AVD - Audio Visual Staging Corporate Brochure

One last post for the year! 

With the help of our talented friend and copywriter - Jenny Coulson - we created this simple corporate brochure design for AVD. A company who specialise in providing hotels, meeting planners, associations and various corporations with the technical requirements necessary for successfully hosting their events and functions. 

Can barely believe that the year is almost over but also glad that it is, and very ready to take on 2013. We hope you all can relax, party and get ready for 2013 before January knocks on your door! 

Love 

You&Me

'Tis The Season!

Yummy Presents!

Yesterday Jen and I traipsed all over Johannesburg, delivering these little goodies to some of our super clients! We can't really believe that it's that time of year already - but we're also kinda glad that it is! It's been a long and sometimes grim year, but I'm glad to say that Jen and I have come out of it all with smiles on our faces (Especially because of a few special people we get to work for and with.)

Our friend Meg, from The Counter, managed to find these great original Cuban Cigar boxes which we just had to get our grubby little paws on. Better than that - she filled them with her most delicious treats (A Brownie to die for, Rocky Road that makes you weak at the knees and a bottle of Salted Caramel which makes you feel as if you've just had the dirtiest, but sexiest, affair.) Even better - the money spent on the boxes goes to charity!

So, we thought we'd put something together for all of those people who have made our jobs that little bit easier and pleasant this year!

Thank You!

You&Me
<3

Higher Ground Menu

Here is a small peak at the menu designs we did for Higher Ground - for the launch of their new summer menu. You can view more of the menu on eat out.

We were lucky enough to try a few dishes from the menu when we were briefed on doing the designs, and wow-wee were we impressed! It's amazing how a few ingredients put together can make you "feel" summer. This is what I ate -

Salmon and Chickpea Salad - Smoked salmon, chickpeas, red onion, feta cheese, basil pesto and avocado. Makes me hungry again just thinking about it!

The menu has proven to be a hit with their regulars! If you haven't had a chance to try out any of the new dishes yet, be sure to book a table this week: (011) 024 - 3433.

You&Me
<3

Let's Teach

Hi All,

Jen and I had the pleasure this past week of being granted the opportunity to present to 50+ 13 year old kids. These kids, from Crawford Fourways, have been given the task of designing their school's end of year magazine front and back cover. How cool is that? I know of a number of creative peeps who would have relished the opportunity to do that. I definitely would have!

So, we were asked to come in and give these kids a short lesson on the five ‘need to know rules’ of design. Now, you all need to understand that both Jen and my parents are teachers, so we've tried our whole lives to escape from all teaching of any kind! I think we were both taken aback at how much fun it all was.  These young people are the most inquisitive bunch - asking all of the right questions, making all of the right observations and just generally exploring their world with curiosity and enthusiasm.

The best part about this all is that Jen and I get to judge everyone’s designs and choose the best one. I don't know how we're going to do that, especially when we know all of these kids have tried so hard. But we'll cross that bridge when we get there. So excited!

Love

You&Me

<3

Tagline Grows!

Exciting news for Tagline! They have extended their reach by adding a website to their collateral.

Luckily enough for us, we have an amazingly talented web designer on our side. Bianca Geldenhuys, our trusty go-to, has earned her fair share of awards for her creations. One being a silver award from SA web awards for the website design she assisted with for Meloti Valley Private Game Destination, as well as a bronze award for the Contrast Studio website. Congratulations!

Have a look at the website she created for Tagline here, http://tagline.co.za, we believe that this design is nothing short of award winning too.

Have a great week everyone.

You&Me
<3

Wedding Bells

Hi All

Planning a wedding is an exciting time, but it can also take a lot of skill and effort. And marriage is just the same! So, who could say no to lending a helping hand in the union of two stunning people?

The images above showcase an event  Jen and I were only too happy to create the designs for. 
A beautiful day for two beautiful people.

You&Me 
Wish you a marriage filled with love and joy.
<3

Consider Yourselves Lucky

So, Jen and I rarely ever share our special internet finds. Especially one as noteworthy as this!
An amazing website showcasing the most beautiful free fonts, that will definitely transform any design in to something visionary.

Download the fonts here, and make a donation if you feel it's all worth it. (Which it is.)
http://losttype.com/browse/

Don't forget to say Thank You.

You&Me
<3

Getting to Know You

Jen and I recently took a week off for a little breather and time to get to know ourselves again. As much as we are passionate about our work, sometimes five days off, out of three hundred and sixty five is a very good idea.

Jen went to Cape Town for Bastille day and a good party to get the blood pumping again, while I enjoyed being at home taking the time to sit for hours on end drawing. Something I can't seem to find much time for in those other three hundred and sixty five days of the year.

Happy Tuesday everyone!
Don't forget to take a minute out of your day and - breathe.

Love
You&Me
<3

Design Orgasm

Being that Jen and myself are complete freaks for a good choice in colour, paper and printing a weekly visit to Antalis or The Paper Cafe is nothing out of the norm. Hey, at least we can admit that we have a fetish and we need our weekly fix with a small rub of soft paper on the upper lip and breathing in that crisp perfume of a new sheet or discovering a colour palette that makes you imagine a design straight away...

Anyway, before I work myself up too much, when Jen and I manage to find somebody who has mastered a combination of all three it's difficult to keep it to ourselves. This design gets our blood pumping. And these guys manage to pull something spectacular off each time they try, check them out for your weekly creative hit.

http://www.studioonfire.com/print-category/buscards/

I know I will.

<3
You&Me

Tagline

Hello Everyone

Jen and I recently did a full corporate identity for a company just starting out. Tagline is a new and impactful company who specialise in corporate tailored shirts that are selected from their seasonal catalogue, tastefully put together by their in house designers. Tagline strive to follow current fashion trends whilst remaining elegant, corporate, and professional on all accounts. Using only superior quality fabrics they find their shirts competing with the best shirts in today's market.

What you see above is the catalogue that we designed and took the photographs for, for their recent appearance at Markex. We will definitely be keeping you in the loop when it comes to Tagline. If you are ever in need for unbelievably classy shirts at an incredible quality keep them in mind, they will not disappoint! 

Tamlyn Sadie

tamlyn@tagline.co.za

0837018977

Aimee Sadie

aimee@tagline.co.za

072 4310735

www.tagline.co.za

You&Me

<3

The Counters Feature in Crush

Hi All

Our lovely friends at the The Counter were recently featured in the monthly online food magazine - Crush. Such little clevers! And we're really proud of them, so here it all is.

When The Counter found out they were going to be featured in the magazine they decided to throw a delicious lunch for all the people they felt helped them get to where they are today. We were truly privileged to be invited and had the best day drinking good beer, taking photos and eating ourselves in to food comas.

If you think all the food in the pictures above looks too yumm to handle then you should definitely check the issue out at http://petal.ceros.com/crushonline/issue20/page/1 because all the recipes are in the mag. (I could die.)

Have a good week everyone. Enjoy the food coma.

You&Me
<3

Wakeford and Company

Hi All


It seems as if we're finally getting a little bit better at keeping you in the loop and making time to do so. Here's a post we're quite proud of!

Above is a Company Profile design that Jen and I did for Wakeford and Company, an amazing events company that always pulls out all the stops on every event they're a part of.


Wakeford & Company were founded in 1991 by Deborah Wakeford, they have established themselves as one of the top catering and events companies in Johannesburg. With full production kitchens in Johannesburg, they have earned a reputation for providing a personalised and professional service at an affordable price. They view every event as unique and will tailor design your menu and décor accordingly.


With several permanent contracts in the corporate market, they can transform your company's staff restaurant and executive dining experience, providing superb catering for in-house functions as well as large scale events.


Wakeford offer an extensive selection of deliciously innovative menus for breakfasts, luncheons, cocktail parties, private and corporate events. They're definitely the people to call if you are planning any event!

Love you all!

(Hold on, the week is almost over, we're half way there.)

You&Me

<3

A Difficult Month Should only End in Candy

Hi All


Wow, this month has been one for the books! Whether it be due to it being absolutely terrifying and difficult to keep up with or breathtakingly wonderful. 


This month has proven strenuous for You&Me both personally and in business. I like to think that there are always two ways of coming out of moments like these, with that said I'm pleased to say that I am proud of both Jen and myself for the way that we have dealt with everything. Now we can be glad that we can add a whole squad of qualifications to our CV - Mind reader, psychologist, miracle worker and even firefighter. (We'll leave it up to you to figure those out. Excuse the "hint" of sarcasm.)


So, now that you know part of the reason that we've neglected to keep everyone updated, here's a long awaited blogpost! 


These are a few Candy Card designs we did for one of our cherished clients, Shocking Pink - http://shockingpink.co.za/ . A real fun loving and spontaneous company that are always coming up with new and exciting ideas (That Jen and I are lucky enough to be called in on to help with.) They are a company that strive to keep their customers enticed and on their toes, and we are always thrilled to be a part of that process.


These Candy Cards are just one of the ideas that Shocking Pink has come to us with. And shown above are a fraction of the designs we did for Celebration, Get Well Soon and Thank You there were also designs for Birthday, Valentines Day, Mother's Day and Love.


I'm excited for harder months to come along. Let's prove to ourselves that we're actually worth something.


We'll leave you with a note for the day, said by a special friend:
"Happy Tuesday Everyone! Don't get hit by a bus!"


Love
You&Me
<3

Build It Green

Hi all! As Jen and I are pretty much green freaks, this project is one we are particularly proud of.

Build It Green called us in at the eleventh hour to design a print ad for their new campaign, to be featured in the April issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. The campaign "The BIG Impact Week" is a challenge to South African companies and individuals to implement impactful changes to their personal and professional lives.

Build It Green is on a quest to catalyse environmental change for a greener future, providing various offerings that focus on architecture, construction, lifestyle and sustainability. Committing to building a more sustainable planet, they advise on how to conserve energy, save time and money.
Pretty great if you ask us! 


So, find out more about BIG at www.builditgreen.co.za/ and buy the April issue to find out more about the campaign and get yourselves involved!


<3
You&Me

The Kerning Game

So, these were pretty cool. Mostly because it gave Jen and myself a small but long awaited ego boost after a very tedious and character testing week, of which we will be able to blog about soon. 

But this should keep you entertained in the meantime. 

http://method.ac/

The games are at the bottom of the page.

Do it, tweet it, Facebook it and leave us your scores in the comment box. We'd like to give praise where it's due or laugh at you and thank you for improving our week thus far.

Unless you're a designer and you fail. 

Because that would just be embarrassing.

You&Me

<3

Happy Monday

We have a few exciting projects that we'd like to share with you all but none JUST ready to blog about.

But You&Me are not the type to leave one hanging...

So, here's to a happy happy Monday (we hope.) As Mondays go, they are definitely no friend of mine nor Jens. As a result we thought we'd share this special something to get your creative juices flowing, and hopefully start your week off with a good "I just want to make something pretty" feeling in your belly.

"Marta Penter is a painter originally hailing from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Penter uses watercolor and oil paints to create her detailed works of art in her new series where she sheds “new light to man and his world, rescuing the feeling of intimacy which has been lost in a globalized and immediate world.”" - (emptykingdom.com)

You&Me

<3

Wedding Stationery

Tiny Heart - Save The Date.

Scrabble - Invite.

Sail Away With Me - Save The Date

Photo Overlay - Invite Front

Photo Overlay - Invite Back

It's that time of year again! 

So Jen and myself have been mocking up an assortment of wedding stationery packages, including save the dates, invites, response cards, name placement cards, thank you notes and menus. 

What you see above are just the save the dates and invitations for some of the packages we have designed so far. 

And we've both been having the BEST time doing them... 

So we are girls at heart after all.

Love
You&Me
<3

Beautiful.

Inspiration to start off your week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdkcsDueSMM

We Have a Web Designer!

After having to turn down too many clients, due to not being able to offer web design, we decided that it was a must to add this skill to the You&Me team.

So, after many an interview, portfolio viewing and much deliberation we finally met Leslie, our awesome in house web designer!

Please contact us for any further information.

And have a fantastic Monday.

Happy Birthday To Us!

So it's been a whole year already since You&Me first started! Time really does fly.

Take a look at the special gift that was given to us from The Counter!

What an amazing gesture from our uber talented friends! 

These two special people run a small stall every Sunday at The Market on Main - 264 Fox street, corner Berea and Main, Newtown.

(Want directions? Here's the link - http://marketonmain.co.za/directions/)

If you haven't already been to the Market, trust us and do yourself a favor. The Counter sells the most sinful brownies you have ever, and will ever, taste. As well as an array of other food that is simply ambrosial, to say the least! 

And You&Me could not thank The Counter enough for the delicious gesture.

The Counter are always available at:

Meg - 072 853 3640

Mail - eat@thecounter.co.za

Blog - http://blog.thecounter.co.za

Twitter - @counterlove 

So place your orders now!!

Here's to another year for You&Me!

(Don't forget to click the image to view it larger!) 

Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! We are so grateful for yet another wonderful year ahead of us. We hope you had an amazing New Years Eve, and you’re enjoying yourselves today!


We thought we'd kick off the New Year with a link to an amazing wallpaper website, ( The above is my wallpaper at the moment.) they have some really incredible and inspiring wallpaper designs! We've decided to focus a lot this year on connecting with other creatives and featuring the work that really inspires us, so this is our first step at doing so! http://wallbase.cc/start/

Once again … we just wanted to thank all of our amazing clients & friends that have helped make 2011 an amazing year. We are ready to hit the ground running in 2012, and hope it will be our best year yet!!

Biggest high fives to you and yours … and best wishes for an amazing year!!!