First entry in The New Fat "Skip to Win" competition

 

Thanks to Aerin Thompson for sending through the first entry in The New Fat "Skip to Win" competition. The deadline for entries is the 15th January 2012.

Getting 'In the swing' of the 2012 sporting spirit The New Fat have celebrated Boxing Day just gone with a fabulous active competition.

HOW TO ENTER:
PROPS - you will need a skipping rope!
PRIZES - mysterious sporting prizes to be won.

1. Pick up your skipping rope and have a good think
2. Take you, your skipping rope and a friend to a location of your choice
3. Add any accessories you feel may enhance your look
4. Get your friend to take a picture of you skipping

Email your pics to studio@thenewfat.co.uk

To read more about this competition and read the full terms and conditions please visit our competition page.

Logo Design Lecture at New College Nottingham

The New Fat have built a good relationship with NCN (New College Nottingham) over the past few years and are proud to have presented two lectures at this years "Creative Careers Conference".

A brilliant logo presentation - giving the students a practical process which they can apply when interviewing a client and mind mapping ideas before getting started on the computer. Including how to ask the right questions and get your logo designs suitable to the target audience. The students can apply this logo design procedure on all their relevant projects in future and should be a good resource.

The second lecture was for students who want to get the best out of their education time and strive for adding work experience into their CV. Not only is it great for their CV, but it boosts confidence and gives them a head start in looking for work. Tips and hints were given on how to research potential companies and the best approach method.

"It is great to get involved in the local creative scene and help build the Nottingham students into some of the most successful in the area. I find Nottingham a very creative and inspiring city - there is so much going on, it's brilliant". Suze Moore, Creative Director.

We are look forward to setting some live projects to the Design students next year.

If you want to read some of the lecture handouts and full presentation you can read all our student design resources. Including "Practical Logo Design Tips", "Foot in the Door - how to get work experience" and a "Survival Guide to Higher Education - a Business Owners perspective:"

Business to Business Exhibition Derby 2011

Winner of the Best Medium Stand.

The New Fat are very proud to have won this award at the recent Business to Business exhibition which was held at the Assembly Rooms in Derby - October 25th 2011.

Although there were not as many visitors as we would have liked we made the most of everyone who attended by joining them in on our "Spin to Win" wheel of fortune game.

Free design prizes as well as loads of tasty cakes were available to win.

Thanks to everyone who attended and came to chat about the services we offer.

Become a featured artist

Each month The New Fat, Nottingham design agency create a funky desktop wallpaper calendar for their clients and followers to download to their computers. Believe it or not this is a long running tradition at The New Fat - who have been designing these calendars for in-house use since 2007 - its only recently this has been available FREE for the public. All the design team took a turn in designing a calendar page, but more recently this has opened this up for featured artists around the world to submit their photos, illustrations or creations to be the focus. Each artist gets a credit on the final piece and also plus via twitter.

Recent submissions have come from: www.plushpussycat.com, www.curlyc.co.uk and www.sallyjanethompson.co.uk

To download your copy of the FREE October calendar click here

To be added to The New Fat mailing list which streams the latest calendar to your desktop email Suze by clicking here.

And to become a featured artist - we'd love to hear from you! Email your details and some samples of your work to Suze. p.s. we mostly theme each months design, so its a great little creative project for any portfolio.

Helping the Students at New College Nottingham

The New Fat are really pleased to be helping New College Nottingham FDA Students with their current project work "Survival Guide".

"It's such an honour to help the upcoming students and to keep Nottingham a fresh, vibrant and fantastic place for all creative industries" Suze Moore, Creative Director.

We offer work experience placements each year for students who shine - and are very happy to be giving lectures and workshops this November at the NCN Careers Conference - subjects include logo design and practical tips on getting work experience.

For all the students on the course - visit our student resources page for a copy of the notes from today

Street Art Exhibition at Nottingham Castle

For our latest inspiration staff outing we popped in to see the "Street Art - Contemporary Prints from the V&A" exhibition at Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery

I have never actually been inside the Castle before and it was great to see such a wide range of art and history.


Its on for a few more days until the 25th September, so you need to visit quick!!

2 July - 25 September, Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery

Drawn from the internationally renowned collection of prints from the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Street Art: Contemporary Prints from the V&A showcases established and emerging street artists, both British and international, including Banksy, D*Face, Eine, Miss Tic, Shepard Fairey and Swoon.
Nottingham Castle will host a series of events, talks, workshops and satellite exhibitions exploring contemporary Street Art printing themes and styles to support the main exhibition.  Local talent will also be showcased and supported during the exhibition.
For anyone who wants to take a piece of the exhibition home with them, the accompanying book, Street Art: Contemporary Prints (V&A Publishing, 2010) written by Riikka Kuittinen, will be available to purchase in the Castle shop.
This exhibition is organised by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
For Nottingham Castle opening times and admission prices please visit the Castle's homepage .

Septembers Business and Dinner

25 Businesses attended the September Business and Dinner event last night at Petit Paris Restaurant. The event is run by Suze Moore of The New Fat and is attracting more and more visitors each month.

There are a number of unique concepts behind the Business and Dinner meetings:

• It is a non subscription event - so no joining fee

• You email to reserve a space and pay for your food and drink on the night
• Cost is around £15 per head

• This includes a donation of £1 to charity

• Meet at a different Nottingham restaurant each month

• Everyone gets chance to introduce themselves to the group

The style is casual, relaxed and enthusiastic. It really showcases both the vibrancy of both Nottingham business and the fantastic selection of great restaurants. The long term aim for the group is to fill a restaurant for each meeting, and enjoy tasty food :-)

For more information or to get on the mailing list for upcoming events please email Suze or give her a call on 0844 686 0022.