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Q&A | The Steves

Q&A | The Steves

The Steves was a term first coined by our client at Northern Stage. Both our sign installers are called Steve and they often tackle projects as a team, which can get a bit confusing. Steve H studied Design for Industry, a year behind me at Northumbria Uni and keeps...

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Life Kitchen | Cookery School Launch Party

Life Kitchen | Cookery School Launch Party

Ryan Riley is an inspirational young man with a clear vision of what he wants. In the space of 18 months he turned the seed of an idea he put out on twitter into a multi-award winning enterprise. Through Life Kitchen Ryan and his team deliver free cookery classes for...

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#IMDDA | Ian

#IMDDA | Ian

International Masterclass on Dementia Care, Design and Ageing at the University of Stirling on 15th May 2019 In 2019 I attended the DSDC (Dementia Services Development Centre) event at the University of Stirling with the purpose of building on the knowledge I gained...

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Climate Positive Action with Ecologi

Climate Positive Action with Ecologi

In October 2021, Picto joined Ecologi, an organisation that partners with climate projects worldwide to offset carbon emissions and – as an added bonus – plant trees. Ecologi makes it simple to take climate positive steps and plant trees where they're needed most,...

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Why I’m fascinated by signs

Why I’m fascinated by signs

Sign design has come a long way since I started out as an innocent young graduate working as a general designer for one of the country’s larger sign manufacturers back in 1989. My first few years of “proper work” were varied; designing packaging, furniture layouts,...

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