We're looking for a Senior Designer and a Mid-weight Designer.
Both will get to work on some of the world's biggest brands. Our client list includes Diageo, Nestlé, General Mills and PepsiCo. We also work with non-FMCG challenger brands and start-ups like Mr & Mrs Smith and Cowshed.
As a top 20 design agency experience, passion and professionalism are givens. What we're really looking for is wow factor. We want to see people and portfolios with creative flair. We want to see proof that you think differently, challenging and pushing briefs into provocative and unexpected areas. And we expect you to intuitively work in 360° terms, sharing our belief that brand design isn't just a pack or a logo, it's everything.
Senior Designer
Presenting skills and drinks experience a must.
Mid-Weight Designer
At least 4 years experience in FMCG packaging
For the chance to join our growing team, and work with some of the best in the business, please contact Ally Watson - ally@bloom-design.com.
Congratulations to our very own Andy Wallace, who completed the Barcelona Marathon last weekend in a very respectable time of 3hrs 48mins. Andy was raising money for Dementia UK and The Prostate Cancer Charity.
Since over a third of our staff here at Bloom cycle to work everyday it would be a shame not to dedicate at least one blog to the noble bicycle. We've had a look at what's hot in the world of two wheels and selected a top 5 to share with you.
1. Another use for your iPhone
This white horn is a nifty little iPhone 4/4S accessory that will blast out your favourite tunes or read you directions whilst you are out and about. Not only this but it also provides an entirely washable, dirt, scratch and splash-proof protective cover for your iPhone 4. Unlike headphones this accessory doesn’t isolate you from other surrounding sounds, although you may get a few strange looks depending on your music taste.
2. A manifesto for living life to the fullest, on bikes
Holstee is a lifestyle goods company with a conscience. The founders, brothers Mike and Dave Radparvar, have created a nice manifesto to live your life by, which ties nicely back into the brand.
The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. "Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating,", its about "making real, creative contributions to the world". This manifesto neatly communicates the idea of personal freedom through a series of people on bikes, transportation's symbol of freedom both in the open countryside and built up cities.
3. The city bike - Philippe Starck
The latest city cycle project was recently unveiled in France in collaboration with the legendary French designer, Philippe Starck. Starck was asked by the City of Bordeaux to develop a ‘Bike of the Future’ which will eventually become the new model for the city’s bike sharing program.
Starck’s design is a hybrid of a bicycle and scooter. A foot plate is integrated into the frame in front of the pedals providing riders the ability to safely push start the bicycle.
Bordeaux has seen a threefold increase in the number of bike riders in the last 15 years and is now one of the world's leadng bike friendly cities.
4. Cycling in any weather
If a little rain doesn’t deter you from taking to the road, a rear mudguard is a must for keeping your bum dry as seasoned cyclists will know. Full Windsor’s Quickfix, is a clever little gadget that can be swiftly attached (and removed) with a couple of snaps-no tools required.
If you're a night rider, or simply want to have the coolest bike in town why not make your whole bike glow-in-the-dark as illustrated by the Blackberry Bold 9900 advert.
We've had a look online and the DIY experts recommend phosphorescent paint for a lasting glow. You won't fail to be noticed.
5. The London bike map
London has been busy building bike-lines in recent years to coincide with the Boris Bikes pay and ride scheme. The city has even built bike "superhighways" to easily zip cyclists from the center of the city out to the peripheries. But the city has lacked a detailed and helpful bike map...until now.
Simon Parker has attempted to codify the various bike routes of London, which he found to be confusing and poorly marked. It's inspired by the iconic London tube map, which is credited with making the tube more accessible and increasing ridership.
Parker has created various routes, which he's color-coded and numbered. There are five possible colours - orange, red, cyan, navy, and green.
Now all that's required is for the City of London to adopt it. There is a petition to get the City to do just that which could make our journeys both easier to navigate and safer.
Well done to Johnny Shirley, the winner of Bloom’s annual Pumpkin Carving Competition. We really like the creative use of pumpkin seeds for his wailing baby.
Our very own Jemma Golby’s knitting talent knows no boundaries. Recently it has been brilliantly showcased as part of the new Converse X Footlocker campaign. Yarn bombing is an innovative trend whereby urban landscapes are decked out with woollen delights; cuffs and cosies for street furniture including lampposts, trees, fencing, bicycles and even scaffolding.
This concept was created for a viral ad from the streets of Berlin.
Jemma’s hard work was also featured in flagship stores in London and Milan. Below are images from Oxford street last weekend.
It’s a lovely way to bring textile arts and crafts together with the outdoor space all tied in with a branded experiential campaign.
On Tuesday evening a couple of our team joined a local charity run around Clapham and Battersea to raise money for the shopkeepers affected by the riots a couple of weeks ago. Around 300 runners, braved the rain to take part in the event organised by the Clapham Pioneers running club. The 5.2 km course took the runners round Clapham Common down Northcote Road and through Clapham Junction, the scene of the riots. Ally Watson and Max Spiegelberg both completed the course in respectable times and were rewarded with millionaire shortbread handed out by a local caterer at the finish. Thank you to the organisers and well done. We are pleased to say that the event raised a whopping £1,500.
Not the usual commute in to work this morning – the Clapham Junction we left last night is now trashed and burned, like so many other areas of London. Debenham's shoe department, Clapham Junction
The speed and ease with which rioters have been able to organise and amplify their violent plans has shocked everyone and their choice of communication platform has also created something of a branding nightmare for BlackBerry (do nothing and they deepen negative associations with the violent youths, hand over BBMs (BlackBerry Messanger) to police and a tin of privacy infringement worms is opened).
But where new technologies have helped rioters unite, they’re also helped to galvanise the rest of us. A Facebook group in support of the Met has gained half a million ‘likes’ in under 24 hours, www.riotcleanup.co.uk is already up and running and #riotcleanup is trending at number one on Twitter.
The clean up begins on Lavender Hill
We’re grateful to those who are already out on our local street with their brooms and rubber gloves. Hopefully we won’t need to be out there again tomorrow.
Bloomer Jason's father works on the Sandringham Estate, which clearly has its perks because he was given a slice of William and Catherine's wedding cake as a commemorative gift. Whether it's from the original cake or just the same recipe we're not sure but apparently it smells like the best fruit cake in the world. It also comes in a wonderful little tin, which was designed by Peter Windett of LRW design and Sally Mangum, a calligraphy artist. We think it's a beautiful design. Classic and a befitting keepsake of such a momentus occasion. The only question that remains is - do you eat it or keep it?
The weekend before last our very own Jemma Golby ran the Blenheim Triathalon. After a 750m swim, 20k bike ride and a 5km run, crossing that finish line really was an incredible feat - so much so that some of the Bloom spectators cried tears of joy (naming no names...Catriona). She did Bloom proud.
A big congratulations to Tim, Jase and Rob who all completed the Brighton Marathon last weekend. Months of training, weeks of eating right and the sacrifice of a few toenails all paid off as the boys racked up some impressive times.
This year Bloom sponsored Newick House for the run, a school for children with special needs.
We weren't able to get a shot of Tim - he was going too fast - perhaps this is him?
A dedicated team of Bloomers were on hand to support. Pictured here having a well deserved rest after many hours of standing and cheering in the hot sun.
Congrats again to Tim, Jase and Rob - bring on next year!
Thanks to Danny Harvey and Digory Macfarlane for these great shots!
