Fresh out of university, Clayton collaborated with fellow designers to found and produce Flare magazine. Flare magazine was a magazine that targeted the gap in the youth market across the Greater City of Bendigo. Filling the role as Design Executive, Clayton headed up a team of 10+ designers that collaborated with other creatives in the form of photographers, illustrators and writers to produce Flare magazine. Flare magazine became a self sufficient, high quality free magazine for the youth of Bendigo.