Taking Photos in the Studio
Our resident photographer and digital wizard Alex Miralles is taking some photos in Motif’s own studio for a client’s advertising campaign. “I’ve always loved photography and to be able to do it as part of my work is perfect,” said Alex. “It made obvious sense for us to invest in the studio not only for … Continue reading
Premier League as seen by Motif Freelance Photographer
Originally posted on Football Photographer Blog by Matthew Ashton:
The Premier League is not my favourite league. I prefer the romance of Serie A, the delights of La Liga and the obscure like the MLS, Belgian League and the J-League – let alone stadium features in the Welsh Premier League. But this weekend has been…
Have you packed for Wales?
We do a lot of work with tourism in Wales here at Motif so we’re always keen to see how the country is being represented in its marketing. Here is the latest video from Visit Wales (created by the Golley Slater agency). What do you think?
Meet the Team: Hayley Young, Graphic Designer
“When is the blog about me going up Tom? I thought it was urgent when we did the interview, and that was ages ago!” Hayley is annoyed with me. I don’t like it when Hayley is annoyed with me. The reality is the blogpost has dropped down my priority list and I have no decent … Continue reading
Meet the Team: Karen Balderson, Designer/Artworker
I don’t know much Latin so I’m making the most of the little I do. Nil magnum nisi bonum translates as ‘no greatness without goodness’ and it came to mind while interviewing Karen. I work with Karen a lot and know that she is one talented lady. But at the same time she’s so unassuming, … Continue reading
A new design studio for Motif Creative
This week the Mid Wales team has moved into a beautiful new design studio that more than trebles the size of available floorspace and locates Motif Creative in one of the town’s most distinctive buildings. To understand the reasons behind the move I spoke to Managing Director, Stuart Spooner: Why have Motif Creative decided to … Continue reading
Quotes from the boss: 1
Every sentence requires thought and decision-making; with dozens of copywriting jobs building up on my worklist the boss was ‘kindly’ hurrying me along. I decided it was time to paraphrase Oscar Wilde (when asked what he’d done with his day): “This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in … Continue reading
The copywriter’s holiday snaps
Finally, the post you’ve all been waiting for! (Are you sure about that? – Ed) After a lot of bog, miles and tick bites my friend Matt and I completed the Cape Wrath Trail. It was an incredible trip through North West Scotland and a riposte to anyone sceptical mainland Britain retains glorious wilderness – … Continue reading
Police Commissioner salutes ‘inspiring’ Motif
The Dyfed-Powys Police & Crime Commissioner recently ran a university competition to help create a new branding for the Commissioner, Christopher Salmon. As part of the prize, the winner, 20 year-old Graphic Communication student Lowri Morgan, was given the opportunity to bring her initial design to Motif’s Powys studio where we helped hone and … Continue reading
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