By Fran Johnson
17/04/2025
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2024: The year of the maternity leave

If we've seemed a bit quiet recently, 2024 was quite the year for a dozen eggs. We grew in numbers, but not in the conventional business sense and found ourselves all on maternity leave at the same time!

Fran, Beth and Jo pregnant before maternity leave

Towards the end of 2023 Jo welcomed Joshua into the world. A little brother and partner-in-crime to big brother James. He’s a very happy little chap who is thoroughly enjoying exploring the world around him. He’s had the crayons out a fair few times already, although undecided about which colour tastes the best.

Joshua, son of Jo with brother James

March saw us welcome Beth’s youngest daughter Esther. She has a zest for life and a need for speed. What she lacks in experience, she makes up for in passion and determination and she has promptly taken over as CEO of the family.

Esther, daughter of Beth

And Connie – Fran’s daughter – joined us soon afterwards in April. With a love of tiny details, exploring and waving at anyone who’ll notice her, she’s already got the hang of the life of a designer – joining meetings, listening to lectures and enjoying the magic of a wacom tablet!

Connie, daughter of Fran drawing and watching a lecture

We are now all back at work having enjoyed our maternity leaves, and looking forward to getting stuck into some great projects.

Fran, Jo and Beth on maternity leave with lots of children!
Fran, Jo and Beth on maternity leave with lots of children!

The last 17 months wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of our clients. Thank you to all those who have sent us work ahead of time, have been patient when there has only been one of us manning the ship or have rejigged deadlines so we’ve been able to hit the ground running now that we are back! It meant we’ve been able to complete lots of projects and enjoy the balance of family and work.

TEN pump clip for Charnwood Brewery's 10th birthday

Charnwood Brewery celebrated its 10th birthday with a bus tour!

A bus full of people for a brewery tour
Bus outside Charnwood Brewery on a cloudy day
Bus timetable graphic for Charnwood Brewery's 10th birthday
Pioneers branding
Pioneers Arab World branding

Brand for Pioneers who initiate church planting movements in partnership with local churches

Talk CKD brand

Brand and presentation for Talk CKD (University of Bristol) – Discussing Treatment and Decision making in Advanced Kidney Disease

Two infographics for Loughborough Universities driver fatigue management

Infographics around Driver fatigue for Loughborough University

Branding for Naomi LIght couples therapist - leaves and handwritten text

Branding for couples therapist, Naomi Light

With plenty more projects launching soon

And finally, a huge thank you to Paul from CWS who made sure our websites were looked after, and all our clients had someone they could speak to urgently. Maternity leave wouldn’t have been possible without you – thank you!

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