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✨ARTEFACTS WINTER 2024✨

Have you got your copy of the latest issue of ARTEFACTS magazine yet?? 👀

We’ve already had some lovely feedback from readers as physical copies are landing, and we’ll be hitting museums and galleries across Birmingham tomorrow delivering even more! Make sure to say hi if you see us out and about! 👋🏻🤩

Your logo is the cornerstone of your brand’s identity, so it’s important to get it right. Here are five essential tips to keep in mind when designing your logo:

1. Consider Limiting Your Colour Palette
When creating your logo, it’s a good idea to aim for no more than four solid colours, and avoid gradients. Why? If you ever need to print your logo - whether it’s for screen printing or embroidery -you’ll likely be charged per colour. Fewer colours can result in lower costs. Plus, gradients don’t translate well in printing and can appear muddy or inconsistent. Solid, bold colours work best for clear, professional results.

2. Get Your Logo as a Vector File
A vector file is a type of image that can be resized without losing quality. This means your logo can be as small as a social media icon or as large as a billboard, without becoming pixelated or distorted. Vector files are essential for both digital use and print, where a higher resolution (300dpi for printing) is required. Without a vector file, enlarging a smaller image can result in a blurry or low-quality logo, so be sure to ask for one! Already have a logo but need it in vector format? We can help you convert your existing logo into a scalable vector file.

3. Request a Transparent PNG Version
When using your logo on different backgrounds, a transparent PNG is your best friend. Logos with a white background often look unprofessional when placed on top of a coloured background. With a transparent PNG, you can seamlessly place your logo on any surface - whether it’s your website, a poster, or branded merchandise - without the unsightly box around it. If you already have a logo but need to remove the background, we can create a transparent PNG for you.

4. Create Different Logos for Different Applications
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to logos. A logo that looks great on a website banner may not work as well in a social media profile picture or on a business card. Having multiple versions of your logo, such as a full logo for letterheads and a simplified version for smaller spaces, ensures your brand looks sharp and consistent across all platforms. We offer comprehensive branding packages tailored to your needs, from our 'All In' Branding Package to our 'Social Media' Branding Package and even our flexible 'Pick n Mix' Package for businesses that need different versions of existing logos. We can help fill the gaps in your branding identity!

5. Have a Black and White Version of Your Logo
Make sure to have a black-and-white version of your logo to ensure it stays clear and readable in any situation where colour printing isn’t available. This can be especially important for things like photocopying or newspapers. High-contrast designs in black and white ensure no details are lost, keeping your logo effective in any medium.

Need help creating a professional logo that stands the test of time? Whether you’re a brand new business or start up, or an existing business looking for a complete rebrand, get in touch today for a free quote!

Absolutely delicious brunch - if you haven’t checked out this rural Worcestershire beauty, well, why not?? The food is top notch, there are reindeer, a fabulous outdoor play area, it’s dog friendly AND there’s a cheeky 10% off voucher in this issue of MyWorcestershire magazine 🙌🏻🦌🌿

You can read all about Rise + Grind (and a whole host of other Worcestershire businesses) in our Great Days Out feature now - go pick up a FREE copy of MyWorcestershire or check out the digital version in our bio 👀

The blue bell is the sweetest flower
That waves in summer air;
Its blossoms have the mightiest power
To soothe my spirit’s care.

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A beautiful netwalk amongst the bluebells in Worcester Woods this morning, connecting with nature and likeminded business women 🥰 Thank you wonderful for organising, facilitating, inspiring, and of course capturing moments with your awesome photographs 😘

The digital version of the Summer24 issue of ARTEFACTS is ✨ONLINE NOW✨

Follow the link below for an early peak at this fantastic issue and keep an eye out to pick up your FREE copy from next week when the physical copies land 🙌🏻

📩 Did you know you can receive the latest copy of ARTEFACTS magazine straight to your door (before it hits shelves) by becoming a member of the Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery?? Membership for a family of 4 is only £4.33 a month and includes free and discounted entry into a range of Birmingham’s historic properties! Check out page 10 for more info 📝

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🥳IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY!🥳

Did you know MyWorcestershire turned one year old this week! ONE WHOLE YEAR of writing, designing, producing, printing and distributing our very own magazine 🙌🏻🥹

Did you know that PB&J share a birthday too?? Today is also our birthday - Paul (PB) and Jess (J) not only share a company, house and two small humans, we also share a birthday! 😆🥰

10 years of birthdays and building things together definitely deserved a glass to be raised🥂

If you want to celebrate with us go and pick up your FREE copy of the April/May issue of MyWorcestershire magazine which is OUT NOW - and let us know your favourite feature 👇🏻💕

Cheers!

Lovely (albeit rather soggy) morning net-walking at this morning ☔️🌳 Thanks to Sam & Ellie for leading us around the fabulous 30 acre grounds, and allowing us to connect with other local business people over a coffee 🙌🏻 Fingers crossed the sun decides to join us next time! 🌤️😅

Another cracking article by Discover History on page 20 of the April/May issue of MyWorcestershire magazine - a great read about the Worcestershire Regiments ahead of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day this June!

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🌸SPRING IS ON THE WAY🌸

It certainly felt so this weekend while we’ve been distributing the magazines - and it made such a welcome change to have the sun shining as we drove all over the county ☀️☺️

We’ve made a huge dent in our magazine piles in the last 48hrs by covering Evesham, Pershore, Cropthorne, Droitwich Spa, Kidderminster, Hartlebury, Bransford, Powick, Malvern and The Tything - and I’ll be back at it tomorrow as I tackle Worcester City Centre 🤩

As usual - a huge thanks to all the local businesses who kindly agree to take copies of MyWorcestershire for their customers 🙌🏻 your support and kind words are always SO appreciated 💜

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend and is feeling ready to take on the week ahead! 🫶

Love PB & J
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✨OUT NOW✨

The Feb/March issue of MyWorcestershire magazine is out now! Full of community news, interesting articles, local businesses, puzzles, and a jam packed ‘What’s on’ section featuring workshops, classes, events, shows and fun days out for all the family!

We’ll be hand delivering copies across Worcestershire over the next week, so keep an eye out to pick up your FREE copy!

In the meantime you can check out the digital version via the link below 🙌🏻✨

https://issuu.com/pbjpublishing/docs/mywfeb24lr

✨OUT NOW✨

The Spring 24 issue of our award winning ARTEFACTS magazine, produced on behalf of the Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, is out now!

Look out for copies landing in museums, galleries, libraries and theatres across the West Midlands over the next week!

In the meantime you can check out the digital version via the link below 🙌🏻✨

https://issuu.com/pbjpublishing/docs/artfeb24lr

🌟 £5000 raised for MNDA! 🌟

Back in September we designed, printed and published a fabulous cookbook, Margaret’s Cakes & Bakes, on behalf of Margaret Ainscough and a group of her friends, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

The charity cookbook is packed full of Margaret’s recipes, lovingly compiled by her friends now that Margaret (who suffers from MND) is no longer able to bake herself.

We worked closely with Margaret, her friends, taste testers and a talented illustrator over the summer to put together this beautiful book which has since sold over 500 copies!

Combined with the money raised through donations at the book launch, Margaret and Jan were able to present a cheque for £5000 to the Herefordshire and Worcestershire branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association this week 🙌🏻🥳

A huge congratulations to Margaret and her team for their tremendous fundraising effort, it’s been such an honour to work together on this project 🧡

Copies of Margaret’s Cakes & Bakes can be purchased for £7.50 from Cradley Village Shop or by emailing [email protected], with all proceeds going to

M E R R Y 🎄 C H R I S T M A S

We hope everyone’s had a lovely Christmas, however you’ve celebrated, and that you’ve managed to find some moments of calm amongst the chaos ❤️

We’ve stepped away from the magazines for a few days to enjoy time with our little boys, playing board games, going on welly walks and eating an impolite amount of cheese 😅

With two copy deadlines waiting for us in mid January as well as a re-jig of our work set up, we’re intentionally using this time to pause, rest and reflect on this incredible whirlwind of a year!

It was this time last year, during twixmas, that the idea of starting our own publishing studio was first being floated around - and here we are a year on with 9 magazines, a charity cook book and a national award under our belts!

I think that’s definitely worth us raising a glass (or three!) too! 😄🥂

One month to go until the copy deadline for our Feb/March issue of MyWorcestershire!

This issue will feature a Home & Garden special, with the special offer of FREE EDITORIAL equal to the size of every advert booked ✨

We’d love to hear from local businesses who would be interested in advertising - tradies, decorators, electricians, interior decorators, garden centres, landscapers, builders, gardeners, painters, upholsterers - basically anything that would fit well under Home & Garden! 🏠🪴

10k copies of will go out across Worcestershire between 2/2/24 - 4/4/24 via door to door, media stands and bulk drops to local businesses

✨Copy deadline 19th Jan✨

Pop us a message to find out more!

The new issue of MyWorcestershire is OUT TODAY! Our biggest issue to date clocking in at 44 pages, featuring our ‘New Year, New You’ special, and packed full of interesting articles, puzzles, community news and upcoming events 🙌🏻

Keep an eye out to pick up your FREE copy!

You can also view the online version here 👇🏻✨

https://issuu.com/pbjpublishing/docs/mywdec23lr

Who’s been spotting copies of MyWorcestershire magazine in media stands? 👀 🙋🏻‍♀️
We’ve been working with to get our magazine into their countywide network of media stands - and we’ve had some fantastic feedback! In fact, we’ve got another 1000 copies arriving with their team tomorrow, ready to go out all across Worcestershire 🙌🏻🥳

We’re always working to improve our distribution model and expand our readership, I’m super excited to see how we’ll continue to grow into 2024 🤩

Earlier this week we were invited to be the guest speakers at the Herefordshire MG Owners Club, talking about print and publishing, and what it’s like owning a small business 🤓🖨️📚

It was definitely WAY outside my comfort zone, but such a fantastic experience with really positive feedback! I took a selection of publications produced by as well as a selection of personalised gifts we make at .uk - we even had some cake from one of the recipes in the charity cookbook - Margaret’s Cakes & Bakes - that we published in September!

It was a great opportunity to make some new connections, take some orders and collect donations for

Thank you so much for inviting us to talk - another thing to tick off the bucket list! 😅✅

*No photographic evidence of me actually speaking as the lady taking pictures forgot - she very kindly claims she was far too enthralled by my fascinating presentation! 😜😂

Boxes and boxes of freshly printed ARTEFACTS magazines, ready to go out to museums, galleries, theatres and libraries across the West Midlands 🙌🏻 You can view the digital version by following the link below, or keep your eyes peeled for physical copies hitting shelves this week!

https://issuu.com/pbjpublishing/docs/artoct23lr

We’ve just completed our first year producing ARTEFACTS magazine on behalf of the Friends of Birmingham Museums 🙌🏻 what a fabulous first year - we’ve won the BAFM Newsletter of the year award for 2023, and even been approached by other local museums who are interested in working with us as a result of seeing ARTEFACTS 🥰 We’re loving working with BMAG and are very excited to see what 2024 brings!

Having just sent the Winter 2023 edition of Artefacts to print, the Friends of Birmingham Museums and PB&J Publishing have just completed a full house in 2023 - and you can see the striking front covers below!

Our first year of collaboration has proved very successful as we won the 2023 BAFM Newsletter Award for the Summer edition - and so we will have to see what 2024 has in store for us! We are very much looking forward to continuing the partnership.

Lots of brilliant local businesses in our Christmas Gift Guide, including fuel_clothing - have a look for a special discount for readers of 🙌🏻😍

We are in MyWorcestershire Magazine Christmas Gift Guide! 🥰 Find us in The Reindeer Court section, along with our lovely neighbours of independent businesses ☺️

Thank you so much PB&J Publishing for including us and sharing our story. 🤍

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So lovely to spot my work in this month's MyWorcestershire magazine Christmas Gift Guide, alongside lots of other gorgeous local makers and businesses. 🌲

Thank you PB&J Publishing for including us!