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Tricky - www.trickybusiness.co.uk
Tricky provides a catalyst of energy, ideas and creative solutions to help clients accelerate their brands across new technologies. He has creatively managed projects for businesses in New York, London and Sydney, and has worked with Disney, Sony Playstation, Reuters, Microsoft and Warner Bros.
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:03:50 Z
Upcoming events...
...I'll be presenting at:
- Web DD, Reading, (Saturday 18th April)
- NextGen User Group, Cambridge, (Tuesday 21st April)
- Silverlight Usergroup, London, (May)
I'm hoping to include some Blend 3 / Sketchflow demos for those of you who are particularly interested in the 'sketching/ prototyping' story.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:46:51 Z
Virtual Ruck Sack
I generally refrain from using this blog as a platform for blatant self promotion and product launches, but given that you don’t meet a 'Lord Mayor' every day, and that this project is for such a fantastic cause, here goes...
We have been working with AWS and Microsoft to create The Virtual Rucksack for St Basils. A product which has been designed to enable anybody who needs a convenient, safe and secure online storage facility to keep important personal information and documents. When the trial is complete VR will be available and free to anyone who logs on at www.urvr.net.
The Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Lady Mayoress said:-
“Birmingham has long been the City of ideas. I am glad to say that this is just one of the most recent. The idea of a safe and secure place to store vital information on-line isn’t in itself new. Putting all those things into one package in one place is. The first idea was that it would be invaluable to clients of St Basils, young people who may have chaotic lifestyles and may move from place to place. Having won the Microsoft IT Design Award with that in mind, it has been developed even more and many more potential uses have become obvious. Today we celebrate the end of the development and the beginning of the ‘Live‘ trials. Success is built on new ideas and we are here to launch another idea that bears the label ‘made in Birmingham’.”
Following the Lord Mayor’s speech, Richard Anscombe Commercial Director at AWS presented 'The Virtual Rucksack' by giving a live demonstration of the product, showing just how simple but powerful it actually is.
After the launch guests were invited to try out The Virtual Rucksack for themselves, giving them a chance to register and play with the site.
The Virtual Rucksack is an innovative idea inspired by working with young people who were homeless in Birmingham and London and was conceived by Steve Rainbow, St Basils fundraising officer.
Steve says:
“It is such a simple idea. Your very own Virtual Rucksack, which unlike a phone or computer, cannot be stolen, lost or broken and it’s always ready when you are. You are the only person who can put things into it, take things out of it and actually look at it. You can keep information about your previous addresses, job searches, medication lists, contacts, and documents that you may need such as CV’s, which you can choose to share with others as you see fit. Anyone can use it!”
“Thanks to everyone who has backed the development of the Virtual Rucksack, James Elliot from BMG Management, Microsoft, Active Web Solutions (AWS), Tricky Business and Digital Birmingham”
We are calling for your help in the final stages to prove the benefits of the VR. Anyone who wishes to join the trial should contact Steve at St Basils, steve.rainbow@stbasils.org.uk or tel: 0121-772-9614, and you will be sent your own personal trial web address. Use it as a virtual office or to plan your holiday and keep the relevant information that you need in the Virtual Rucksack. The trial lasts for two months and we will email you for your feedback before going live to the general public.
For further information about St Basils go to www.stbasils.org.uk
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Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:38 Z
Screenedit Sessions, (Posted by Cassie Smith)
Thursday the 10th July marked an important and exciting date for Screenedit, as it was the launch of their very first usergroup, Screenedit Sessions. The event was hosted at the Birkbeck Cinema in Euston, which proved to be the perfect venue for the intimate affair. The exterior of the recently refurbished building, offers no clues as to what can be found inside - a vibrant multicoloured ensemble of angled rooms and corridors, and a luxury 70-seater cinema.
Screenedit had an overwhelming response to the event which meant they had to close registration early but also meant the cinema was happily full. The ‘Xbox Lounge’ was buzzing from the word go, and a great place to grab a free beer and catch up with some familiar faces from the interactive scene including Jon Davey, who kindly raffled a ticket for ‘Flash on the Beach 2008’.
It was great to hear two influential design agencies speaking about their recent experiences and the All of Us team kicked off the night with some exciting projects.
After a short break and some more (very welcome) free beer, Brendan Dawes rounded off the evening with another of his amazingly inspiring showcases. He included both personal and professional projects whilst constantly promoting the philosophy ‘just do it (whatever you love to do), and get it out there – you never know what will happen’.
A great example of how this philosophy works is his personal project, Cinema Redux. Brendan explained how, for fun, he wanted to reduce a whole film down to one single image by capturing a frame every second throughout the film and displaying this as an 8x6 pixel image in rows of 60. Unexpected and intriguing information began to appear within the images. Check out the result on his website www.brendandawes.com.
Soon after Brendan ‘got his work out there’ via his website, he was contacted by MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, New York) and invited to show his piece in the exhibition ‘Design and the Elastic Mind’. After promptly accepting the invitation, he was then asked if he could send them an 18 foot high file of his work – and he hopped on a plane to New York to view his work, in all its 18 foot glory, with thousands of other exhibition go-ers. Pretty good going for someone who got an E in art at school!
Brendan kindly shared with us one of the starting points to his career which was a website design for 18-30’s Holidays. It was a great example of how, you do, you learn, and then you (hopefully) do better. Well Brendan did, and his next design www.saulbass.tv exemplifies how he learnt to consider the people who would be visiting the site, or, the user experience.
Ten years later and he is now Creative Director for the Manchester based design agency magneticNorth, as well as being an author, public speaker, artist and non-stop experimenter! All of Brendan Dawes’ projects can either be found on the magneticNorth website, or www.brandandawes.com, and its well worth having a look – it’s definitely an experience! Also check out www.makeamixa.com, and Brendan recommends www.photojojo.com for a fun way to enjoy your old photographs.
The evening came to a close with the raffling of a Wacom tablet, Flash on the Beach 2008 ticket, and an Xbox360. Oh, and of course a few more beers! And thanks to Ben and Tricky from Tricky Business, who hosted the event, it was a fantastic evening.
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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:22:49 Z
July 10th Sessions agenda...
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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:39:36 Z
Screenedit Sessions: Venue photos...
The July 10th 'Sessions' event is now almost full! Sign-up today to guarantee your seat! We've been making final arrangements at the venue and are v.excited to share these photos with you.
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