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Designed By Magic is an award winning freelance design service. With creativity and attention-to-detail I can produce dynamic designs that will demonstrate your professionalism. Designing anything from business cards to magazines, print ads to banners - or even that book you've always wanted published - I can work with you to achieve the best possible outcome. Make a professional impression quicker - I offer fast turnaround, and my design service also has free proofreading prior to artwork handover.

Our relationship with the natural world is rapidly shifting. The effects of a rising population, urban sprawl and consumer culture are made clear in several reports from biologists and conservationists. From city noise altering bat echolocation calls, to urban sprawl affecting bee pollination and artificial light pollution causing higher melatonin (stress levels) in birds, there is mounting evidence of the damage caused by human activity. Hundreds of reports the world over show how anthropogenic outputs such as noise, light and waste are irreversibly forcing detrimental adaptations and even generational evolution on to many species. We forget that we are the biggest cause of evolution on the planet right now, says Suzanne MacDonald, a psychologist and biologist at York University in Toronto, Canada, who studies urban raccoons. We have this view of the wild as a pristine place and of evolution as something that happens in the wild, she says. But humans in cities are changing the animals now. The reports that evidence our damaging effects on various species, in the most part, do just that - evidence the problems. What I suggest through the work undertaken at Designed Ecology is that design can progress specific scientific knowledge, in particular, that surrounding urban selection pressures, from a static piece of information that is passively consumed, to action, public engagement and in some cases a permanent solution. I believe design can do what the reports alone cannot. I dont, however, want to seem as though I am underestimating the power of science, rather, I am suggesting a collaborative approach as a designer, working with experts from several fields to come to effective interdisciplinary solutions to the issues in question, be that architectural, print, exhibition, installation etc. - Lauren Davies, Founder & Creative Director

We are Designed Future. A radically inclusive, just, and loving organization mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. We promote human progress through self-awareness and personal growth, empowering individuals to utilize the power of the mind as a pathway out of debilitating life circumstances and into a better way of life. We improve the lives of those struggling with domestic violence, homelessness, financial stressors, loss of employment, addiction, serious health issues, and strained family relationships through innovative and life-changing programs. Those we serve create lasting change that permanently breaks the cycle of dependence, pain, and suffering that can travel from generation to generation. We teach marginalized individuals to seek perpetual growth and to inspire others to do the same. We help rebuild lives by providing an atmosphere where individuals restore their sense of self-respect, trust, and hope; and find the confidence to discover their dreams and build strong futures. We provide an antidote to disconnection and despaira wake-up call to the forces of good within each of us. The Designed Future program offerings create an opportunity to see things differently, and as a result, lives begin to change. We provide a starting point for change, an experience of introspection and betterment. Our program participants are inspired to reinvent themselves and begin contemplating, examining, and speculating about what it is they want out of life and the kind of person they would like to become. By taking responsibility of the mind, they become someone else, and that new person has new habits that produce new outcomes.

Et univers af værktøjer, der INSPIRERER TIL NÆRVÆR – den bedste gave vores børn kan få! Vi tager udgangspunkt i det tids- og hverdagsrum, hvor familien oftest er samlet, nemlig i opholdsrummet. Vi ønsker at bidrage med produkter, der er så pæne, at de voksne vil have dem fremme, og som kan MERE end bare at være pæne. Vi tager udgangspunkt i læring, da det er en delt interesse; børn er udstyret med naturlig nysgerrighed, og voksne elsker at se deres små unger blive klogere. Har du børn i alderen 3-10 (cirka), er dette helt sikkert noget for dig!

Simplicity Creative Group is dedicated to encouraging and supporting creativity with high quality, fun to use products, projects and services. Our family of well known craft, sewing, knitting, hobby and home decorating brands includes: Simplicity®, Pattern Company, Wrights®, Conso®, Boye® Needle, E-Z Quilting®, and British Trimmings. Our mission is to be one of the world's leading creators of products that facilitate individual expression and promote personalized creativity. Utilizing our portfolio of brands, and leveraging knowledge and experience gained over the past century, we seek to develop innovative and reliable products of the highest quality.