#missioncollectve

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Welcome to MISSIONcollectve

Here is the link to my MISSIONcollectve website.

This is very much a work in progress and will be perpetually tweaked, curated, and edited. As it currently stands however, is as it will be presented for submission.

I hope for the web presence to allow more shared insight into the brand, and present a curated selection of MISSIONcollectve designed objects, growing over time to provide the platform to connect a community of likeminded individuals.

I chose to use the Squarespace platform to initially preview the website in order to achieve a strong visual presence and maximise the content. The platform also handles the heavy image content well, providing quality viewing adaptability across all devices.

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Quick update while the lab is closed for lunch.

I Managed to get all my rough cuts done on the eyewear this morning using a combination of the jig saw and the band saw as the laser-cut jigs were too thin to run the router around. This is one of the frames after the initial cuts.

Although there have been alterations to the production process, I should have one fairly complete set of frames by the days end.

I'm not sure if the rings will work using the skate deck - this afternoon should tell!

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Studio 2: Vernissage - Update

Over the weekend I managed to get the majority of my web presence together with good results, I will post the link up here in due course.

This week the focus shifts to making a small product collection to ensure I have some physical objects to exhibit alongside the website - while also filling it out - and the previously completed manifesto poster. I am going to explore manufacturing a number of small personal accessories and objects. The goal is to design by doing, retaining the conceptual approach that I feel encompasses the whole sensibility of the brand.

Today I got down to the 3D lab to book some time on the busy laser cutters for Wednesday this week.  Unfortunately the machines down there there aren't capable of getting a clean cut through a skate deck - which consists of several layers of laminate maple ply and several layers of glue which cool the laser as it passes. So to use the skate deck as I wanted, I will have to laser-cut design blanks from MDF then hand-route the designs. The pros to this are I retain an even more hands on, craft like, product and I get to work physically with my hands. The cons, I now have a lot of making to do in 4 days!

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Quick little shot of some typefaces I've been working on for the Mission logo/banner

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The beginnings of my web presence for MISSIONcollectve.

A lot of design to be done and a lot of content to be generated!

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Studio 2: Vernissage

After the 3 week DIY project submission last Friday, and the digital portfolio development on Monday and Tuesday, the focus for the rest of this week shifted to the final vernissage exhibition.

I have chosen to continue my MISSIONcollectve brand concept over the next few weeks. For the vernissage, I'm aiming to develop a more coherent brand communication with a web presence and a small collection of physical objects that fit the brands sensibility.

A web presence in an essential foundation for any developing brand. Through a presence online, I can more coherently communicate the idea, values, and ethos behind the brand, while putting a platform in place to share ideas, knowledge, and experiences. I hope over time to simultaneously develop content rich pages offering value and insight to those striving for freedom through a creative lifestyle, and a collection of quality goods befitting such a lifestyle.

Specific items i'm hoping to have addressed (In order of importance) are as follows:

-  Web page Setup | Content Generation | Blog Posts 

-  Product | Designs | Prototypes

-  Contact Cards

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MISSIONcollectve Manifesto poster installation shot - in the entranceway at home

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MISSIONcollectve - MANIFESTO

Have a vision.

Work hard.

Challenge the status quo.

Keep a journal.

Attend to the details.

Always carry a notebook.

Live in the now.

Have faith in the future.

Stay hungry.

Maximise sustainable materials.

Design for what you can’t see.

Build something with your hands.

Question everything.

Embrace nature for inspiration.

Learn from the past.

Create for the future.

Keep an open mind.

And an open heart.

Share more ideas.

Connect a community.

Use less. Do more.

And at all times,

Keep it real.

MISSION collectve