wheel reinvented for a quarter of the portas money??

[Duke Fame]

So does 'wheel reinvented for a quarter of the portas money??' mean that Tilley's fee was £2.5K.  If so, that's surprisingly reasonable.

£2.5k always seems a bit expensive for doing a little sketch but it does seem to be the going rate. Sadly, I have to agree with Dave.

[Dave]

So does 'wheel reinvented for a quarter of the portas money??' mean that Tilley's fee was £2.5K.  If so, that's surprisingly reasonable.

[corium]

my daughter was involved in original portas bid which marple won a 10,000 runners up prize.

Must admit this had completely passed me by but plenty of references if you Google Mary Portas Marple. Try this link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/We-love-Marple/272046132884541

[Berni inn]

my daughter was involved in original portas bid which marple won a 10,000 runners up prize.

stockport were a main national winner getting 100,000

[Duke Fame]

What has this got to do with Portas? I thought the Portas group were concentrating on the re-invigorating Stockport Old town.

[Dave]

No it didn't.  The designers (Tilley) submitted their tender in April 2013.  We don't know when they got the commission or the full brief for the job. 

[gazwhite]

So it took from April 2013 to make a logo?

[Berni inn]

my grandson noticed today the logo is very similar to the lamposts on the way into marple near the rolling pin shop

[Harry]

I think if that logo was shown to the population of Stockport, the vast majority would say that it depicted a train crossing the Stockport viaduct.

[Dave]

I think it's better still without the '&', as on the Tilley website: 'Canals - Mills - Hills'.

[Lily]

Has anyone else noticed the words on the winning design on the 'Tilley' website are in a different order to the words shown on the post submitted by Bluezorro?

Given the choice, I prefer Bluezorro's - they roll off the tongue better.

Which is correct?

[Dizzy Penguin]

Very nice design, though I'm not so keen on the strapline.  But at least it's better than 'industriously picturesque'!  

Yeah I'm not that keen on the strapline either. But I agree could've been worse - surely 'industriously picturesque' was thought up after an office night out on the port & cheese!

[Dave]

Very nice design, though I'm not so keen on the strapline.  But at least it's better than 'industriously picturesque'! 

[corium]

Try this site

http://www.tilleyandassociates.co.uk/blog/2014/01/a-new-identity-for-marple/

[Harry]

Before I jump to the obvious, awful, conclusion, could someone explain what the above post is referring to.