Stylorouge

{{Short description|British graphic design studio}}

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Stylorouge is a graphic design studio based in Yalding, Kent, formed in London by creative director Rob O'Connor{{cite book |last=O'Donnell |first=Timothy |year=2011 |contribution=Rob O'Connor / Stylorouge |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KSUrzjvvcwkC&pg=PA88 |title=Sketchbook: Conceptual Drawings from the World's Most Influential Designers |location=Beverly, Massachusetts |publisher=Rockport |pages=88–93 |isbn=978-1-59253-521-7}} in 1981.{{cite magazine |date=11 January 2012 |title=Stylorouge founder Rob O'Connor talks dreaming in colour |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/december-2011/stylorouge-founder-rob-oconnor-talks-dreaming-in-colour/ |magazine=Design Week |access-date=18 December 2024}}

Art work created by the studio has included record sleeve designs for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees for their 1981's Once Upon a Time/The Singles compilation vinyl which was certified gold, Enya, Blur (it designed the band's first logo, and was still working with them in 2013),{{cite news |last=Somers |first=Emma |date=30 July 2013 |title=Blur exhibition: it's got nothing to do with your vorsprung durch technik, you know |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/blur-exhibition-it-s-got-nothing-to-do-with-your-vorsprung-durch-technik-you-know-1.1478593 |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=18 December 2024}} the Cure, Gary Glitter, Morrissey, the Sisters of Mercy, Stereophonics, Killing Joke, Sandie Shaw, Adam Ant, Catatonia, Jesus Jones, Squeeze, Crowded House, Dr. John, Simple Minds, Sarah Brightman and Menswear. It was also responsible for the design and art direction of the original posters for the British film Trainspotting,{{cite magazine |last=Suskind |first=Alex |date=17 March 2017 |title=The Story Behind the Groundbreaking 'Trainspotting' Poster |url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ypkxn5/the-story-behind-the-groundbreaking-trainspotting-poster |magazine=Vice |access-date=18 December 2024}} dubbed "some of the most iconic and memorable [film posters] of all time",{{cite magazine |last=Lucas |first=Gavin |date=7 March 2011 |title=How Trainspotting's poster campaign was made |url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/trainspottings-film-poster-campaign-15-years-on/ |magazine=Creative Review |access-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809172328/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/trainspottings-film-poster-campaign-15-years-on/ |archive-date=9 August 2017 |url-status=live}} and which inspired the poster by PolyGram for the sequel, T2 Trainspotting.{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=John |date=26 January 2017 |title=Is T2: Trainspotting's marketing a nostalgia trip too far? |url=http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/01/26/t2-trainspottings-marketing-nostalgia-trip-too-far |website=The Drum |access-date=18 December 2024}} The studio was also credited with adding the exclamation point to the name of then teenage band Wham!{{cite magazine |last=Lucas |first=Gavin |date=10 January 2012 |title=Dream In Colour: The Art of Stylorouge |url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/dream-in-colour-the-art-of-stylorouge/ |magazine=Creative Review |access-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809213352/https://www.creativereview.co.uk/dream-in-colour-the-art-of-stylorouge/ |archive-date=9 August 2017 |url-status=live}}

In 2012, an exhibition called Dream in Colour at the Aubin Gallery in London celebrated Stylorouge's thirtieth anniversary.