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14
Aug 10

The Electric Cinema (Birmingham): Skeletons the Movie

The Electric Cinema

I made my first (and certainly not my last) foray into the independant none multiplex cinema experience yesterday and loved it. The Electric Cinema in Birmingham is the oldest working cinema in England with is art deco interior and exterior and classic ticket stubbs (that put a massive smile on my face.) It was an overall pleasant experience, being able to drink a proper cup of tea while watching a movie is a great experience, it makes it very homely and a nice atmosphere. They also sell a delectable selection of cakes and ice cream that I will delve into the next time I visit which I hope will not be too long away.

Skeletons the Movie

We saw Skeletions the Movie a beautiful British film about exposing the skeletons in the cupboard. To quote the film blurb “A pair of travelling salesmen wander in and out of people’s lives, performing a Procedure whereby hidden secrets and lies are exposed. When they arrive at a remote family home and can’t seem to get the job done, they discover that you can’t always get away from your own skeletons.”

Nick Whitfield deserves the awards the film has rightly received and I would wait in anticipation at his next project. This film has just the right amount of comedy with the dynamaic duo of Davis and Bennett and their relationship with themselves and the job and the drama. It even features the talents of Jason Issacs (hello the Jasson Issacs!) as The Colonel who is such a delightful and talented actor. I would try to hunt this film down ASAP sadly though due to the budget you will have to track down the film by clicking the link below or wait for it be released on DVD which it inevitably will. 

Screenings of Skeletons: http://www.skeletonsthemovie.com/screenings/
The Electric Birmingham: http://www.theelectric.co.uk/

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8
Aug 10

Evans T Shirt Design Competition

My girlfriend and I entered the ‘Evans clothing T Shirt design competition for Breast Cancer awareness’ last month and were hopeful of something. Sadly it wasn’t to be the winner was announced here and well done to them.

Therefore I have decided as a legacy item to show our entry on my website to the world. Please respond with your thoughts.

Our Design

Our Design

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20
Jun 10

Fathers Day 2010: Anatomy of a Father

Happy Dads day to everyone, for this year I have created a t-shirt for my dad called ‘Anatomy of a Father.’ An image of a man that has been made out of all the things a father likes. Enjoy.

UPDATE: I know many people question the use of a Dyson on this image, I would agree it is not a mainstay of manhood. Let it be know its presence is there simply because I could not think of any other big brand gadget to make the leg out of. So please let it pass. Btw, Dyson = dead cool.

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10
Jun 10

Ink Murder

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14
Oct 09

First Weeks in Architecture

Finished my first piece of architecture work woop. We had to create an A2 poster showing our understanding of The Collection by Siobhan Davis – I have to confess that I did not enjoy the dance but I generally do not understand modern art. I managed to achieve the second part to notate the dance which did not have the outcome I wanted but it was hard to notate such a fast moving dance easier.

It shall be reviewed tommorow and I shall tell you the feedback, I shall also release a few of the elements for you to view.

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22
Sep 09

Paul Smith for EVIAN

One of the most striking bottle designs for water that are shorly going to be snapped up. It expresses the colour that Paul Smith is all about with a beautiful slender design. This surely would stand out at a posh conferance or even as I am going to do on a shelf once drunk.

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30
Apr 09

Work Over

This week my History coursework was handed in along with my business coursework, I have worked hard on these so should get what I deserve in terms of grade from them. I also handed my design coursework in, which has taken a lot of out of me mentally and physically. While it wasn’t completed my heath deteriorated and stress rose, since the design is finished I suddenly feel the weight off my shoulders until my exams. I feel a lot happier within myself now and just can’t wait to go to sleep and actually get a decent nights kip.

Below is my finished design project, it has taken over 2 months to make and hours of painstaking work (I cannot show  you any more yet as the exam board may not wish for me to disclose it) but it is done.

Finished Design Coursework

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19
Dec 08

Oliver Hill – Architect

Oliver Hill

Oliver Hill is not a name that is in the super league as it were of architects, the vast majority of the population probably do not know who he is or what he has done. But when you ask about Norman Foster or Frank Gehry people will quite happily talk about them until the cows come home (yes I have to put a cliche in here, if you don’t like it go cry in your classical English dictionary.)

Here is some background about him from Garden Visit:

English architect, landscape architect and garden designer. A family friend of Edwin Lutyens, Oliver Hill was apprenticed to a builder and then to an architect. After gaining a reputation as a country house architect he began to design gardens and became a Fellow of the Institute of Landscape Architects. Oliver Hill’s early garden designs were in the Arts and Crafts style but he turned towards modernism in the 1930s, favouring curved lines.

So why do I like him, well he designs in one of my favourite styles Art Deco with all the bells and whistles. His most accomplished pieces is the Midland Hotel in Morecambe (England;) with streamlined curves designed for the LMS railways in the 1930’s. This vast piece is the iconic image of Morecambe and has been recently restored to its former glory by Urban Splash and architects Union North.

Midland Hotel

The second reason is that although he appears to be a normal Brit from the outside, like many geniuses there was an altergether more excentric side to the architect.  He enjoyed nothing more than “slipping away” at the weekend in his blue Rolls-Royce coupe with pink trim to Valewood Farm, his bric-a-brac-crammed farmhouse near Haslemere, with its musical lavatory-paper dispenser, peacocks and parrots. There he would don “any absurd suit of clothing to suit his mood”, only to take it off to surprise his guests into joining nudist frolics on the hilltops in high summer.

This was my homage to the great man, if anyone could tell me any more info about him I would be greatful.

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4
Dec 08

Design and Tech: Final Design.

As of today my final project looked as is does below, but there is much to do on it before it is finished, changing the measurements, putting the front mechanism on and then creating the working drawings.

Final Design Ross Hetherington

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22
Nov 08

Portfolio Finishes

The first phase of improvements to the portfolio are over, cramming in more and more designs and things I have been involved in. From pictures of St. Pancreas station to working on the restoration of a classic web design. I spent all of 8 hours on it yesterday and as such today I look like the following:

The Scream

(ofcourse that is ‘The Scream’ by Edvard Munch)

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