It may have been a year of lockdowns, bubbles and keeping yourself to yourself but it was impossible not to notice the strain that was put upon our National Health Service this year. There are times when each of us has to step up at work, but what the NHS has been through this year has been on another level.

I can’t comprehend how difficult it must have been to do the shifts they’ve done whilst seeing the things they’ve seen. All I can say is a massive thank you to the amazing staff who have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

On occasions, there are times where we want to do something to help or to at least show our gratitude, but we’re not quite sure what we can do. That is exactly what I was feeling. Although fortunate enough not to have been affected directly by Coronavirus, I’m extremely grateful knowing that such a dedicated team of doctors, nurses and carers are there should my friends, family or I need them. Luckily, Balance was approached by a member of the Intensive Care Unit team at Lincoln County Hospital to help create a design that they could display.

They had collected photos of every member of their ICU team who had worked through the Coronavirus pandemic and asked us for recommendations of how they could display them. We jumped at the chance to help create the design for them as, even though a very small gesture, we could finally help and in the way that we know best.

With over 100 members of staff to feature, we kept the design minimal. To show how each member of the team played their part and how great things are achieved by working together, we displayed each photo at an equal size and placed them all together to create one bold image. Overlaying the rainbow stripes tied in a visual element that served as a reminder of the rainbows that were displayed in windows up and down the country as many others also looked to find a way to say, “thank you”.