tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56365173619231645312011-07-08T08:50:34.373+01:00Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-73793406765064130162010-03-29T17:06:00.004+01:002010-04-01T09:34:55.597+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S7DPsIK6AYI/AAAAAAAAAJc/bUwvWKfYYh8/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-03-29+at+17.04.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S7DPsIK6AYI/AAAAAAAAAJc/bUwvWKfYYh8/s400/Screen+shot+2010-03-29+at+17.04.38.png" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Decided that I was not too great at this whole blog thing so I have created a website to act as an online portfolio...<br /><br />Just finished designing it, needs a few touch ups but its almost there: Take a look see what you think.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nikkisimpson.com/">nikkisimpson.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-7379340676506413016?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-22255890017250757142010-02-22T09:24:00.003Z2010-02-22T09:26:06.722Z<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S4JMcn554zI/AAAAAAAAAJU/L8Z-fIwT1R4/s1600-h/COMING+SOON.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S4JMcn554zI/AAAAAAAAAJU/L8Z-fIwT1R4/s400/COMING+SOON.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">nikkisimpson.com is coming.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Finally I have began work on my website. Its a fun time for me as I am learning a new skill, web design isn't my strong point but I am working on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will keep you up to date with the progress of the site and the difficulties I am facing during the design process.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-2225589001725075714?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-59965164407682394092010-01-15T19:07:00.007Z2010-01-15T19:17:10.840Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S1C_JrvclrI/AAAAAAAAAHo/gZlzp2ThqCY/s1600-h/I+WILL.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/S1C_JrvclrI/AAAAAAAAAHo/gZlzp2ThqCY/s400/I+WILL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427047724062906034" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2009 was a bad year for me and blogging, general thoughts are I need to get better so here goes...<br /><br />2010 a New Year a New Blog.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-5996516440768239409?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-51975503516748334542009-10-29T16:23:00.004Z2009-10-29T16:31:26.711Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SunBr14toEI/AAAAAAAAAHM/441fkF8Z2YI/s1600-h/DSC_0245.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SunBr14toEI/AAAAAAAAAHM/441fkF8Z2YI/s400/DSC_0245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398058587323736130" /></a><br /><br />ReSite is an Artists book collective who publish small books with a difference...<br /><br />Each issue is created by A5 works crested by anyone who wishes to take part.<br /><br />My design for ReSite has an element of audience participation - <br />The design is an interactive postcard the receiver is to create a design through Drawing, Painting, Stamping or Photographing their favorite holiday destination then sending it back to me.<br /><br />If and when designs come back I will post them...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-5197550351674833454?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-79977031848798322622009-10-08T10:30:00.004+01:002009-10-08T10:40:43.625+01:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-ed4b53897b62b77e" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v9.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ded4b53897b62b77e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331178105%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4C36853E9007D0C796F23FFBB76E44015B680423.2396E3FF6B3D0F69BAD7A1CF7776E0EEEC73B7AF%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ded4b53897b62b77e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DYdLgLmdchZhHpYxoA9BQIsMJfMM&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v9.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ded4b53897b62b77e%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331178105%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D4C36853E9007D0C796F23FFBB76E44015B680423.2396E3FF6B3D0F69BAD7A1CF7776E0EEEC73B7AF%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ded4b53897b62b77e%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DYdLgLmdchZhHpYxoA9BQIsMJfMM&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />A sweet video involving a story of ants attempting to reach an issue of Marmalade magazine found on toriflower.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-7997703184879832262?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-16243754659840620732009-10-07T17:34:00.002+01:002009-10-07T17:36:25.765+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SszDdcxcgmI/AAAAAAAAAGk/nUtD25ZQd4g/s1600-h/joy+love+and+lollypops-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SszDdcxcgmI/AAAAAAAAAGk/nUtD25ZQd4g/s400/joy+love+and+lollypops-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389897764762845794" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-1624375465984062073?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-51179477977500103812009-09-10T16:43:00.006+01:002009-09-10T17:02:38.268+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfvcGOYAI/AAAAAAAAAGU/jCXV_ZUBZ24/s1600-h/DSC_0017.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfvcGOYAI/AAAAAAAAAGU/jCXV_ZUBZ24/s400/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379866129727381506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfitCjLmI/AAAAAAAAAGM/sVPyGHkoXkQ/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfitCjLmI/AAAAAAAAAGM/sVPyGHkoXkQ/s400/DSC_0036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379865910937071202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfJfkE1SI/AAAAAAAAAGE/CuwFA7UoMkk/s1600-h/DSC_0076.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqkfJfkE1SI/AAAAAAAAAGE/CuwFA7UoMkk/s400/DSC_0076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379865477822862626" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My small town in Cambridge hosts a 1940's themed weekend each year, it has been running for about six years now but this is the first year I have actually visited the event. Thought it would be a great opportunity to get a few snaps of the 1940's.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-5117947797750010381?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-52533207632411662632009-09-08T10:58:00.006+01:002009-09-08T11:12:29.221+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqYtqv9xGGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/QdDPhSknxWc/s1600-h/condom-france.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 243px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqYtqv9xGGI/AAAAAAAAAF0/QdDPhSknxWc/s400/condom-france.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379037017393928290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A lovely French town consisting of around 7,000 people, situated in the South of France in the region of Midi-Pyrenees.<br /><br />Really found this funny so I thought I would share my immature nature with you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-5253320763241166263?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-74759124740336921642009-09-07T19:55:00.004+01:002009-09-08T11:05:47.635+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqVfYX_kdII/AAAAAAAAAFk/eXE9dhfiLTc/s1600-h/world+aids+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqVfYX_kdII/AAAAAAAAAFk/eXE9dhfiLTc/s400/world+aids+day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378810202326070402" /></a><br /><br />I am currently working on a live brief for Positive Health Lincs, The aim is to create a poster design that is aimed at promoting World Aids Day.<br /><br />This is a small example of the design I am working up at the moment, knowing me this may change.<br /><br />Will add the final poster when complete...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-7475912474033692164?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-71098583954735779762009-09-07T09:44:00.004+01:002009-09-08T10:57:06.844+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqTIP3Qw07I/AAAAAAAAADc/7ThK4J482fk/s1600-h/one.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SqTIP3Qw07I/AAAAAAAAADc/7ThK4J482fk/s400/one.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378644029845066674" /></a><br /><br />Time and tide wait for no man -- Geoffrey Chaucer <br /><br />The last photo of a set that is aiming to create a visual idea of the movement of time and tides based upon the Chaucer quote.<br /><br />Will add the final photography piece when complete...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-7109858395473577976?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-79444036877977156992009-04-06T20:21:00.002+01:002009-04-06T20:26:16.739+01:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdpXS1sDO_I/AAAAAAAAADU/tAvaNdJoMyc/s1600-h/Photo0278.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdpXS1sDO_I/AAAAAAAAADU/tAvaNdJoMyc/s400/Photo0278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321661890852764658" /></a><br />A grand day out at wimpole hall in Cambridge. This image is the only snap I could take of the day, believe it is some sort of Greek or Roman sculpture found in the gardens of the hall.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-7944403687797715699?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5636517361923164531.post-65387751545285897472009-04-05T15:17:00.007+01:002009-09-11T10:11:47.714+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBXReyrAI/AAAAAAAAABk/hW59jE0hfw8/s1600-h/5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBXReyrAI/AAAAAAAAABk/hW59jE0hfw8/s400/5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321215565311945730" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBXY4lgsI/AAAAAAAAABc/sS8MfRDiFbI/s1600-h/IMG_0622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBXY4lgsI/AAAAAAAAABc/sS8MfRDiFbI/s400/IMG_0622.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321215567299183298" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBW4nJvqI/AAAAAAAAABU/YgQy4MZvbUo/s1600-h/IMG_0620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBW4nJvqI/AAAAAAAAABU/YgQy4MZvbUo/s400/IMG_0620.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321215558636125858" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBWlehUiI/AAAAAAAAABM/CUDd6U4ekuk/s1600-h/IMG_0587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBWlehUiI/AAAAAAAAABM/CUDd6U4ekuk/s400/IMG_0587.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321215553499648546" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBWY6e-oI/AAAAAAAAABE/XIW4WOjHzAU/s1600-h/1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1qCGalY2oY/SdjBWY6e-oI/AAAAAAAAABE/XIW4WOjHzAU/s400/1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321215550127274626" /></a><br /><br />An example of my ISTD submission. <br />The images displayed present my typographic take on 3 minutes of movement through Longitude and Latitude.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5636517361923164531-6538775154528589747?l=nikki-simpson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nikki Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268334194778575057noreply@blogger.com0