The first CB meeting - What happened
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Adam
Nov 25, 2009, 3:46:36 PM11/25/09
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Hi all! Finally a round up of what happened at the first CB meeting!
After attending the excellent Glug event organized by Agency Crush -
http://www.meetup.com/glugbrighton/ - on the previous Friday night I
was slightly concerned that people would be unlikely to show up on a
windy Monday evening for an evening that promised no free booze or
djs. This concern was soon put to rest when I got to the Victory and
found that I wasn't even the first one there. A handful of us took
seats upstairs and started the introductions with more new faces
appearing in quick succession.
Everyone was chatting happily away and it was apparent that there was
a good variety of disciplines represented including: Print, packaging
and web design, illustration, web development, prop design and iPhone
app design
It was very gratifying to see that, as this group has shown, there's a
need for this kind of gathered community and, acting on an idea
suggested by my gf, I handed out a bunch of post-its for people to
write down what they'd like to get out of whatever Create Brighton
becomes. What was written down and then stuck to the walls is as
follows:
"Looking for another retail packaging designer.. or textile designer.
A print artworker too?"
"Network of people to:
- Bounce ideas off
- Pass work to/from
- Share cool websites, promotions etc.
- Get feedback on work
- Get pissed with"
"Meet people who need help with accounts and tax and want to save
money!"
"I'm starting out in Freelance work, so I'm looking for any useful
tips and advice on how to make it!"
"Someone to talk to about work who isn't my wife"
"I have come to meet people who need to employ a freelance graphic
designer and to get advice on how to be successful as a graphic
designer"
"Erm... Perhaps a group to share / begin projects - maybe exhibit!?"
"Meet & talk to a designer in person. Learn new stuff (maybe adding
presentations to meetings). Communicate online"
"I have no idea"
"I'm not sure what I'm looking for from this group. Just to say hello
to some fellows really. Sorry, I know that not very useful"
So, a bunch of different reason for people showing up which was
encouraging I thought. The general consensus was that getting together
was a really good idea and that we should make plans for another one
and have them at regular intervals - Would you be interested in
another meet up before Christmas? Perhaps I should send another
message about that...
I proposed that something that would be useful to me would be a
private forum where we could discuss work or whatever without fear of
client oversight and that seemed to be received well. I also suggested
that a publicly accessible showcase website along the lines of
http://www.notcot.org would be great to show off the broad variety of
creativity happening in and around Brighton and that provoked an
interesting conversation that seemed to be full of interesting
potential if the idea can be formalised and a plan made. Tim Jameson
from Twill - www.twillmedia.co.uk - highlighted a need to consider the
idea from a client-looking-for-a-resource perspective and Tom Hamilton
from Sussex University's Centre of Excellence - www,inqbate.co.uk -
seemed to think that the idea had legs as well as being potentially
interesting to some of Brighton's most prominent agencies and the
Council. Exciting stuff indeed.
Plenty more was discussed and it would be great if others who attended
could add their thoughts about what happened.
To all those who couldn't make it you were missed and it will be great
to welcome you along next time we get together. This could definitely
be the start of something interesting.
Adam
After attending the excellent Glug event organized by Agency Crush -
http://www.meetup.com/glugbrighton/ - on the previous Friday night I
was slightly concerned that people would be unlikely to show up on a
windy Monday evening for an evening that promised no free booze or
djs. This concern was soon put to rest when I got to the Victory and
found that I wasn't even the first one there. A handful of us took
seats upstairs and started the introductions with more new faces
appearing in quick succession.
Everyone was chatting happily away and it was apparent that there was
a good variety of disciplines represented including: Print, packaging
and web design, illustration, web development, prop design and iPhone
app design
It was very gratifying to see that, as this group has shown, there's a
need for this kind of gathered community and, acting on an idea
suggested by my gf, I handed out a bunch of post-its for people to
write down what they'd like to get out of whatever Create Brighton
becomes. What was written down and then stuck to the walls is as
follows:
"Looking for another retail packaging designer.. or textile designer.
A print artworker too?"
"Network of people to:
- Bounce ideas off
- Pass work to/from
- Share cool websites, promotions etc.
- Get feedback on work
- Get pissed with"
"Meet people who need help with accounts and tax and want to save
money!"
"I'm starting out in Freelance work, so I'm looking for any useful
tips and advice on how to make it!"
"Someone to talk to about work who isn't my wife"
"I have come to meet people who need to employ a freelance graphic
designer and to get advice on how to be successful as a graphic
designer"
"Erm... Perhaps a group to share / begin projects - maybe exhibit!?"
"Meet & talk to a designer in person. Learn new stuff (maybe adding
presentations to meetings). Communicate online"
"I have no idea"
"I'm not sure what I'm looking for from this group. Just to say hello
to some fellows really. Sorry, I know that not very useful"
So, a bunch of different reason for people showing up which was
encouraging I thought. The general consensus was that getting together
was a really good idea and that we should make plans for another one
and have them at regular intervals - Would you be interested in
another meet up before Christmas? Perhaps I should send another
message about that...
I proposed that something that would be useful to me would be a
private forum where we could discuss work or whatever without fear of
client oversight and that seemed to be received well. I also suggested
that a publicly accessible showcase website along the lines of
http://www.notcot.org would be great to show off the broad variety of
creativity happening in and around Brighton and that provoked an
interesting conversation that seemed to be full of interesting
potential if the idea can be formalised and a plan made. Tim Jameson
from Twill - www.twillmedia.co.uk - highlighted a need to consider the
idea from a client-looking-for-a-resource perspective and Tom Hamilton
from Sussex University's Centre of Excellence - www,inqbate.co.uk -
seemed to think that the idea had legs as well as being potentially
interesting to some of Brighton's most prominent agencies and the
Council. Exciting stuff indeed.
Plenty more was discussed and it would be great if others who attended
could add their thoughts about what happened.
To all those who couldn't make it you were missed and it will be great
to welcome you along next time we get together. This could definitely
be the start of something interesting.
Adam
Mr. Miles J C Cheverton
Nov 26, 2009, 8:03:33 AM11/26/09
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Hello all,
Slightly shameless plug here but I talked to loads of you last week at the meet up about my wife's shop that was just about to go live, fortunately only a few days late it's now properly live with all the stock.
If you fancy anything I've negotiated a 20% discount for you all, just use 'createlaunch' at the checkout to get 20% off, free postage all included, ideal for Christmas ;)
Of course the site was designed and built by me so if you're looking for a web designer / developer I can also help there.
Hope to see you all at the next meeting.
cheers
Miles
Slightly shameless plug here but I talked to loads of you last week at the meet up about my wife's shop that was just about to go live, fortunately only a few days late it's now properly live with all the stock.
If you fancy anything I've negotiated a 20% discount for you all, just use 'createlaunch' at the checkout to get 20% off, free postage all included, ideal for Christmas ;)
Of course the site was designed and built by me so if you're looking for a web designer / developer I can also help there.
Hope to see you all at the next meeting.
cheers
Miles
Mr. Miles J C Cheverton
Nov 26, 2009, 8:13:22 AM11/26/09
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Hi Adam - I had a great time at the first meeting, definitely something I'd be up for doing again.
Miles Cheverton
A private forum of some kind sounds good - I do always worry that if I ever sound off about some client being a damned fool they'll just end up reading it .....
A public showcase would also be a great resource for people, I've seen the Farm ( www.brightonfarm.com ) site has a similar sort of thing. I'd really appreciate the chance of getting my work out there and seen by people on maybe a more equal footing with the larger agencies than I can at the moment.
Cheers all
Miles
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DAMIEN SOSKIN
Nov 26, 2009, 9:01:32 AM11/26/09
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I agree with all that's been said. It was real nice to meet with you
guys last week.
Defo up for meeting again sometime soon and the forum is a cracking
idea (open and closed as discussed).
Also I don't think anybody should be ashamed to plug their work.
(Miles...Nice site dude).
Peace peeps
Damien
guys last week.
Defo up for meeting again sometime soon and the forum is a cracking
idea (open and closed as discussed).
Also I don't think anybody should be ashamed to plug their work.
(Miles...Nice site dude).
Peace peeps
Damien
Charis
Nov 27, 2009, 11:21:59 AM11/27/09
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Hello everyone
A big thanks to Adam, for putting together this group and making it
hapen.
I had a great time at the first CB meeting and I'm up for the next
one.
On another note (well quite the same) I thought I'd share with you
that FlashBrighton ( http://flashbrighton.org/ ) and BANG (
http://brightonanimators.ning.com/ ) are having their seasonal
celebrations at The King & Queen.
Tickets are free but limited to 90 places, so if you're up for it, be
quick. :)
More info here : http://bigscreenbonanza09.eventbrite.com/
Charis
A big thanks to Adam, for putting together this group and making it
hapen.
I had a great time at the first CB meeting and I'm up for the next
one.
On another note (well quite the same) I thought I'd share with you
that FlashBrighton ( http://flashbrighton.org/ ) and BANG (
http://brightonanimators.ning.com/ ) are having their seasonal
celebrations at The King & Queen.
Tickets are free but limited to 90 places, so if you're up for it, be
quick. :)
More info here : http://bigscreenbonanza09.eventbrite.com/
Charis
mia brignull
Nov 28, 2009, 1:16:12 PM11/28/09
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Hi Adam,
Sorry I did not make the last meet-up...when is the next one?
Cheers,
Mia
On Nov 25, 8:46 pm, Adam <kem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all! Finally a round up of what happened at the first CB meeting!
>
> After attending the excellent Glug event organized by Agency Crush -http://www.meetup.com/glugbrighton/- on the previous Friday night I
> that a publicly accessible showcase website along the lines ofhttp://www.notcot.orgwould be great to show off the broad variety of
Sorry I did not make the last meet-up...when is the next one?
Cheers,
Mia
On Nov 25, 8:46 pm, Adam <kem...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all! Finally a round up of what happened at the first CB meeting!
>
> creativity happening in and around Brighton and that provoked an
> interesting conversation that seemed to be full of interesting
> potential if the idea can be formalised and a plan made. Tim Jameson
> from Twill -www.twillmedia.co.uk- highlighted a need to consider the
> interesting conversation that seemed to be full of interesting
> potential if the idea can be formalised and a plan made. Tim Jameson
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