This is an incredibly difficult time for so many. We care about the next generation of super creatives. We can’t imagine what it must be like now, entering the professional world of work in such a crisis. We want to help, we are “happy to help” and thus we have signed up to this fantastic new initiative.

‘Happy to Help’ has been set up by recent graduates @designby.claudia and @_maisiebenson.

Having experienced the struggles of being a student during a pandemic themselves, they set out on a quest, touring the country and gathering experienced designers to become mentors, offering support. 

Over the next few weeks and months (who knows maybe forever!) we will be providing advice, portfolio reviews and much more. We’re here for you graduates! 🏳️ Just get in touch.

Feel free to email us and arrange an informal mentoring session. The future is bright, stay positive. The industry needs you!

CHOOSiE lets you browse and buy from your local shops online, turning what would have been a tiring trip into town, to a safe and eco friendly virtual shopping trip. It’s a new, ethical shopping experience, embracing the growing “localist culture.”

We had the pleasure of branding this new venture, providing a strong digital-themed colour palette and providing a personable typographic system, focussing on the independent “i”.

We’ve now handed over the brand to their very capable in-house team, supplying all graphic assets and style guidelines. We wish them well and will watch their progress with a keen eye. A great, feel-good project.

choosie.co.uk

We are proud to announce a recent collaboration with @lookagainphotography. Over the last two weeks we have been creating ‘Re-frame Your Now ™’ – a FREE Mindful Photography Programme.

The programme uses a combination of mindfulness, photography and nature to help you and your household stay calm and connected and get creative – at home.

Are you anxious, fearful or feeling low about the coronavirus and all the uncertainty that comes with it? Would you like to improve your mental health and build resilience at this difficult time?

This FREE resource is here to help. If you represent an organisation or business and would like to offer this to your staff or service users, please contact Ruth.⠀

To receive your free PDF of the programme visit:
https://www.look-again.org/reframeyournow
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Please note:
The programme is endorsed by the University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester Cathedral, Arts and Health South West, and Create Gloucestershire, with support from the Laura Kinsella Foundation and in kind design by Lost & Found Creative.

Wow, what challenging times we are experiencing. Ever since Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced lockdown messages on March 23, we were left thinking … What now? What next? How is this going to work?

The new measures asked us to only venture out for necessities and exercise, limiting walks to 1 hour a day (max), keeping a 2m distance from other people.

Venturing out on our first walk post lockdown we experienced a glorious Spring day and this really lifted the spirits. Blossom on the trees, birds flying high in blue skies and butterflies fluttering around. We had a new appreciation for our surroundings and how we were going to treasure our walks and freedom even more so now.

Returning to the studio, we went into “creative mode” – what could we do to help? How could families and communities come together? Following a short brainstorming session, One Walk Wildlife was spawned. A very simple concept and hashtag (#onewalkwildlife) – look, then look again! Appreciate what we have and our surroundings and share pictures with others by using the hashtag. Pictures can be plants, animals or whatever really. Just stuff you spot on your one walk a day. Hopefully this will lead to a beautiful album of positive imagery and when this is all over we can collate the images and do something with them. Perhaps a book, exhibition or set of prints?

Please support this concept and share your One Walk images using the hashtag #onewalkwildlife.

Stay safe. Stay well. Appreciate what you have and thank those who are sacrificing their own health to save others. #ThankYouNHS

Top tip from Mindfulness guru and friend of the studio, Ruth Davey from Look Again:
“If you can’t get out or live in the city, look around your home with a new perspective or take inspiration from books and online; what can you find to share that will life the spirits and inspire? Look, then look again.”

Today is National Young Carers Awareness Day 2020, a day to acknowledge the challenges faced by young carers and campaign for greater support for them.

Over the last 2 years we have helped Gloucestershire Young Carers raise awareness; reinvigorating their brand and supporting communications to create a strong message. 

Today is a significant day for the charity and we’ve worked with them to produce a range of promotional posters and promotional literature.

This is a great charity doing great work. Let’s all get behind it!

Linger is a new event taking place at Painswick Rococo Garden.

This Summer enjoy an exhibition of fanciful ‘sitting places’ bringing together creative garden seating made by artists, designer-makers and artisans from around the region.

We’ve really enjoyed branding this event and can’t wait to produce further comms as the project evolves.

For more information see: https://www.rococogarden.org.uk