This was a talk I gave to the MA Design students at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design. I was invited to show them examples of my work, but more importantly, talk about how and why and where an with whom. The emphasis was more on relating my experiences of being a one-man-band.
2. 1976 born
Born in Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham.
1991 everest
Mrs Everest, thank-you.
1981 ‘off’
Steve has his first memory of enjoying typography writing the word 'off'. Broke
1995 foundation
Kent Institute of Art and Design accept a Pearl Jam reciting, Nirvana inspired,
leg. Radiohead 'I'm a creep', Alive 'I alone' loving 'art student.
1982 thief
Steve stole a double decker, ate it in the toilet only to be caught trying to flush
1997 bachelor
Graduating from Nottingham Trent University with a First Class honours in
it away. Graphic Design (BA).
1983 bully
Steve decided to teach a bully in his class a lesson by stabbing a bobbing
2000 master
Graduated with an MA from Central Saint Martins. Got made redundant.
needle in his arm during a 'wet break'. Twice. In six months.
1988 senior
Started Arthur Terry School didn't daunt Steve, he had a girlfriend in the year
2000 limited
July 31st 2001 marks the official birth of Plan-B Studio (Limited).
above for lunchtime breaks.
1989 kent
Moved to Kent. Lost ‘brummy’ accent PDQ!
7. Plan-B Studio / Clients
ArisingArtist Evian Mitchell-Beazley Seymour Powell
Autistic Society Friends of the Earth Mitsubishi Sigrid Szetu
Billboard Financial Times MP Magazine Sony
Breastfriends Hill&Knowlton Nike Sony Playstation2
Bulthaup Howies Orange Sunday Vive
Cointreau HSBC Investments Poker Trillion The Nextmen
Cooperative Bank Isokon Plus PPA The Sunday Times
Creative Review Jobsgopublic PriceWaterHouse Coopers The Enemy
Critcal Sales John Laing RadioBillboard TZ-ing
Diesel Laing O’Rourke Red Dot Clothing Vodafone
Diesel-U-Music LD Communications Richmix ?WhatIf ! Innovation
DJ Magazine LD Productions Rockport Publishing Wall of Sound
Egg: the internet bank LeCool Rotovision Publishing Wild Bunch
EMI Laurence King Publishing Royal Festival Hall Universal/Mercury
Entity Partnerships Mac User Salt
24. @nathanawilliams Leave college, get a job, no one gives a shit what degree you did once you're out the door. Harsh but true ;-)
... and read/understand something about 'business', as in design in the context of etc
28. @nillesvensson It will never harm you to demand fair pay for your work. Buy the best ergonomical chair you Can afford. Keep yourself
interested. Always use your personal perspective on assignments. Don’t enter competitions. Make toilet time useful by writing tweets.
29. Plan-B Studio / Clients / Friends of the Earth / The Big Ask
30. Plan-B Studio / Clients / Friends of the Earth / Climate report
31. @shanewalter Work hard, work harder, enjoy work more than not working, work with a passion, keep working, play with work, make love
to your work
33. Plan-B Studio / Clients / LD Communications (indent, stationary)
34. Plan-B Studio / Clients / LD Communications (CMS/flash web site)
35. @socialsuicide Try and think about next week, next month and even next year, not just what you've got to get done for tomorrow. Then
ask yourself what the fuck you're doing up at 1:30am trying to sound intelligent when clearly you're a dumb fuck because it's 1:30am...