Running with the ODD Squad!

We are expecting to complete 30 miles between us as long as no one chickens out!
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Added 02/02/2012.

Leeds Acoustic Sessions for ODDTV

With the launch of ODDTV in early 2012 we've already been hard at work with some really interesting and rather personal projects. One of those projects is a video series of acoustic sessions featuring some extremely talented musicians.
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Added 26/01/2012.

Google's after the shirt off your back ....

Or, if you thought about needing a new shirt, it's likely that Google will prompt you to buy a new one.
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Added 26/01/2012.

Miles Ahead

With just 4 months of training I am aiming to knock off at least 10 minutes by getting 1hr 50mins or less
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Added 25/01/2012.

Headphones Moment - Tron Legacy Soundtrack

At first listen, it took me a while to get into this album, as it's a film soundtrack, some of the tracks can be relatively short, but a few more full listens then it quickly became one of my favourites, and in my eyes a classic.
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Added 23/01/2012.

Always mooving forward

Exciting times at Open Door Design Towers, we received a cracking christmas present which is definitely a rare breed. We were given a new, open brief which allows us to run free through the mental meadows of our creativity.
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Added 12/01/2012.

Brigade Support - Adding Value

Open Door Design have introduced a 'Multi Brigade Ordering System' for our Brigade Support clients to allow the Fire Authorities to collectively buy their marketing products.
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Added 05/01/2012.

A well earned pint!

In my last blog, I wrote about my trip to the Dewsbury area to get some inspiration for illustrations we could apply to the branding. As you can see from the picture above, we have incorporated an illustration of Lodge Farm Bridge, which is situated on the canal, south of Dewsbury.
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Added 18/12/2011.

The importance of image rights!

Image procurement and licensing is massively important, for us as an agency the perils of obtaining images from non-official sources or checking license can land us with a hefty fine or legal action.
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Added 01/12/2011.

Dos cervezas por favour

As my tan lines are fading so is the memory of my holiday and as the weather turns from an Indian summer to arctic snow, I feel now is the best time to write my blog about my trip to Barcelona.
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Added 24/11/2011.

Time to think!

In between the two events, the 15th November, my 13th 21st birthday(!), I scooted down to London to take shots of the team's work to see how it all looked and it was certainly very rewarding to see it all in place.
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Added 23/11/2011.

Headphones Moment: HIGH CONTRAST - The First Note Is Silent (2011)

As a regular feature we'll be sharing with you what sort of music is finding it's way onto our ipods, into our cars and on our spotify playlists of late. Who knows we may help you discover something new or unearth some forgotten classics …
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Added 06/11/2011.

It’s Movember: Raising money to support male cancer initiatives via the gift of facial hair

LET'S TACHE UP
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Added 01/11/2011.

Headphones Moment: Ben Howard - Every Kingdom (2011)

As a regular feature we'll be sharing with you what sort of music is finding it's way onto our ipods, into our cars and on our spotify playlists of late. Who knows we may help you discover something new or unearth some forgotten classics.....
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Added 11/10/2011.

The London Night Jump 2011

We spent one amazing weekend at the 2011 London Night Jump… (And we've got the video to prove it)!
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Added 05/10/2011.

Photo shoot in Dewsbury

After miles of walking around canals, we finally got the shots we needed to produce the illustration… watch this space!
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Added 03/10/2011.

2011. The Year of Festivals.

The palm reader turns to jelly at the sight of Thom and chases him down for a conversation, totally breaking any mystique the £15 palm reading promised.
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Added 23/09/2011.

One of our creatives delivers "Creative Industries Workshop"

A few months back Tom, our very own multimedia guru, delivered an informative workshop to a group of young creatives, looking for their break in trying get a foot on the career ladder.
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Added 14/09/2011.

Alcudia...A week in the sun

Holiday time!!! This September we jetted off to the Spanish island of Majorca!
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Added 11/09/2011.

Pro-Evoque-cative....

Last night (along with the biggest Range Rover Fanboy, Dean) I attended the VIP, worldwide-synchronised unveiling of the new Evoque, and, by golly, having seen the pictures, the magazine reviews etc... words cannot describe how true to concept this machine is!
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Added 09/09/2011.

Putting The 'Fun' Into Fundraising!

Fire walking is the practice of walking barefoot across a bed of burning coals at 1236 degrees fahrenheit without getting burned.
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Added 06/09/2011.

Bingley Music live Festival

Bingley Music live Festival...Don't tell everyone!
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Added 05/09/2011.

TO V OR NOT TO V?

I entered a competition via Twitter to win tickets to 'V-Festival', fast forward two hours and I received a tweet informing me that I was the winner and that 4 VIP tickets were winging their way to Waind Towers!
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Added 22/08/2011.

A lovely, surfy, floral affair!

The inaugural Limited Edition ODDTV Sticker chosen to be produced was one of mine, a lovely, surfy, floral affair... I'm pretty chuffed to say the least!
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Added 19/08/2011.

And on the wettest day of the year so far...

...the team upped sticks and decided to embrace all things H20 by taking a trip up to Windemere for a day of Wakeboarding and Wakesurfing.
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Added 16/08/2011.

Wakestock & Mastercraft Join Forces For 2011

Hanging out at Wakestock
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Added 17/06/2011.

Chocolate fondant news

"Finally" I thought, I'm in print for the right reasons!
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Added 17/06/2011.

Read our Flipping Newsletter

We're so flipping pleased with our newsletter we thought we'd share it with you online with our flipping good e-book.
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Added 17/06/2011.

Pedal to the Mettle

White Lightning got a dusting down and prepped for my pedal-powered daily commute
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Added 17/06/2011.

Null & Void

Often, after a hard days work, I like to climb back into my hutch, pop open my MacBook and surf the net for my favourite type of evening reading...
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Added 16/06/2011.

A Brother, unequalled

Undefeated cage fighting champion, Dave Chapman, defends UK light heavyweight title
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Added 16/06/2011.

The Wet Room of Ideas!

Monumental moment of clarity when a show-stopping headline for a concept pops into the old brainbox.
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Added 16/06/2011.

A good little runner

The gym was getting sooo boring!
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Added 16/06/2011.

Culture Vulture

Now and then it strikes me that I should be doing more with my weekends than lounging in bed with the mother of all hangovers and only when Sunday night comes around do I say to myself "Next weekend Jennifer, you will do something constructive and productive with your weekend!"
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Added 16/06/2011.

Box Clever

Personally, I got to fulfil my Rocky Balboa moment by running around the studio with the belt held aloft shouting "Adrian!
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Added 16/06/2011.

MasterCraft appointed World Championship Tow Boats Supplier 2011

MasterCraft, exclusive official tow boats of the World Waterski and World Wakeboard Championships announce the official tow boats of the 2011 Championships.
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Added 16/06/2011.

Glamorous part of the job

The general misconception of Agency life is that we spend most of our time in high powered meetings or on glamorous client shoots.
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Added 16/06/2011.

Wealth Management Firms under FSA Spotlight

The Financial Services Authority, the UK regulator, is to carry out investigations into some wealth management firms in the light of analysis that found "poor practices" and an increase in clients' risk, according to a report it published called the Retail Conduct Risk Outlook.
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Added 22/02/2011.