Christmas Update

I have been back on the Isle of Man for a week and a half, or so now. Relaxing and writing my dissertation.

I was in the Isle of Man Examiner last week for the Uni Leaflet that I did with Tracy Kruup. Its just a short piece but they included a good photo of my beard (taken by Bing)

One of my favorite and most unexpected Christmas presents came from my sister, Freyja. It is a Bell and Howell Electric Eye 8mm silent video camera. Smart.

Also, I came across this video on the Another Limited Rebellion blog...

Christmas is coming and the goose doesn't care

I handed all of my college work in on Wednesday - check out my 301 blog - so what better way to celebrate than cooking up a big fat Christmas dinner.

Veggy Christmas Dinner: Roast carrots, caramelised carrots, roast potatoes, roast parsnip, sweet onion and swede mash, sprouts, veggy pigs in blankets, nut roast, 'chicken' roast, homemade stuffing, mushroom gravy, homemade black pepper mustard.

Pound Shop crackers: They had no prizes but did all have the same joke in...

Good Times

After dinner film: Dazed and Confused

I also got a pretty cool Christamas card (my only Christmas card) from Thompson.

It basically involves subtle Chrismas imagery - one ball of string on top of another looking like a snow man, red and green pantone swatches, etc - for each month, with a message on the inside that says how they have been waiting for Christmas all year. Good stuff, interesting format as well.

That's about it for now. I'm getting the boat back to the Isle of Man tomorrow. I'm really glad the weather is rubbish becuase I love feeling sea sick.

Final Major Project

I have just finished Module 301 and will be starting on my Final Major Project after Christmas. I will be updating this blog regularly, documenting my work.

The morning after...

I handed my work in yesterday after working for 29 hours straight.

Here are my final presentation boards:

ISTD Brief

NMM Brief

Branding Brief

Ten Pound Brief

Also, in true Kyle Bibby style I found a folder today (the day after my deadline) that I thought I lost, that contained some back up work and research....



Any thats probably it for this blog now, I'll be starting a new one for my Final Major Project soonish. Exciting.

The morning after...

I handed my work in yesterday after working for 29 hours straight.

Here are my final presentation boards:

ISTD Brief

NMM Brief

Branding Brief

Ten Pound Brief

Also, in true Kyle Bibby style I found a folder today (the day after my deadline) that I thought I lost, that contained some back up work and research....



Any thats probably it for this blog now, I'll be starting a new one for my Final Major Project soonish. Exciting.

Flash (aaaah aaaaaah)

I have been making these Flash animations over the last week or so, but couldn't find anywhere to upload them for free. Today I discovered Go2Album, so here they are.



If this is being 'clitchy', or crops the right of the banner off, click here to see it full size and quality.

This is a standard sized web banner. I will be used to promote the campaign and will link to the website. It will also be available to a donor to embed into his own website to show his support for the campaign.



This is the Facebook web icon/graphic that will be available to the donor. It will appear on their Facebook profile in the column on the left hand side (with the games and the photo albums):






This is also available to donors after they sign up. the dimensions are suitable for Myspace, but can also be embedded onto another website/blog.

This is a screengrab of my Myspace profile (that I haven't touched in years) with the banner embedded.

Flash (aaaah aaaaaah)

I have been making these Flash animations over the last week or so, but couldn't find anywhere to upload them for free. Today I discovered Go2Album, so here they are.



If this is being 'clitchy', or crops the right of the banner off, click here to see it full size and quality.

This is a standard sized web banner. I will be used to promote the campaign and will link to the website. It will also be available to a donor to embed into his own website to show his support for the campaign.



This is the Facebook web icon/graphic that will be available to the donor. It will appear on their Facebook profile in the column on the left hand side (with the games and the photo albums):






This is also available to donors after they sign up. the dimensions are suitable for Myspace, but can also be embedded onto another website/blog.

This is a screengrab of my Myspace profile (that I haven't touched in years) with the banner embedded.

Thompson Fame

I just discovered that Thompson put my T£N print ad on their blog.

Cheers Guys!

Thompson Fame

I just discovered that Thompson put my T£N print ad on their blog.

Cheers Guys!

Final Stationary

I reckon I have finished the converge brief.

After the feedback from my final crit (and the feedback from the letter i sent into the real world) I have decided that a fully embossed envelope would not be appropriate.

There are legibility issues, as well as issues regarding photocopying.

Speaking to Jo Guilmore AKA Quibik, he told me about a letter head that he did for a client with little money which involved choosing a recognisable paper and printing the header on it as part of the letter (ie setting up a Word template, so that every letter you write automatically prints out a letter head.)

I have decided to emboss the logo, but print the details out with the rest of the letter.

To keep consistency across the stationary I have just embossed the logo on the business card as well.

I got my Ellie Poo envelopes, so I have embossed them with art+design+change. They look good.

Final Stationary

I reckon I have finished the converge brief.

After the feedback from my final crit (and the feedback from the letter i sent into the real world) I have decided that a fully embossed envelope would not be appropriate.

There are legibility issues, as well as issues regarding photocopying.

Speaking to Jo Guilmore AKA Quibik, he told me about a letter head that he did for a client with little money which involved choosing a recognisable paper and printing the header on it as part of the letter (ie setting up a Word template, so that every letter you write automatically prints out a letter head.)

I have decided to emboss the logo, but print the details out with the rest of the letter.

To keep consistency across the stationary I have just embossed the logo on the business card as well.

I got my Ellie Poo envelopes, so I have embossed them with art+design+change. They look good.

Installation final mock up

So I fancied myself as a bit of a tradesman. I went to Homebase and bought some perspex, a hack saw, glue gun, nuts, bolts, washers and some sandpaper.

I had the idea of 'knocking up' (in true tradesman fashion) a perspex model. I had dreams of hanging out in the workshop with the band saw. But no. I had to use an acrylic cutter. With an acrylic cutter you basically score the perspex a load of times then snap it. This is a bit of a hassle. More so when you can't find a perspex cutter and have to use a hand held tile cutter.

I have blisters all over my hands, my fingers are really stiff and there is perspex saw dust all ever my kitchen. It took me so long - I would say around 4 full days in total - to make. I spend literally 6 hours just sanding the perspex.

One particular highlight was when I tried fitting 3.25mm bolts into 3.5mm holes, not realising the measurment of the bolts doesn't take into account the thread, and ended up having to file the thread of one side of each bolt to fit them through.

Anyway, its gone midnight and here it is:




And thanks to the wonders of Photoshop:

Installation final mock up

So I fancied myself as a bit of a tradesman. I went to Homebase and bought some perspex, a hack saw, glue gun, nuts, bolts, washers and some sandpaper.

I had the idea of 'knocking up' (in true tradesman fashion) a perspex model. I had dreams of hanging out in the workshop with the band saw. But no. I had to use an acrylic cutter. With an acrylic cutter you basically score the perspex a load of times then snap it. This is a bit of a hassle. More so when you can't find a perspex cutter and have to use a hand held tile cutter.

I have blisters all over my hands, my fingers are really stiff and there is perspex saw dust all ever my kitchen. It took me so long - I would say around 4 full days in total - to make. I spend literally 6 hours just sanding the perspex.

One particular highlight was when I tried fitting 3.25mm bolts into 3.5mm holes, not realising the measurment of the bolts doesn't take into account the thread, and ended up having to file the thread of one side of each bolt to fit them through.

Anyway, its gone midnight and here it is:




And thanks to the wonders of Photoshop:

Avant Garde = No Go

I wasn't sure whether or not to use Avant Garde, along side Lubelin Graph (which is basicaly a serif version of Avant Garde).

I was concerned that it was a bit awkward as body copy, so I went on a few design forums and discovered just what a cardinal sin using Avant Gard for body copy is. Sorry God of Type.

So now I'm using Franklin Gothic along side Lubelin Graph as the brand fonts.

Avant Garde = No Go

I wasn't sure whether or not to use Avant Garde, along side Lubelin Graph (which is basicaly a serif version of Avant Garde).

I was concerned that it was a bit awkward as body copy, so I went on a few design forums and discovered just what a cardinal sin using Avant Gard for body copy is. Sorry God of Type.

So now I'm using Franklin Gothic along side Lubelin Graph as the brand fonts.

It took God like a whole day to make the stars and stuff

Things are getting a bit hectic now, what with the deadline looming closer and me still being miles away from finishing.

Anyways, yesterday I found a few tutorials on the internet and make me some space to go on the cardboard box:



And here is the final designs to be printed on the acetate. I added some simple diagrams to show the read how to use the books (it became apparent that it is not as obvious as I hoped after the crit on Wednesday):




I also designed some covers for different sets in the series - the image with acetate over it seems to work pretty well. It is fairly adaptable.




Today I put together tho box. It looks good and I'm really pleased with it, however my craft skills let me down a little. The acetate sleeve is far too tight and you can see the double sided tape all over it.