVENUE! WHEREFORE ART THOU REVENUE The Guardian , 25 May 2007 The Takeover Code may be required reading in the Square Mile, but perhaps acquisitive City types should also be brushing up on the Complete Works ... read full article
	IN PRAISE OF BUZZWORDS New Media Knowledge , 01 May 2007 Like Shakespeare, new media loves new words. Roger Horberry explains what business can learn from the Bard. ... read full article
	PLAY RIGHT The Drum , 01 May 2007 Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’ is still often used as a model for understanding business ethics. But what can The Bard teach the modern ... read full article
	BARD & CO - SHAKESPEARE AS BUSINESS GURU The Scotsman , 23 April 2007 No mean businessman himself, William Shakespeare would approve of the latest project of the writing-awareness group "26" to scour his ... read full article
	THE HINTERLAND BEHIND THE COVERS The Daily Telegraph , 26 November 2006 Nicholas Blincoe reviews Common Ground ed by John Simmons, Rob Williams and Tim Rich. ... read full article
	CROMARTY AND THE BLACK ISLE: HUGH MILLER'S VOICES The Guardian , 05 September 2006 In Common Ground, a collection of essays published today by Cyan Books, 30 writers consider the work of an author with whom they share a local ... read full article
	26 COLLECTIVE AND LCC GO FULL CIRCLE ON TUBE STUDY Design Week , 01 September 2005 A collaborative project between design students of the London College of Communication and writers from the 26 collective is to examine all the ... read full article
	LETTER ASSET Grafik , 01 October 2004 A new exhibition of specially designed posters at the British Library pairs graphic designers with writers and, as Angharad Lewis discovers, ... read full article
	HOT 50 PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN DESIGN Design Week Supplement , 01 October 2004 Launched last year during the London Design Festival, Twenty Six is a group for writers in design and advertising whose aim is to create debate ... read full article