Some important news from Swish Design

Hi everyone

Just thought I would shoot through a quick update as there has been a bit going on at Swish Design in 2009! All of the following is fairly important so please take the time to read through the below (it won’t take long I promise!).

BABIES, BABIES EVERYWHERE

Yes, I am happy to report that I am pregnant - nearly 24 weeks now and the little one in my belly certainly takes after mum and dad as it seems to have a healthy case of ADHD. For something that is only supposed to be 20cm long, the little darling can pack a punch and has already kept me up at night by conducting an aerobics class in my stomach. Other than that I have been really well with no real tiredness so I guess I shouldn’t complain!

As if that wasn’t enough - Robyn is also pregnant! She is just on 10 weeks now so as you can imagine, Rory is having a wonderful time sharing the office with two pregnant females. He has shown remarkable forebearance thus far ;o)

So what does this mean for the everyday operation of Swish Design? Well it will be business as usual. Over the last 6 months or so I have been shifting myself into more of a project management role with Rory and Robyn performing the bulk of the design work where possible. I will continue this transition over the next few months. My baby is due on July 30th and I hope to work pretty much up to that date and then from home once the baby is born.

Robyn’s baby is due on the 4th November by which time I hope to be back at full capacity, but we also have someone new starting with us at the end of the November. So never fear, all of your design needs are covered for the forseeable future!

ACCOUNT PAYMENTS

Swish Design has always extended our clients a 14 day account from invoice date but until now, this has not ever been enforced. Unfortunately, the current economic climate, combined with the move to West Perth and the fact that we now have three salaries to pay means that we now have to enforce this 14 day account period. Please let us know if this poses a problem for you and please let us know if you will not be able to pay your account within this period before it is overdue. We have some ability to be flexible with this but prefer you communicate with us in advance rather than having to follow up an overdue account with you. While it is not a preferred option, we do offer payment by credit card if this makes it easier for you.

The only exception to the above is printing. All printing must now be paid in full before we will despatch goods to you. There will be no exceptions to this rule unfortunately as we have learned a couple of hard lessons with regard to print jobs recently!

EASTER HOURS

The Swish Design office will close for Easter at 4pm this Wednesday 8th April and will re-open on Tuesday 14th April. Further, Kelly will be on leave on the following days:

Thursday 23rd April and Friday 24th April
Friday 1st May and Monday 4th May

And that’s all for now - see I told you it wouldn’t take long to read through! We wish you all a safe and relaxing break over this little holiday period. If you are heading down south - drive safe!