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[gunslingerfromouterspace]

Sorry, havent been posting a lot lately, I purchased a Creality HALOT One back in December of 2021 and have been printing A LOT.

I am really into the UNIT9 patreon minis, they are really high quality sculpts and are super easy to print.

[necromanticowboy]

Accidentally spent the day on models

Working on my dry rushing to variable effect as you can see. Then decided I needed to finish atleast one before bed and that’s how we got Trent Razor here.

I’m really enjoying these sci-fi models, still looking for a game for em.

[deaenvs3000w23]

Killbear National Park!

I have many fond memories and continue to make them year by year in the surrounding areas. You see, Killbear park does not end at its boundaries, but the wildlife is protected in the boundaries. I enjoy interpreting nature because interpretation is management (459)! Surrounding cottages also work to protect any animals that might wander through their properties! Surrounding area is largely forested which allows for boundaries to be blurred for a more cohesive natural area! This is why I have become fond of the area!

Killbear National Park is somewhere close to my heart and is very close to my cottage on Rose Island as it's a 5-minute boat ride across! My family and I enjoy the surrounding nature on walks and swimming and cliff jumping which is a tradition for people to do when they visit the park! I am currently obsessed with the area for its beauty and for the protection of what I love! Seems to be the most untouched place by humans other than the campsites which are so well maintained! There is a tree on the peninsula of Killbear which happens to be the most photographed tree in Ontario which is a windswept pine often captured in front of the magnificent sunsets you will surely see if you visit!

Killbear Windswept Pine, the most photographed tree in Ontario (Friends of Killbear)... Looks Picturesque don't you think?!

My cousins and I cliff jumping at Killbear Peninsula!

Killbear Park contains wetlands which are created by surrounding beavers and provide habitat for other organisms and a self-sustaining ecosystem! I find it so special that the area is not only created because of the wildlife instead of humans, but also maintained by itself too with no help from mankind. Wetlands are vital pieces of an ecosystem as they harbor many species of birds, amphibians, and insects by providing nursery areas (Friends of Killbear).

Where did Killbear’s name come from?! Bears are very common in the park as well as at my cottage! My family and I often find our wild blueberries depleted and our neighbor loves sleeping in a hammock outside during the summer and has spotted a few over the years, thankfully dodging any danger. In the spring we often find footprints in the mud double the size of our hands, which is crazy to imagine. Killbear had a history of logging before becoming a national park and protected area. There are stories of a logger killing a bear or vice versa, but the timeline does not line up (Friends of Killbear). Across the lake behind my cottage on rose island is Perry Island which is attached to the mainland by bridge. On Parry Island is a First Nations reserve Anishinabek (Ojibway) called the park which comes to a point ‘Mukwa Nayoshing’ which translates to bear point. To this day bears still swim back and forth, often making a pit stop on Rose Island, and the name is thought to be a mistranslation from Bear Point in Ojibway to Killbear Point in English!

Bear sighting at Killbear National Park (Friends of Killbear)

Killbear National Park is an incredible natural place that has many functions which allow it to sustain wildlife and...what is most important to most humans; to be profitable and provide ecosystem functions to us! I find the space incredibly peaceful, especially around the water which I am often most comfortable around!

References:

Beck, L., Cable, T.T., & Knudson, D.M (2018). Interpreting Cultural and Natural Heritage for a Better World (1st ed). Sagamore Venture

http://www.friendsofkillbear.com/its-history Friends of Killbear

[gdc-johanna-blog]

I’ve been working more with the ephemeral feel of the materials and tried to include some of the objects that I recieved from peers. It’s not really working when there’s too many recognisable objects. It’s better when it’s more abstract.  ** These photos are all just tests and tests shots from set. After a talk with kieron I decide to try and use a projector to shine on some shots that I printed on acetate, it did not work as planned due to time limit but definitely something I’d try again in the future. See images below

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[maximcookdesign]

FMP PROPOSAL

My FMP project summary: A  digital campaign to focus on the reform of most typical assumptions surrounding HIV within young people, using illusion and progressive visuals to tell the story of the stigma and transform it into something unknown to the viewer. To be distributed into a social media which is becoming the fastest platform for consumption in the ‘Instagram age’. The context of my FMP is focussing on the wider theme of HIV awareness, and the 10 year anniversary of RED RUN LDN. How colour can be associated with an epidemic and hold a stigma for a broad number of years. How can we change this stigma and make it more appealing to the young audience that PositiveEast want to attend RED RUN LDN? My research will focus about how HIV campaigns have changed constantly since the AIDS EPIDEMIC, to broadcast and manipulate stigmas that surround HIV. How can red be used as a protagonist within design and especially within advertising to be able to communicate a concept or a warning sign to the viewer. The audience has somewhat been predefined by PositiveEast and remains to be: Individuals between 20-30, too young to remember or be taught of the AIDS epidemic, who have had no HIV education or awareness throughout education, and live and work in and around London The media I will be focussing on will be interactive and digital posters, coinciding with a digital and print campaign, as well as a potential for motion graphics.   Three interactive/digital posters that include art direction and set design and the relation of objects to surrounding individuals, that progress on to tell a narrative that tackles the surrounding stigmas of HIV in the UK. Including a brand film that promotes RED RUN LDN in a manner to reach the audience quicker through social media. My professional contact for this brief is Ian Montogomery, Campaign and Fundraising Manager at PostiveEast, organise and part of RED RUN LDN.

[maximcookdesign]

FMP SUMMARY

FMP Project Summary

RED RUN LDN integrated social media campaign that tackles the 3 main stigmas that still surround the public’s opinion on HIV in the UK today. 5 x video adverts and 6 editorial posters. One key thing that I have learnt from this project, is Cinema 4D and After Effects. Software wise I hadn’t really used these programmes before and they weren’t easy to learn. Cinema 4D especially was a different kind of render setting than Premiere Pro. During this project I have also learnt to manage my time a bit better and make sure that I am on time with tasks. What was helpful during FMP is that I would make a checklist and a time frame to be able to complete it by, which structures the p[ace at which I working making me more ruthless when it comes to varying my work and pushing forward with decisions.

My professional contact for FMP was Ian from PositiveEast, he’s he fundraising manager/one man design team at PostiveEast and has direct control over RED DUN LDN. Ian has been incredibly helpful during FMP and has given me regular updates on the concept and where it was going. One thing he like in [particular is how I tackled the 3 stigmas subtly through the changing/moving imagery. The project has not been released yet to the wider audience, but there is discussion about going through a few things and potentially being released in September.