Last Thursday, we ran our annual event where we invite design students from Sheffield Hallam University to The Workshop.

The idea is for them to come and speak to some of our team about what we do, including how we approach client work and the way we promote ourselves. It’s a chance for students to see how the work they produce on their course might one day translate to client-led, real-world design. They leave with a much better idea of how to get noticed and begin their career in the industry.

You can see the full image gallery on our Flickr profile.

Last month we celebrated the launch of Mission:Explore, a website and free iPhone app we’ve developed in collaboration with the Geography Collective.

The launch took place aboard The Golden Hinde, a replica of the historic ship once captained by Sir Francis Drake and now moored on the banks of the Thames. Needless to say, there was plenty of pirate-themed fun and games. Not to mention the costumes.

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We take our fun and games seriously here at The Workshop. You may already know that from the highly competitive Wii Winter Olympics competition we held in London this February.

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For all our friends, colleagues and clients, we organised our first ever Nintendo Wii Winter Olympics at the Royal Institution. Everyone had a great time, with plenty of eating, drinking and virtual speed skating.

With a Wii to be won and places on a Top Gear-style leaderboard at stake, competition was, on the whole, good natured – with a tussle at the top between Laura James from Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and Peter Stidwill from the Houses of Parliament Education Service.

When the competition drew to a close Peter just edged it, with a time he’d set on his first go! A huge thank you to everyone who came along and joined in the fun.

You can check out the pictures on our Flickr profile.

The Workshop’s annual bike ride took place last month. A fantastic mix of staff, clients and friends completed the 11-mile cycle around Howden and Ladybower reservoirs, with more than 50 people taking part.

And didn’t we have a smashing time? The weather was kind and Maynard Flip Flap, our post-ride entertainment, kept us going after a rather tasty picnic.

Of course, apart from all the fun and games, our aim was to raise money for charity. Well here’s the good news. Together, we raised a wonderful £1,005 for Roundabout, the Sheffield charity that helps young, vulnerable people gain important life skills and get back on their feet again.

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