Wednesday 27 January 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Sketch it
I am making a point of drawing more this year. A sketch a day.
I also started a new font last night. I have the idea to make a new font sketched out but haven't had time to re-draw in FontLab. Now I am making sure I finish projects I start so yesterday evening I started it again! My font is loosely based on Chinese symbols, using the curves and shapes to form letter forms.
Also my new Harmonica arrived today!
I also started a new font last night. I have the idea to make a new font sketched out but haven't had time to re-draw in FontLab. Now I am making sure I finish projects I start so yesterday evening I started it again! My font is loosely based on Chinese symbols, using the curves and shapes to form letter forms.
Also my new Harmonica arrived today!
Monday 25 January 2010
Live Briefs
With the website done I have got a few days to concentrate on some live briefs I am working on:
Coda Music Website: I am building a website for Coda Music a local music community offering lessons and classes in dance & musical instruments. I have designed the main pages of the website and have been in contact with Phil Hallett frequently to discuss advancements in their online presence. I have set up a Coda Music Facebook group which I will link to the website so Coda can communicate with a wider audience, I am also going to talk with Phil about a Twitter account and a blog for quick updates and up & coming events. Phil and I have also discussed creating a sister website aimed at 12-18 yr olds, a kind of 'urban' Coda if you will. Nice open brief, lots of freedom to experiment. Lots of fun.
Suttles Website: In contrast to the Coda brief, this is much tighter. Working with Mushroom Marketing I am re-designing Suttles Stone Quarries current website. I have completed the main landing page and the online depot pages where customers buy rock/building materials online. I am only doing the front end work for this website, I was asked if I wanted to do the coding also but my web knowledge isn't sufficient to take on such a task, but I have friends that are web friendly so I have asked one to take a look at the work involved and contact Mushroom Marketing. I just figured it would be easier to work with someone I knew rather than a stranger.
Simple.
PSSN logo : Ah! I nice little logo brief. Myself and Sophia decided to tackle this together. Subject Specialist Network was a brief handed to us by Sally and involved designing a logo for the Plastics Museum. Our original thoughts were something made of plastic, we tried laying out text in a kind of Hama Bead style but we weren't really feeling it. Our final idea is based on airfix kits you get to make model airplane. Sophia and I won that competition and the logo is going to used for all their advertising. You can see the logo @ creativemedicine
Typographic Culture : I liked the sound of this brief when I read it so I decided to give it a try. I had never really done a type brief so I thought I should. While I was sketching out some ideas it was raining like it had been doing for the past 2 weeks. This set me off thinking about using this to describe my culture. Rain. My final piece consists of the shape of an umbrella made up of all the names of English cities and counties. It can be seen on my website or @ Typographic Culture
I am also working on a number of projects through CreativeMedicine. I am constantly working on designs for T-Shirts & Hoods that I print myself when I go back to Jersey. I am in the process of setting up with new wholesalers for our garments and this is taking a lot of time away from other things. At some point we want to have the clothes made for us instead of buying pre-made sizes but this takes time which I don't have at the moment. A few other bits I have on are designing and having made re-usable Vinyl Bags, packaging for Wax-a-million surf wax and I recently designed board shorts and t-shirts for Midbay Stores in Jersey, a beach shop and cafe.
Outside of this I am working on a short kinetic typography animation using After Effects for a personal project. I decided to spend a certain amount of time per week learning new software and Adobe After Effects is a program I have never really used properly but I am about half finished and learning quickly.
In the last few weeks I have also been starting to think about spring/summer t-shirt designs. I have got together with certain friends and discussed ideas. I think Reggae heavyweights will be the first collection, followed by Hiphop Allstars, these are extremely bold t-shirts and will stand out and hopefully be noticed.
I am also learning to play the harmonica.
Coda Music Website: I am building a website for Coda Music a local music community offering lessons and classes in dance & musical instruments. I have designed the main pages of the website and have been in contact with Phil Hallett frequently to discuss advancements in their online presence. I have set up a Coda Music Facebook group which I will link to the website so Coda can communicate with a wider audience, I am also going to talk with Phil about a Twitter account and a blog for quick updates and up & coming events. Phil and I have also discussed creating a sister website aimed at 12-18 yr olds, a kind of 'urban' Coda if you will. Nice open brief, lots of freedom to experiment. Lots of fun.
Suttles Website: In contrast to the Coda brief, this is much tighter. Working with Mushroom Marketing I am re-designing Suttles Stone Quarries current website. I have completed the main landing page and the online depot pages where customers buy rock/building materials online. I am only doing the front end work for this website, I was asked if I wanted to do the coding also but my web knowledge isn't sufficient to take on such a task, but I have friends that are web friendly so I have asked one to take a look at the work involved and contact Mushroom Marketing. I just figured it would be easier to work with someone I knew rather than a stranger.
Simple.
PSSN logo : Ah! I nice little logo brief. Myself and Sophia decided to tackle this together. Subject Specialist Network was a brief handed to us by Sally and involved designing a logo for the Plastics Museum. Our original thoughts were something made of plastic, we tried laying out text in a kind of Hama Bead style but we weren't really feeling it. Our final idea is based on airfix kits you get to make model airplane. Sophia and I won that competition and the logo is going to used for all their advertising. You can see the logo @ creativemedicine
Typographic Culture : I liked the sound of this brief when I read it so I decided to give it a try. I had never really done a type brief so I thought I should. While I was sketching out some ideas it was raining like it had been doing for the past 2 weeks. This set me off thinking about using this to describe my culture. Rain. My final piece consists of the shape of an umbrella made up of all the names of English cities and counties. It can be seen on my website or @ Typographic Culture
I am also working on a number of projects through CreativeMedicine. I am constantly working on designs for T-Shirts & Hoods that I print myself when I go back to Jersey. I am in the process of setting up with new wholesalers for our garments and this is taking a lot of time away from other things. At some point we want to have the clothes made for us instead of buying pre-made sizes but this takes time which I don't have at the moment. A few other bits I have on are designing and having made re-usable Vinyl Bags, packaging for Wax-a-million surf wax and I recently designed board shorts and t-shirts for Midbay Stores in Jersey, a beach shop and cafe.
Outside of this I am working on a short kinetic typography animation using After Effects for a personal project. I decided to spend a certain amount of time per week learning new software and Adobe After Effects is a program I have never really used properly but I am about half finished and learning quickly.
In the last few weeks I have also been starting to think about spring/summer t-shirt designs. I have got together with certain friends and discussed ideas. I think Reggae heavyweights will be the first collection, followed by Hiphop Allstars, these are extremely bold t-shirts and will stand out and hopefully be noticed.
I am also learning to play the harmonica.
Thursday 21 January 2010
Website finished.
Just got my website online, it all came together in the end. If I had a bit more time I would change a few things and spend some time tidying up the code. Just have to finish up my sketch book and a PDF sketch book of my research.
Creative Medicine
Creative Medicine
Tuesday 19 January 2010
Monday 18 January 2010
After all this time of not bothering with Twitter I have finally given in and joined the masses.
Why didn't I do this before!? Great way to follow chosen topics.
Why didn't I do this before!? Great way to follow chosen topics.
Wax-a-million
Our surf wax is coming along nicely, we have a couple of people testing it out as we speak. I have decided on packaging and I am going to make it as eco friendly as possible and use post consumer products.
Just been looking into stamps for the label..... thinking get a laser cut stamp made and ink straight on to the package, keeping cost and materials to a minimum.
Get in contact if you want to sample our wax.
Peace.
Just been looking into stamps for the label..... thinking get a laser cut stamp made and ink straight on to the package, keeping cost and materials to a minimum.
Get in contact if you want to sample our wax.
Peace.
Typographic Culture
My entry is finally up on the site for Typographic Culture. Explain your culture in Type.
http://jeannecummins.wordpress.com/
Please let me know what you think.
http://jeannecummins.wordpress.com/
Please let me know what you think.
Coda Website
Another live brief I have taken on is to build a website for Coda, a Dorset based music company offering music lessons and classes.
I have met with Phil Hallett to discuss ideas and I nw have a good idea of what is wanted. Index page completed and now along other things I am working on the other pages. Meeting again with Phil next week to talk over new ideas.
I have met with Phil Hallett to discuss ideas and I nw have a good idea of what is wanted. Index page completed and now along other things I am working on the other pages. Meeting again with Phil next week to talk over new ideas.
Suttles Stone Quarries.
For one of my live briefs I am building a website for Suttles stone quarry, a local company selling building materials & stone online.
I have meet with the Emma @ Mushroom Marketing to discuss ideas and get a background on the company. Main landing pages and online depot pages are now finished and Suttles like them so on with the rest of it!
I have meet with the Emma @ Mushroom Marketing to discuss ideas and get a background on the company. Main landing pages and online depot pages are now finished and Suttles like them so on with the rest of it!
creativemedicine.co.uk
Website pretty much done now! Just adjusting the gallery and laying out 'clothing' page. Lightbox & PHP mailer to come next....
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