On the glug manchester website they state "We are a fan of storytelling and sharing, seeing ideas come to life, viewing successful projects and hearing about first jobs that paved a career. For this reason we bring to you great speakers who are willing to share their experiences" and this was certainly the case.
while i was at the meetup there were 4 presentation talks lead by 4 different designers within the creative industry.
Matt Geeling - Head of Motion at Fuzzy Duck was the first speaker, his presentation discussed how he approached the placement of work and considering how it is to be viewed by an audience when projected in various surroundings such as when he was explaining how his studio made work for the likes of history museums and instalments. And it was interesting to hear how he approached some of the projects he has been working on, how long some of them took and the environment in which he works in a fuzzy duck with regards to the creative playful approaches to how they come up with ideas for project ideas,such as the magic mirror that used face mapping technology to make people turn into mice in the reflection and the movements of the viewers face was copied by the characterised mouse on the screen.
Image of the mirror in its exhibition for Tatton Park, families scare fest around the haunted Old Hall for Halloween. Children had to find all the ingredients for Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker from Roald Dahl’s, The Witches.
Projection pice instalment that works with its environment without taking away from the architecture and to draw peoples attention to the features whilst still providing interesting and informative information through the animation, which the style of the building and time period is also reflected through.
The Churches ConservationTrust (CCT) is the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. CCT have saved over 340 buildings which attract almost two million visitors a year. Their unique collection of English parish churches includes irreplaceable examples of architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of history.
Keen to increase visitor footfall CCT wanted to reinterpret the way that the churches use their incredible spaces in order to engage with existing and new audiences.
The next speaker to give a presentation at the event was Anna Mullin who is an art director and graphic designer at sneaky raccoon.
She explained that Sneaky raccoon is her artist name which she promotes herself to clients as. She specialises in freelance graphic illustration and design, bespoke typography and unique characters.
The title of her presentation was love yourself. She spoke about how important it is to do and make work that you love and how it can shape your career along the way she said that it is not about ego but about trusting your inner design instincts and own self.
She spoke about how she built up her client list by building up her reputation and taking on any jobs that came her way no matter how big or small and made herself work long hours in order to do all these jobs, however she mentioned that it is important to find a balance between how much work you are taking on and what is reasonable and still staying within the boundaries of your own personal health limits as well. She said that obviously it is good when you are trying to build up your reputation to take on as many jobs as you can but don't let this overwhelm you or compromise the personal standards of how you want to be working.
She explained that after doing work wwf that her brand became more popular and she started finding more self love for her work and feeling less of the pressure of constantly trying to impress people and feeling that her work is not good enough. She said that there is always going to be someone that you think is better than you but don't ever compromise or underestimate how good your work is or how there are other people that want your unique style as it is desirable to people in its own ways, developing a style is also good for this.
The next speaker was Aymi Duignan. She is a freelance artist who's profession is focused largely on illustration and fine art. The direction of her prevention was to explain her path into becoming a successful artist through the means of social media and how largely it can impact and kick start and artists career and that is should most defiantly be utilised by any aspiring artists as it can give light to opportunities that have not been present in the past.
She explained how she is a big fan of world famous pop artist Rihanna. and would frequently draw her and make pieces of art based around her and on top of this would tag and tweet her in the posts she made displaying her work. She said eventually Rhianna ended up retweeting one of her posts saying how much she loved the piece and she ended up getting in touch with her and actually taking one of her paintings to her concert and gave it to her. She explained that after getting this kind of attention on social media she became recognised and was able to get more commissions for other famous artists.
The next speaker was Aymi Duignan. She is a freelance artist who's profession is focused largely on illustration and fine art. The direction of her prevention was to explain her path into becoming a successful artist through the means of social media and how largely it can impact and kick start and artists career and that is should most defiantly be utilised by any aspiring artists as it can give light to opportunities that have not been present in the past.
She explained how she is a big fan of world famous pop artist Rihanna. and would frequently draw her and make pieces of art based around her and on top of this would tag and tweet her in the posts she made displaying her work. She said eventually Rhianna ended up retweeting one of her posts saying how much she loved the piece and she ended up getting in touch with her and actually taking one of her paintings to her concert and gave it to her. She explained that after getting this kind of attention on social media she became recognised and was able to get more commissions for other famous artists.
This is obviously an incredible fortunate unfolding of events for an artists however it just shows how the possibilities with social media can lead to even recognition as large and rewarding as this.
The Final person to give a presentation at this event was James Oconnell, who is a Manchester, UK based creative who has a passion for bringing a smile to people's minds through the use of visual media. There's a need for colour and lines in the world, whether it's to bring a smile to the mind or a sense of warm in giving. His distinctive illustrations set the tone for his talk including touching upon staying true to who you want to be and not even letting the big brands change the style that you have adopted through fear.
At the end of the event he was also giving away some of his prints for free, in which i chose an adventure time print he had made and stylised to meet and show his unique style through. I thought this was also i nice touch for the event. And again this gives the option to approach designers and get talking.
As a result of attending this event i was able to arrange portfolio crib meet up with two different designers so i think it is defiantly a useful means for me to progress my self with within the industry and to get known. i will keep up to date with future events similar to this and will try and make it regular thing.
The Final person to give a presentation at this event was James Oconnell, who is a Manchester, UK based creative who has a passion for bringing a smile to people's minds through the use of visual media. There's a need for colour and lines in the world, whether it's to bring a smile to the mind or a sense of warm in giving. His distinctive illustrations set the tone for his talk including touching upon staying true to who you want to be and not even letting the big brands change the style that you have adopted through fear.
As a result of attending this event i was able to arrange portfolio crib meet up with two different designers so i think it is defiantly a useful means for me to progress my self with within the industry and to get known. i will keep up to date with future events similar to this and will try and make it regular thing.
