No, this is not a press conference with Eric Cantona. It’s a line used in a presentation for the interview of Volunteer Co-ordinator, inspired by the artwork used in our creative ad to promote the vacancy.
Standing on a church hall stage with an interpreter by my side in front of an audience of 200 predominantly non-English speakers from the local Nepali community. This was definitely one of the more surreal moments of my time at NHS Creative.
Although everyone has a copy of Word on their computer and it offers an easy option for producing documents, this doesn’t mean it is the right option for marketing material.
There’s excitement to be had when a project lands on the desk that one can really get their teeth into. The brief is solid, an encouraging opening conversation has stirred the mind and ideas, colours and shapes are already spinning around. There is, however, a long journey between the first images seen in the mind’s eye and the solutions initially presented to the client. It is also invisible.
With brief in hand for a new design project, I consider a suitable response to utilise my 12 years’ experience and relevant degree qualification. Sounds OK so far.
I was in a meeting the other day when the hot topic of social media and its relevance to our design studio arose.
A common question we get asked at NHS Creative is one concerning raster versus vector for artwork.
The hills were alive with the sound of music in Basingstoke on Saturday morning, after a free singing workshop that was organised for people who use mental health services, their family and friends.