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If - like some of us in the studio - you're less of a hit in the kitchen but still want to get involved in Pancake Day this year, then look out for our newly redesigned Green's Pancake Mixes, in all good convenience stores now!

introducing...

... our new Junior Designer, Lun Yau.

Lun studied Graphic Design at Nottingham Trent University and this is his first job in design - when we saw how talented he is we got in there quickly!

Lun cites Dieter Rams - with his "less is more" ethic - as his biggest inspiration in the design world.

As well as branding, print and packaging, Lun's also into digital design - websites & apps - which will definitely make him an asset in the studio.

The one item of packaging he wishes he'd designed is the Lyle's Golden Syrup tin, along with the special editions by Design Bridge (although as a child of the 1990s he's over 100 years too late for the former!).

And besides design, he cycles, loves films and computer games, travels, explores... and makes delicious coffee (which we can now attest to)!

That's all for now, but no doubt you'll be hearing more from Lun in the future.

dough raising

At the end of last year we were involved in the Wallace & Gromit Children's Charity's BIG Bake, through our client Homepride Flour. Homepride was supporting the event, which asked people around the UK to put on bake sales during BIG Bake week (2nd-8th December 2013). The money raised would help improve the quality of life of sick children and their families in local hospitals and hospices across the country.

It's such a fantastic cause, and we were very pleased to be part of it. We've just heard that in total a fantastic 189,000 people took part, and £50,000 was raised!

For us, the BIG Bake was also a great chance to get Homepride Flour's new social media presence up and running, and indeed flourishing. Watch this space for more plans in 2014 as Homepride's Fred celebrates his 50th!