Kevin Thompson, one of the founders of Brandsmiths, passed away on 28 September 2008 after a long battle with cancer. As in life, Kevin defied the odds (and the doctors) to triple his life expectancy in relation to his prognosis. This determination characterised his life; Kevin always wanted to achieve more and typically did.

His early career in design saw him build Grey Matter into a well-respected and highly successful design consultancy alongside partner Sean O'Flynn. Having recognised that good design could only be as good as the strategy, Kevin moved on to found Brandsmiths with Chris Cleaver and Pam Robertson. His renewed focus to define the strategic direction of his clients saw him deliver real change to organisations that would make them better in every sense. He was hugely principled and had great integrity.

Kevin was in work as he was in life, putting others first and demonstrating care and concern by doing 'the right thing'. We will sorely miss him. Our thoughts are with his family and all those who had the great privilege to know him.