Big Canberra Bike Ride 2017 is on this Sunday

Posted on Mar 2, 2017
Big Canberra Bike Ride 2017 is on this Sunday

Spectrum Graphics is proud to be involved with this event as enthusiastic participants and has been designing promotional material for the event since its inception in 2014. Over the last 4 years we’ve designed logos, flyers, posters, newspaper ads, web banners and other social media collateral, numberplates as well as the kit itself. It’s a fun day […]

Cobblestones and smiles = Roobiax shenanigans

Posted on Jul 15, 2015
Cobblestones and smiles = Roobiax shenanigans

Bill recently took off to Victoria for his annual June long weekend pilgrimage to the Melburn Roobaix This a participation event where ‘winning’ is frowned upon and simply enjoying the cobblestones, cow bells and dressing up are encouraged. Pictured is ‘Maverick’ and ‘Goose’ from Top Gun – with their aviators on and Kenny Loggins ‘Danger […]

We love a thank you!

Posted on May 8, 2015
We love a thank you!

Just before Anzac Day a client dropped off a thank you pressie…aww.! We’d managed to turn her bespoke one-off ‘magazine’ around pronto and she loved it! It was a fun gig but we only had a few days to go from an idea to execution and presentation. After the design was approved we had to […]

Annual Report

Posted on Apr 21, 2015
Annual Report

Bill recently had a chat to Cinden Lester Communications regarding annual report production. After 21 years of creating award winning designs for federal and local government clients as well as NGO, not-for-profit and commercial clients here’s an insight to his experiences and recommendations. Cinden and Bill have collaborated on a range of projects over the […]

Dirty Granny thank you

Posted on Apr 20, 2015
Dirty Granny thank you

This was a pleasant surprise! We recently had a case of ‘Dirty Granny’ cider dropped off to the studio as a thank you for [another] job well done by the team. A number of these were emptied by week’s end! Thanx Polly! The name got us chuckling and the taste got us smiling!

Spectrum at the DHS Cooperative Procurement Programme Trade Fair

Posted on Apr 2, 2015
Spectrum at the DHS Cooperative Procurement Programme Trade Fair

On 27 February Spectrum’s Sophia and Bill attended a congregation of talented agencies to show off our wares at the National Convention Centre – Canberra. We chatted to and laughed with a great array of government department representatives looking for a design agency to meet their creative and communication needs. With 200+ in attendance and […]

SG @ Amy’s Big Canberra Bike Ride

Posted on Mar 26, 2015
SG @ Amy’s Big Canberra Bike Ride

After designing the promotional material for Canberra’s premier community bike ride for Pedal Power ACT Bill took to a cargo bike with his daughter and nephew and rode the streets of the nation’s capital for Amy’s Big Canberra Bike Ride. 1300 fellow cycling enthusiasts took part to enjoy Canberra’s fabulous bike facilities and help spread […]

Pantone Colour of the Year 2015

Posted on Feb 10, 2015
Pantone Colour of the Year 2015

The 2015 Pantone Colour of the Year is Marsala 18 -1438. We decided to explore its potential and use it as inspiration for a new Pinterest board. We found hints of Marsala everywhere. It will be interesting to see what impact Marsala has on our work this year.  

Happy birthday to us!

Posted on Nov 24, 2014
Happy birthday to us!

It’s 2014 and we’ve been making you look good for 20 years! Happy birthday to us! There are so many fond memories, awards and accolades since opening the firm’s Gladstone Street doors in 1994. After a frantic 5 years we moved to our Wollongong Street studio and relocated again into our purpose built ‘green’ office […]

The SG Peleton Ride2Work

Posted on Oct 29, 2014
The SG Peleton Ride2Work

On Wednesday 15 October the gang met like minded cycling commuters in town for the 2014 Ride2Work and the launch of the new Pedal Power Allara Street Civic Cycle Loop. It was a cold and windy start to the day and only the committed were there. Just as well the free breaky of fruit, baked […]