whitespace - space for thought

Not satisfied with run of the mill Gregg's Yum Yums or Somerfield's coffee cake, new boy, Chris Thompson, decided to go one better and get design-them-yourself gingerbread men. This is seen by all at Whitespace as an early attempt to win affection within the team, and as such, has failed. However, four lucky ginger delights have been spared from rapid consumption, due to the sheer brilliance of their creation. Respect goes to Gordon, James, Charlie and Danni our in-house patissiers.

Working with NHS Health Scotland and The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, Whitespace have created a virtual ‘one-stop-shop’ for people seeking information about Healthy Working Lives’ services.

Whitespace not only generated the content for the site, including top tips and facts, but also developed flash animations of silhouettes that walk on stage and interact with the content whilst keeping the site totally accessible.

Already a pretty healthy organisation, Whitespace have decided to get on board with the Healthy Working Lives Award Programme, aiming for Bronze level accreditation.

One of the questions Healthy Working Lives asked was, ‘do you promote healthy eating?’ and the answer was, ‘probably not’.

It was suggested we could have bowls of fruit and we thought, that’s not such a stupid idea. Now, Whitespacers have the choice to snack on healthy fruit, rather than chocolate bars and crisps.

For overall health, lunchtime exercise is on the menu, and for healthy backs, the company has invested in high-quality chairs.

To find out about a career at Whitespace email Iain.

Find out more about how to create a healthy workplace at: www.healthyworkinglives.com.

Of the 300 women who are diagnosed with Cervical Cancer each year in Scotland, 100 lose their lives.

The Healthier Scotland immunisation drive will lead the way in protecting girls from the virus which causes cervical cancer. The injections will guard against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which is the primary trigger of the disease.

The NHS Health Scotland website, created and designed by Whitespace, aims to get the message out to young girls and parents that immunisation can save lives.

Working with DCA, Whitespace have developed all print promotion material for Discovery, Scotland's International Film Festival for Children & Young People. The festival showcases films from across the world, suitable for children as young as five, all the way up to us big kids! We commissioned illustrator Leigh Pearson (www.thunderheart.co.uk), and combined this with typography to produce festival guides, posters and programme guides. The project builds on our work with DCA, we are very close to launching the new website for this world-class arts centre.

For more on the festival visit: www.discoveryfilmfestival.org.uk