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BDF2013 ANIMATED STING READY FOR DOWNLOAD

Tom Bailey — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:41:20 +0000

One of the biggest challenges for Brighton Digital Festival is raising awareness of all the fantastic things which happen in September, on what can only be described as a modest marketing budget. So when the clever folk at Persistent Peril offered to make an animated sting as their offer to this years festival, we were absolutely thrilled. Drawing on the new logo designed by Bryan Kidd, they’ve produced a lovely animation which we think will really help get BDF into peoples consciousness, and drive them to the festival website and the event programme.

A huge BDF thank you guys !

The challenge now is to get this out there, and I’d urge anyone with fixed screens, projection as part of their events, film screenings and ANY screen access to please download a copy of the sting, and use it in the lead up and throughout September. The download links (along with some other marketing bits and bobs) can be found on the Organisers Page.

For our part, we’re thrilled to announce that the sting will be shown throughout the day on the big screen on the side of Community Base on Queens Road from 20th August to 8th Sept, which has been made possible by the generous support of Maxx Media who operate the screen. Look out for it!

If you want to see more of what Persistent Peril do in person, they are taking part in the CDIT Open Studio programme. Full details and dates will be announced w/b 12th August so check back then and track #BDFopenstudios for more info.

Please get in touch if you need help with the video file via: [email protected].

Here’s to spreading the word….

Tom

@bomtailey

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BDF design assets & printing discount

Tom Bailey — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:23:24 +0000

When the logo and look of Brighton Digital Festival was overhauled earlier this year, one of the main objectives was to create a more open and accessible looking presence. This was in-line with our overall aims of attracting and inviting a larger and more diverse audience to check out the fantastic things which happen throughout September.

…it seems a natural extension to make some of those design assets available to event organisers, who might want to draw on them for the marketing and promotional material for their own events.

In keeping with the community-led ethos of the festival, designer Bryan Kidd opened up the process through both the research and the design process itself, which he presented at a town hall meeting in May, and on his BLOG.

Now that September is fast approaching and event planning is well underway, it seems a natural extension to make some of those design assets available to event organisers, who might want to draw on them for the marketing and promotional material for their own events.

Of course, for many organisers this won’t be relevant or appropriate for their event. No worries.

However the hope is that, for some, it may offer a useful set of materials which can be used as a starting point for their own event marketing. We also hope that it might mean more materials out there with a coherent visual identity (alongside the Festival Guide, video sting, website, posters etc), which will contribute to the overall level of awareness of the festival across the City – which is a benefit to everyone.

Please click on the pack here to have a look:

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Printing:

For Organisers planning on printing, I also wanted to share this voucher which offers a 10% discount on both print and design services for BDF organisers from 4 Print & Design.

With thanks to them.

Tom Bailey is Brighton Digital Festival Manager. @bomtailey

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Creative, Digital & IT Open Studios 2013: Call for participants

Tom Bailey — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:14 +0000

For 5 days this September, Brighton based Wired Sussex member companies are invited to open their doors as part of Creative, Digital & IT Open Studios week.

Whether you’re a small agency, just starting out or a large organisation that’s well established, we’d like you to take part!

What is CDIT Open Studios?

It’s a week-long event whereby Wired Sussex member companies can hold their own event under the umbrella of Wired Sussex CDIT Open Studios week as part of Brighton Digital Festival 2013.

CDIT Open Studios provides a unique opportunity for the public, students, recent graduates and peers to find out what goes on behind the scenes at some of Brighton’s most innovative creative, digital & IT companies.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase what you can do through offering taster workshops or training sessions; look for potential employees using recruitment exercises; share knowledge and ideas within the creative, digital and technology community or even collaborate with other members and run a joint event!

When is it?

CDIT Open Studios 2013 will be taking place from Monday 23 September – Friday 27 September 2013

What do I get out of it?

Great way to make contact with others in the industry, sharing knowledge & ideas
A chance to meet potential recruits, graduates & students
Opportunity to collaborate with others
Make new friends in the creative, digital & tech sectors
Be a part of Brighton Digital Festival 2013!

It’s free and easy to take part, so get involved and lets show what you can do!

Want to take part or find out more?

If you are interested in taking part in CDIT Open Studios week and would like an information pack including guidelines, top tips on running an Open Studio event and event submission deadlines, please email [email protected].

What happened last year?

Last year saw some fantastic events from 20 companies and this year we want to make the event even bigger & better!

You can see who else took part last year and find out the kind of events that took place here

And of course, if you have any questions please feel free to get in touch.

Join in or follow the conversation on this year’s CDIT Open Studios week at #BDFOpenStudios

Thanks!

Laura

Events Manager, Wired Sussex

Tel: 01273 692888

E: [email protected]

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If You Make It, They Will Come

Tom Bailey — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:13 +0000

Calling Makers of All Varieties to Brighton Mini Maker Faire 2013

Yes, it’s that time of year again: The third annual Brighton Mini Maker Faire is on the horizon and we’re on the lookout for makers of every sort to help us create an even more mind-blowingly eclectic, enlightening and awe-inspiring event. If you think this could be you, read on…

Last year over 7,000 people of all ages came to Brighton’s Corn Exchange to experience a vast range of makers showing off their skills and projects, at one of the biggest Maker Faires in the country. You can read more about exactly what happened by listening to last year’s live podcasts or watching the official video.

Because it was so popular, we’ve decided to extend the event over two days this year, and will be running even more in-depth workshops and talks, so that our visitors can get more involved, learn more skills and have an even more memorable and rewarding time.

We’re looking for Makers, Educational Facilitators and other volunteers for this year’s event on 7th & 8th September.

Whether you want to show off a project, teach skills to others, run a workshop or just help out, we’d love to hear from you. A ‘Maker’ can be anyone who makes things and wants to share it with others. This could include…

…and any other type of making you can think of!

Interested? You can apply to be a maker at http://www.makerfairebrighton.com/makers-2013/ between 13th May and 7th June.

Other volunteers and educators who’d like to be involved should get in touch here: http://www.makerfairebrighton.com/volunteer/

If you’re reading this and aren’t a maker, but know people who are, please help us connect with them by forwarding this post to them, or connecting us to them via Twitter (we’re @MakerFaireBTN).

And if you still need convincing, here’s what others have said about Brighton Mini Maker Faire:

“The event was incredible fun…I have never manned such a busy stall, talked to so many people or got so much positive feedback about what I was doing.”

Emily Wright, maker

“Seeing kids faces light up as they learn to make stuff is just fantastic, especially when they then want to do more”

Neil Ford, volunteer

“Brighton Mini Maker Faire is wonderful. Literally full of wonders.”

Kerry Turner, visitor

Andrew Sleigh is one of the co-founders and project lead for Brighton Mini Maker Faire. Full blog post can be read here @andrewsleigh

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Hello world, as they say

Tom Bailey — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:53:31 +0000

Hello, this is a very quick post to launch the new BLOG function on the Brighton Digital Festival 2013 website.

This release marks the start of a series of updates for the site as we move towards the festival in September. Over this time the site will transform from a resource focused on BDF organisers, to a full programme listing for everyone wondering what’s happening over the jam-packed festival month.

Our hope is that this blog will serve as an open method of communication across the festivals audiences and organisers, and it is VERY MUCH open to a selection of posts and authors.

If you have a blog post you’d like to make via this blog please get in touch: [email protected]

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