Zeixs, a German publisher of design books, has chosen Fleming Design’s work for Peace it Together to appear in two of its publications. The logo and identity we designed for the non-profit will appear in Letterhead and Business Cards and two student recruitment posters were selected for Best of Poster Design.
We’re also pleased that Crescent Hill Books, an American publishing company, will include the blog we designed for Omicron, a Canadian design/build firm, in its upcoming title The Big Book of Green Design. As a companion site to Omicron’s corporate website, o-vert.com was designed to raise awareness about sustainability at the individual and operational levels within the company. The blog now houses green tips, news, conversation, and humour. Fleming Design drew inspiration from materials such as grass, concrete, stone, plywood, and aluminum for a distinctive, graphic look that relates to Omicron’s industry as well as the natural world.
Fleming Design is pleased to announce that we’ve been selected as a preferred supplier by Tourism BC. Fleming is among a small group of design-related firms Tourism BC will invite to bid on its design and marketing requirements over the next three years. With the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games less than a year away, this is an exciting time to be involved in showcasing our province as a premiere tourism destination - not only to adventure-seekers halfway around the world but to lifelong British Columbians as well!
Would be required to haul the amount of paper-based material Fleming diverted from the landfill in 2008! Our recycling company, Urban Impact, recently provided us with a certificate stating we recycled 99 cubic yards (75 cubic metres) of mixed paper last year. Other green news of 2008 included installing a timer on our coffee machine so we’re not wasting energy during off hours. Little steps, yes. But together they really add up.
An ‘after hours side project’ by Michael Mann and Kunal Sen animated at the 2008 summer camp of our non-profit client Peace it Together. They also recently uploaded a few short films made by youth participants at the camp on their Vimeo account. More information about Peace it Together’s creative peace-building program that brings together young people from Palestine, Israel, and Canada for dialogue, conflict resolution, and filmmaking, is available on their website.
She might clip around our office in high heels and a skirt, but when our Account Manager, Macartney, is away from work, she can most often be found out at the barn, covered in dirt aboard one of her horses.
Hey you! Did you know there are some items you shouldn’t throw in the garbage? Things like batteries, paint, fluorescent tubes, and CFL bulbs (when they eventually burn out). That’s because they contain hazardous wastes that can leak in landfills and contaminate nearby soils and water systems. To help accommodate one of the more common of these products, we’ve expanded our recycling to include batteries. If you’ve got batteries at home you need recycled, bring ‘em in and we’ll make sure they’re disposed of safely, while saving you a trip to the disposal plant.
Note: RECHARGABLE batteries can be dropped off at MEC, Canadian Tire, or Home Depot for safe disposal.
Since our “going green” announcement in April, we’ve been charging ahead with our slate of eco-initiatives. So far, it’s been a relatively easy transition…as long as sharing quarters with hundreds of ravenous creepy crawlers doesn’t phase you! Yep, that’s right - we’ve started vermicomposting at FCG.
