So as we head into the Easter break, what’s been happening here at Ingenious? Well, we’ve moved offices to the top floor of the lovely Jordangate House! We needed a bit more space anyway, so now we’ve finally got the top floor finished, it made sense to get settled in. Best of all, we’ve got a lovely view over the hills. Plus we’re on the same floor as the kitchen, so it’s win-win. There’s a few pics of the move below. Oh, and the negotiations over the installation of a pool table are ongoing…
When we’ve not been moving in, we’ve been working hard on a number of interesting and creatively rewarding pitches. One in particular has had the glorious leader hand rendering type, amid mutterings of “takes me back, this…” Bless him. Ongoing work has also seen us busy, plus we’ve finally got some Barnaby Festival stuff out there, so it’s been good to see the fruits of everyone’s labours start to be seen around the town.
Just like the old days...
Barnaby 'save the date' cards @ Treacle Market
We’ve also been pressing on with new work for heritage car parts business Leacy Classics. We got some great new stuff through to shoot last week, including these retro oil cans, perfect for sitting next to your cloth cap and string backed driving gloves. (they give you a bit more ‘purchase’, according to Alan Partridge) Away from oily rags, we’ve been busy working on a branding project for a performing arts company, printed literature for Manchester Jewish Museum and a really nice project for the Development Office at Cheadle Hulme School.
Back to the future...
Lastly, whilst on our travels, we’ve been getting all “instagrammy” it’s becoming a bit of an addiction (to be fair, there’s worse ones to have!) and here are a few of our favourites…
Town Square, Macclesfield
Imperial War Museum, London
University of Manchester
Charles Street, Manchester
It’s another busy week post Easter, but despite this the glorious leader’s off to Devon with his family in a 1967 ‘splitty’ (a Volkswagen camper van to the rest of us!) so expect the Ingenious twitter to be commandeered with images of a ‘surf’s up’ nature. Or not, as the weather may well dictate…