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On the run up to Christmas and the forthcoming New Year, companies everywhere are launching their new catalogues and brochures to entice us into purchasing their products. One of the nicest that we've seen at Liv Design so far this Christmas is the new perfect bound Christmas brochure from premium jewellery brand  Tiffany & Co . The cover is printed a single colour in their trademark 'blue' colour on an uncoated stock, with a lovely red foil stamped title. Inside the imagery is beautifully shot and retouched and used to fill the whole pages or as double page spreads. The layout is light, open and uncluttered with a good use of space which provides a relaxed calm feeling. Minimal text and open space allows the product to sell itself without the need for overselling, as you'd expect from a such a premium product and brand. Just don't let your other half see it, you might be in for an expensive Christmas!

'Tis the season for many companies to launch new ranges and products just in time for the run up to Christmas. One of the ones that have caught Liv Design's creative eye early is the beautifully designed gift range from Derbyshire stately home Chatsworth (home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire). Available from Marks and Spencer, the range features a host of house and garden gifts including Duke and Duchess mugs, gardening tools, games, aprons, towels, candles, bookends and tea set. The packaging design uses the right mix of modern and traditional elements to sit with the current heritage design themes. The logo and layout adds a touch of class and modernism while the teal/duck egg colour provides a traditional feel. The gifts also sit nicely with the current 'scottish' trend with a heavy use of deer and stags (as well as being part of the Devonshire coat of arms). This winter you will see a heavy influence of stags, foxes and tartan patterns on ju...