At Octopus Power, we’re fairly uncommon in that every one facets of design are accomplished in-house.
Which means every part you see, from our web site to our advertisements, is dreamed up and constructed by a small group of dedicated, inventive folks.
I lately had the privilege of chatting with the latest member of our design group Meg, to search out out what led her to Octopus and what makes design at Octopus so particular.
Samsam: What do you do at Octopus?
Meg: I am a advertising and product designer. It’s a broad description however my job is tremendous various and thrilling. I work on totally different initiatives on a regular basis, and the strategy is all the time to search out the easiest way to make use of design to unravel the issue at hand. Principally I work on new merchandise, arising with cool methods to interact with prospects, design campaigns, or superior one-off initiatives like designing the turbine that went up at Glastonbury this yr.
Samsam: What are you presently engaged on?
Meg: I simply wrapped up a challenge, the place we rented a ship in Grimsby and took a few of our group and prospects to an offshore wind farm we’ve invested in. It was quite a lot of work to organise, however was a blast and the suggestions’s been incredible.
I’m additionally doing a little work adorning the Octopus workplaces, alongside Pete which I’m completely loving. I began off with the London workplace, and extra lately I’ve been engaged on Brighton and Germany. In Munich, we wish to incorporate German fairytales to mix tradition and performance and create a novel Octopus Germany look. Working with Pete’s superior, he is all for attempting new issues. We might spend ages bouncing enjoyable concepts off one another – that’s how we ended up with the funky dinosaur partitions!
Samsam: So cool! Some other standout initiatives you’ve labored on?
Meg: So many! One which involves thoughts is throughout the vitality disaster final yr, we crafted a inexperienced vitality e-mail as a chance to have a good time among the successes that our prospects had been having, regardless of the disaster. The e-mail confirmed precisely how a lot co2 prospects had saved by way of flights internationally and bushes planted. We designed it to be actually fairly, and it felt good as a result of as an organization, we didn’t acquire something from that. However we did it to unfold positivity and share one thing good with our prospects. I additionally liked that it concerned information evaluation, internet design, and animation.
Meg’s selfie with the funky boat in Grimsby
Samsam: How was it engaged on the Glastonbury challenge?
Meg: The Glasto wind turbine was a enjoyable problem. Wrapping vinyl across the center pillar took some inventive options. I crafted a mini paper mannequin of the pillar, printed out vinyl stickers to scale, and did a DIY wrap to visualise the way it’d look. It was a enjoyable little arts and crafts experiment and turned out superbly. Monica and a few others helped so it was an actual collaborative effort.
Samsam: Superior! What drew you to Octopus?
Meg: I’ve all the time needed a purpose-driven profession. After I completed College, I needed to make use of my creativity in a job that aligned with my values. My first graduate function was with a sustainable structure agency, but it surely lacked room to develop so I shifted to a graphic design company, specializing in sustainability and social influence.
I noticed an advert for Octopus, I simply knew it was the right alternative to work for a corporation that had every part I used to be in search of.
Samsam: Cool! Are you able to inform me a bit of about your journey to Octopus?
Meg: Completely! Initially, I used to be headed in direction of politics and worldwide relations. I modified my thoughts on the final minute and determined to pursue an artwork design basis diploma at my local people faculty, which I completely liked. Creativity has all the time been my forte, so I made a decision to check design at College. The course taught me the best way to use design to drive concepts ahead, and to assume outdoors the field – it actually ready me for Octopus.
Samsam: Have been you all the time inventive?
Meg: Completely! Creativity’s in my genes. My grandma baked and drew amazingly effectively. Plus, my mother and aunt are tremendous creative – it’s a little bit of a household trait.
Samsam: What drives the design group?
Meg: For us, the centre is buyer expertise and accessibility. We’re all about sharing the Octopus love, retaining prospects and good designs in focus. Injecting character and enjoyable can also be key – that’s what makes the expertise gratifying for customers
Samsam: What expertise did you convey out of your BA, and what did you be taught right here?
Meg: My expertise had been type of offbeat – non-traditional graphics and illustration. Now I typically use Adobe suite, Figma and to not point out: pencil and paper; easy but efficient.
I had a bit of software program expertise however at Octopus, I dug deeper and took an HTML and CSS course to navigate the online design realm. Monica taught me animation and the best way to add a sprinkle of enjoyable to apps and the web site for buyer journeys. My first animation, the ITV sponsorship advert, is now on TV. I’ve learnt a lot – it’s been fairly a journey!
Samsam: Any recommendation for budding upcoming designers?
Meg: Take in like a sponge and have enjoyable. This subject is superb so preserve your inventive spirit alive. Additionally, independence and self-learning are key. Uni is a method, however there are quite a lot of totally different pathways to develop and be taught!
Fast Hearth Spherical
Favorite film?
Trolls.
Favorite music?
Miley Cyrus – wrecking ball.
Favorite gig?
Haim, they introduced Taylor Swift out as a visitor!
Favorite present?
The Offbeat Saari on the Design Museum.
Favorite Greg story?
When he ripped his trousers going to see the King haha.
Favorite metropolis?
London, day-after-day of the week!
Favorite journey you have taken?
Mount Olympus in Greece.
Distinctive Hobbies?
Making ceramics
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