Well it's been a while, and we have as usual lots to tell you but just not today.
Today the team will be attending the Cornwall Sustainability Awards where Leap has been shortlisted for the small business category. It will be a good time for us all to get together and have a breather from our fast paced and currently transient studio. Take some time out, see friends, clients and other business that are pushing their environmental boundaries.
I'll let you know the outcome and I'll also give you an update on Cornwall Design Week, student portfolio clinics, meeting TV presenter of Dumped, Rob Holdway and our plans for the future.
matt
07/12/2007
04/11/2007
Climate change lottery ticket
Check this out, it takesa few minutes of your time but its the pure and simple gist of our future and what part we have to play in it.
http://www.slide.com/r/3bwR_kuB4D8I6Nqm56jRxVsdOpE8TM9L
http://www.slide.com/r/3bwR_kuB4D8I6Nqm56jRxVsdOpE8TM9L
19/10/2007
Contains
Ever thought about the ‘ingredients’ that go into making the stuff you invite into your home?
CONTAINS explores the stories behind the products we use every day – how they’re made, the materials used,
the energy consumed, the miles travelled – in an innovative, inspiring and accessible exhibition that shows
how design can make a difference.
Finding products that are better for you, for others and for the environment can be tricky.
[re]design’s six ‘er’ words are a handy guide to the ways a product can be better… for everybody.
Cleaner...? Products that avoid polluting our air and water.
Closer...? Products that are made locally or made to be loved.
Greener...? Products that use natural, biodegradable materials from well-managed sources.
Lighter...? Products that are more efficient.
Longer...? Products that are built to last.
Recycler...? Products that use materials that are reclaimed or easy to recycle.
CONTAINS houses 100 thought-provoking, sustainable designs from cutting-edge UK designers.
You can find the exhibition in shipping containers at Newcastle’s Monument – you can’t miss it!
CONTAINS
Monument, Grainger Street, Newcastle NE1 5AF
19-28 October 2007
Visit WWW.REDESIGNDESIGN.ORG for more...
13/10/2007
Sunderland creative sustainablility
Leap has been lucky enough to be part of Sunderland Universities A Question of Design which explores the relationship between design and the environment. The event runs from the 8th to 26th of October, Design Centre University of Sunderland and we were very nicely asked to contribute some comments and graphics.
THE EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE ISSUES RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY IN GRAPHIC DESIGN.
Thank you Donna Barkess of Sunderland University.
Climate recognition with Nobel Peace Prize
Gore and UN panel win Nobel prize
Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth was an unlikely box office hit
Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee cited "their efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change".
Mr Gore, US vice-president under Bill Clinton, said he was "deeply honoured".
Mr Gore, 59, won an Oscar for his climate change film An Inconvenient Truth while the IPCC is the top authority on global warming.
IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri said he was "overwhelmed" by the award.
He told a cheering crowd of colleagues and journalists outside his office in Delhi that he hoped the award would bring a "greater awareness and a sense of urgency" to the fight against global warming.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it wanted to bring into sharper focus the "increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states" posed by climate change.
It highlighted a series of scientific reports issued over the last two decades by the IPCC, which comprises more than 2,000 leading climate change scientists and experts.
The reports had "created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming", the committee said.
Mr Gore was praised as "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted", through his lectures, films and books.
The choice of recipients continues a trend of the Nobel Peace Prize redefining the potential sources of conflict and threats to peace, says the BBC's world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge.
'Planetary emergency'
Speaking in Washington, Mr Gore praised the IPCC, "whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years".
The IPCC chairman said he was overwhelmed and stunned
"We face a true planetary emergency," Mr Gore warned. "It is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity."
He said he would donate his half of the $1.5m prize money to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Mr Gore's selection has prompted supporters to renew calls for him to stand in next year's US presidential race. Until now, Mr Gore has said he will not run.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)
Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)
Made up of more than 2,000 leading climate experts
Tasked with assessing scientific data on the risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation
Does not carry out any research of its own
First Assessment Report published in 1990; its Fourth Assessment Report called Climate Change 2007 to be published mid-November
Nobel Peace Prize quiz
Indian's surprise at award
President George W Bush, who defeated Mr Gore in a bitter fight for the presidency in 2000, was "happy" at the "important recognition" for his rival and the IPCC, a White House spokesman said.
However, the president was not about to change his more sceptical stance on global warming to a more "Gore-style" approach, the spokesman said.
The former vice-president has emerged as a leading climate campaigner. His 2006 documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth, was an unlikely box-office hit and won two Oscars - though it was also criticised by a British judge this week for containing nine errors, and for being alarmist.
The IPCC, established in 1988, is tasked with providing policymakers with neutral summaries of the latest expertise on climate change.
The organisation involves hundreds of scientists working to collate and evaluate the work of thousands more.
Al Gore's film An Inconvenient Truth was an unlikely box office hit
Climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee cited "their efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change".
Mr Gore, US vice-president under Bill Clinton, said he was "deeply honoured".
Mr Gore, 59, won an Oscar for his climate change film An Inconvenient Truth while the IPCC is the top authority on global warming.
IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri said he was "overwhelmed" by the award.
He told a cheering crowd of colleagues and journalists outside his office in Delhi that he hoped the award would bring a "greater awareness and a sense of urgency" to the fight against global warming.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it wanted to bring into sharper focus the "increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states" posed by climate change.
It highlighted a series of scientific reports issued over the last two decades by the IPCC, which comprises more than 2,000 leading climate change scientists and experts.
The reports had "created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming", the committee said.
Mr Gore was praised as "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted", through his lectures, films and books.
The choice of recipients continues a trend of the Nobel Peace Prize redefining the potential sources of conflict and threats to peace, says the BBC's world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge.
'Planetary emergency'
Speaking in Washington, Mr Gore praised the IPCC, "whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years".
The IPCC chairman said he was overwhelmed and stunned
"We face a true planetary emergency," Mr Gore warned. "It is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity."
He said he would donate his half of the $1.5m prize money to the Alliance for Climate Protection.
Mr Gore's selection has prompted supporters to renew calls for him to stand in next year's US presidential race. Until now, Mr Gore has said he will not run.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC)
Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)
Made up of more than 2,000 leading climate experts
Tasked with assessing scientific data on the risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for mitigation
Does not carry out any research of its own
First Assessment Report published in 1990; its Fourth Assessment Report called Climate Change 2007 to be published mid-November
Nobel Peace Prize quiz
Indian's surprise at award
President George W Bush, who defeated Mr Gore in a bitter fight for the presidency in 2000, was "happy" at the "important recognition" for his rival and the IPCC, a White House spokesman said.
However, the president was not about to change his more sceptical stance on global warming to a more "Gore-style" approach, the spokesman said.
The former vice-president has emerged as a leading climate campaigner. His 2006 documentary film, An Inconvenient Truth, was an unlikely box-office hit and won two Oscars - though it was also criticised by a British judge this week for containing nine errors, and for being alarmist.
The IPCC, established in 1988, is tasked with providing policymakers with neutral summaries of the latest expertise on climate change.
The organisation involves hundreds of scientists working to collate and evaluate the work of thousands more.
03/10/2007
Groundswell come out at airport
press release
Major flaws exposed in County Council case for Newquay Airport
The first independent report into the future of Newquay Airport has exposed major flaws in Cornwall County Council’s plans for expansion. It will be personally delivered to the chief executive and leader of Cornwall County Council on Wednesday 3 October 2007.
Groundswell Cornwall, the climate change action group, commissioned the report to test the County Council’s claims that Cornwall’s future development can only be secured by turning the regional airport into an international gateway. The report highlights basic flaws in the County Council’s case.
Spokesperson Oliver Baines OBE says: “This is the first time the County Council’s claims have been challenged. They don’t stand up to scrutiny. Many are hopelessly flimsy. We are calling on the County Council for an immediate public debate on their plans.”
The County Council claims: cheap air travel is here to stay.
Groundswell says: the chance for cheap fuel in the future is nil.
The County Council claims: the wider debate around air travel does not apply to Cornwall.
Groundswell says: it’s cloud cuckoo land to think that Cornwall can insulate itself from global issues.
The County Council claims: flying leaves no more of a carbon footprint than driving a car.
Groundswell says: evidence strongly suggests that air travel is more polluting than any other form of travel.
The County Council claims: the environmental impact of the expansion will be negligible.
Groundswell says: the Council claims a threefold increase in passengers. The environmental impact of this will be huge.
The County Council claims: the airport will break even in 2030
Groundswell says: even if true this prediction would mean that for the next 23 years the continuing losses at the airport would have to be recovered from rate payers, or by cuts in services elsewhere.
The County Council claims: the future prosperity of Cornwall is dependent on the airport.
Groundswell says: The County Council’s case is invariably overstated and the airport makes only a minor contribution to the Cornish economy.
The report has been compiled by Elizabeth Baines, a postgraduate student at Kings College, London, and will be available from www.groundswellcornwall.org
Calling for the public debate are: Oliver Baines, Manda Brookman, Mike Haywood, Matt Hocking, Ian Jones, Lorely Lloyd, Peter MacGregor, Mandy Milano, Lindley Owen, Lindsay Southcombe, Verena Stubbs, Mark Summers, Matthew Trevaskis, Tony Wainwright
www.groundswellcornwall.org
Ends
For further details please contact
Oliver Baines
Tel 01726 882501 mobile 07967 604517 email: oliverbaines@virgin.net
Lindley Owen
Mobile 07855 015050 Email: lindleyowen@hotmail.com
Lorely Lloyd
Email: lorely@transitionfalmouth.org.uk
Elizabeth Baines
Mobile 07828 257670 email: wizbaines@hotmail.com
26/09/2007
UK Top Green Hotels Identified! And 2 are our clients
Read below folks, this is great news and 4 of the hotels are in Cornwall and it shows the qulaity and then environment can meet to create great destinations and experiences.
Also good for Leap is that two of the hotels are our clients. Primrose Valley Hotela nd Bedruthan Steps Hotel where we have been designing a plethora of fun, practical and experimental items. From Shssh - do not disturb signs made form recycled boards to brochures and websites. And even better, we won the GTBS (Green Tourism Business Scheme) account in April which is based in Perth, Scotland. We have been doing a brand tweak, all supporting print based literature signage and web consultation for them.
Keep up the good stuff everyone and well done.
matt
UK hotels deemed to be at the forefront of sustainable tourism have been identified.
A range of independently owned and corporate properties share the honours in the first register of its kind.
The Green Tourism Business Scheme has handed out gold awards to those companies which have demonstrated a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and promoting sustainable tourism.
The list was compiled by a team of independent assessors who individually verified each establishment's green credentials before granting them the highest possible grading, according to the organisation.
They had to achieve a minimum standard from more than 120 separate measures ranging from best management practice and energy saving to buying local produce and caring for wildlife and the landscape.
Green Tourism Business Scheme director Andrea Nicholas said: "This is more than just a list it is a sign of the future as more people are demanding that hotels have to be environmentally aware.
"Our assessors visited every hotel on the list and verified their claims to be green.
"We are delighted that so many places want to win the highest accolade - a Gold Award, many others have achieved Bronze or Silver. These hotels are pioneering the way."
The Green Tourism Business Scheme was founded in partnership with VisitScotland ten years ago and has more than 1,400 members across the UK.
Also good for Leap is that two of the hotels are our clients. Primrose Valley Hotela nd Bedruthan Steps Hotel where we have been designing a plethora of fun, practical and experimental items. From Shssh - do not disturb signs made form recycled boards to brochures and websites. And even better, we won the GTBS (Green Tourism Business Scheme) account in April which is based in Perth, Scotland. We have been doing a brand tweak, all supporting print based literature signage and web consultation for them.
Keep up the good stuff everyone and well done.
matt
UK hotels deemed to be at the forefront of sustainable tourism have been identified.
A range of independently owned and corporate properties share the honours in the first register of its kind.
The Green Tourism Business Scheme has handed out gold awards to those companies which have demonstrated a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and promoting sustainable tourism.
The list was compiled by a team of independent assessors who individually verified each establishment's green credentials before granting them the highest possible grading, according to the organisation.
They had to achieve a minimum standard from more than 120 separate measures ranging from best management practice and energy saving to buying local produce and caring for wildlife and the landscape.
Green Tourism Business Scheme director Andrea Nicholas said: "This is more than just a list it is a sign of the future as more people are demanding that hotels have to be environmentally aware.
"Our assessors visited every hotel on the list and verified their claims to be green.
"We are delighted that so many places want to win the highest accolade - a Gold Award, many others have achieved Bronze or Silver. These hotels are pioneering the way."
The Green Tourism Business Scheme was founded in partnership with VisitScotland ten years ago and has more than 1,400 members across the UK.
23/09/2007
design tips
Listed from the Chris Hacker interview...
1) Do we really need it?
2) Is it designed to minimize waste?
3) Can it be smaller or lighter or made of fewer materials?
4) Is it designed to be durable or multifunctional?
5) Does it use renewable resources?
6) Is reuse practical and encouraged?
7) Are the product and packaging refillable, recyclable or repairable?
8) Is it made with post-consumer recycled or reclaimed materials? If so, how much?
9) Are the materials available in a less toxic form?
10) Does it come from a socially and environmentally responsible company?
11) Is it made locally?
1) Do we really need it?
2) Is it designed to minimize waste?
3) Can it be smaller or lighter or made of fewer materials?
4) Is it designed to be durable or multifunctional?
5) Does it use renewable resources?
6) Is reuse practical and encouraged?
7) Are the product and packaging refillable, recyclable or repairable?
8) Is it made with post-consumer recycled or reclaimed materials? If so, how much?
9) Are the materials available in a less toxic form?
10) Does it come from a socially and environmentally responsible company?
11) Is it made locally?
18/09/2007
funny thanks
Heh.. I just got sent this from one of our ace clients. It's true Matt's are good for the planet.... please send me any info on bad matt's if there are any!!!
http://www.cstn.org.uk/Page3.asp?id=180
17/09/2007
Office space need
Hello!
Leap needs to relocate to somewhere in or around St Austell with enough space to hold our 6 staff (when they aren't home working). So if any one knows of anywhere please let us know we have up to 6 weeks from now to be re-officed.
thanks
matt
Leap needs to relocate to somewhere in or around St Austell with enough space to hold our 6 staff (when they aren't home working). So if any one knows of anywhere please let us know we have up to 6 weeks from now to be re-officed.
thanks
matt
16/09/2007
Go go go
EcoLabs, with the support of London College of Communication,
presents a panel discussion at the London Design Festival 2007:
The Greening of Illustration & Design
6:30pm, 20 September 2007
London College of Communication
How illustrators and designers rise to the challenge of communicating the
most essential messages in an era of environmental crisis is on the agenda
of this cross-disciplinary panel discussion. Moderated by author and event
producer John Thackara.
Confirmed panellists include:
Lloyd Anderson - Science Director, British Council
Sophie Matthews - Designer, Thomas.Matthews
Jody Barton - Illustrator
As creative communicators we are in a position to help to change attitudes
- working towards ultimately changing behaviour patterns, policies and
systems. Here is a challenge for designers and illustrators: visualize a
better low energy future. We used to see visions of the future with jet
packs and monorails. Now we need to mainstream a picture of a more human
sized, earth connected and energy realistic future.
This event marks the launch of EcoLabs, a non-profit ecological literacy
initiative. EcoLabs intends to create a platform for collaborate projects
that use the skills in design to address environmental issues directly.
Founded by graphic designer and design writer Jody Boehnert, EcoLabs is
actively looking for collaborators, members, advisors and trustees.
For tickets please register at: www.eco-labs.org
Tickets cost:
£7 / Students
£10 / NGOs
£15 / Others
It is essential to book your ticket online in advance of the event.
--
Jenny Clarke
--
Marketing Officer
School of Graphic Design
London College of Communication
presents a panel discussion at the London Design Festival 2007:
The Greening of Illustration & Design
6:30pm, 20 September 2007
London College of Communication
How illustrators and designers rise to the challenge of communicating the
most essential messages in an era of environmental crisis is on the agenda
of this cross-disciplinary panel discussion. Moderated by author and event
producer John Thackara.
Confirmed panellists include:
Lloyd Anderson - Science Director, British Council
Sophie Matthews - Designer, Thomas.Matthews
Jody Barton - Illustrator
As creative communicators we are in a position to help to change attitudes
- working towards ultimately changing behaviour patterns, policies and
systems. Here is a challenge for designers and illustrators: visualize a
better low energy future. We used to see visions of the future with jet
packs and monorails. Now we need to mainstream a picture of a more human
sized, earth connected and energy realistic future.
This event marks the launch of EcoLabs, a non-profit ecological literacy
initiative. EcoLabs intends to create a platform for collaborate projects
that use the skills in design to address environmental issues directly.
Founded by graphic designer and design writer Jody Boehnert, EcoLabs is
actively looking for collaborators, members, advisors and trustees.
For tickets please register at: www.eco-labs.org
Tickets cost:
£7 / Students
£10 / NGOs
£15 / Others
It is essential to book your ticket online in advance of the event.
--
Jenny Clarke
--
Marketing Officer
School of Graphic Design
London College of Communication
09/09/2007
03/09/2007
It's all gone quiet
Hi,
We have no email or websites at present since 6pm 020907.. it's a bit strange, a bit scarey considering I alone get 100+ emails a day and have now received nothing or been able to send .. ouch. And The guys at Yadabyte have no idea when things will be working again.
Until then if you need me and you've thought to look on our blog then email leapmedia@mac.com
sorry for this hassle.
matt
Message for Mat Ripley Director of Yadabyte below.
Monday, 3 September 2007
Yadabyte Server Issues
Its been a hell of a day. Our server went down this morning and hasn't been up since.
These things happen - although this happened to us in many years of serving; when it did go bad it went it in spades.
But whats been really terrible is the appalling support that www.1and1.co.uk internet have been providing us. We have been lied to, passed all around the globe between the Philippines and basically treated as worthless - which considering the large amount of money we pay them is even more frustrating.
1and1 are supposed to be the biggest ISP in Europe, and they are pretty big in the states too. They guarantee great uptime and speed but I guess when it comes to it, as a company you need to get judged by how you deal with the bad times too.
Clients have been understandably calling us all day to get the low down and I have been unable to give them any real information, its been stressful to say the least.
One of the real issues I have with them today is the fact that their entire support infrastructure has no connection with the hardware, as in the servers. So the guys and gals in the Philipines cant do anything about the hardware issues, like we are having.
At 8 am we were told to call back in 30 mins.
We call back they have no idea about it, but then escalate it.
We call back again, another escalation ; by 10am uk were were supposedly at the highest level.
Then we get told its a problem with UDP flooding (we didn't think that made sense)
Then we get told its a BILLING ISSUE - I cant believe this so chase it up with their accounts department. No billing problem - what ind of internet system allows such misinformation?
We can see now that they are doing something on the server. not sure what but now, over 12 hours after the initial report maybe we will have our sites, and most importantly our client sites, back up.
Stay tunes... and if this has affected you... sorry
Mat
Posted by Mat Ripley
We have no email or websites at present since 6pm 020907.. it's a bit strange, a bit scarey considering I alone get 100+ emails a day and have now received nothing or been able to send .. ouch. And The guys at Yadabyte have no idea when things will be working again.
Until then if you need me and you've thought to look on our blog then email leapmedia@mac.com
sorry for this hassle.
matt
Message for Mat Ripley Director of Yadabyte below.
Monday, 3 September 2007
Yadabyte Server Issues
Its been a hell of a day. Our server went down this morning and hasn't been up since.
These things happen - although this happened to us in many years of serving; when it did go bad it went it in spades.
But whats been really terrible is the appalling support that www.1and1.co.uk internet have been providing us. We have been lied to, passed all around the globe between the Philippines and basically treated as worthless - which considering the large amount of money we pay them is even more frustrating.
1and1 are supposed to be the biggest ISP in Europe, and they are pretty big in the states too. They guarantee great uptime and speed but I guess when it comes to it, as a company you need to get judged by how you deal with the bad times too.
Clients have been understandably calling us all day to get the low down and I have been unable to give them any real information, its been stressful to say the least.
One of the real issues I have with them today is the fact that their entire support infrastructure has no connection with the hardware, as in the servers. So the guys and gals in the Philipines cant do anything about the hardware issues, like we are having.
At 8 am we were told to call back in 30 mins.
We call back they have no idea about it, but then escalate it.
We call back again, another escalation ; by 10am uk were were supposedly at the highest level.
Then we get told its a problem with UDP flooding (we didn't think that made sense)
Then we get told its a BILLING ISSUE - I cant believe this so chase it up with their accounts department. No billing problem - what ind of internet system allows such misinformation?
We can see now that they are doing something on the server. not sure what but now, over 12 hours after the initial report maybe we will have our sites, and most importantly our client sites, back up.
Stay tunes... and if this has affected you... sorry
Mat
Posted by Mat Ripley
14/08/2007
06/08/2007
we're sorted
Thank you to everyone who sent in proposals, cv's and ice cream. It was a great and unexpected response from lots of talented and passionate, for the environment individuals. And we've got someone and they start on our study next week with support from Martyn and Justin of Envision.
We're really excited to see just what all our clients and Leap have done over the last 'nearly' 3 years and to quantify it into a visual presentation.. whether good or bad...watch this space.
Next for us we want to hear from some of Cornwalls nice and talented designers to assist on some of our projects.
matt
We're really excited to see just what all our clients and Leap have done over the last 'nearly' 3 years and to quantify it into a visual presentation.. whether good or bad...watch this space.
Next for us we want to hear from some of Cornwalls nice and talented designers to assist on some of our projects.
matt
19/07/2007
a very special project
Hello everyone
We are looking for someone to take on a short-term research project. We estimate it might take 4-8 weeks (this is flexible), and it would need to be completed by the end of September latest.
The aim will be to map/quantify the environmental benefits (and any adverse impacts) to date of our operations and approach to work for our clients. ie Carbon footprint, hourly design versus carbon usage/equivalent, equating the amount of recycled material we've used for us and our clients to trees, landfill, energy, water etc. How much benefit does it make that leap has investments in various windfarms, gets its electricity from Good Energy, offsets using bio-gas/lighting projects in Kenya and many other aspects.
This might suit an undergraduate with environmental audit knowledge/skills. Some of the work would need to be undertaken from our studio, but much could probably be done remotely. Or a live project as part of a degree.
This is a new adventure for us and we would like a passionate, meticulous individual with the appropriate skills to work through this new and exciting stage of Leap. The end results will be illustrated for an event in October showing why Leap is very different to any other design agency.
You can find out more about Leap by visiting the website ( www.leapmedia.co.uk ) and more about this opening by phoning me on 01726 68672 or emailing cwillcocks@leapmedia.co.uk. Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested!
We are looking for someone to take on a short-term research project. We estimate it might take 4-8 weeks (this is flexible), and it would need to be completed by the end of September latest.
The aim will be to map/quantify the environmental benefits (and any adverse impacts) to date of our operations and approach to work for our clients. ie Carbon footprint, hourly design versus carbon usage/equivalent, equating the amount of recycled material we've used for us and our clients to trees, landfill, energy, water etc. How much benefit does it make that leap has investments in various windfarms, gets its electricity from Good Energy, offsets using bio-gas/lighting projects in Kenya and many other aspects.
This might suit an undergraduate with environmental audit knowledge/skills. Some of the work would need to be undertaken from our studio, but much could probably be done remotely. Or a live project as part of a degree.
This is a new adventure for us and we would like a passionate, meticulous individual with the appropriate skills to work through this new and exciting stage of Leap. The end results will be illustrated for an event in October showing why Leap is very different to any other design agency.
You can find out more about Leap by visiting the website ( www.leapmedia.co.uk ) and more about this opening by phoning me on 01726 68672 or emailing cwillcocks@leapmedia.co.uk. Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested!
01/07/2007
RE:SOURCEFUL LEAP
we've been on this all year, it's been our biggest single project to date and it's been great. We've named it, branded it, designed every aspect of it. Had our team helping out at Royal Cornwall Show with the RE:SOURCE team, vaccumming before the pre-launch on Friday 29/6/07 and generally having our usual design fun.
It's an incredible project and we were really pleased to win the tender and to be involved at such an all inclusive level. We tried to do as much as possible sustainably even though we were slightly out of our safe zone... till points made from recycled material and completely designed by Leap, everything on wheels so the interior can be changed to fit demand. A welcome area that allows star products to be slotted in an out and doubles up as a sales point. Car park signs made from recycled substrates and car tyres, banners using recycled foamex, jute bags, huge illustrated wall vinyls and even toilet signs made from shape cut recycled yogurt pots.
thanks to the RE:SOURCE team for letting us play and we wish you the greatest of journeys with your brilliant project.
30/06/2007
quick change wow
you've got to watch this link, just shows we don't need fancy special effects, lots of lights etc.... fast, simple and brilliant....but how? Title is the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-wUgnyGv0&eurl=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-wUgnyGv0&eurl=
27/06/2007
Don't let me do live action
It was nice to be asked but I think I should avoid cameras for the near future. An experience nonetheless. Takes a little while to load but check me out and feel free to draw fake beard etc. on me.
http://www.cornwallbusinessweek.co.uk/podcasts.html
Right time to listen to some Jamie T, far too many blogs for one week.
http://www.cornwallbusinessweek.co.uk/podcasts.html
Right time to listen to some Jamie T, far too many blogs for one week.
Coming soon to a book shelf near you
We designed it, Eden will hold the launch party in July and Emma Mansfield from Eden wrote and researched it. So go get yourself a must have copy of the 168 page cd size Little Book of Cornwall! And as Leap were involved it's super sustainably produced, using 75% recycled stock with the remainder FSC, vegetable based inks, produced by Emma, Claire and myself at our studio which of course uses renewable electricity supplied by the lovely Good Energy folk. And just in case we purchase half an acre of the endangered Amazon forest through the newly established Cool Earth (note, we are still checking out the feasibility of offsetting through locked CO2 and endangered rainforests, we are designers afterall so are relying on some of our clients to come back with the authenticity of our idea). And we thank Emma for bringing her project to us, and for investing in having her books environmental impact reduced.
Even the display stands that will be used to sell the books are made from nicely crafted and printed rcycled cardboard.
Good luck Little Book of Cornwall and Emma Mansfield.
Playing with CDs
As an ongoing result of the awards we designed and created for the 2006 Cornwall Sustainability Awards, we have yet again been commissioned to design the above awards for the Environment Agency and The Hub in parthership with the guys at Ecoincentives. Our very talented Unlocking Cornish Potential designer, Claire England very nicely designed the 19 awards which we had made out of a fantastic plastic made from recycled CDs and our trademark acrylic offcuts from the signage industry. Again finished with wood purchased from Heligan Gardens, Cornwall and a sustainable cork base.
As you can see England did good, 19 awards in total including concept, design, make and supply fo the boxes to carry them off in. From Leap never having made an award before let alone winning awards we have now produced 36 awards of varying style and materias for 4 award ceremonies. Next we need to start winning some ourselves. Although it does make us look good when all the awards are left lying around our design studio:)
25/06/2007
Leaped - Energy in Regional Development Learning from European Best Practice Conference
Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership asked Leap to pitch for the brand and all supporting design of their upcoming conference 3 months ago. They very nicely decided to work with Leap and over the last few months we've produced the logo, various print based items. FSC branded wooden pens and a very nice jute folder produced by Go Jute www.gojute.co.uk
The ‘Energy in Regional Development – Learning from European Best Practice’ conference on 29th June will showcase six major energy projects which are being very successful in supporting their regional and local economy and have been chosen by the European Commission as best practice. The event is being organized by the Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP), a partnership of 72 organisations including the local authorities of Cornwall, health and private sector representatives, to create a sustainable energy future for Cornwall’s communities and businesses. The conference is being sponsored and funded by EDF Energy.
The project has been great to work on with Lindsay, Kate and Jasmine from CSEP even though Leap is not afraid to mention we seem slighly cursed on the job. We haven't had any gypsy cross out path recently, so not sure why 2 days before one of our printers was supposed to deliver the original printed conference booking form, that they phoned and said they couldn't print it. Thankfully the excellent Hannah from Peninsula Onesource stepped in and turned it around in 2 days. Then the branded pens turned out to be different from the sample we had used to cost and design with. And finally the jute folders got stuck in Columbo, Sri Lanka and arrived late but luckily we'd allowed room for delivery probelms just in case .. But we got there in the end and CSEP got all their required material in time for their big day.
20/06/2007
Lots and lots and lots
Well its been a while and things are getting nicely into shape. This is just a quickie to update all who are interested and have been asking. By September we will be six, six very talented and totally brilliant passionate people. We are alredy 6 but this won't be official until September and then an exciting change will happen in October (more to come). So whose new, we have Claire Willcocks whose remit is to free up my creativity, make sure Leap operates in the most sustainable way for staff, clients, environment and financially. And she's already taken a weight off my shoulders an its soooo good to instantly have trust and faith in some one and to know Leap is safe in her hands. Plus she's a total talent and used to much bigger things than Leap
Then there is our Unlocking Cornish Potentila graduate Claire England whose doing lots of good design as well as looking after the creative side of Leap whilst I'm out on projects or visiting existing and new clients of which there are lots.
And then in the wings but with mucho talent and ideas is Mark and Darren who you will see and hear more from soon.
Plans, relaunch of Leap in October with a much broader creative and environmental offering based on a sudden shift in what clients are asking us. It goes way beyond design and print now with Leap writing companies environmental policies, sorting carbon offsetting, consultancy, sponsorships, management training, and ofcourse design, branding, illustration, copywriting and a myriad more. And it will also mean we get all our fab clients in one place so they can all meet each other. I think there will be a lot of interesting conversations and partnering. And it's way past time we partied as it's been such an incredible couple of years.
What else, well next week I'm a spokesperson for Cornwall business week and we've just had a podcast done to tie in with it. Which will do it's rounds on the net I guess and it talks about the hows, why and who Leap are involved with and going beyond. With a host more talks and interviews lined up where we talk about good, the bad and the greedy sides of green business and companies we've interacted with.
Design wise, 29/6 sees the launch of RESOURCE, and excellent reuse centre based in Cornwall. Leap has done brand and all supporting design work from interior design, to furnishings made from recycled materials, toilet signs from yogurt pots and lots of fun and funky graphics. 6/7/07 sees the launch at Eden Project of The Little Book of Cornwall, a 172 page cd size did you know and more of all thats Cornwall. 2 websites for Good Energy, with more in the pipeline. Sponsorship project with the BBC, yet more award design and make for the Environment Agency and The Hub (recycled cds this time are used and our well loved locally sourced and sustainably managed Heligan woods), we've consulted for the Wembley Live Earth concert, lots of fun happenings with St Austell Brewery who were already well clued up on the environment and what they can do but Leap has just rewritten their paper policy and is looking at all their paper based business consumables. As well as many other projects bith design and environment. NAtional Trust we've just completed their Climate exhibition which is made from 100% recycled card and is 100% recyclable. We've even lined up the stand to go to another client a new one at that Shreddy Bed. Thye make animal bedding out of recycled card and then wehn thats finished it becomes compost. So an entire life cycle concept, designed and thought about. Loads more but sure you are bored.
Its a great time though and we have been consulting and advising lots of other design agencies, clothing and jute companies, we advised and sponsored the recent Falmouth students MIlan Furniture show display that is now at Eden. Oh and I'm missing my girlfriend and 2 beautiful daughters Bo and Gracie who have been on holiday in France with the grandparents for the last 3 weeks.
Right I'm done... for now. Keep up the good happenings
matt
06/05/2007
The same but different
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It's not rolled out yet but attached are two images showing the new Leap logo. It's the same in everyway except the rings are now full of stuff that represents us, our love of life and fight to protect what is around us. The logo contains everything from a mammoth (downer side, extinction), surf board, spray can (I used to do the odd wall spray), bottle of cider (always my main social drink), pencil, eco-bulb, birds, waves, a goat (for my pal and Eden Project boss Ben Luxton for the 3 years I worked there - he has an un-natural love of all things goatish), bicycles and so much more. Each with a positive and occassionally negative meaning but all on a common theme about what Leap and its people are about.
Its also to show that Leap is so much more than graphics, print and consultation, it's everything, the way we talk, interact, act, enjoy and of course create.
I hope you like it as much as we do.
matt
(right back to my nippers now, food and play then a walk to the beach..perfect)
11/04/2007
It's coming
It's taking a while to show its sel! Whilst in Sinai, Danny who runs the Makhad journey's said that it can be instant or take a year or more for the experience to really show itself .... so I'm still waiting to write what happened. It was good, it was an honour to have been invited and I met some wonderful people, in an amazing place where we were very priveleged guests and it all happended on the Edge ... more to come:)
The picture was one of my many vistas! THe dark scar in the land midway through the picture was the oldriver gully that was my home whilst I spent 3 days and nights on my tod. I chose well.
Matt
Climate Radio
Recently we did a brief interview for RIchard Hoggett of Friends of the Earth who is running the Climate RAdio campaign. My radio career is very short and definitely not a vocation I should ever ever think about, btu good to have been asked and alos interesting trying to fit who I am, Leap, why we do what we do and how we fight climate change through our work in to a whole 25 seconds... I know I talk fast but wow!
If you want to read more or hear the interview follow the link....
Hi Matt
Thanks for helping with the climate radio campaign. Your interview is being aired on Pirate FM from this week and the website has now been updated with your story – the direct link is http://www.foecornwall.org/CLIMATE_CHAOS/Stories/21%20LEAP%20Media.html
There is a listen again facility on this web page so you can hear your edited interview.
Best wishes
Richard
If you want to read more or hear the interview follow the link....
Hi Matt
Thanks for helping with the climate radio campaign. Your interview is being aired on Pirate FM from this week and the website has now been updated with your story – the direct link is http://www.foecornwall.org/CLIMATE_CHAOS/Stories/21%20LEAP%20Media.html
There is a listen again facility on this web page so you can hear your edited interview.
Best wishes
Richard
09/04/2007
Seasalted
Just a quickie as I'm supposed to be on a non-work weekend doing family stuff and not thinking about my laptop and the various projects to work on this week!
The above images are shots of the recent boarding cards we produced for those super Seasalt organic people. Neil form Seasalt saw some the ScillyWaste ones we produced when Lepa branded the Isles of Scilly based waste awareness initiative, and liked them so much he asked if he could have some too branded of course.
The cards are great as the reverse of each one has a reduce, reuse, recycle tip and an image with the front being functional for use in handing out to people before boarding the helicopter to the Isles of Scilly. And even better, they are made from recycled foamex/pvc, so look good, start conversations (hopefully) and help raise environmental awareness. We now have 300 of these in circulation at British International and they are viewed by over 100000 visitors a year. Not bad for a small and simple design project spend. Even the holders are made from recycled board.
Isles of Scilly Travel are the latest company to want some, this time part sponsored by Seasalt as well as Isles of Scilly Flowers. The latest set will be encapsulated recycled card to do a comparison on usage, print and longevity.
Happy times.
Matt
03/04/2007
Another Leap
So far in our 2 year history we've done alot of varied projects, utilising, recycled paper, christmas decorations from recycled materials, pitch pine dredged from the Thames, solar interactive signage and our latest creations are above you!
It seems we've turned into a sustainble trophy design agency! After winning one award and being SME finalist in 2005 at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards, Leap was asked if we would sponsor the 2006 CS Awards, which of course we did (even though it meant we couldn't enter) through design. We designed everything, logo, paper based graphics, certificates and to top it off we tried our hand at making an award that would have a story and create conversations.
To do this we called in our long time super signage creating company Parc and between us we designed the 'flame or leaf' like awards made using local Yew from Heligan Gardens, recycled banknotes set in a resin made from melted car headlamp lenses, off cut acrylic and recycled PVC. Now how much fun is that, and marketing manager for Cornwall College Business, Tracey Johnsons (who organised the awards) commented:
Oh my god they are so sexy!!!!! Thank you so much.
Ok, I wouldn't call them sexy more distinctive.
And at the award ceremony, they were liked so much that local promo company Ecoincentives commissioned us to design and produce a further 16 in partnership with them for the Environment Agency, 6 for their recent Water awards (see close up above) and 10 for an award ceremony in July (still to be designed). Our paper based design days could be numbered ..tee hee:) which my girlfriend will be really happy about as she'll actually see me.
02/04/2007
Powercast - wireless charging!
I came across a reference to this on the Howies site and found some more info, it could be interesting.. maybe not. We have two laptops and 2 imacs and the latter have wireless keyboards and mice which use rechargable batteries. However it's always slightly peeved me that although they no longer have wires they still need replaceable batteries! Hopefully this might mean the problem will soon be over. I'm sorted on my mobile and Ipod though as we have a solio solar charger in the office for those...
Word out:)
A Pennsylvania start-up says it has the answer to one of the biggest problems in mobile phones: battery life.
After three years of keeping its technology under close guard, Powercast has come to CES 2007 to get consumer and manufacturer attention. Powercast is a radio frequency that is transmitted over a small area, and its energy is "harvested"--wirelessly--to give power to small devices like cell phones.
While it's presented as wireless power, Powercast isn't just a replacement for a universal charger. Instead, it's meant to either continuously charge a battery or replace the need for them altogether.
It works like this: a transmitter can be placed anywhere--in a lamp, for example, that is plugged into the wall and sits on a table. The transmitter in the lamp sends out a continuous, low RF signal. Anything with either AA or AAA batteries set within its range--and equipped with a Powercast receiver, which is the size of your fingernail--will be continuously charged.
"Our solution is, if talk time (on a cell phone) is 5 1/2 hours, by trickle-charging (it) at work, now talk time is 10 hours because the battery never gets to dead," John Shearer, CEO of Powercast, said in an interview.
There are many applications for Powercast, said Shearer, but the company is making the PC peripherals market a priority. Think a wireless keyboard or mouse with no battery, or a hermetically sealed battery that the customer never need access again.
Major CE and IT manufacturers will have to agree to build Powercast capability into their products, and thus far Powercast is revealing only Philips as a future partner. The first Powercast product will come to market by the end of 2007, the company says.
Word out:)
A Pennsylvania start-up says it has the answer to one of the biggest problems in mobile phones: battery life.
After three years of keeping its technology under close guard, Powercast has come to CES 2007 to get consumer and manufacturer attention. Powercast is a radio frequency that is transmitted over a small area, and its energy is "harvested"--wirelessly--to give power to small devices like cell phones.
While it's presented as wireless power, Powercast isn't just a replacement for a universal charger. Instead, it's meant to either continuously charge a battery or replace the need for them altogether.
It works like this: a transmitter can be placed anywhere--in a lamp, for example, that is plugged into the wall and sits on a table. The transmitter in the lamp sends out a continuous, low RF signal. Anything with either AA or AAA batteries set within its range--and equipped with a Powercast receiver, which is the size of your fingernail--will be continuously charged.
"Our solution is, if talk time (on a cell phone) is 5 1/2 hours, by trickle-charging (it) at work, now talk time is 10 hours because the battery never gets to dead," John Shearer, CEO of Powercast, said in an interview.
There are many applications for Powercast, said Shearer, but the company is making the PC peripherals market a priority. Think a wireless keyboard or mouse with no battery, or a hermetically sealed battery that the customer never need access again.
Major CE and IT manufacturers will have to agree to build Powercast capability into their products, and thus far Powercast is revealing only Philips as a future partner. The first Powercast product will come to market by the end of 2007, the company says.
28/03/2007
Woo hoo
Just how good is this weather! After a lush longboarding 2 hour surf at Watergate on Saturday (followed by an excellent Pheonix burger with my nippers, pals and Clare), the suns just kept up the good vibes. The last couple of morning walks to work have felt really good (not that my usual walks or cycles are bad, even in the rain it's ace to just have the freedom that my walks give), short shirt and jeans and it's as good as summer. I'll take some snaps soon of what my walk/cycle looks like.
Other news, off to the launch of the Sexy Green Car Show at Eden tomorrow, should be interesting. Last night at my old pad Eden again for a great little show and tell session by Tim and Tony with some great insights in to Eden's hopeful next build phase. Make sure you vote for them when the time comes.
It was also interesting as Eden's new build will be titled the Edge and has a lot of basis in dry arid regions of the world. Exactly where I was 6 weeks ago in Sinai! And the edge is a fitting title for similar regions and peoples around the world and was one of two aspects that filled my thoughts whilst I spent time in the desert. The other was the memory of water that surrounded me.... but I will write fully about Sinai and my time there in the near future.
Right time to work, it's been another lightning paced day with time spent talking to St Austell Brewery about design and sustainability and Leap will be consulting with them in the future - which is nice. Artworking the June Energy in Regional Development conference work that Leap have just branded and a few other tasty projects. One day I might actually do the portfolio so you can see some of the 300 projects we've been part of in the last two years instead of all my old work currently shown!!
Bye bye, enjoy sunny tiimes.
matt x
Other news, off to the launch of the Sexy Green Car Show at Eden tomorrow, should be interesting. Last night at my old pad Eden again for a great little show and tell session by Tim and Tony with some great insights in to Eden's hopeful next build phase. Make sure you vote for them when the time comes.
It was also interesting as Eden's new build will be titled the Edge and has a lot of basis in dry arid regions of the world. Exactly where I was 6 weeks ago in Sinai! And the edge is a fitting title for similar regions and peoples around the world and was one of two aspects that filled my thoughts whilst I spent time in the desert. The other was the memory of water that surrounded me.... but I will write fully about Sinai and my time there in the near future.
Right time to work, it's been another lightning paced day with time spent talking to St Austell Brewery about design and sustainability and Leap will be consulting with them in the future - which is nice. Artworking the June Energy in Regional Development conference work that Leap have just branded and a few other tasty projects. One day I might actually do the portfolio so you can see some of the 300 projects we've been part of in the last two years instead of all my old work currently shown!!
Bye bye, enjoy sunny tiimes.
matt x
20/03/2007
Fallujah - one to watch
http://www.fallujah.co.uk
This is based on the case study done by Scilla Elworthy of what really happened in Fallujah. I was lucky enough to be on the same journey party as Scilla on my recent time in Sinai (which will appear on our blog in another week, 1 month after my return). If you can, book seats now! And let us know what you thought of it.
Matt
ps Snow swirled around me as I did my daily walk (sometimes cycle) to work today! I soooo wanted to run back home and grab my two under two daughters Bo and Gracie and show them. It's gone now, as quick as that, swirling cold life then gone. The sun is out now and blue skies abound.. I love not having to use a car to get to work:)
16/03/2007
Think before you offset...
...and definitely minimise before you think about offsetting:)
We use www.co2balance.com they do good, they think responsibly have great projects and we've had the great if short (babysitter) fun of meeting them at the wonderful Lewinnick lodge in Newquay and they are passionate about what they do and that counts big time at Leap.
However thereare a lot of shoddy practices that are starting to be exposed. See www.robedwards.com/2007/02/from_sunday_her.html This scheme is breathtaking in its misrepresentation. They are also the organisation behind the Coldplay Forest debacle, which you may have read about. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/30/ngreen30.xml This is what happens when a carbon management organisation sub-contracts its carbon saving projects. co2balance deliberately do not do this and only invest in projects that we have initiated and continue to control.
Matt
ps reduce and at the last offset. Oh and trees are ace and good to plant so do it anyway (but make sure you look after them - a tree is for many lives not just for a bit of climate guilt smoothing:)
10/03/2007
Channel 4 big bollocks no respect
You may have seen, you may have believed, you may be confused.. alot of people I've spoken to are! As far as I'm concerned it is all kingsize pants and the compass network that I'm part of ran this piece which is taken from the climate denial site. So hold onto your own thoughts of repsonsibilies and values as opposed to the lapdog to commercialism that Channel 4 seem to be.
And at the end of the day even if it is all part of a global re-occuring system so what, we've become throw away hooligans of mass plastic, super CO2 guzzling mass miles and non-recycling. It's getting better and we should all be responsible for our own patch and beyond. And love your world... I bloody do:) Matt
THE GREAT CHANNEL FOUR SWINDLE
George Marshall
http://climatedenial.org/
Last night Channel Four kindly gave an hour and half and a large budget to the international network of professional climate change deniers. ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’ was a propaganda gift to the various vested interests who seek to undermine the fragile political and social will to take action on this global action.
And it was sometimes very convincing, as strongly worded opinions often are when they are not subject to any verification or external challenge. For example, there are excellent rebuttals against the contention that global warming is correlated to cosmic rays.
There was only one scientific advisor on the programme, Martin Livermore, whose sole scientific qualification is that he is the Director of a web-based think tank, The Scientific Alliance. The Alliance was set up by in 2001 by Robert Durward, the fiercely anti-green director of the British Aggregates Association, and Foresight Communications, a Westminster public relations and lobbying company, to “counter scare-mongering by the so-called green lobby”. (For more…)
The Scientific Alliance has no affiliation with any recognised scientific body but, like most of the contributors to the programme, it does have very strong links with the US public relations and lobbying organisations that have been so effective in setting the Bush agenda on climate change.
The writer and presenter of the programme was Martin Durkin. Although it was written in a highly personal and opinionated style- speaking freely of “lies”, and the “shrill frenzy” of “scare stories” – we never saw Durkin or discovered his personal credentials. As George Monbiot has revealed Durkin is closely affiliated with the Revolutionary Communist Party which has a strong ideological opposition to environmental science (more on Durkin and the RCP.
In 1997 Channel Four was forced to issue a humiliating public apology over a previous series of anti-environment programmes directed by Durkin called “Against Nature”. The Independent Television Commission found that “the views of the four complainants, as made clear to the interviewer, had been distorted by selective editing” and that they had been “misled as to the content and purpose of the programmes when they agreed to take part.”
For this programme Durkin drew up a dream team of scientists who have built personal careers as media pundits debunking the peer-reviewed work of their colleagues. There are few of them, but they are well supported by the Washington lobbies and kept very busy with media debates, documentaries and opinion pieces. (I have personally debated with five of them in media debates).
Is it any surprise then, that they were so persuasive. Most of the people on the programme are professional communicators who are more familiar with the chat show than the lab. Of course they give good interviews - it is what they do for a living.
And let us not forget that we all want to believe them. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to believe that the science is unsettled, that all that carbon dioxide that we are pumping into the atmosphere really has no effect, and that we do not have to worry about the future.
It would be entirely possible to put together a similar programme, with a string of credible former academics, to argue that smoking does no cause cancer, that HIV does not cause AIDS, or that black people are less intelligent. However, Channel Four would not dare broadcast the programme and we would not believe them if they did. Is it not a reflection of the deep public ambivalence about climate change that these dissenters are given such a prominent and uncritical showcase and that we are so keen to listen to them?
Make up your own minds from their track records. Here is a little more information on some of the people who appeared on the programme:
Fred Singer. Despite the caption on the programme, Singer has retired from the University of Virginia and has not had a single article accepted for any peer-reviewed scientific journal for 20 years. His main work has been as a hired gun for business interests to undermine scientific research on environmental and health matters. Before turning to climate change denial he has argued that CFCs do not cause ozone depletion and second hand smoke does not cause cancer (more… ). In 1990 he founded “The Science and Environment Policy Project”, which aggressively contradicts climate science and has received direct funding from Exxon, Shell, Unocal and ARCO. Exxon is also among the funders ($20,000 in 1998 and 2000)
Patrick Michaels is the most prominent US climate change denier. In the programme he claimed “I’ve never been paid a nickel by the old and gas companies” which is a curious claim. According to the US journalist Ross Gebspan Michaels has received direct funding from, among others German Coal Mining Association ($49,000), Edison Electric Institute ($15,000), and the Western Fuels Association ($63,000) an association of US coal producing interests (more…). The WFA is one of the most powerful forces in the US actively denying the basic science of climate change, funding, amongs other things, the Greening Earth Society which is directed by Patrick Michaels. Tom Wigley, one of the leading IPCC scientists, describes Michaels work as “a catalog of misrepresentation and misinterpretation”.
Philip Stott was captioned as a Professor at the University of London although he is retired and is therefore free of any academic accountability. Stott is a geographer by training and has no qualifications in climate science. Since retiring Stott has aimed to become Britain’s leading anti-green pundit dedicating himself to wittily criticizing rainforest campaigns (with Patrick Moore), advocating genetic engineering and claiming that “global warming is the new fundamentalist religion.”
Patrick Moore is Stott’s Canadian equivalent. Since a very personal and painful falling out with Greenpeace in 1986 Moore has put his considerable campaigning energies into undermining environmentalists, especially his former friends and colleagues. Typical of his rhetoric was his claim in the programme that environmentalists were “anti-human” and “treat humans as scum”. Throughout the 1990s Moore worked as lead consultant for the British Columbian Timber Products Association undermining Greenpeace’s international campaign to protect old growth forest there. Whenever he has the chance he also makes strong public statements in favour of genetic engineering, nuclear power, logging the Amazon, and industrial fishing- all, strangely, lead campaigns for Greenpeace
Piers Corbyn has no academic status and his role in such programmes is to promote his own weather prediction business. He has steadfastly refused to ever subject his climatological theories to any form of external review or scrutiny.
Richard Lindzen. As a Professor of Meteorology at the credible Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lindzen is by far the most reputable academic among the US climate deniers and, for this reason, he is heavily cited by sympathetic journalists such as Melanie Phillips and Michael Crichton. His arguments though are identical to the other deniers – for example an article in the Wall Street Journal (June 11 2001) he claims that “there is no consensus, unanimous or otherwise, about long-term climate trends or what causes them”.
He is strongly associated with the other people on the programme though co-authored reports, articles, conference appearances and co-signed statements.
Tim Ball was captioned as the University of Winnipeg. In fact he left in 1996 since when he has run political campaigns through two organisations he helped found: the Natural Resources Stewardship Project and the Friends of Science which, according to their websites aim to run “a proactive grassroots campaign to counter the Kyoto Protocol”; and “encourage and assist the Canadian Federal Government to re-evaluate the Kyoto Protocol”. Ian Clark is also on the board of the NRSP.
04/03/2007
Catching on to what we've been doing for 6 years :)
Designs for life
If style bible Elle Decoration decrees it, it must be true – eco-chic has arrived. The organic and fair trade clothing label, People Tree, is now stocked at that ultimate emporium of disposability, Top Shop. And for fashionistas who wouldn’t be seen dead in the Sinclair C5 styling of a G-Whiz, General Motors has just unveiled the Volt, the first car designed with electricity, rather than petrol, as its primary fuel source, and the most ‘normal-looking’ hybrid yet. Sustainable design even has its own celebrity poster boys in the form of Changing Rooms’ Oliver Heath and Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud.
It’s true that the recent focus on improving the aesthetics of green products is helping to mainstream their appeal. Advocates have long talked of the need to ‘sex up sustainability’ to get away from its Heath Robinson image, and every good marketeer knows that product and packaging design play a key role in creating a seductive brand. A quick look at the latest high-end organic skincare or food products reveals luxury packaging (recycled, of course) to match the price tag - £85 for an organic cheddar truckle, anyone?
Environment into design
But for far-sighted organisations green isn’t just the latest fashion fad, and design isn’t just about making a product more superficially attractive. Martin Charter of the Centre for Sustainable Design stresses that certain sectors started integrating environmental considerations into product design and development a decade ago. 'What I call ‘eco-design’ has been driven largely by legislation, for example in the electronics industry, and has produced incremental improvements in areas such as energy efficiency and materials use,' he explains. 'But fewer companies have tried to address sustainable design, starting with a blank slate rather than a re-design, and considering the economic, environmental and social angles at the very outset of the process.' As evidence, he cites the low awareness and adoption of the new ISO/TR 14062 standard for integrating environmental considerations into product and service design and development.
As Europe’s largest electronics company, Philips has long been recognized for its comprehensive and long-standing EcoVision programme. Design sits at the heart of these efforts to embed environmental issues throughout the business, responding to customer needs and integrating other disciplines such as human sciences, technology and business. Its EcoDesign product development process encompasses the key green concerns of energy consumption, packaging, hazardous substances, weight, recycling and disposal and lifetime reliability. Top products with a significant green advantage over a predecessor or competitor product are awarded Green Flagship status, currently sported by everything from lighter heart defibrillators to longer lasting halogen bulbs to energy efficient and lead free MP3 players.
Pre-owned goods mean lower costs
And EcoDesign isn’t just about devising new greener products to replace their less efficient forerunners. Philips’ Diamond Select program offers healthcare customers pre-owned (the words ‘used’ and ‘second hand’ are carefully avoided) medical systems, refurbished, tested and installed as new. This keeps the cost down for customers, maintains standards for patients, while keeping still-useful equipment in service and away from the scrap yard.
Charter believes it won’t be long before other businesses are compelled to follow Philips’ lead. 'In Japan, materials security is a key concern as rare metals become harder to find, and in India and China they’re using design to improve dismantling and recycling, the only way to tackle their growing electronic waste mountains.' Closer to home, and the full design impacts of the EuP Directive on product energy efficiency have yet to be acknowledged. But Charter believes the biggest challenge is to get the smaller businesses on board. 'Outside the big leader companies and sectors, knowledge of the issues and the role design can play are virtually non-existent.'
If style bible Elle Decoration decrees it, it must be true – eco-chic has arrived. The organic and fair trade clothing label, People Tree, is now stocked at that ultimate emporium of disposability, Top Shop. And for fashionistas who wouldn’t be seen dead in the Sinclair C5 styling of a G-Whiz, General Motors has just unveiled the Volt, the first car designed with electricity, rather than petrol, as its primary fuel source, and the most ‘normal-looking’ hybrid yet. Sustainable design even has its own celebrity poster boys in the form of Changing Rooms’ Oliver Heath and Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud.
It’s true that the recent focus on improving the aesthetics of green products is helping to mainstream their appeal. Advocates have long talked of the need to ‘sex up sustainability’ to get away from its Heath Robinson image, and every good marketeer knows that product and packaging design play a key role in creating a seductive brand. A quick look at the latest high-end organic skincare or food products reveals luxury packaging (recycled, of course) to match the price tag - £85 for an organic cheddar truckle, anyone?
Environment into design
But for far-sighted organisations green isn’t just the latest fashion fad, and design isn’t just about making a product more superficially attractive. Martin Charter of the Centre for Sustainable Design stresses that certain sectors started integrating environmental considerations into product design and development a decade ago. 'What I call ‘eco-design’ has been driven largely by legislation, for example in the electronics industry, and has produced incremental improvements in areas such as energy efficiency and materials use,' he explains. 'But fewer companies have tried to address sustainable design, starting with a blank slate rather than a re-design, and considering the economic, environmental and social angles at the very outset of the process.' As evidence, he cites the low awareness and adoption of the new ISO/TR 14062 standard for integrating environmental considerations into product and service design and development.
As Europe’s largest electronics company, Philips has long been recognized for its comprehensive and long-standing EcoVision programme. Design sits at the heart of these efforts to embed environmental issues throughout the business, responding to customer needs and integrating other disciplines such as human sciences, technology and business. Its EcoDesign product development process encompasses the key green concerns of energy consumption, packaging, hazardous substances, weight, recycling and disposal and lifetime reliability. Top products with a significant green advantage over a predecessor or competitor product are awarded Green Flagship status, currently sported by everything from lighter heart defibrillators to longer lasting halogen bulbs to energy efficient and lead free MP3 players.
Pre-owned goods mean lower costs
And EcoDesign isn’t just about devising new greener products to replace their less efficient forerunners. Philips’ Diamond Select program offers healthcare customers pre-owned (the words ‘used’ and ‘second hand’ are carefully avoided) medical systems, refurbished, tested and installed as new. This keeps the cost down for customers, maintains standards for patients, while keeping still-useful equipment in service and away from the scrap yard.
Charter believes it won’t be long before other businesses are compelled to follow Philips’ lead. 'In Japan, materials security is a key concern as rare metals become harder to find, and in India and China they’re using design to improve dismantling and recycling, the only way to tackle their growing electronic waste mountains.' Closer to home, and the full design impacts of the EuP Directive on product energy efficiency have yet to be acknowledged. But Charter believes the biggest challenge is to get the smaller businesses on board. 'Outside the big leader companies and sectors, knowledge of the issues and the role design can play are virtually non-existent.'
A melting future gorgeously photographed
Incredible shots of Greenland ice cap, taken for Greenpeace that have caused such a stir internationally revealing the extent of seasonal melting due to climate change. The site also includes his other photo essay work which covers protest to cultures in transition to the tensions between our ongoing social, economic and environmental challenges...
http://www.nickcobbing.co.uk/
Defintely a case for everyone to do something... not nothing!
02/03/2007
The slinky chair!! Enjoy...
The slinky chair!! Enjoy...
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/versatile-folding-seating-bizarre-chair-or-magic-trick-233896.php
01/03/2007
They should talk to Leap
Inefficient printing costs mount
Businesses and the Government are wasting more than £1 billion on inefficient printing practices every year, according to the Centre for Economic Business Research (CEBR). It claims the problem is affecting business growth, productivity and the economy. The CEBR calculates that around £16.7 billion is spent annually on business and Government printing - equal to the GDP of Cuba. Using mono rather than colour printing, and setting up machines to print on both sides of the paper, would help to reduce the inefficiencies, the report said.
Businesses and the Government are wasting more than £1 billion on inefficient printing practices every year, according to the Centre for Economic Business Research (CEBR). It claims the problem is affecting business growth, productivity and the economy. The CEBR calculates that around £16.7 billion is spent annually on business and Government printing - equal to the GDP of Cuba. Using mono rather than colour printing, and setting up machines to print on both sides of the paper, would help to reduce the inefficiencies, the report said.
20/02/2007
zoom zoom and zoom
Well it's been a while since I've written here, the previous dodgy post have been written by my good pal and part time employee Robin Fuller. He's been freeing me up to do various designs, consultation and adventures with Leap. But it's time for me to start getting verbal again. And to put the record straight I am not a fottie fan. Give me surf anytime over any sport, well mountain biking comes in close, and snowboarding.
And yes we have a fantastic new edition as previously posted Claire England has joined us and as been admirably looking after the studio and our lush clients whilst I went on a client related trip to the Sinai Desert with one of our oldest clients Makhad Trust. I'll write more about that, alot to write and I'm still assimilating what happened - let alone the fact I had 8 days without any technology around me...ace... well I did have my ipod and a solar powered Solio charger to test.
Two things before I go...
I've been voted in to take a seat of the Cornwall Design Forum, representing sustainabiliy within creativity in the South West. A very important happening.
I've also very appreciatingly been given a bursary to join a Common Purpose matrix - more to follow but it starts in March and finishes in July. Thank you Mandy Milano for thinking of me/Leap
And just for fun, as fun is something that should be part of every day no matter how hard that day may be.. go to www.cheatneutral.com is a witty wee site that satirises the abdication of moral responsibility for dealing with the challenge of climate change that many feel may be a side-effect of carbon offsetting. Now you f*** the climate or f*** around on your partner - and just offset your climatic and, ahem, climatic misdemeanours!
catch you soon for a Sinai update and a few other Leap happenings.
Matt
xx
And yes we have a fantastic new edition as previously posted Claire England has joined us and as been admirably looking after the studio and our lush clients whilst I went on a client related trip to the Sinai Desert with one of our oldest clients Makhad Trust. I'll write more about that, alot to write and I'm still assimilating what happened - let alone the fact I had 8 days without any technology around me...ace... well I did have my ipod and a solar powered Solio charger to test.
Two things before I go...
I've been voted in to take a seat of the Cornwall Design Forum, representing sustainabiliy within creativity in the South West. A very important happening.
I've also very appreciatingly been given a bursary to join a Common Purpose matrix - more to follow but it starts in March and finishes in July. Thank you Mandy Milano for thinking of me/Leap
And just for fun, as fun is something that should be part of every day no matter how hard that day may be.. go to www.cheatneutral.com is a witty wee site that satirises the abdication of moral responsibility for dealing with the challenge of climate change that many feel may be a side-effect of carbon offsetting. Now you f*** the climate or f*** around on your partner - and just offset your climatic and, ahem, climatic misdemeanours!
catch you soon for a Sinai update and a few other Leap happenings.
Matt
xx
02/02/2007
Leap supports England!
The title above isn't in reference to England's struggling soccer team, of which I support with all the dedication of a well upholstered sports bra, but in fact refers to a completely different England all together; a new Leap recruit, Claire England.
Claire, 24, has joined the team as a designer to assist with various graphic design projects for 2007, and we'll be supporting her in every way we can as she navigates through the labyrinthine world of Leap sustainable design!
Mind you, talk about being dropped in it at the deep end... no sooner have I said welcome to the Leap family, have a Hobnob, than I'm leaving her on her tod to jet off to Sinai!
But I have a 100% confidence in England, and will be frying away like a sizzling streak of organic bacon, foodless and podless, in the safe knowledge that Leap is in good hands!
26/01/2007
Been jugglin'
Certainly have! Been juggling time between some exciting design work and consultancy, a bit of domestic DIY and my favourite pastime of all, spending some quality time with my bambinos and my lovely better half!
Sorry for the blog famine but the post-Chrimbo awakening has well and truly set in, so it's been full steam ahead for Leap with some exciting 2007 projects beginning to see the light of cold January days, and the occasional opportunity (or breather) to...well...draw breath!
Oh and Sinai is just round the corner; alone in the desert for 3 days with only starvation, meditation and inspiration to keep me company. Mind you, I might try and smuggle a Kitkat Chunky past the nomadic watchmen...
Adios
03/01/2007
It's 2007! New Year Greetings from Leap...
To our Leap buddies across the Southwest, the UK and pockets of Europe…
2006 was an exciting year of sustainable growth and prosperity for Leap and our homeland, Cornwall. Amid the masses of design work and consultancy, Leap has forged some exciting partnerships and friendships with small and big businesses across the Southwest and the UK. This has and will always be crucial practice, and the reward for us of seeing new clients engaging in sustainable thinking and practice is immeasurable.
Cornwall was buzzing with new innovations and sustainable thinking during 2006, and Leap loved every minute of being part of this ethically minded community.
We supported a few awards, were on the receiving end of a handful, and even designed the odd press garnering trophy or two for the events. Speaking of the press, during the course of the year positive word of mouth attached to a rising profile meant Leap grabbed a few column inches regionally and nationally in the press, including The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, and The West Briton.
…Oh and we had a little baby too…
In a case of leading by example, Leap went 100% CarbonZero in 2006 by reducing its CO2 emissions and offsetting the rest with co2 balance. Luckily using 100% renewable electricity supplied by Good Energy helps us reduce a good portion of our CO2 output.
Leap also became Leap Ltd in November and moved to new offices in St.Austell. We also changed our business bank account from the Cooperative to Triodos as we feel this shows even more commitment to our social and environmental responsibilities. Triodos Bank finances companies, institutions and projects that add cultural value, and benefit people and the environment. For more information visit www.triodos.co.uk.
Our new bank details to note are as follows:
Acc. Name: Leap Media Ltd
Acc. Number: 20081529
Sort Code: 16-58-10
Please make sure your finance teams have the above details.
For more information on what Leap has been up to during 2006, check out our Blog at www.leapmedia.co.uk.
So with 2007 a few days in, Leap is now beginning its third year of sustainable design consultancy whilst its Creative Director is now in his sixth!
Thank you for your continued business, your awards, your inspiration and your support in 2006; working with you is fantastic and we are very proud to support all your exciting initiatives. Here’s to all of us making a difference, making a living in 2007.
Please note:
Leap’s Creative Director Matt Hocking will be out of the office from February 4th to February 11th 2007. Matt will be visiting clients The Makhad Trust in Sinai and meeting with the nomadic inhabitants there as well as spending 3 days in the desert by himself. Without his trusty laptop, will he cope?
The Makhad Trust provides a meeting place in nomadic regions of the world, such as Sinai, Tibet and the Arctic Circle, where there is a powerful relationship between the environment and the spirit.
The Leap office will be manned but design facilities will be limited during this period, Please schedule your work appropriately for this time by either placing commissions before, or informing us of impending work.
14/12/2006
Sinai calling...
In between the mad and exciting rush of sustainable design in 2007 I will be jetting off to Sinai in February to visit our clients', The Makhad Trust!
The Makhad Trust provides a meeting place in nomadic regions of the world, such as Sinai, Tibet and the Arctic Circle, where there is a powerful relationship between the environment and the spirit.
"The Trust takes action to sustain the natural heritage of these regions and to cherish the indigenous wisdom of the people. It does this in a broadly educational context and through cultural exchange, by means of a programme of practical projects in which visitors making a journey through the area are able to participate. Thus it operates as a model for sustainable development and eco-tourism, at the heart of which is the principle that the indigenous peoples are the hosts and the visitors are their guests."
The Makhad Trust
I can't wait to see the great work The Mackhad Trust are doing. But I might have to climb for an insight; one current project involves restoring traditional walled family gardens in the High Mountains of the Sinai, many of which go back over 1000 years but were abandoned in response to the lure of the city. They will grow herbs, fruit, olives and medicinal plants for Bedouin use and for sale.
I'll send you a post card :)
Paper price hiking; the dominos will fall...
The impending paper price hike of 8% is about to descend on us like an unwanted Christmas gift. And be sure that printers will no doubt have to react with adding a further 7or 8% to the overall costs :(
Choose your suppliers wisely, sustainably and recycle, recycle, recycle....
National Energy Efficiency Awards honours our client!
Our client, the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust have received the Highly Commended Award at UK CEED's inaugural National Energy Efficiency Awards, in the Community & Volunteers category for their Urchfront Climate Friendly Communities project. Leap helped launch the project and are happy it has been recognised at such a high profile event.
The prestigious Awards ceremony, held on 6th December at the Science Museum, showcased the innovative energy efficiency work of 49 finalists across the Award's 9 categories.
The Awards, sponsored by EDF Energy, Defra, English Partnerships and the Independent newspaper, received 170 high quality entries illustrating a broad range of good energy efficiency practice by public, voluntary and private sector organisations.
Nice one WWT !
Why we support Good Energy!
The debate about renewable energy is heated, but there is no denying the severity of the challenge facing us: there has been little long-range investment in our energy system while we have been harvesting north sea oil. But the chickens are coming home to roost: where will our electricity come from?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the primary gas responsible for Climate Change and conventional power stations are the biggest source of CO2 emissions. Therefore, one of the simplest and most effective solutions is to switch to a 100% renewable electricity supplier. Using the power of the wind, sun and running water to provide electricity does not generate CO2 during its generation. Wind power has its critics but most thoughtful environmentalists ? who wish to defend the countryside from predatory development ? accept it as an inevitable, and least-bad, option. Many consider it to be part of the potential solution to our electricity-supply problems.
We buy all our electricity from Good Energy, which is based in Wiltshire and supplies only 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses in the UK. Their parent company, the Monkton Group only invests in renewables too. We rate Good Energy as among the best of all the renewable suppliers. If you switch to them you will have several benefits: the real pleasure of dealing with a dedicated team, with human beings on the end of a telephone line; and the satisfaction of knowing that you are really making a difference and reducing your impact on Climate Change. In 2004 the average Good Energy customer saved two tonnes of CO2 emissions, the equivalent to not driving over 5,000 miles in a petrol car.
Tis' the season to be jolly ( and green : )
Some interesting festive facts....
"The cost of the average Christmas lunch, with wine and crackers, is
estimated to be £14 per person but the ingredients could have flown 84,612
miles producing the same amount of greenhouse gas from planes as 50,000
three bedroom semis in a year. So when shopping look for locally produced
food and wine to help the planet and support local businesses!"
Times 20/11/2006
"In 2004 we sent 744 million Christmas cards and if all were recycled it
would have saved 248,000 trees. Last year only 82 million cards were
recycled but this meant 1,630 tonnes of rubbish diverted from landfill."
Green Guide
"In 2001 of the 7.5 million Christmas tress bought only 1.2 million were
recycled the rest created enough rubbish to fill the Albert Hall in London
three times over. Why not buy a tree with roots?"
Defra
Yo ho ho :)
07/12/2006
Say hello to Lee
During the festive period, Lee Rogers, a graphic design student from University College Falmouth, will be joining the Leap Team as temporary Creative Assistant to gain a professional insight into the world of sustainable design. Check out a brief auto-biog from the man himself:
Lee (Buck) Rogers:
"Hi my name is Lee, I’m 22 and I am studying Graphic Design at University College Falmouth. There’s only 2 terms left, and there’s lots to do! When I’m not designing I love to surf, which is more of an obsession than a hobby. Surfing throughout our cold winters, along with an interest in travel motivated me to visit several places around the world, which include; Austria, Costa Rica, Cyprus, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Portugal, Spain (+Balearic and Canary Islands), Sri Lanka and USA.
Art & Design was always my favourite subject through school, and into college. On a foundation course at college I decided Graphic Design was for me. I’m still trying things out to help me identify the areas which I enjoy most; this allows me to work broadly experimenting with brand identity, editorial, typography and ideas. I had a good work placement at Nixon Design in Hayle for two weeks over the summer, where I learnt a lot about the working environment.
Some of my favourite designers include;
Josef Müller-Brockmann - For the clarity of the message in his posters.
Derek Birdsall – For his book designs where content is paramount.
Yugo Nakamura – For his experimental web designs.
But rather than finding inspiration from particular designers, I like to find inspiration in everything.
Some people I’d like to meet include;
Occy, Arnold Schwarchenegger and Lenin.
Throughout school Buck Rogers was my nickname – Not because I did anything superhero like, my second name is Rogers.
The goal for a sustainable future is ever more important. I’m writing a dissertation about ‘Greenwashing’, which is a term used to describe large organizations that project themselves as green, when the reality is often that their environmental actions are insignificant."
05/12/2006
Ethical consumption on an all-time high
Good news:
Shoppers are now spending £29.3 billion on 'ethical' products, according to the Co-operative Bank's annual 'Ethical Consumerism' report. For the first time, the amount being spent on such products - including organic food, Fairtrade items and 'green' energy - has overtaken the £28 billion a year spent on beer and cigarettes. The figures, from 2005 and based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), showed an 11% increase in spending on this type of product.
There is more information at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6186778.stm
Speakathon 2007
It's gonna seem like that, and we are, as always, chomping at the bit to spread the sustainable word so to speak. And speak we will; in January 2007 Leap will be giving a talkshop type seminar on Sustainable Marketing for Cornwall Tourism Skills Network, and in June 2007 we'll be presenting a course with Rezolve's Jon Rolls on Sustainable Marketing & Packaging, and Waste Minimisation.
It's good to talk...
It's good to talk...
Leap sponsors Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2006!
Morning blog fiends!
A busy week unfolded last week. As well as being immersed in the hectic normality of Leap that is the world of good old fashioned sustainable design graft delivered at lightning speed, I also found myself slap bang in the middle of some glitz and glamour.
No I wasn't quarking in a sequinned dress and stilettos, I was honoured, as a main sponsor, to join 80 local businessmen and women at Trerice Manor in Newquay in cheering on the winners of the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2006, not to mention presenting the overall winners Ginsters with a unique trophy designed by Leap and Parc Signs.
The trophy was constructed from local Yew, sourced from Heligan Gardens, recycled banknotes set in a resin made from melted car headlamp lenses, off cut acrylic and recycled PVC.
The Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2006 rewards top Cornish businesses for their excellent environmental practices.
Leap is pretty proud of sponsoring this event which utilised our design skills to the max; we designed all the branding, graphics and print literature for the awards.
Check out the link below for the Western Morning News take on the event; I've no idea who the grinning dude is holding a trophy aloft...
ttp://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/
01/12/2006
Leap gets a green thumbs up in IT WEEK!
Yes that's right! Massive IT orientated business weekly ITWEEK magazine have given Leap a nice thumbs up in their Green Business section, albeit with the occasional misunderstanding of our status and ethos (1. we ain't carbon 'neutral' but we are 100% carbon 'zero' company , 2. we also love to work with small businesses AS WELL as the colossal ones - because we want EVERYONE to get sustainable, and we're a small business ourselves!)
Minor edits aside, we appreciate ITWEEK giving us a sizeable chunk of praise and making us turn a rich shade of rouge! Read all about it:
http://green.itweek.co.uk/2006/11/cornwall_aims_t.html
That's all folks ;)
15/11/2006
Leap & Wrigley unite!
Leap were recently recruited by Wrigley UK to design a new brochure for the company and give them advice on how to produce the brochure in the most sustainable way. The brochure is on 100% recycled stock, using vegetable based ink, minimises waste and is produced in their main area of local operations.
We're leaping for joy that we are working with internationally recognised company Wrigley and hope to continue and build upon this relationship.
We're absolutely chuffed that Wrigley are employing these sustainable practices.
The new Wrigley brochure is available in 2006. The image featured is just one of many we commissioned for the brochure.
Over and out...
p.s wants some gum?
We've only gone n' won another award!
Fantastically unexpected plaudit for Leap Media! At the recent Cornwall Design Week 2006, Special Guest Amanda Lavete from the internationally famous Future Systems awarded Leap with the Speakers Award for our Recycle for Cornwall final report design work; the culmination of 18 months hard graft!
Visit http://www.recycleforcornwall.org.uk
The funny thing is we didn't even know we'd been nominated let alone won the thing, so grins all round...
01/11/2006
Green Futures nominated for Green Award 2006
Some fantastic news for Good Energy just in! They've only gone and grabbed a nomination at this year's prestigious Green Awards for Creativity in Sustainability, and an opportunity to compete with some of the UK's leading pioneers of global change.
Good Energy, formed in 1999, is a company passionate about providing simple solutions to people and businesses that want to reduce their impact on climate change by reducing their carbon dioxide emissions and empowering them to continue change.
All the electricity they supply comes from wind, small scale hydro and solar power generators from all over Britain. They are either small or medium sized sites and many of them are the result of diversification from areas such as farming and other family businesses. Their Home Generation scheme supports the smaller generator and home owner.
Good Energy has been selected as a Green Award finalist for its spectacular Wind Turbine Illumination that advertised this summer's Delabole Wind Fair in North Cornwall.
But why is Leap Media literally 'leaping' for joy at this news do you ask?
Well apart from getting a big green fingered salute of approval from Leap Media because Good Energy is the UK's only 100% renewable energy supplier, the company has also received a sizeable portion of design work from yours truly in the past few months, hopefully helping recruit new customers but also garnering a gust of publicity for the company in its bid to beat Fifteen Cornwall and Recycle Western Riverside to win Green Award's Best Outdoor Ad category.
The annual Green Awards, created by marketing agency, Satellite, have been created to recognise excellent creative work that illustrates and communicates the importance of CSR, sustainable development, and ethical best practice. And they will be awarded to brands or organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to these issues in a creative and effective way across different media platforms and marketing disciplines.
The winners will be announced on the 29th November at the London Guildhall. Leap Media supports Good Energy's nomination and hopes its contributary design work will help raise a smile of triumph in the Good Energy camp, on the night.
For more information on Good Energy visit http://www.good-energy.co.uk .
This blog was written by a freelance writer in search of a green shelter from the rain..
Good Energy, formed in 1999, is a company passionate about providing simple solutions to people and businesses that want to reduce their impact on climate change by reducing their carbon dioxide emissions and empowering them to continue change.
All the electricity they supply comes from wind, small scale hydro and solar power generators from all over Britain. They are either small or medium sized sites and many of them are the result of diversification from areas such as farming and other family businesses. Their Home Generation scheme supports the smaller generator and home owner.
Good Energy has been selected as a Green Award finalist for its spectacular Wind Turbine Illumination that advertised this summer's Delabole Wind Fair in North Cornwall.
But why is Leap Media literally 'leaping' for joy at this news do you ask?
Well apart from getting a big green fingered salute of approval from Leap Media because Good Energy is the UK's only 100% renewable energy supplier, the company has also received a sizeable portion of design work from yours truly in the past few months, hopefully helping recruit new customers but also garnering a gust of publicity for the company in its bid to beat Fifteen Cornwall and Recycle Western Riverside to win Green Award's Best Outdoor Ad category.
The annual Green Awards, created by marketing agency, Satellite, have been created to recognise excellent creative work that illustrates and communicates the importance of CSR, sustainable development, and ethical best practice. And they will be awarded to brands or organisations that have demonstrated their commitment to these issues in a creative and effective way across different media platforms and marketing disciplines.
The winners will be announced on the 29th November at the London Guildhall. Leap Media supports Good Energy's nomination and hopes its contributary design work will help raise a smile of triumph in the Good Energy camp, on the night.
For more information on Good Energy visit http://www.good-energy.co.uk .
This blog was written by a freelance writer in search of a green shelter from the rain..
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