Archive for Outdoor

‘A better tomorrow’ lifestyle phase

July brought around the launch of the latest phase of the highly celebrated ‘a better tomorrow’ campaign for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The campaign was developed in conjunction with Rachel Swindells and Nicola Worrall of the Public Health Team and Neil Donnelly the Dietetics Manager at the Hospital. The ‘a better tomorrow’ campaign [...]

Safe haven

Launched in April 2011 the Safe Haven Bus is part of an initiative to educate and provide care for the thousands of revellers enjoying the Blackpool nightlife every year. The bus houses trained medical staff, an educational centre and provides shelter and safety for those individuals who have enjoyed Blackpool that little bit too much. [...]

Cameras rolling for Timberland

When it comes to promoting a widely trusted and highly desirable outdoor brand like Timberland, where better to do it than Keswick; the historic market town surrounded by some of Lakeland’s finest fells. Timberland turned to Portfolio to produce a DVD to document the event. As well as handling the filming, sound and interviewing of participants, Portfolio [...]

Illegal tobacco sales

On behalf of Wigan Trading Standards we came up with an innovative take on tackling illegal tobacco sales in the borough. Printed on bright orange stock the posters draw you in with promises of the chance to earn money from home tax free. On closer inspection it reveals itself to be an innovative take on [...]

Jazzing up Manchester’s streets & going mobile

With the start of Manchester Jazz Festival (http://www.manchesterjazz.com) only 2 days away, it was great to see the arrival of the 6 sheet posters all over Manchester city centre.

Boxed off thinking for Bolton Council

For young people across the country, a lack of things to do can lead to a range of problems including anti-social behaviour. To tackle this issue locally, Bolton Council’s Children Services department came up with The Box initiative. As the name suggests, this involved the purchase of three box trailers that could be driven across [...]

Diving into a great brief for Swim Bolton

Swimming is a great way to have fun and keep fit. And with 3,000 free lessons to give away, Bolton Community Leisure were determined to get people in the pool. Available to anyone over 16, whether they’d never swum a stroke or were a proficient swimmer looking to improve their techniques and confidence in the [...]