Newell and Sorrell became one of Europe’s biggest and most successful design and identity consultancies, with clients that included British Airways, the Body Shop and the Royal Mail.
Currently there are around 50 Art&Design Saturday Clubs across the UK, as well as growing numbers in Science&Engineering, Fashion&Business and Writing&Talking.
Frances has been a judge for many design awards, including D&AD, the BBC and the RIBA.
In 2008, Frances and John Sorrell received the D&AD President’s Award for their outstanding contribution to creativity.
[8] Sorrell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to art and design education[9] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to design and the creative industries.