electric angel /design for life

a different view – read all about it!

stacks of newspaper style brochures are popping up all over yorkshire. it can only mean one thing – it’s almost time for this year’s coastival.

‘coastival – a different view’ takes place on 16th february with an emphasis on the visual. expect a mix of wonderful stuff for all ages from spectacular projection and holographic club visuals through to intimate artworks in unusual venues. that’s a lot of stuff packed into one day (60 events – 54 of them completely free) so pick up a brochure with the pull-out listings to navigate your way through. they’re available from tourist info and cultural venues across scarborough and further afield.

as befits a visual experience and coastival’s nature to always re-invent itself, we designed this years brochure in this newspaper format allowing space to talk about the events and give a glimpse of some of the experiences on offer. festival organisers -create arts development- also called on our way with words again to name this year’s coastival.

we’re also cooking up a little something ourselves for saturday evening, more about that nearer the time…
www.coastival.com

it’s all about U

charlotte and i spent monday of this week putting large letter U’s around johnson fold housing estate in bolton. it’s a commission by bolton at home to tie in with the official opening of a new UCAN centre on the estate. UCAN centres are situated in areas defined as having specific needs to act as a catalyst for changes the residents feel are needed – as a community or in their own lives.

we took themes from a week of activities at the centre to create 5 colour-coded trails that run across the estate fixed to railings, street signs, trees and lamposts, each finishing at the centre. our ideas were refined during a wander around johnson fold with some of the centre staff and we roped in regular collaborator lizi patch to help out with writing a limerick and some dialogue for two of the trails.

you can follow the U’s to cook up a tasty healthy curry recipe, eavesdrop on a conversation, read a limerick, follow cryptic clues around the streets or work out how many calories you’ve burned on your journey. the trails are all 5 or 6 letters long resulting in about 40 letter U’s to be discovered.

coastival’s rather splendid day out

coastival returns, and a year earlier than expected with a one-day event – their rather splendid day out.

due to public demand, coastival’s buxom seaside postcard mascot – christened glady’s – also returns to entice you to the UK’s first seaside resort for an out-of-season day of drama, laughs and good grooves for all ages. tickets are already sold out for some events so head straight to www.coastival.com for yours.

images are from our flyer design featuring a die-cut cover, hand-drawn logo and some cheeky seafront-inspired typography.