mid night - last minute - idea

i was doing the advertising campaign expansion and was trying to keep it simple making the most out of our powerful visuals...



logo says it all: who we are what we are doing.
illustration just adds only the feeling (thats why we don't even need it all but just a detail)

THEN

i really started liking his simple approach and the wash out (white) type in contrast to the strong image and realised that i really don't like the black month text of our calendar.

what do you thing for the same approach for the calendar spreads?



I think works perfect, leaving the image work alone without having loads of graphic ideas saying the same thing (meaning the messy type linking to the rainforest chaos)

we keep type simple and the same time bring the illustrations to the front, and we bring some of the ruler background white to the illustrations making white circulate a bit better

we seem to appreciate white.

we'll play more with the positioning of month and text boxes

I'll see you tomorrow but i couldn't wait.

Below

Ok the colours are crap (dont know what happened there, oh well) but i hope you can see the change in the 'subject' tree. The new one is on the right.

April

Hope this works

WATCH THIS!!

RAN Agribusiness Campaign Video!





Louise

Not work related

Just wanted to put the vid me and lou at wimbledon up so that we can all watch it as many times as we want!! haha not!!

Frogy Banana

From char again!

An alternative...

Char couldnt post it so im doing the honors!




Interesting...

Thats Mean (below)

But on another subject, here is the link to RAN's flickr website. Some interesting stuff there!

http://flickr.com/photos/rainforestactionnetwork/

too mmuch work

not sure that it makes sence? but i loved it. thanks to elliots hard old bread

great site. everything about the trees

http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/tropicalall.html

australian rainforest plants (google catched)

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:oRutK4cfFyIJ:members.ozemail.com.au/~peterrjones/plants/q.html+small+rainforest+tree&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&client=safari

time lapse

growing...

epsom leafs

paper

http://store.falkiners.com

76 Southampton Row

what happened to the videos?

Rainforest Sounds!

Rather relaxing to listen to if your getting stressed out!!

Ouch!

A corporate executive at the LA Auto Show rants to CBS news about the environmental agitators from Rainforest Action Network and Global Exchange who interrupted the keynote speech of General Motors' CEO by impersonating LA Autoshow hosts. They presented a pledge, asking GM to commit in writing to all the environmental rhetoric promised in speech. He refused.

RAN and Mountaintop Removal

Scott Parkin, Global Finance organizer for Rainforest Action Network, recently took a trip to West Virginia in order to witness first hand the catastrophic effects of mountain top removal coal mining.

Mother F**ker! (you will understand once you watch the video!)

that's wrong

greenpeace advert

What RAN says...

A whole wealth of info - check out RAN's website for loads of information - which i've managed to find stuff that supports (esp the 2 concepts i was developing) to do with the Protest Pack and the DIY Animation stuff -
http://ran.org/get_involved/take_action_locally/stop_rainforest_agribusiness/build_the_base/

:) Char

RAN

Enviro Close-Up #578 Michael Brune: Rainforest Action Network Michael Brune, executive director of Rainforest Action Network, tells of its work and its successes--most recently an agreement by the giant bank Citigroup that includes an end to its funding of exploitive industries in endangered ecosystems. Also, Brune reveals steps now being taken by a Congressional committee to subpeona records of his organization, an effort, he says, to stifle activism by RAN and others in the environmental movement.

trap

http://www.genpets.com/index.php

by cannadian artist

RAN Ads

http://ran.org/media_center/ads/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/sep/18/theairlineindustry

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/easyjet_steps_up_ecocampaign.php

easyjet campaign

http://www.carbonneutral.com/

http://www.solio.com/

http://www.yert.com/
http://blog.yert.com/

your environmental road trip

http://truths.treehugger.com/
cool videos


http://www.beetroot.gr/
caa amazing card invitation flyer

http://www.wiserearth.org/

shocking awarenes

yert ( your environmental road trip

...is a year-long eco-expedition through all 50 United States. With video camera in hand and tongue in cheek, we're exploring the landscape of America's unique approach to environmental sustainability

http://www.yert.com/
http://blog.yert.com/

Click To Play

solio

our studio!

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-9243708.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=rent

just about brands

http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/136099/Design+differentiates+brands.html

Take a look at this...

http://www.dandad.org/education/student-awards/moving07/23_3479/

environmental issues galore!

just wondering....

when are we in on monday? 10 am?? see you in a few days time! x

just a thought...

hey guys...
hope you are all having a nice end of summer... too bad we have to be back in uni in about 2 weeks.. i for sure wish i could stay at home for longer :)
i was just wondering what's going on with getting a brief... should we send out more emails? could it be possible that some other companies agreed and contacted the uni straight away instead of getting back to us?
let me know what you think we should do!
xx

sent to..

thomas.matthews

Louise

Hey Guys,

Louise has asked if i could pop a post up informing you guys of her current situation for which she is feeling bad about - but i told her we'd have no problem with - so im sure she has our support and understanding...

She is feeling bad that she hasnt been able to contribute towards finding a brief mainly due to the fact she doesnt have internet access at the moment but also due to some tough personal reasons which include her persistant chronic headaches.

Anyway - we dont seem to have to panic that much as we have sent out a wide variety of emails and already sam has had a response yes, which is fantastic!!

Besides we all know how much effort lou puts in when she gets going! so september will be good!

Looking forward to it guys!

Much love,

Char :)

More Send - Outs

giraffe
400
NEW LOOK - press office (not sure why - but used to work for the company and thought why not)
Creative Brew
Design Museum

25

summing up the number of clients contacted so far

Emails!!

Nobody has responded to my emails!!! not fair!!

am sending one to Browns Design now.

emails emails...

i have email these people so far...

LOMOGRAPHY
PEEPSHOW
WE ARE FALLON
LIBERTY

Also, Selfridges looks like doesnt want to deal with people :) so there is no email, just a switchboard number....

ready to go!

so i had my little technical difficulties, but all is solved now and will turn into an expert blogger!
as i said earlier, i am now at home & online 24/7 so will get my ass into overdrive and send out some brief emails! andi do apologise for not being able to contribute more at this stage...

ps: what subject did you guys put into the email subject line?

Client Emails...

i have sent emails to...

Polimekanos
Pentagram - I know, it will never happen!!
The John Brown Group
Sea design - the people that did GF Smith paper stuff
Studio8design
NB: Studio - saw samples from them in direct mail workshop
Saatchi & Saatchi

oh just thought of still waters.. will email them too

Sent so far...

hey i've sent to the following the email and pdf...

BIG ANIMAL
MOOK
HUB+
LAURENCE KING
THAMES&HUDSON
WHY NOT ASSOCIATES
FRIEZE PUBLISHING

will post more when i can find them! :)

Letter to clients - emailness

Dear…..(where poss clients name)

We are a team of Third-Year design students from the University of Creative Arts at Epsom, who would like to request the opportunity to work with your company for the first unit of our final year.

Attached is a PDF from the University explaining the objectives of this project; what we as a team hope to achieve and information for you as a prospective participant.

As a group of designers, we believe we are able to combine complimentary skills and are confident we can successfully address any brief you may deem suitable to set.

We await your reply with anticipation.

Kind regards.

(your name)

Five Fingers.

team name

sam, louise & I have decided that for the sake of having a team name we will call ourselves...

Five Fingers...

Is this ok with everyone else?

I'm currently wording the email - and will post up here as well as email.

Ciao.

clients list

Company Name

Hi ya guys!
Just been thinking bout the group name and I think that we need to make a decision as it is now getting late to send out the letters to potential clients. I am making a executive decision and sending the letters out with the name "Undecided" as I think that we are emphasising too much on the group name rather than finding the best brief that we can before we start back at uni on September 17th & the name can be changed to the proper one before we start working on the brief. I'm thinking of aiming at manufacturing companies (electrical & fashion) & design groups. Does anybody have suggestions on what the cover email should include or even the look of it? Thought it could be good to design the email so that it catches their attention.

clip

I'm happy with how this logo works, like it most from the one's that i've made. I haven't heard from you so can't really say anything yet. I'm off tomorrow I'll talk to you in about one week's time, nik.

ps
on the letter to client it says that we need to source a brief from one of the following :
advertising company
broadcasting company
design group
manufacturing company
marketing company
new media company
national retailer
printing trade company
publisher

charities are not on the list and it is a bit weird because all companies are associated with graphic design somehow. are we not supposed to act as a design group ourselves or should ask briefs from relevant companies so we can ask them for advice (in management) as well?

I would also think appropriate to send the letter to all the companies that have participated before, ther eis a list on the letter. they might have good experience and want to do it again.

anything but clean my fingers 2

please click pics to enlarge.
i most like the blue fingers concept (1), i like that it is not obvious straight away (i don't feel very well putting type with it thought). can you seen the five "f"s as well?!
i also like the no 2 one but i feel is a bit too corporate. i like it looks like a crown, posh ish.
i like the word sormet, how the type stands by itsesf- its a small word and letters work very nice together.
i couldn't think any logo for the five fingers discound.
(3) is written on a typewritter, its a bit out of the blue, and very chilled- not much effort.

waiting for your thoughts.
I'm leaving again on the 2nd of augoust, for a week, no computer with me this time.

anything but clean my fingers

quiz

what is the presenter talking about?








random finger associated picture

the web map (latest version)

http://www.informationarchitects.jp/ia-trendmap-2007v2

you might like to make it your first page, or just to have seen it.

f

greek capital letter pronounced as "f". probably seen it before as phaidon's logo

by the way every greek word used in english as well that has an "f" in it, it's spelt with "ph" instead of "f" : phone, elephant, phaidon,...

Name

hey guys,

all we need is a team name to send out to clients, so postage your ideas and we'll take a vote! Also was trying to see where charities would fit into the criteria of what type of design brief we can get - so maybe a publishing house or something like that would be better - i also like christina's idea of targetting something fashion related, or even just shop related and designing the shop front, layouts etc - that would fit in with the list uni have put on the letter!

I'm gonna brainstorm now and the will post ideas......

Amorgos island

hi everyone again,

i really liked charities ide, i'm really up for it and have never worked on pefore, really like it! unfortunately i have no contacts in london that could possibly help. i also liked pete's name! good ideas you two!

And because i think that, and we have already proven it, this blog is not only for organising stuff i want to comment on a comment that was describing the rough logo i posted as an information design thing. for our dialogue to keep on going i would like to complaign that this cannot be called information design as the figures-fingers represent (illustrate) the hand expressions of the specific language. it is clearly illustration to me and not information design. the sign language itself could possibly be described as a product of information design (in a wider sense) but the logo is only representing the language. a bit of theory conflict i think. i hope i clearly explained myself.

as for my engaged mood is because i'm in holidays! I'm in the island of Amorgos and having a very nice time, loads of positive energy so comin up with a lot of things to tell you every time, hope i'll keep in the same mood during the project as well. lol.



possibly the only place in greece that is not on fire at the moment. sad. tv for the last 4 days is proadcasting continiously the efforts of the firemen and government to put the fires out. more than one hundread fires are bursting out every 18 hours! a bit of opposites england-greece there.

hey guys,

what about targetting charities in london for a brief? something worth while and i've got contacts in tearfund - so might be worth all of us using any contacts in london?

Christina - do you think any places you've gone this summer for work exp may be worth contacting for a brief?

I'll post more later.

Response to Nik

Great post nik, loads of ideas and things to think about - we do really need to get a wiggle on with asking for briefs - pete had an idea for a name - what about 'five finger discount' it was only a joke, but thought that'd be funny!

I think sending the pdf to companies rather than design agencies would be a great opportunity to prove our skills and be more real - like you said nik we're meant to be a design company!

cool - well guys (and i speak to myself) if we leave it any later to get a move on with this then we're gonna be stressed with getting a brief.... i'll send an email to everyone encase they're not checking the blog - lou suggested maybe we could arrange a web chat over msn or something so we can all communicate together, but dunno about the logistics of that....

char.

nik's voice

hi everyone,

the sign language drawings are not designed by me. i just cut and pasted the letter forms in order to show my idea, it needs redesigninging if we finally go for it. feel free to do what ever you want with it.
the word "fingers" sounds a bit weak to me. even if it has an interesting concept we may need to add some extra substance to it.
i would also like to change the word "voice" to "sound". we definatelly need to have a voice, but no need no sound to express it.
what about dumb communication as a name?
i feel that the no sound concept has a lot to play around with. its very wide. cool.

i would really like to know what clients you are thinking about, and your criteria. what if we make a list of clients, on this blog. anything that we can think of(possibly post your ideas under this post). there is loads of perspectives.
i think we better not contact design agencies(designers) as we are supposed to be one ourselves. so i guess we are going for any sort of companies. i would definatelly go for bigger ones first or to make it more precise for most popular ones.
the best way, i think, would be to suggest specific ideas to the companies, for ex we think your logo needs changing and we suggest this, or what about a promotional campaign on this subject. i'm not sure about how much time we have to do something like that though. we need to emphasize on how they are going to say "yes". so we really need to show that we know what we are doing.
i would personally send emails to all the arts publishers. its an idustry that i'm interested in and would possibly be able to give as briefs such as designing a book.

amazing blog thanks for it!

thats it for now

Inspiration Blog Post Spot...

Hello everyone,

I was just on Design Observer and there are some great writings and inspiration there. Go to http://www.designobserver.com/archives/cat_graphic_design.html there is a piece on Alan Fletcher and the 2012 Olympic Logo.

This might be a good place to share inspiring websites, images, texts etc.

Seeking a Brief

Can everyone post their ideas for a logo and group name by next wednesday or thursday if possible? As once we're decided we can then email different clients in london. I was talking with Louise last night and we thought it would be a good idea to cross reference the clients we would like to email and then delegate between us so we have a fair work load and we're keeping it a bit organised etc etc!!

Cheers, char x

logo rough visual

yo
i got really excited by using the dumb language alphabet to write the name.
http://www.boltcomics.com/artwork/design/HandsClose.jpg
here is the whole alphabet.

i like it cause it could be used as a stop frame animation as well. waiting for your feedback! graphics are dumb no voice needed

ps between the i and the n there is a litttle bit of my blood. cut my Finger- idiot

Getting Started

Hey Guys,

Just a starting post to get it all going with this project...

I'm sure you're all aware that we dont have a whole lot of time left to get started and to email people to get a brief... before that i think we need to sort out a group name and logo so that we'll look more official etc.

Post ideas, designs, inspiration etc asap!! :)

Love char