b* creative Issue #6

This month, we have decided to pay tribute to the amazing concept we all call “colour” and bring you some inspiring work from around the globe that utilizes colour to get a message across. We have interviewed some amazing artists who all place a colossal emphasis on the importance of colour in their creations. As a special treat, we have also created a colour palette for each day of the month, hoping that you’ll be able to use them in your designs, paintings and creative concepts – or at least be inspired by them to create your own.

Please check it out and pass it on: http://www.issuu.com/b_creative/docs/issue_6

And don’t forget to: Imagine. Believe. Create. Achieve.

b* creative Issue #5

June this year has been characterised by the legendary Soccer World Cup hosted by the nation of South Africa and it was a rather easy task to choose the theme for b* creative based on this.

Since our magazine focuses on bringing you inspiration from the month that’s just gone by, we thought that it would be a perfect opportunity for it to serve as a recap of the tournament and mania that was the 2010 Soccer World Cup, without talking about the results, the disgraceful umpiring and what would have, could have, should have been, but simply just showing you the art and the creativity behind this epic event.

So what you’ll find in the June issue of b* creative is pages of soccer inspired art and amazing (and sometimes scary) costumes sported by the people who are truly obsessed with the tournament. There are, of course, some great features in there too, so do check out the artists and show your support.

Here’s the link: http://issuu.com/b_creative/docs/issue__5

Rising From The Trenches

Today my wing is broken…. but tomorrow I will fly!

b* creative Issue #4

I am ecstatic about this month’s issue and all of the inspiration that we have lined up for you.

Here is the link to b* creative Issue #4, May 2010: http://issuu.com/b_creative/docs/issue_4

A feature artist I’d particularly like to draw your attention to is Michael Kutsche, award winning Conceptual Artist and Illustrator, who was the character designer on Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland”. We were delighted when Michael agreed to do an interview for b* creative and we wish him all the best on his next project “John Carter of Mars”(2012), directed by Andrew Stanton.

Someone else I’d like to particularly wish all the luck in the world to is John Mark Herskind, initiator of Designers Against Child Slavery (DACS) Project and muse for the May theme of b* creative. This young man is a true inspiration and, at only 17, he is doing so much more for humanity than the average teenager. Teaming up with The Blind Project, a non-profit aimed to restore and reveal the true value of those exploited by the commercial sex trade, John Mark and colleague Chris Valentine, have started DACS in order to help those less fortunate than themselves. DACS is a Design Collective that enables creatives from all over the world to rise up against the child sex trade. Apart from the fact that we believe in the fantastic cause of the DACS project, we also place special emphasis on the DACS feature because we have based the majority of the inspiration in this issue around that central theme. With the risk of coming across as a little bit “dark” this month, we believe that there isn’t enough importance placed on the human sex trade topic and that we all need to pay more attention and get involved. If you are an artist who wants to help out and get involved, please feel free to contact John Mark Herskind and Chris Valentine for further information on how to do so via their website http://www.dacsunited.com/Welcome.html

And finally, I wanted to say a big “Thank You” to ALL of the artists that entered our “Celebrating 100 With A Small Give Away” competition. Our judges have chosen the 20 finalists and the voting for the top 10 pieces of work will be open until the 01/07/2010. All you have to do is befriend Bcreative Here on facebook, click on this link (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8316&id=100000857047130&ref=mf) and start voting. You can vote for as many pieces of work as you like. The 10 winners of our competition will receive a small but awesome prize – the b* creative button badge!

I’m off to scout the net for some wonderful inspiration for the June issue, but I urge you to follow up on any artists or pieces of work that you like from any of our b* creative issues, by finding the corresponding url to the number located on their work (the urls can be found on the “references” page at the end of each issue).

So until next time, dear friends, don’t forget to; Imagine. Believe. Create. Achieve.

P.S. You can also check out the May issue via your facebook if you click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/b-creative/104786349562842?v=box_3

Why I love my iPhone

Everyone has their own reasons for thinking that the iPhone is God’s gift to the modern man. Some people love it for the awesome apps, some love it for the functionality and practicality and some love it for the sleek and funky desing.
Me? I love it for the fact that it’s allowing me to write this blog entry while I’m lying in my bed, all cosy and cushioned in, just about to fall asleep.
I love it for the fact that up until now, I have been too lazy to get up and turn my computer on late at night – which is usually when I get my ideas and when I have something to say. Now… I have no excuse! I have to write!

Ah… I love my iPhone!

b* creative Issue #3

The first thing I’d like to say is “wow”! Not because it’s my dream that’s coming to life, but because the ECO April issue of b* creative truly did turn out to be as fantastic as we’d hoped.

As mentioned on facebook and on twitter, the April issue of b* creative was themed “green and eco-friendly” and the focus was on showing a variety of artists and projects which all incorporate the colour green or eco-freindliness into their work. We had an array of exciting interviews with artists that we highly admire (my personal favourites would have to be Sam Soulek and Estela Sanchis – both of whom are fantastic in their own fields) and we even got in touch with some companies that are focused on sustainability and are doing good for our planet.

I also wanted to finally introduce the world to my wonderful b* creative team, because they have been the backbone of this project from day one and they’re committed to making this dream of mine into a reality. A special (late) addition to our team is Robin Va’auli, a painter who’s work I have hanging on my wall at home, who did the most amazing front cover for the April issue. This guy is someone the creative community should be keeping an eye out for and I’m determined to promote him along with the magazine

Without going into any further detail, I think that you should all have a flick through this month’s issue and decide for yourselves how wonderfully it has turned out, so here’s the link: http://issuu.com/b_creative/docs/april

Just a reminder that you can also view all of the b* creative issues directly through your facebook, if you become a fan: http://www.facebook.com/pages/b-creative/104786349562842?v=box_3&ref=ts

We on the way to creating a proper website for our magazine too, although it’s taking a lot longer than we thought it would, but our hopes are high and we’re determined to make b* creative a fantastic and inspiring experience! Our “Celebrating 100 With A Small Giveaway” competition is on until the middle of May (15/04/2010) and I’m hoping I’ll be seeing some more creative entries soon, because the deadline is approaching.

I’m off now to search for some more amazing inspiration, but I urge you to read the April issue (if you haven’t already) and stay tuned for all the great things that we’ll have coming your way in the month’s to come

Peace and remember: Imagine. Believe. Create. Achieve.

Poem In Your Pocket!

Today is “Poem in your pocket day”! You didn’t know? Neither did I until about 15 minutes ago when it came up in my twitter feed and I thought I’d check it out. Here’s what I found: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406

So to honor “Poem in your pocket day” and do dedicate a little more attention to this blog of mine which I really need to start updating more often, I have decided to put up a poem by the wonderful Walt Whitman, which I think speaks to anybody who reads this post. So here it is folks, enjoy it and post a poem on your blog today, or add in in the footer of your email, but let’s appreciate the written (or typed) word a little more….

To A Stranger

“PASSING stranger! you do not know how longingly I look upon you,

You must be he I was seeking, or she I was seeking, (it comes to me as of a dream,)

I have somewhere surely lived a life of joy with you,

All is recall’d as we flit by each other, fluid, affectionate, chaste, matured,

You grew up with me, were a boy with me or a girl with me,

I ate with you and slept with you, your body has become not yours only nor left my body mine only,

You give me the pleasure of your eyes, face, flesh, as we pass, you take of my beard, breast, hands, in return,

I am not to speak to you, I am to think of you when I sit alone or wake at night alone,

I am to wait, I do not doubt I am to meet you again,

I am to see to it that I do not lose you.”

- Walt Whitman

A photo a day….

Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve started a little project called “A Photo A Day Lets The Imagination Play”. Basically I’m giving myself a year to take one photo a day and post it here. You can find out more by clicking on the page to your right (it’s under the “Have a browse” thingy).

Read b* creative via Facebook!

Ok, so I’m like MEGA excited…. and I mean MEGA!

It seems a little slow to me, because we’ve been trying to get everything organised with the ECO April issue, while still constructing our temporary website (http://bcreative2010.weebly.com) and updating our Facebook and Twtittering as much as possible to bring people the best updates (geez it’s hard to keep up with the social media these days) – but I feel that we’re finally on our way to having a solid on-line presence

However, that’s not the biggest reason that I’m MEGA excited…. the biggest reason is that we’ve finally been able to bring people the b* creative issues to read DIRECTLY FROM THEIR FACEBOOK!

Although it might be a tiny little hassle to get everyone transferring to the b* creative Fan Page from the b* creative Group, we’re sure that those people who are truly interested in what we do won’t find it a problem. Basically, when someone becomes a fan of b* creative on Facebook, they’ll have the ability to go to the “Boxes” tab, open it up, click on the b* creative issue that they want to view and – magic! – the magazine opens up (without any adds or annoying distractions) and is ready to be flipped through and read. No more copying links and clicking your way through the net to get to Issuu and view the publication from there – now it’s simple. How exciting!

Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/b-creative/104786349562842?v=box_3&ref=ts

It’s going to take a while to inform everyone, what with spam being a huge annoyance these days and that’s what we’ll have to do, but hopefully the ease of being able to read b* creative straight from Facebook will be enough motivation for anyone to become a fan.

Oh…. and before I forget, the “Celebrating 100 With a Small Giveaway” competition (http://bcreative2010.weebly.com/celebrating-100-with-a-small-give-away.html) is still on until the 15th of May. We’ve received some entries, but we’re hoping there’ll be many more to come. The competition is simple enough and although the prizes are small, they’re sweet and our first ever giveaway – who knows, they might be worth a lot of money one day

b* creative Issue #2

Ok, so I’m running a whole half a month late with uploading the second issue of b* creative onto my blog, but if you’re on Behance or on the mailing list (if you’re not, please feel free to drop me a line at b_creative_2010@hotmail.com) you would have received notification when the issue came out, so you wouldn’t have missed out on anything.

Anyway, the reason that I’m running so late with posting the second issue onto my blog is because I have been flat out with the third issue! It’s going to be bigger and better than ever and not only that – it’s going to be about eco-friendliness and what we as creatives can do to make this planet a better place for all. I’m mega excited about it and our team is also expanding to include an illustrator, a music columnist and a tech/gadget guy! It truly is coming along nicely

Anyway, without further ado here is the second issue….
http://issuu.com/b_creative/docs/issue__2