Are You Cut out for Marriage?

CPB chairman Jon Pritchett had a problem…

He and his wife Helen were invited to a friends wedding last week.  Unfortunately Helen had already pre-booked to go to Barbados with friends, something she could not ‘get out of’.

But Jon did not want to go alone - or at least appear in the photos alone. The simple solution (apart from post production photoshop retouching!) Why not take a life size cut out of Helen with him?!

So that is exactly what we did - from a small photo we created a life size full colour digital print of Helen onto light weight foamex  - Jon simply carried 'her' around with him so that Helen could appear in all the relevant wedding photos…

The photos show Jo with ‘Helen’ prior to and after cutting out as well as Jon and ‘Helen’ at the wedding - it just look so real!

Jon comments “Worked well - incredible. Fooled a lot of people”.

If you have a problem you need fixed, you know who too call, just give us a shout on 01332 291141 and we will gladly help you if we can!

The ParaSnow Ball 2019

The ParaSnow Ball raises money for Disability Snowsports UK (DSUK) this charity focusses on helping people with disabilities, no matter how severe, to experience skiing and snowboarding as well as fun on the snow. We call it the “Power of Powder”.

This prestigious event was held at the famous Hurlingham Club in central London. Patron of DSUK Pippa Middleton was in attendance and Jonny was introduced to her as part of DSUK’s extended team. PE Creative are proud to help and support DSUK, having helped them with their creative branding, literature, signage and graphics.

CEO of DSUK Mark Kelvin reported that over £30,000 was raised on the evening and that ‘every single penny will go to ensuring that disabled people can experience the Power of Powder”. Making for a truly successful night.

Pippa Middleton said she has been 'truly inspired' at how DSUK 'transforms lives'.

 The evening was hosted by Alex Brooker (host of The Last Leg) who not only kept things moving really well but also raised more than a few laughs…

To find out more about DSUK please visit their website here

Or if you want to find out how PE Creative can help you transform your organisation then please feel free to call us on 01332 291141 and we will be delighted to help.

The RSM Mainframer

If you need to know what’s what in the world of mainframes then this is the magazine for you!

RSM wanted to share some of their in depth mainframe knowledge and it was decided to develop a newsletter style magazine. Edited by Carolyn Wojtas, RSM Mainframer aims to help organisations by providing information on current issues and how best to tackle them. We all know that the mainframe is the backbone of IT - often forgotten but always essential.

We designed the magazine to reflect RSM’s continued mainframe knowledge - giving it a futuristic look as well as making it readable and visually pleasing.

If your business could take advantage of some creative communications, give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will be happy to discuss your requirements

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Marco Pierre (Black and) White

On a recent trip Jonny found himself in this lovely chair, flanked by a photo of Marco Pierre White in same said chair…sharing the same buttock space is something we should all try to do at least one in our lives!

No idea why, but I just like this image.

If you have an image that you wish to print or retouch then give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will try to help you...

Led Zeppelin in Lincoln for only £4.99

In 1973, there was a huge outdoor concert helped in Lincolnshire…featuring Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker and the Beach Boys, plus a host of other well known rock acts. The three day festival cost only £4.99 to attend...a small fortune back then I guess.


Our friend  Bernie from The Gatemaker attended this event but was unable to buy any memorabilia. So we invented this for him! By taking source images we were able to produce a ‘tour’ tee shirt - it looks just like the real thing!

If you have a quirky project that no b=one else can help with - why not ask us - we will try to help, call 01332 291141 to find out more!

Arctic Rolls

We were asked to create an eye catching poster for the Arctic Paper brand. What else but alpine skiing eh?

These lovely limited edition posters are printed on Arctic White and add a really nice feature to any bare wall.

Most people don’t know this, but paper is one of the most sustainable products used by man. It can be recycled 5-6 times and comes from totally sustainable forestry. After all, if you are a paper mill, why would you destroy your main source of income? Paper companies are responsible for planting more trees than any else…fact!

Arctic is but one brand available from Denmaur Paper, the specialists in sustainable paper.

If you want to see how we can help to promote your brand or product give is a call on 01332 291141 and we will be happy to help.

Echo’s Throughout Time

This year we created a simple but effective annual report for Eckoh. Using especially commissioned photographs the report conveys a feeling of quiet authority and confidence.

We enjoyed working on this in particular as it involves a high degree of integrity and confidential processes.

If you need some creative design combined with a secure and confidential service then give us a call on 01332 291141.

The picture show’s Viv proudly displaying the finished report!

Interns and Rockin’ Robyn

During the Summer of ’19 we had a number of interns doing work experience with us. This has always been something that we have always tried to promote at PE Creative.

This year we had three interns: Alice, from Woodlands School, Ted from Borrowash School and Robyn from Birmingham University. All, three were encouraged to develop Apple Mac skills and to help develop their design ability.

The picture shows Robyn with her concept ideas for ACR.

If you want to know more about our services, give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will do our best to help.

Who Let the Dogs Out..?!!

When Tara Worth decided to start a dog grooming business we were delighted to help her.
We created a simple but eye-catching brand for “A Mutt Above”. Using simple graphics this branding will ensure that Tara’s business becomes recognisable and approachable.

In addition to the logo we further developed this signage too - so if you have a dog that needs grooming, well - you know where to go!

If you want to find out more about how we can help your business, no matter how small, give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will offer the best advice.

Designer Furniture…

Maybe not quite designer, but these stools were decorated by Jonny at Ikea in Munich. On a recent trip abroad we were given the chance to design our own stools using a variety of materials. I decided to keep mine simple, as is my style…!!!

I was very happy with the final results too...

If you have any design creative you need, give its a call on 01332 291141 and we will be happy to offer you the best advice.

The DaVinci Code

Most of us are familiar with the genius of Leonardo DaVinci - his 15th century ideas for submarines, flying machines and the like are legendary.

However, I have not seen any lifesize realisations of his ideas.

Until now.

This amazing helicopter concept was devised in the 15th century and has many similarities with modern day 'coptors. The advent of the aerofoil wing being perhaps the only key difference.

Those of us who like design cannot help but be impressed with these sketches and to see one made into a life size model is impressive. Have you seen any DaVinci inspired designs recently, why not let us know and we can share the ideas.

The Wicker (Wo)Man

Who would believe that anyone could make such a fantastic wicker rocket?

Well, not us, that's for sure, becuase we know all about the creative talents that Jo Henderson possesses!

This amazing rocket has been made for the Borrowash in Bloom community event. The rocket is over 8 feet tall and incorporates real lights powered by solar energy! It helps to commemorate the Moon landings in 1969, a full 50 years ago this September.

But Jo isnt' just a dab hand with wicker, she's also an expert in metal too - having built the legendary Sims metal robot on Mansfield road - Anyone who knows Derby will know this classic landmark, which she built in 1988...and its still standing!

If you need anything slightlly 'off the wall' then you know where to come - We can help turn even the most mundane into something creative!! Just give us a call on 01332 291141 to find out more.

Pastaman

On a recent trip to Malaga I snapped this clever poster, showing a graphic of a man with a pasta scarf and pocket handkerchief.

I wish we had thought of this...I love it...then again, we don't really have any clients who do food or food related products - I guess it could work with paper...

What could be simpler?

Buon Appetito!!!

Frequent Flyers

The Gatemaker offer a wide range of hand built gates as well as a complete metal refurbishing service.

They are proof that a company with a quality product, truly personal service and a traditional marketing approach can continue to be very successful.

PE Creative worked alongside the Gatemaker team to prepare these eyecatching A5 size four page flyers. By developing two kinds at the same time we helped them to save money too. One flyer is aimed at refurbsihing, whilst the other at new gate installations. We utilised some of thier own photography alongside a styish graphical approach to deliver a low cost yet practical solution to thier needs.

The flyers will be maildropped to prospects as well as being left at prominent locations around the region.

If you need some sales literature, then give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will be delighted to help...

UnionLine Facts All Packaged Up

UnionLine offer a wide range of services to the members of any trade union. These range from litigation, through to claims for unfair dismissal, accidents at work, and will writing services.

We often hear clients saying that their customers will tell them "we didn't know you did that" 

In order to help remedy this we helped UnionLine to develop a service pack, outlining all the superb services offered by the organsiation. This comprises a range of simple to understand fact sheets, all presented in a corporate style wallet.

Wallet packs can be customised to include relevant information, letters, specific contacts etc.

 If your business offers a range of services and you need to present a stylish image to your prospects, give us a call on 01332 291141 and we can help you to maximise your image and marketing collateral.

Anyone can ski..its true.

One of the maxims of DSUK (Disability SnowsportsUK) is that anyone can ski.

We are delighted to be partnering with DSUK in order to help them to improve thier image and graphics. PE Creative will be working closely with the DSUK team to help curate their new website, visual appeal and customer facing literature.

This little DL flyer represent one of many graphical items that we look forward to helping with throughout the course of 2019 and beyond.

DSUK will help anyone no matter what their physical or mental ability is, to experience snowsports - to find out more visit their website here .

If you or your marketing team want any help with your creative needs then why not give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will be happy to help.

What a lovely way to do business

Back in the Summer we decided that the rear of our property could do with some new gates. We did exactly what anyone in Derby would do...we put in "Gates + Derby" into Google and we were fed with a number of link options. Ideally we wanted someone genuinely local and someone we could talk to about our needs...(we had a front gate that needed repairing too).

So after some diligence we opted for "The Gatemaker" making an on-line e-mail enquiry, we were quickly contacted by Jami who arranged for their representative Bernie to come out and measure up. Bernie gave us a quote there and then, along with a very reasonable leadtime. We were impressed. Good quality, good price and totally honest.

Shortly after this we had a brand new set of gates delivered for the rear car park - with a promise that the refurbished front gate would follow a week later...

Unfortunately, due to some issues with the powder coating this was slightly delayed. Which led us to a couple of days of increasingly quirky but friendly email banter and communication (involving the mention of aliens and meerkats - both of which adorn the Gatemaker vans - when you see one you'll know it!). Problem resolved, and no harm done...

The front gate duly arrived and we were all delighted, so much so that we ordered another gate for the rear, as this made the property look so much better...and finally the whole picture was complete.

About three months went by  - with no issues.

When, suddenly, quite out of the blue, we received a phone call from Bernie.

It turns out that he is actually a Director of the Gatemaker and at first we thought our BACs payment had maybe failed...however,  the call was about about something completely different...

Bernie explained that when he visited us, he was impressed with the work we do and more importantly, the attitude and approach to our correspondence (I sent them a picture of a meerkat with a machine gun at one point...!). It was our up-front and honest approach that they all liked, 'the way we dealt with a problem' is exactly how he put it.

So, a visit was arranged and we were delighted to be appointed as the creative agency for The Gatemaker and Derby Gates. It's early days yet but we are all very excited about helping this local company to expand and grow.

The pictures above show how we intend to develop the Gatemakers' corporate identity - you can see our initial concept compared to the original below. In additon there will be new sales brochures, a more comprehensive website as well as new stationery, signage and showroom. We are all very much looking forward to helping them throughout 2019 and beyond.

Quite simply, we love working with nice people - if you like working with nice people too,  then why not give us a call on 01332 291141 and we will happy to chat about your needs.

Also, if you need new gates or any metal work refurbishing, then look no further than The Gatemaker - top people, with top quality products.

When design was a real skill...

If anyone can remember, before the advent of the Apple Mac, all artwork was done by hand, using technical drawing skills to create logos, artwork and drawings etc. In principle, you had to be able to at least draw and have a some creative/artistic skill to even think about entering the design field. It was a real craft.

One of the tools we used to use was the technical pen. Several brands were available with the market leaders being Rotring and Staedtler.

I tended to favour the Staedtler brand mainly down to the fact that the 0.5 nib seemed to block less oftenthan the Rotring version of the same. While rooting through one of our cupboard here at the studio I found this brand new virtually unused set of pens in the original box!

This brought back memories of having to physically draw keylines for artwork using CS10 board, red film, and of course set squares and technical pens...

With computer aided design and so many application to help with design, it's easy to see how the craft element has been lost over the years...however, here are PE Creative we still believe that crafting a design is one of the key differentiators that we bring to your design.

Anyone can style something up, but not anyone can develop a concept in quite the same way we do.

If you'd like to see how we can help you to diffentiate your brand, give us a call on 01332 291141 and we can discuss your specific needs.

World Cup Madness

England did relly well in the World Cup - we are all very proud that we FINALLY managed to win a penalty shoot out - proves we can do it eh?

Denmaur used the World Cup to help promote its product range, includign its speciality paper stickers. The campaign comprised Panini style stickers and a wall chart sent to each customer to help them celebrate and chart the success of each Nation.

We designed this eyecatching wall chart and the stickers which we undertand was well received!

If you want to help promote your business, give us a call on 01332 292241 and we can discuss our capabilities.

This Mortal Coil...

Yes, it's a subject that we all like to avoid...

But when it comes to slipping from this mortal coil we all need to think about our legacy - and UniuonLine offer their members a fully comprehensive service to making a will. This touchy subject needed to be handled in a sensitive way and we feel that this leaflet delivers both on a professional level as well as being eyecatching and functional.

If you have a product or service that is sensitive in nature, why not give us a call to help you promote it in the right way?

Call us now on 01332 291141 and we will be happy to discuss the options.