Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 1

Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 1

manifesto We ve been brought up in a world where we work to live. A world of disliking our day to day activities in order to afford a space where we re happy, yet when we come home we re too tired and deflated to enjoy it. A world of drowning ourselves in loathesome tasks and deadlines to pay off a mortgage. A world where we wait for our lives to start at the age of 65 Not anymore. We imagine a world where we can make a living on the move. We don t dislike work - we love work. But we love the work that we love doing, and for us this isn t work. This is life. This making a living, not carving a career. This is feeding our minds and souls with possibilities and opportunities and identifying problems that cause others grief, and creating ways to solve them. This is not only making our lives better, but it is making others too. This is helping those who too share our ambition, but don t have the skills to visualise their creation to an audience. This is creating a reality from possibilities for those who share our values and lifestyle. Yet if you don t sleep in a school bus, horsebox or hammock then we still want you to jump on board. Passion for life and a better purpose is all we ask. To make a change. The wheels of change are in motion. This is our journey of positive change. May we meet you on the way. Nomadic Design for Change Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 2

brief Encourage tourists to be more appreciative of locals in Cornwall who live all year round in the places tourists holiday in by encouraging tourists to appreciate local talent and to stop dropping rubbish. insight We produce three times the amount of waste on holiday than we do at home. Cornwall for many is a holiday destination where people flock to throughout the year, especially at peak times such as school/public holidays etc. Unfortunately, many tourists underappreciate their surroundings, purchasing single-use products and discarding them on our beaches and in our countryside which in turn harms the widlife in the environment. solution The Festival of Rubbish Ideas aims to raise awareness of mass amounts of plastic pollution in our environment. Local Cornish artists join together and create exhibits out of the rubbish collected on Cornish beaches using whatever medium they desire in order to find solutions to excess waste. By using as many creative minds and imaginations as possible, the festival aims to fly in the face of our throwaway society and encourage people to live more sustainably. The ambition for the festival is that is will be held every year, with each year s exhibits made out of the rubbish collected at the end of the last holiday season. The festival will be available to visit for a large portion of the holiday season, enabling as many tourists as possible to visit its attractions and view the extent of the problem, therefore being encouraged to produce less waste during their holiday. The aim is that, as amounts of waste on the beaches decrease, the number of exhibits able to be created decreases also, meaning that in x number of years the festival cannot be held due to lack of rubbish. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 3

TREETOP SEMINAR FALMOUTH CAMPUS 20TH APRIL 11.00AM - 4.00PM The Festival of Rubbish Ideas is an exhibition celebrating local Cornish artists collectively targeting the problem of mass amounts of plastic in our oceans and on our beaches. The Festival of Rubbish Ideas aims to raise awareness of mass amounts of plastic pollution in our environment. Local Cornish artists are joining together and creating exhibits out of the rubbish collected on our beaches using whatever medium they desire in order to find solutions to excess waste. By using as many creative minds and imaginations as possible, the festival aims to fly in the face of our throwaway society and encourage people to live more sustainably. WITH AN UPCYCLING WORKSHOP BY LYNNE SPEAKE 1.00PM Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 4

nurdle earrings One exhibit we made was made out of the tiny pieces of plastic called nurdles that can be found over almost every single beach. Nurdles are the pieces of plastic used in the production process that make up plastic products that are sold in shops. They are melted down and formed into new larger shapes that form our plastic products. Unfortunately in the production process many of these microplastics are lost in transportation, spilled over when transferred from one location to another. Having carried out a number of beach clean during this project, it became apparent to us just how drastic this problem is. A beautiful Cornish beach can appear clean and clear from plastic debris and rubbish, however it is only when one looks along the water tide lines that you can see the full extent of the problem. Hundreds and thousands of tiny plastic pellets litter these lines, covered in scum and lie amongst other microplastics that have broken down to be invisible when standing up but once belonged to larger plastic objects. This was one of the most overwhelming discoveries uncovered during this project and for our exhibit we created a pair of earrings fashioned from these nurdles. By doing this we created something new and valuable out of something that is otherwise worthless and would be very difficult to funnel back into the production process that it was initially destined for. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 5

a blank canvas The second exhibition we created was formed from a Stand Up Paddleboard paddle that had been damaged during a storm and now could no longer be used within the commercial business it belonged to due to its minor damage. The ideas we had for this ranged between upcycling it and repairing it for use again, or using it in combination with another exhibit, however as with the nurdle earrings we used our own talents to create something out of rubbish. The shape and nature of the paddle captured a lot of attention due its contrast with other exhibits sizes. We painted the entire paddle white with paint we had leftover from another project, not buying any new materials to create it, as was the theme throughout our other exhibits. The white paddle now represented a blank canvas, illustrating how old broken objects can be blank canvases for new projects and new products. The new texture to the service alone made the paddle seem and feel like something to take care of and cherish. It seemed heavier, more fragile, when actually it is really the exact same paddle that was found on a beach and had been tossed around by many previous users. This indicated how successful upcycling can be in repurposing old items and giving the worthless objects value. We then hand lettered shocking facts about plastic pollution all over the paddle ensuring a deeper appeal, encouraging the viewer to read the words written upon the paddle and learn more about the issue at hand, therefore raising more awareness of it. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 6

yum. This installation made use of the wide variety of microplastics that I discovered on my beach cleans. Simply, it raises the question of what is actually in our oceans, and what humans and marine life consume as a result of it. Many fish are consuming tiny particles of plastic with every gulp of water and are mistaking plastic for food. One plastic bag can kill many animals off since it is consumed, kills the animal as it cannot be broken down, then still remains even after the corpse has decomposed, actually escaping and being released back into the oceans only to kill yet another animal. We ourselves can be eating plastic particles in our seafood and can wash in plastic particles that are apparent in our shower and bath water. This exhibit raised this by simply being in the container of a wine glass - as a human, would you like to drink this? No, yet our marine life are unknowingly subjected to it every second. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 7

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Scott Finch Repurposed wetsuits Scott Finch usually works with leather and other hardwearing materials however the exhibition gave him a new material to experiment with and he produced some prototypes of products that could be made out of repurposed wetsuits. These particular wetsuits were old RNLI lifeguard kit and these photos have since been sent to the RNLI s innovation team who are very interested in creating products such as these to reduce waste. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 9

Craig Finch Plastic cord Throughout the festival Craig was running demonstrations of how to make extremely strong cord out of plastic bags. He found that by twisting and pulling plastic bags rapidly, the heat generated from friction bonded the plastic together, producing very strong cord from old plastic bags which are very useful for everyday use or even survival situations. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 10

Craig Finch Seafood This fish is made out 100% plastic bags and waste found on our Cornish beaches. It creates the visual image of what our marine life is facing and what their bodies are absorbing. The plastic in the mouth highlights this point. From a human point of view, there is of course the worry that much of the seafood we eat actually contians large amounts of plastic particles which we then consume. This exhibit was hand crafted by Craig Finch. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 11

Hannah Pearce Various Hannah Pearace orchestrated this part of the exhibition in that she asked children that she works with to create artwork out of beach rubbish. This produced some charming but really interesting pieces due to the children s imaginations and what they immediately saw could be created out of the pieces of rubbish. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 12

the workshop During the afternoon of the workshop one of our artists, Lynne Speake, ran a workshop for attendees. Lynne creates wearable art from repurposed items and her works range from the sophisticated to the crazy. The workshop involved Lynne teaching skills and techniques to make jewellery out of old items. All of the beads she brought along were second hand, bought from charity shops or donated to her. The workshop inspired those involved to create new things out of old items and gave people the skills to actually walk away and do it, instead of dream of it. This was really beneficial for the entire festival since visitors were not only encouraged to make new items and have their awareness of the issue raised, but actually given the skills to upcycle their own waste at home. In future years we would like to expand on this and encourage more artists to get involved and run upcycling workshops to benefit members of the public. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 13

logo design We love to create brand identities for companies who share a passionate vision for their business. We take on clients big and small, the only criteria we look for in our clients is a passion for the project. Have a browse through some of the visual identities we have created for clients so far. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 14

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Poleen @yogavanlife Mobile yoga workshops and classes Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 16

Izzy Frampton @camperdreamin Vanlife enthusiast Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 17

laurie Frampton @secretgardentreeservices Small tree surgery Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 18

Wild Waters Conceptual Logo Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 19

Primitive Power Conceptual Logo Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 20

Daniel McKerchar Fake band design for wedding t-shirts Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 21

sticker design On our website we sell numerous stickers which have originated from self initiated designs and projects that we feel adventure enthusiasts and the vanlife community would benefit from. Here we ve included a few from our 2018 range, however visit www.welivenomadic.com for more. Nomadic Design Portfolio 2018 Page 22

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