I'm surprised Hookson took it on. I wouldn't allow my agency to work with any religious groups of any kind, (or anyone, for that matter, who believes in a guy with a big white beard floating about on cloud handing down judgement) but good job in getting 3k from them.

Full article...

http://www.scotsman.com/news/Revelations-of-Kirk39s-newlook-logo.6357730.jp

Some highlights:

It is understood that the original briefing to Hookson was to standardise the logo – used by the Kirk since the 1930s – and put it in a modern format for use in pamphlets and the Church of Scotland website. Brand guidelines were also produced for the use of the logo.

It is not known how much Hookson was paid for doing the work, but the relationship broke down after the design agency announced the Kirk contract in media magazine the Drum.

The story – under the headline "Hookson takes on three new projects including Church of Scotland brand" – prompted anger among Kirk officials, who said they had not given permission for any announcement and that the nature of the work had been misrepresented.

At the time of the original story, a Kirk spokesman said: "Before any work had been presented to the Church, Hookson issued a press release, without the knowledge of the Church, which is misleading as to the type of work being done and is in breach of the standard obligation of confidentiality contained in Hookson's own terms of business."

Hookson – which has also worked for Royal Bank of Scotland and Caithness Glass – was paid an unspecified sum up-front. The company was not given the opportunity to show the completed work to Kirk officials.

When the story broke, Hookson's managing director, Bryan Hook, issued an apology.

Mr Hook said that although its contract had been terminated before completion, the company had been paid in full for the work done.

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Couldn't all this have been avoided? Surely a little patience and beginning to build a healthy client relationship and understanding would have been a good start?

Something a bit desperate about having to get the news out there. And as a result it's ended up in court and attached with an agency boss quote along the lines of – well we got paid in full so...

"and this fuelled suspicion.” Why did Hookson then take on the project?
Seems a high price has been paid to their reputation in the marketplace
for such a small amount of money.

If you ever worked for Hookson, you're already there...