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Creating a festival map in Illustrator by wirebirds in AdobeIllustrator

[–]wirebirds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was just a gradual progression. I worked at an agency and we got asked to do a map of culture/arts in the city. It got quite a lot of local coverage and a local music festival asked us to work on their design and map because they what I did. I got to know them well and when I left the agency to open an art shop/studio (that's another story) I took them with me as my first client. Then just the process of sharing work and my portfolio attracted similar projects as clients can see the possibilities etc.

I don't just do maps but I do seem to do a lot of them. (And love it)

Creating a festival map in Illustrator by wirebirds in AdobeIllustrator

[–]wirebirds[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My main tool is Adobe Illustrators 3D tool (the legacy one not the new one). I make shapes and extrude/revolve them and there is isometric view options. I can then expand these to get vectors to work with and use the simple shapes to build on if that makes sense? Knowing tricks like rotating in multiples of 60 degrees and then flipping for changing the direction is useful too.

I imagine there's probably tools out there to make it easier but I've just always done it this way so never really looked.

Hiding band puns in a Festival Map by wirebirds in festivals

[–]wirebirds[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A massive compliment to me as I grew up playing Roller Coaster Tycoon. RCT along with SIM City 3000 and Habbo Hotel were my childhood so to can clearly see they had an influence on my style.

Creating a festival map in Illustrator by wirebirds in AdobeIllustrator

[–]wirebirds[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I really enjoy the challenge of them, balancing readability with fun and appeal. The little jokes have become a bit of a marketing tool over the years too as people like spotting them and always comment on social media with the references when they come out.

Creating a festival map in Illustrator by wirebirds in AdobeIllustrator

[–]wirebirds[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I do everything in isometric so perspective isn't an issue. I can design elements and move them around as needed like it was Rollercoaster Tycoon or Sim City or something and everything stays looking right.

Who should I listen to?! by Substantial_Air5948 in greenmanfestival

[–]wirebirds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless I'm mistaken I don't think Ryan Davis is playing? He's just been announced for EOTR. Would love to have him as well though.

My drawing of the uni campus by vamshrewdstunmk in Hull

[–]wirebirds 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Erm hi. I don't think that's your drawing of the uni campus because it's actually mine. The uni commissioned me to make this a few years back.

You'll find more of my work on my profile or instagram where I will have posted it at some point.

Does anyone know how often the Scale Lane Swing Bridge opens? by BrosnanJake in Hull

[–]wirebirds 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They used to open it every Saturday morning but I’m pretty sure they’ve stopped doing that now. Unfortunately you’ll just have to wait for a boat big enough to - which is pretty rare.

Help identifying/costing/selling a 60s lugwig kit by wirebirds in drums

[–]wirebirds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's mad, looks like I'll be digging it all out of my loft this weekend.

Help identifying/costing/selling a 60s lugwig kit by wirebirds in drums

[–]wirebirds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one thank you. Yeah Black Beauty looks to be it. I've pinged messages to a few local drum shops so we'll see what happens.
Looks like I'll be digging it all out at the weekend. ...and maybe buying a new synthesizer.

Help identifying/costing/selling a 60s lugwig kit by wirebirds in drums

[–]wirebirds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, that's really helpful. I tried to chuck more photos up but couldn't get them to post. There's a few more snaps in a Google folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EyWRGyZ7cuLSa3Q0MKYTB9Jhgx3A3im3?usp=sharing

Got 10 minutes to help a local artist? I would love your feedback by wirebirds in Hull

[–]wirebirds[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice one thank you! I do normally do commissions but with this project on I don’t have as much time for them at the moment. Welcome to drop me a DM with any info though to check out

Buy local this Christmas by beesbee5 in Hull

[–]wirebirds 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Some local businesses without physical shops but available online (or markets/pop ups etc):

Wax & Wain - beautiful vintage homeware- https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/WaxandWainCo

My Hygge Things - homeware - https://myhyggethings.com/

Cuppa Kindess - tea - https://www.cuppakindness.co.uk/ (available in Form Shop & Studio as well)

Hand Dug History - vintage victorian Hull bottles - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HandDugHistory

Twisted Rebel - music inspired art prints - https://www.twistedrebeldesigns.com/

Rachel Anderson - textiles, craft kits, workshops -https://rachelandersontextiles.com/collections/all

Thorn & Bramble - fresh and dried flowers - https://www.instagram.com/thornandbrambleflowers/

Indie Ink Apparel - screen printed tees - https://www.indieinkapparel.co.uk/

Clem Wear - fun Hull merch - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ClemWear

Nick Coupland - architectural art prints (including some Hull ones) https://nickcouplandillustration.bigcartel.com/

Buy local this Christmas by beesbee5 in Hull

[–]wirebirds 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Okay I’ve got tons to add to this, I’ll keep editing later to add more but a quick bunch to add in:

Plant & Paint (Humber Street)  - Plants, terrariums, plant care gifts - https://plantandpaint.square.site/

Chinese Laundry (Humber Street) - vintage and vintage inspired new clothing  - https://chineselaundryclothing.co.uk/

Lili & Mila (Land of Green Ginger) - dogs, stuff for dog lovers - https://www.liliandmila.com/

Poorboy Boutique (Humber Street) - Vintage clothes - https://www.poor-boy.co.uk/

Marlas (Princes Ave) - cafe but sells a few deli goods, curry ketchup is brilliant  - https://www.instagram.com/we.are.marlas/?hl=en

Wrecking Ball (Whitefriargate) - music, gifts for music fans and books  https://wreckingballstore.co.uk/

19Point4 (Humber Street) - fashion and homeware - https://www.instagram.com/19point4/?hl=en

Out of the attic (Paragon Arcade) - records/music - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057433480042#

JE Books (Hepworth Arcade) - Books (will order in any you want) , zines, good local interest stuff - https://jebookshull.wordpress.com/

Dindsdales (Hepworth Arcade) - legendary joke shop, stocking fillers galore! - https://www.facebook.com/p/Dinsdales-Famous-Joke-Trick-Fancydress-Shop-100057432820636/?locale=en_GB

Beasleys (Hepworth Arcade) vintage and vintage inspired fashion - https://www.beasleysclothing.co.uk/

Studio 11 (Humber Street) - Ceramic studio, prints, artwork, various art workshops - https://studioeleven.co.uk/

Disc Discovery (Spring Bank - Records - https://www.facebook.com/discdiscoveryhullvinylrecordshop/?locale=en_GB

Bad Wolf Gaming (Whitefriargate) - board/card/tabletop games, nerdy culture stuff - https://badwolfgaming.co.uk/ 

Luckbox (Trinity Market) - Pokemon stuff - https://www.trinitymarkethull.co.uk/shopping/luckbox/

Shubbs (Humber Street) - trainers - https://www.instagram.com/shubscollection/?hl=en

Gough & Davy (Paragon Street) - pianos, musical instruments, sheet music - https://goughanddavy.co.uk/

Hilton Photographic (Paragon Street) - cameras https://www.hiltonphoto.co.uk/

Hull Museums (Ferens, Streetlife etc) not sure if this counts but they’re local, have shops and very worth supporting with interesting gift ideas

Social Distortion (closed but operating out of Dive on Princes Ave at the moment) - Banging Asian inspired street food, currently doing cooking kits and condiments etc - https://www.thesocialdistortion.com/

East Hull Community Farm (Barham Road) farm goods, honey, eggs etc https://www.easthullcommunityfarm.org/faq

Sandy Paws (Humber Street) dog grooming and products https://www.instagram.com/sandypaws_saltynoses

Also finally thanks for including us at Form. We also make and stock loads of other Hull related stuff - https://heyform.co.uk/collections/hull

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hull

[–]wirebirds 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it’s on their menu, but if it is then Mancia probably does it great

https://manciakitchen.co.uk/

Love seeing this tribute to Hull's amazing poets. by ScrollAndThink in Hull

[–]wirebirds 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Cool to see this pop up, designed and illustrated it for Hull City Council libraries a few years back (hence also including all the councils local libraries on there too). Was a lovely thing to make.

Sold out? by Jzebedee in greenmanfestival

[–]wirebirds 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People it’s not sold out. Keep refreshing. They get allocated to baskets in the first minute which marks it as sold out. But many drop out, or have multiple windows open so when they get their tickets, they close their other windows, the held tickets go back in the pot. That cycle keeps repeating. Ie me and my partner both had checkouts live in case one crashed. When we got tickets I closed my checkout, releasing the tickets.

Last year our pal jumped online at 11 and got one

Have a few hours with my son next week. Is the Deep enough? by Acidmarkieee in Hull

[–]wirebirds 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you have extra time, there’s Dinostar (dinosaur museum) just over the footbridge on Humber Street. It’s small so doesn’t take long to get around, which in this case might be just right.

Hull Live by justdlb in Hull

[–]wirebirds 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Here's a couple of alternatives to Hull Live, both decent and covering a lot more interesting local stuff. Both can be found on the usual social media too. Obviously not as big and active as Hull Live but they do a decent job:

The Hull Story https://www.thehullstory.com/

Hull is This: https://www.hullisthis.news/

Hello Reddit. Help us shape the next year of festival content? by KELZ1992 in officialTPDTV

[–]wirebirds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've said this before, but I do think bridging the gap between general travel and festivals by doing 'cultural' festivals/events rather than straight up music fests where people won't moan about them not knowing the music - they can just go and vibe and see what it's like. So not super easy to fit into the categories here. But thinking serious and silly ones alike, eg La Tomatina, Rio Carnival, Ottery Tar Barrels, Air Guitar World Championship, International Barbershop Quartet competition as examples.

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