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RJDA never do anything by halves and on 8^th June we celebrated our 10^th birthday with the biggest all day party we’ve ever hosted.

Clients large and small, old and new, potential clients, local businesses, DNCC members, marketing Derby bond holders, suppliers, friends and the team at Rj joined the party to celebrate a DECADE IN DESIGN.

We kicked off bright & early at 8am by hosting a DNCC breakfast meeting. Visitors were given a tour of the print & production facilities, followed by barbequed bacon & sausage cobs out on our balcony overlooking the golf course. Luckily it’s a covered area so we were protected from the onslaught of the summer rain!

Visitors poured in all day long to join the celebrations, taste the delights from the BBQ and join in the fun, games and competitions in true party style. The skalextric racing challenge with a top gear style leader board was the most popular and a remote controlled car delivery challenge tested the driving skills of our visitors. But it was the old photographs of our team at 10 years of age that provided the best entertainment!

Our welcome plasma screen in reception showcased video footage from our recently launched Creative Sauce Competition and a team building Go Karting evening from last week with commentary by Murray Walker!

Everyone left the party with their own little black party bag filled with goodies and we were left to toast Rob and eat cake!

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Every once in a while a member of the RJDA team does something that you just have to shout about.

That somebody is RJDA Studio Manager and dedicated Forest fan Chris Reynolds who has just completed a grueling 10k run for Cancer Research at Kedleston Hall in Derby.

Not content with simply completing the course, Rocket Renner finished an impressive 6th of 900 entrants, clocking 44 mins 48 secs and raising in the region of £400.00 at the same time.

Speaking after his arduous efforts Chris said “most people have a story to tell about how cancer in some shape or form has effected their lives and i’m no different, so if you could spare a few quid for the cause that would be fab as it is not too late to sponsor me!!”

If you want to make a donation for Cancer Research click on Chris Reynolds fundraising page

RJ Design Associates (RJDA) has invested in the latest pressSign colour management software from Bodoni Systems in order to meet increasing demand from its clients for standardised printing.

The Derbyshire company, which started out as a design agency before expanding into photography, digital, wide-format and litho printing, bought the software from UK reseller Compose System.

Also included in the installation was Compose’s Star Proof dot-structured proofing software, coupled with Epson inkjet technology.

Kevin Caughtry, UK and Ireland sales manager for Compose, said: “Bodoni’s pressSign works on a traffic light basis for approval of the dot gain and densities based on ISO Standards: green for passed and red for failed, with an overall percentage score.

Read the full article from print week here

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OK so it’s not entirely correct but nevertheless we still have big plans for our latest video cameo – a short trailer by budding film maker Paige Day, daughter of RJDA director Lee Day.

Asylum is a compelling, imaginative idea, distilled into a dramatic 90 second cinematic debut for DepicT, Watersheds unique film making competition for the Encounters Short Film Festival.

Competition entries close at 1700hrs (BST) on Mon 7 Sept ’09 so we will keep you posted on our progress. If you fancy giving us a run for our money follow the link to the DepicT site http://upload.depict.org/

It’s not often staff get to shout about their achievements here at RJDA.

Fortunately for Studio Manager Chris Reynolds and Senior Web Developer Matt Underwood, Jill Hooton at Acclaim Housing Group was more than willing to big up the cause on their behalf.

HR Assistant Jill lavished high praise indeed on the aforementioned having recently signed off design and web related projects – “Their professionalism and aptitude is exemplary which helps make my job so much easier.” she commented.

Having raised the bar another notch we’ll keep you posted as and when we scale these heady heights again!

RJ Design Studio

Not many companies are able to say ‘we’re waiting for this credit crunch people are talking about’. In the last twelve months marketing communications agency R J Design Associates have had numerous amounts of change and upheaval; all for the good. They have appointed new production staff, hired two new Account Managers and moved to premises three times the size of the previous building. So where is it?

From small and start-up businesses to large corporate and brand business, RJ Design Associates offers a vast amount of integrated marketing solutions and have recently taken on two extra Account Managers.

Paul Lebeter is no stranger to RJDA as he was there at the start when two designers were working from one rented room. He has since worked for agencies in the UK and Europe on both graphic design and marketing communication levels and re-joined RJDA four weeks ago with a wealth of experience to hand.

Matt Trapnell also joins the company with an extensive background in marketing and events management. Being a previous client of RJDA, Matt is also able to view a client’s requirements with an objective eye from both sides of the desk!

Rob Walker, Managing Director of RJDA explains, “Both new managers are bringing their own vision to the company and will add quality to the relationships we build with our clients. It isn’t just a matter of satisfying demand in increased workload, Matt and Paul are a fresh pair of eyes to help us meet the customer’s challenges!”

For more information contact RJDA on 0115 9445 428