{"id":171,"date":"2011-09-08T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riseofthemonkeys.co.uk\/blog\/?p=171"},"modified":"2017-11-22T19:34:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T19:34:27","slug":"flash-on-the-beach-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riseofthemonkeys.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/09\/08\/flash-on-the-beach-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash on the Beach 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Flash<\/a><\/p>\n

This year I will be attending my first designers conference, Flash on the Beach<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(FOTB) in Brighton, UK. It was something I had been thinking about for a while & after hearing everyone’s excitement whilst attending this year’s OFFF<\/a><\/strong> in Barcelona I thought what the heck, it’s about time I attended one.<\/p>\n

I’m not really sure what to expect…<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s an abundance of conferences out there, enough to make your head spin;\u00a0SXSW<\/a><\/strong>, OFFF<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0dConstruct<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0& Build<\/a><\/strong> to name just a few, not to mention it would cost a small fortune if you tried to attend them all.<\/p>\n

I decided to look in to\u00a0FOTB<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0after hearing\u00a0James White<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0would be speaking (if you’ve ever seen his\u00a0weekly\u00a0SNBC show<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0you’ll understand why), & that\u00a0FOTB<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0would take place in Brighton, UK giving me the opportunity to catch up with my old friend Paul Lloyd<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0who I went to university with was an added bonus.<\/p>\n

I’m mainly hoping to learn some new things, meet some interesting people & most of all have a bit of fun whilst doing it.\u00a0The line up certainly has some draw with some of the top people in the industry from all around the globe.<\/p>\n

\"Me
Me – Rise of the Monkey aka Simon Edwards (unfortunately my monkey friend can’t attend) but still come on over & say Hi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So if you are attending\u00a0FOTB<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0I hope to see you there, pop on over & say Hi I’m always keen for a chat.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Check out some of the people I’m most looking forward to seeing at FOTB.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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James White – Signalnoise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I have been a follower of James White<\/a><\/strong> aka Signalnoise<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0via his twitter feed<\/a><\/strong> & his weekly SNBC show<\/a><\/strong>, when I learned James would be making the trip to the UK to speak at this years\u00a0FOTB<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0it was just to much of an opportunity to miss, seeing someone talk so passionately about the work they do & one of the main reasosns I decided to attend this years FOTB<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"Jon
Jon Burgerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jon Burgerman<\/a><\/strong> is a leading illustrator based in Nottingham, UK. His clever doodles have gained him some top clients including: Levis, Adidas, Pepsi & Miss Sixty.<\/p>\n

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\"Joshua
Joshua Davis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former pro skater Joshua Davis<\/a><\/strong> builds his own Flash-based programs to create intricate abstarct illustrations (that you just wouldn’t be able to do manually) for a variety of clients.<\/p>\n

\"Jessica
Jessica Hische<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

American letterer, illustrator, & self-described “avid internetter”\u00a0Jessica Hische<\/a><\/strong> is probably best known for her intricate work with illustrated type.<\/p>\n

\"Bradley
Bradley G Munkowitz aka GMUNK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bradley G Munkowitz aka\u00a0GMUNK<\/a><\/strong> has worked on a whole host of \u00a0motion graphics including most recently TRON:Legacy. Although motion graphics\u00a0isn’t an area I work in myself, but I will be interested in hearing how he approaches his projects.<\/p>\n