Dept. of Design & Creativity

29/08/2026

This week (24th August) I’ve mostly been:
- Having a family day out at the NE1 Carnival followed by food in Newcastle
- Creating a piece of marketing to connect with The Brogue Trader
- Discussing Whitley Bay Chamber with North Tyneside VODA
- Chatting about community initiatives with Fiesta Whitley Bay
- Updating our case files to send out to prospective customers – want to see more? Just email [email protected]

We did manage to:
🪟 Design a selfie frame to support SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay & District Orange Petal Campaign
🤝 Create a design for the Whitley Bay Chamber's informal gathering next week
🍕 Help Whitley Bay Pizza Co with promotion for their new Pizza Pub Club idea
🕺 Produce a poster for the launch of the new Mitchells Menswear store
🥗 Printed sample packaging for a presentation for The Naked Deli in collaboration with Design on the Tyne
💆‍♀️ Print gift vouchers for The Glow Room by Naturally Helen Bee
🦪 Run menus for The O Co. pitch at Low Quay Brew Co
🎓 Produce posters for Great North SCITT
💒 Create on-the-day stationery for a Bank Holiday wedding; here’s one we did earlier this month
💍Run an extra large A0 wedding table plan
..and now I am catching up with friends at a party. Have a lovely bank holiday everyone!

22/08/2026

This week (22nd August) I’ve mostly been:
- Overseeing the Sandcastle Competition in Partnership with Whitley Bay Round Table. Well done to all who took part!
- Watching a pre-season Newcastle United friendly with the family
- Educating customers on how distance affects design 👀
- Updating the indoor signage in the studio
- Refining the blog section on my soon-to-launch website

We did manage to:
👜 Design a tote bag for the new Great North SCITT brand
🟧 Help SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay & District with a design for their Soroptomist orange petal initiative
🧖‍♀️ Produce a gift voucher prototype for TYDE Seaview Sauna
🎾 Print certificates for NET 360 CIC
😀 Run business cards for a local resident
🛳 Design and print a poster for a travel show for Destinations by John
🖨 Print out posters for The Living Room
🎵 Run leaflets for Cast Iron Shoes UK Tour
🖼 Produce art prints for PMitchell Artwork
💍Design and print stationery for a wedding couple
🍋 Print a poster for two new local entrepreneurs!
.. and now we are heading to Newcastle for the Quayside Festival! Have a good weekend everyone!

21/08/2026

Have you tried the acai cups from eatclean.uk yet? Delicious!

I loved updating their machine to create a branded design. Great menu choices too!

15/08/2026

Well, a different kind of fortnight to talk about!

This week (10th August), I have mostly been:
- Walking up Mainstreet USA
- Riding rollercoasters
- Piloting the Millenium Falcon
- Eating funnel cake
- Sharing a bike with ET
- Queueing at the Ministry of Magic
- Enjoying quality family time; after all, this is what we work for!

Returning to the office yesterday, I have managed to:
🪣 Liaise with Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade members and Whitley Bay Round Table to put the last of the plans in place for tomorrow's Sandcastle Competition
🚘 Print leaflets for Greenside Valet
🪟 Help enlarge a print for a stained glass design
🥣 Print stickers for Crumb
.. and now we are chilled, watching the European Athletics and getting excited for the Sandcastle Competition tomorrow. Hope to see you there!

25/07/2026

This week (20th July) I’ve mostly been:
- Celebrating the Bluerock Homes development at The Old Police Station in Whitley Bay after organising a street party with local residents
- Updating our studio window
- Working with members of Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade and Whitley Bay Round Table to help organise Whitley Bay Sandcastle Competition
- Chatting about composition and creating intrigue in communication with Siroptomists UK
- Preparing for a wedding event and offering stationery options at Spanish City

We did manage to:
🍵 Print menus for eatclean.uk (I did also have to pick up a wrap while I was there!)
🏖 Print stickers and business cards for Destinations by John
🍾 Design and print a bottle tag for a wedding gift
🚔 Print an first draft of a manuscript chronicling the history of the Old Police Station by a local resident
🎁 Print loyalty cards for Meander Gifts
🌸 Print more gift vouchers for Room 305
🎧 Print information posters for Awesome Silent Discos
🍺 Print posters for Kerry O’Shea’s
☺️ Print flyers for The Glow Room by Naturally Helen Bee
🌻 Print stickers and business cards for M'Body'D
🧖‍♀️ Design gift vouchers for Tyde Sauna
💒 Produce on-the-day stationery for a wedding couple
🕹 Print A0 posters for Tyne Tees Amusements
☕️ Design and print gift vouchers for relishwhitleybay.co.uk and Crumb
..and now, we are getting packed to go away on holiday. See you in a couple of weeks! 🛫

24/07/2026

24/07/2026

I really enjoyed working with the team from North Tyneside SCITT and North East Partnership SCITT to create a new logo and brand direction for their merged teacher training provision.

Introducing Great North SCITT...

Following a period of outstanding collaboration and shared success, North Tyneside SCITT and the North East Partnership SCITT are officially aligning under a single, unified identity. We are proud to announce that, effective from 1st August 2026, our partnership name will change to the Great North SCITT.

While our name and visual identity are changing, our core mission and day-to-day experience for trainees and partnership schools remain unchanged.

Keep a look out for posts of our new cohorts and find out more about training to teach with Great North SCITT

23/07/2026

What a lovely evening in Our Whitley Bay...

Sandcastle Competition banners are now up. Can you spot where they are?

Businesses from Whitley Bay Chamber of Trade alongside Whitley Bay Round Table are working hard behind the scenes to get everything ready for another lovely event on Sunday 16th August.

Hope to see you there!

22/07/2026

A note from a small business...

​Today has been a tough day behind the scenes.

​I am a sole trader, running an independent business here in Whitley Bay and really trying to serve our community while keeping up with the rent and taking home money for the mortgage.

​Sometimes things don't go to plan. Equipment breaks (and brings hefty engineer bills with it), delivery issues throw off turnaround times, or I have to juggle too much at once.

But I always try my absolute best to find a solution—reprinting, refunding, and doing whatever it takes to make things right. I’m genuinely gutted when things fall short of high standards.

​Many small business owners feel the exact same way—that’s why independent shops are special, but it also means the hard days hit heavy.

​I think I’m just trying to say: support your local independents, hold onto a little patience when things go wrong, and remember there’s a real person working hard behind the counter.

​Thank you to everyone who supports local. We'll try again tomorrow! 😁

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19/07/2026

Well, England got their bronze medals yesterday and this is what Argentina or Spain are playing for...

I have enjoyed finding out about the trophy designs for my studio window.

Let's hope it is an entertaining match!