Design Musings

There are some new additions to the Pickle Design Shop, a range of poster designs available to order. The images on this page are taken from the posters, but take a look at the shop to see the full range. Emma has created the majority of the designs in the shop, so we asked her what her thoughts were: "We have produced a selection of posters for you all to purchase! Marie and I often go for a stroll down the country lane near Pickle to break up the computer dominated day, and this is what inspired me. I titled this collection 'Summer Stroll' so expect spindly wild flowers, twisted branches and warm throbbing hues. The posters are available in A4 or A3 and are the perfect accompaniment to any wall. Marie has also designed a beautiful poster with her sweet style of cut-out illustration, 'tea party' in pink and grey."

After completing the design and print of Minear Engineering's leaflets in the Spring, we were approached to design their website. The leaflet leant itself well to being transferred across and applied to the web, so Emma took on the task of working with Marie's print design. "I was given the task of transforming Marie's design for the Minear Engineering leaflet into a five page website, and really liked working with the existing style, wanting to communicate the industrial nature of the business. The main purpose of the site was to present the company as a professional business, explain the wide range of services they provide and make clear how someone can contact them. I kept the same strong and minimal colour palette as I felt this was quite striking, and made sure the design was simple, clear and easy to navigate."

We have just completed work on the new identity of Riding Out The Recession, a fund raising bike ride from Cornwall to Cape Town by Sean Maher. Marie has been working on the project, and wrote the following about the process so far: “Sean came to us to see if we could help him with branding and a website for his bike expedition. We thought his plan to 'ride out the recession' was a great idea and wanted to help so he can get the maximum support for his charities. We started by creating a logo for him, looking for something that tells the story of his journey. We choose a hand-drawn style that reflects a personal feel, whilst the colours suggest the action and adventure of his quest. We are looking forward to keeping up with Sean's progress as we work on other elements of the project, such as his website, which will feature a blog and image gallery so everyone can keep up to date with his latest movements. We are very excited to be involved, and hope Sean will raise lots of ...

Pickle Design passed the three year milestone at the end of August, and we could not let it go by without marking the occasion. So Emma and Marie had the idea of taking advantage of the Camel Trail. We hired some bikes and rode the trail from Wadebridge to Padstow, remarkably between showers, although the wind did make the outward journey slightly more challenging (especially to our hair...). But we were spurred on by the thought of fish and chips when we got to our destination, and chose to sample some of Stein's. Marie brought her husband, Jai (above), along for the ride, and Emma invited her brother, Paul (below). The conversation was lively and ranged from our ubiquitous movie chat, a few moments contemplating Spurs' currently good progress in the league, and the astonishing scenery right on our doorstep. So that was three years and the fourth one looks to be even more interesting. We are just as keen to find challenging projects to work on, so feel free to contact us with ...