Many congratulations to Kirstie Loveridge and Handover HR for earning a Solent EBP Amazing People Award! We nominated Handover HR for their Adopt a School initiative, and are very pleased that they won.
News: Amazing People Awards
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News: We Have Moved!
Posted by Lilian Tula on July 14, 2010Creative Clique has shimmied on from busy, busy Fratton to sunny Southsea! OK, granted it is only ten minutes down the road from where we were, but everything is better when you are within walking distance of the glorious seafront.
It is literally a cute, little brick box, so we are super easy to find. We are having some celebrations tomorrow from 1PM, so anyone wanting to pop in and see the place is welcome! See our contact page for directions.
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Design Stuff: Hairspray!
Posted by Lilian Tula on June 29, 2010This week we were given a lovely job to do the programmes for Bohunt School’s production of Hairspray. The brief was simple: make it colourful, make it retro and make it, well, all about Hairspray! The programmes were given a yearbook twist, with polaroids of the cast and bright pop prints. And no Hairspray material would be complete without a can of Ultra Clutch.
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Fun: Healthy Eating
Posted by Lilian Tula on June 23, 2010Today I randomly decided that from now on I am going to have my five a day, like, forever and ever. For real. So I brought in some apples and a banana and made a little fruit bowl in the office!
Lovely, right? Until Jo went to ASDA and decided to trump me with an entire orchard of peaches.
If this topples a natural disaster is likely to ensue. Standby.
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Design Stuff: Yes, it’s the obligatory colour post
Posted by Lilian Tula on June 18, 2010I have to level with you all here — I am shamelessly colour obsessed. Every day for me has a significant portion dedicated to colour, whether I am admiring the candied pastel mopeds near the train station, choosing a bright accent colour for my outfit, or admiring the colour of the sky. Which is, by the way, a SHOCKING blue right now. Not the shade, or band, just that I am shocked!
First on my list is What the Hex, a just-for-fun pop quiz on hex colours. You are given the six-digit web colour code, then have to guess which of the swatches match up. As I commit hex codes to memory (for teh lulz, honestly), this game has proven a great way to boost my geek-ego.
Keeping in line with the hex code theme there is also Hex Day, which is a social networking site dedicated to just choosing colours. As time goes by, the colours begin to form patterns and mosaics as different users contribute their colour of the day to the mix. Similarly, there is a stripe colour generator at StripedBgs.
Pictaculous is a wicked tool that generates colour palettes from photographs you upload. No more fumbling with the eyedropper tool, folks. Every time I use that thing, I seem to only grab the ugliest speck of colour in the entire picture.
Explore the colour wheel in all three dimensions using ColoRotate. This comprehensive colour tool might be a little cumbersome to begin with, but is incredibly powerful with practice. Unlike a lot of browser-based colour tools, ColoRotate also includes different colour modes, including CMYK. And it can be bought for Photoshop for seamless work-flow integration. Result!
The Colour Scheme Designer is a bookmarking-must for any screen based designer. Create harmonious colour palettes using colour theory in order to match up analogous, complimentary or monochromatic schemes. A few clicks and you’ll be away.
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Fun: Jo’s Birthday
Posted by Lilian Tula on June 4, 2010This Sunday is Jo’s birthday! She is 16 again (naturally!) so let’s all give her a big cheer and wish her a fantabulous weekend. I decided to set the tone with this super cute present.
It’s an adorable bunny keyring with a ditsy print. What’s not to like?
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News: Boom Baby!
Posted by Lilian Tula on June 2, 2010Gather round Creative Clique aficionados. I’m Lilian, the newest designer here! So, introductions, introductions. I am currently studying a Masters, am addicted to blogging and love all things cute. That includes Poppy-chops, and regardless of my allergies, I’ll give her a good ol’ belly rub and suffer the consequences.
See what I mean?
Expect more from me in the vein of design, creativity, office antics and cute animal picspam. And expect it to be nothing short of awesome.
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Uncategorized: New recruits and chicken eating!
Posted by Jo Martin on June 1, 2010Hello my lovely people
Creative Clique has been really busy and can happily announce that May was our best month so far in 2010. We have now employed new staff and can keep you up to date about our shenanigans.
In a nutshell, Lilian, our new Graphic Designer, is assisting us, as the job title suggests, with our Graphic Design needs. Deej, our Studio Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the office and especially accounts. Be warned, she is very strict on deadlines and might call you in regards of overdue invoices only hours after the due date passed. Don’t take it to heart; it’s the Foreign Efficiency in her.
So what have we been up to? We have been enjoying exciting new projects like a Bespoke KFC Bucket Design. It was not the design work which we regarded as the real challenge but eating the enormous amount of chicken pieces! We believe to have broken the world record in Fast Chicken Eating by munching through 20 chicken pieces in just 5 minutes! It was a very yummy project indeed.
We’ll keep you posted on the gruelling exercise regime and diet to get the weight back off!
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News: Join the clique
Posted by Jo Martin on May 13, 2010So a slap of the wrists for the total lack of blogging lately, this is due to high levels of work – which is excellent for us, but bad for our blogging buddies! So it’s time to take action and look for a new member to the Clique!
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Part-Time Graphic Designer
Salary: £Based upon experience
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We are looking for a professional and hard-working creative to join our team. You will be involved in producing a range of marketing resources from leaflets to brochures, and designing websites and brand identities. Creativity is key, as well as having an eye for detail and an excellent knowledge of design and print processes.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking for a creative role with flexible hours.
Approx. 15 hours per week (flexible), with the potential for more hours in the future.
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Junior Graphic Designer
Salary: £Based upon experience
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Applicants must have flair and talent – but above all be conscientious, ambitious and enthusiastic. A good understanding of InDesign, PhotoShop and Illustrator is essential, with any previous experience being an advantage. Your role will include design and artworking a wide range of projects from stationery to corporate brochures, as well as being involved in all aspects of studio life.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking for a career in the graphic design industry
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Please email your CV and examples of your work by 27/05/10 to: Jobs@creativeclique.co.uk
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Uncategorized: wow what an adventure
Posted by Jo Martin on March 15, 2010Hi guys, just a quick note today. Some of you will remember James who left us a while ago, well he is now taking some time out to travel around the world. Quiet a few of you have been emailing me to see how his adventure is going, well I’m please to announce he has set up a blog for us all to get totally jealous! Take a look when you have a spare moment!!
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