ICM - Leeds Design Agency

This week marks one year back at work for me. After giving birth to my daughter back in June 2009 I took a 52 week maternity break and rejoined the team on the 15th May 2010.

I was nervous about my return to work but I soon settled back in and before long it was like I had never been away. I was worried I would forget how to do the work but my fears were unfounded as over 10 years work experience verses one year off, there really is no competition.

Here are some of the projects I have been lucky enough to work on over the past year:

Local Government Yorkshire and Humber

This was my first project upon my return to studio. A great creative pitch to get stuck into. I also worked on the final artwork alongside Maria.

Boxer Chocolate Massage Kit & Love Potions

I loved working on these. I have a huge soft spot for packaging generally but these really were unusual projects to work on. Both of these projects were worked on by me and Richard.

MPS

Sometimes we get the chance to work on projects with very tight guidelines and fantastic templates. The geek in me really enjoys working on these.

Unlock Your library

We were approached by Leeds School Library Service to design a brochure to make schools more aware of their entitlements and the services that Leeds SLS can provide. The main thought for me while designing this was I didn’t want it to get lost amongst all the other brochures the head would receive. I worked on this project with Maria and with her initial copy and content break downs followed by design tweeks I think we created something extremely easy to follow and enjoyable to look at.

LeedsCard Magazine

As a LeedsCard holder I have been lucky enough now to work on the initial design pitch with Maria and Matt and the last two final printed issues. I get to know what’s happening in Leeds first and where all the best discounts are.

GI Sales & Hire

When we were asked to design a brand for GI Sales & Hire Richard and I both produced initial ideas. Richard’s was finally chosen but I still loved all of the concepts produced.

As we all work as a team at ICM I have been involved in many meetings and putting together lots of ideas for other clients too. Even if the finished result isn’t my handy work, at some stage we have all discussed, suggested and considered new ideas.

2011 will mark my 9th year at ICM. I wrote a post about my 8 year anniversary with lots of old pictures. I had to use a scanner for the older ones! I still love working here and all the people I work with…

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I said to Melissa yesterday that I’d seen enough Royal Wedding on the blog now and that she should go back to more creative posts. So here’s a nice full stop all those tea-towels, mugs and other worthless items of tat.

A Tumblr blog of Royal Wedding Tat....

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Growing up, my brother and I would spend hours creating many unusual structures in LEGO. Our favourites were always hamster tunnels, which usually resulted in having many nibble marks in our bricks.

While having a look round for approriate LEGO for my 20 month old, I found so many fantastic pieces of art I had to share.

Alex Eylar

These scenes from very well know films are created by Alex Eylar a Californian film school student. Alex told the Telegraph “I’m a movie nerd of the highest degree. If I see a movie I like, there’s an excellent chance I’ll build it. The builds themselves usually take an hour or two. Just as important as the build is the lighting; I light scenes like movie sets, anything to create a mood or an atmosphere or bring the recreation better to life.”

He has recreated many films and can all be viewed on Flickr

Nathan Sawaya – BRICK ARTIST™

With more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his New York studio, Sawaya’s sculptures take many forms.

Muji Lego

If you fancy being a LEGO artist you could try these new Muji LEGO sets. Inside the boxes are classic LEGO bricks and a few sheets of paper which you can combine to create something new.

Everybody can get creative.

If you know of any other artists working in Lego, please let me know. …

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