Sights and sounds
I have been blessed with a consistent stream of projects since becoming Freelance in 2001. However being based on home turf, its important and refreshing to pepper my time with external inspirations.
Therefore, since my last blog in May, I have visited some local Open Studio exhibitions including the artists’ studios at chocolatefactoryn16.com. My daughter Ella and I handstitched little sketch books…
…and visited the With Relish graphic design studios who were running Random Project 2012 postcard making sessions!
The sun was out that day so, homeward bound, we meandered along the South Bank and saw Rainbow Park – a multicoloured urban beach designed by Polish artist Adam Kalinowski. The installation is part of the South Bank’s Festival of the World celebrations.
The London Olympics were also highly evident everywhere. As a family, we are really looking forward to the games and have tickets for the womens 10m Platform Semifinal at the Aquatic Centre.
Back in the office and tying nicely into the occasion, TV sound guru Stevie Haywood, who has been assigned to work for the full three weeks of 2012 Olympics, asked me to develop an identity for his established audio business renamed, ‘Sounds Simple’.
With the expertise of Dawn Mitchell and Steve Carson at thinkmonkeys.com, we have also put together a web presence for him, in a very short space of time, for soft launch, mid July.
Phase 2 of the website will be far more comprehensive, showcasing the studio’s work in online videos, sound clips and galleries of beautiful imagery from Stevie’s worldwide travels with the crew.
Although the Summer holidays are coming up, I will be working on my stationery ranges and sketching. I will be creating 12 Wedding related items for goody bags – still haven’t decided what yet - and developing some design ideas in readiness for an Autumn stint working with SAUK (The Scoliosis Association) www.sauk.org.uk
Shop at http://sukidesign.bigcartel.com
Best bits on http://www.suki-design.com
Realtime at http://www.fb.com/ideas.magnet