Self Catering Apartments in Spain

The Guadalupe Hills Holiday Apartments website has been one of the largest we have worked on for a while, but it needed to be, to reflect the region in Spain where the complex is situated. It also needed to represent a number of apartment owners both jointly and independently. We suggested creating the site in a way that would provide visitors a useful resource, while at the same time presenting the complex in a pleasing way.


Take a look at the site for yourself Costa del Sol Self Catering, and you will see the three different categories of self catering apartments, all luxurious with wonderful views. The Costa del Sol is packed full of activities, one of the most popular being golf, so we dedicated a large portion of the site to letting visitors know what was in store for them. The golfing page includes a map of the numerous clubs within walking and driving distance.


Along with photographs and guides to the local region and the well furnished apartments themselves, we added an availability checker and booking facilities. Considering the amount of apartments and different categories, this had to be created from robust code to stand the test of time. The owners also have access to a blog where they can keep visitors up to date with changes to their individual properties there, or reveal a handy bit of local knowledge.

Those photographs of sun drenched beaches and little, untouched Spanish villages have made me very keen to visit Andulucia again; some vino tinto and tapas would go down extremely well...

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The Crown Hotel Website

We have recently completed a website for The Crown Hotel in Lynton - you can see a screen shot of the homepage above. The Crown Hotel is homely but they make an effort to give you a feeling of luxury as well.

We chose an image to give the impression of wallpaper, and applied it to the background of each page. Similar elements were introduced to sit behind the title and overlay the inset images. This is a simple website, but the focus on the design ensures that it is an enjoyable experience for visitors.

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Cream Tea by Post

After months of preparation, the Cream Mail Order website is live and Steve and Diane have taken their first orders for cream teas, one sent to Belfast.

Making cakes and cream teas was what Diane always planned to do for the cafe they opened in Tintagel, but now they have seperated the business into two distinct directions. The cafe has become The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, while her cupcakes and scones are now available from this new website.

The branding reflects the style of the original cafe, but has moved on considerably, having to take more a cakey feel. We wanted to create the sensations of cake boxes and start the mouth watering before anyone received their bakery treats in the post!

To see a little more of the process, click on the Cream label for the other stories.

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Pickle Shirts Modeled

Lorraine from Wadebridge Bathroom Studio popped into our studio today and volunteered to model one of our girls' fit t-shirts, and as it was such a lovely day we took a few shots outside. The shot above was the only one where Lorraine managed to behave herself and not pull a face!

You can buy one of these shirts in both male and female sizes, take a look at the Pickle Shop to see the options in graphic tees that we have available.

The graphics on the shirt have caused a lot of interest. Emma, who created the illustrative piece, was aiming for an abstract graphic based on recent projects and other scraps of inspiration throughout our studio.


It took us a little longer to find a guy that would model the male shirt, but finally we nabbed Jonny who looks over the moon to be on the internet!

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Brookfields Business Cards

To work alongside the new website and identity we have created for Brookfields Bed and Breakfast, we were asked to design and source print for their stationery. Above you can see the finished business cards, with letterheads and compliment slips on their way.

The front simply carries their strong branding, designed to invoke the sensations of the farmland that the accommodation is set in, and the reverse features a shot of the house itself. Ron and Robbie who run the bed and breakfast, are keen to let people know what to expect from their establishment.

You can read a little more about the website we created for them in this post, or take a look at our portfolio.

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The T-Shirts Are Here!

The T-shirts hit our studio on Friday afternoon, and they look good! They have been eagerly anticipated by the team at Pickle Design and everyone who voted on the two designs. We have printed a very limited run of 10, so please make sure you contact us early if you would like one.

They are now available to buy from our website, just UK orders currently.


There are a range of sizes in both women's and men's styles. More shots will be on the Pickle Site, go to the shop to see how our graphic tees are looking.

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Woolland House Branding

We have just completed the first stage of the Woolland House Bed and Breakfast in Camelford, the logo has been completed and is currently being applied to the rest of the brand. The Edwardian house, in the final stages of conversion to a bed and breakfast, has character in every room, and it was important that their visual presence did not lose the sense of history the property carries.

The interior is being decorated in a style that compliments the original design of the house, but does not lack any modern amenities or the unique touches the owners excel in. We have therefore attempted to imbue their brand with the contemporary and traditional aspects of the décor.

Signage and stationery are nearing completion, and then we will add the finishing touches to their new website. Check back soon to see how the branding lends itself to these applications.

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Cream ReBrand as The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Since Steve and Diane relaunched their cafe as an Italian restaurant, they have found it difficult to convey to potential diners the cuisine that they specialise in. It became very important to leave behind the branding they loved and make it clear of just what to expect in the restaurant.

After a lot of thought, they settled on an entirely new name and direction. The Olive Garden was decided on, and certainly gets the taste buds tingling before you even get inside. We came up with a number of new logos, and settled on the one above.

The colours conjure up thoughts of Italian cooking and countryside, while still contemporary enough to make it clear this is not a rustic dining experience.

New signage, menus and adjustments to their website are in the pipeline and should be completed soon. Just in time for the Summer season. Thankfully though, their old branding will be carried over to the mail order company, and lends itself well to the cakes and cream teas they will be providing.

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Spanish Holiday Apartment Website

The Duquesa Complex in the Costa del Sol, Spain, has two blocks of luxury apartments available for self catering holidays. Owned primarily by individual proprietors, it made sense for them to join together to promote holidays in this stunning region.

We are currently constructing a website that will act not just as a means to book holidays in the apartments, but as a portal for research on the region. It will include personal experiences of the highlights of this coast, and there are quite a few. There has been a conscious effort to keep the editorial on the site as informal and useful as possible, making it clear that anyone booking will be dealing directly with the owners themselves.

We have already completed some leaflets for one of the apartment owners, and so used the visual language in the build of the site. Take a look in our portfolio to see the Hacienda Spanish Apartment printing.

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Business Cards for the Rock Water Taxi

We have just reprinted the business cards we designed for Rock Water Taxi last year, a new run for the new season. These cards carry the colours and design we set for them in their other advertising literature.

These are full colour, double sided cards, matt laminated to give a needed durability on board the water taxi. You will also find them in pubs and restaurants in both Rock and Padstow, the two destinations of the vessel. They work alongside the DL flyers and website we produced for them also.

It was built by GB Smith and Son, boat builders in Rock with a long history of high quality design and construction. We have recently started work on rebranding and print for them as well. Keep and eye out to see what is set on.

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