FLIPPED OUT

Tropical FM TV

2012-01-04T22:13:00.002Z

At Flipped Out Creative we love to support local talent and are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with up and coming internet radio and TV channel, Tropical FM TV.Headed up by Dennis of Don1 Media, Tropical FM TV is an interactive internet based radio and TV station that provides across the board genre of music and entertainment that will appeal to everyone. With a packed line up of DJ's and presenters broadcasting round the clock you're sure to find something to suit your taste. So why not check it out at www.tropicalfm.com and show your support.With a fully equipped studio hosting audiences and a live soundstage plus the capability to show streaming outside broadcasts this really is one to watch. There's even an academy in the pipeline with accredited training courses on offer to help young people get into the broadcasting industry.From our Luton based studio we're offering the guys at Tropical FM marketing support services by way of creative graphic design and large format displays as well as branded clothing from our sister company Flipped Out Tees.

BackFlip Volumes 1 and 2

2012-01-03T20:38:00.000Z

Download. Share. Enjoy!

New DJ Mixes now up on Soundcloud

2012-01-02T16:39:00.000Z

Download. Share. Enjoy!

Introducing... FLIPPED OUT DJ'S

2011-11-20T22:33:00.001Z

I've been DJ'ing for over 10 years now and have never done any form of promotion, it's been purely down to word of mouth, so with that in mind, and wanting to have a play with the Moonfruit platform, I knocked up this little microsite. www.flippedout.co.uk/dj

All About The Beatz with AimiZing

2011-11-04T17:35:00.002Z

Flipped Out Creative and Flipped Out Tees are very proud to sponsor a brand new internet radio show starting next Friday night. All About The Beatz is presented by friend of Flipped Out, Aimi Rix, a local artist and music lover. She'll be playing quality tunes from 9-11pm on Tropical FM.

To celebrate this new collaboration Flipped Out Tees has designed a new t-shirt, which is now available in the store! Become a fan of All About The Beatz and get yours now!

Website Design

2011-10-17T10:10:00.002Z

Some new client websites going live in the next week or so for Luton based graphic design studio Flipped Out Creative. Flipped out can create simple, effective websites and provide domain name registration, hosting and social networking and SEO advice.

Slinna Edition Tees reduced by 10%

2011-09-13T18:18:00.001Z

To coincide with MC Slinna's recently announced gig dates in Amsterdam we've reduced all Slinna Edition Tees by 10% and more! So now's the time to get yours as this is a limited offer only. You can get your FlippedOut Tees from the store at www.flippedouttees.com or through the Facebook page.
Flipped Out Tees - for the Flipped Out Generation!

Flipped Out Tees Facebook Shop Opens.

2011-09-05T20:36:00.003Z

We are very pleased to announce that the Flipped Out Tees Facebook Shop is now open for business. Powered by the Spreadshirt shop engine you can now purchase funky fresh apparel from your favourite social networking site. The Flipped Out Tees website remains open as normal, so now you can buy tees from two places! Look out for new designs from the Autumn/Winter 2011 range coming very soon!

Another new client website just gone live!

2011-08-11T18:36:00.003Z

Another new client website just gone live... check out DE Signs of Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. The brief was to create a new identity for DE Signs and in conjunction with a series of printed publicity material and advertising raise the online profile of this well established business.

http://www.de-signsandlabels.co.uk

New client website just gone live!

2011-08-08T07:04:00.002Z

I'm happy to announce a new Flipped Out client's website has just gone live. Introducing Doula Todd. Jeanie is a Doula, or birthing partner. After an initial consultation I came up with a logo concept which was followed through onto printed material and then online with this simple yet informative brochure style website. Good luck Jeanie!

http://www.doulatodd.co.uk/

New Linkage

2011-08-02T18:16:00.003Z

Well lots to report this week... on the graphic design front we have some new portfolio updates to keep you inspired, go check them out at Flipped Out Creative.

The T-shirt site is gaining interest so we've decided to launch an online ad campaign which has the potential to reach some 25 million users! Mind boggling. So far it's been in front of 23,000 people in just 2 days, and returned some nice click rates.

We'll be giving away some more tees in the next few weeks, after the MC Slinna photoshoot. In conjunction with this we'll be running some on-air ads on IntoBeats. We've also created a separate Facebook page just for T-shirts, you can find it here. If you've not checked out our designs yet go to the online T-Shirt store at Flipped Out Tees.

The Flipped Out Creative Facebook Page will remain unchanged but we thought it better to move the T-shirts away to focus on the graphic design side of things.

Don't forget you can find all my linkage (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Behance, Flickr and now Instagram) on my About Me splash page.

Website design

2011-07-23T10:49:00.004Z

Couple of new websites going live in the next week or so for clients of Luton based graphic design studio Flipped Out Creative. Flipped out can create simple, effective websites and provide domain name registration, hosting and social networking and search engine optimisation advice. Don't Trip Out, Flip Out!

New designs in the store.

2011-07-21T08:03:00.004Z

All new funky fresh and original designs now up in the FlippedOut Store. Keep 'em peeled for more t-shirt designs coming soon. New products added daily! Choose a design, on selected designs you can even choose your garment colour. FlippedOut... ya know you wanna!

FlippedOutTees.com now live!

2011-07-19T18:55:00.005Z

Our online store for all your FlippedOut apparel is now live at www.flippedouttees.com. Be sure to check out our Summer 2011 Collection along with our collaborative effort with up and coming Drum & Bass MC, Slinna.

Hot off the press...

2011-07-16T16:27:00.005Z

The first batch of Flipped Out Tees are now in, and as promised one will be given away tomorrow. All you have to do to be in with a chance of getting your hands on one is go to our Facebook page and click LIKE. It's that simple!

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Coming Soon...

2011-07-13T19:54:00.002Z

Flipped Out Creative are pleased to announce the acquisition of FlippedOutTees.com

5 piece Funk Band - "Switcher"

2011-07-11T11:00:00.003Z

If you're on the look out for a funky-five-piece-function-band for your event then look no further. Switcher is one of the UK's top new live events bands. These musicians know how to turn your party into a truly memorable night! www.switchermusic.com

FREE T Shirts

2011-07-11T10:57:00.002Z

Alright people, the Flipped Out T Shirt collection is now in production. One will be given away this weekend. To be the lucky person picked at random, all you have to do is go to the Flipped Out Creative Fabebook page and click LIKE. It's that simple.

2011-07-07T14:16:00.000Z

QR Code

2011-06-28T21:19:00.002Z

Got my very own QR code, scan it!

About me...

2011-06-26T21:15:00.001Z

Check out my about.me profile!

Carry on...

2011-06-26T20:27:00.002Z

Flipped Out Animoto

2011-06-15T20:51:00.001Z

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Facebook Freebies

2011-06-14T20:26:00.003Z

Just a quick blog to say if you're reading this then pop on over to our page on Facebook and click "LIKE", you can find us under Flipped Out Creative. We need 25 "likers" before Facebook will release our own URL, then we can start promoting the page. We'll be giving away some limited edition Flipped Out T-shirts to a few lucky "likers" very soon so get clicking to be in with a chance!

Moo.com MiniCards and StickerBooks

2011-06-11T19:12:00.002Z

Absolutely lovin' these MiniCards and StickerBooks from Moo.com

What is artwork?

2011-06-02T16:56:00.000Z

Need something printed? Been asked if you have artwork? If you thought to yourself, "well i've knocked something up in Powerpoint - will that do?" then this blogs for you. If on the other hand you're well versed in preparing print-ready files for your printer then read no further.

So what exactly is artwork? Why do you need it? Well in order to get your thing printed and for it to turn out exactly how you envisaged it you're going to need some print ready files to give to a printer. Just because you can see it on your computer screen in all it's glory doesn't mean that it's going to print like that. Depending on the print method required your files will need to be interpreted by an image processor and separated into spot or process colours. Applications like MS Word and Powerpoint aren't capable of doing this so you'll need some industry standard applications like Adobe Illustrator or Quark Xpress. If you don't have these then you need to employ the services of an artworker or graphic designer. (Someone like me.) He or she will be able to add handy crop marks or bleed to the image which will aid in the production process. They'll also be able to hand over the information in such a way that all the fonts stay just the way you want them. If you've specified fonts in MS Word, (like Comic Sans - Aaargh!) these may not necessarily reproduce (as Comic Sans).

Got some nice full colour pictures in your publication? Grab them off the internet did you? STOP! Again, just because they look OK on screen doesn't mean they'll print like that. Most images on the internet are low quality. 72 dots per inch in fact. You need 300 dots per inch minimum in order to print without it looking like everything in the picture was made out of Lego!

Your printer might be able to supply some artwork guidelines to help you, but in most cases these are aimed at people in the creative field. They use technical terms like "flattening transparencies" and "trapping". Why isn't there one global standard? Well different printers use different machinery, and therefore different print processes. For instance if you want a newsletter printed it might be reproduced using a lithographic process, or it might be printed using inkjet technology. If you want a short run poster printing it may be done quickly employing the latest variable data bubble-jet machines, or it might even be done more traditionally by hand using the screen printing method. There's lots of depending factors.

With the advancements in PDF workflow recently you might think that if you can export a PDF from your chosen application then this will do. Sometimes your printer will accept these files and be able to manipulate them to match his or her specification. If they do this and don't charge you for it, then they're doing you a massive favour! But it's better to deliver your files right first time. It saves times and ultimately, money.

Lastly, do you really need a graphic designer? Well the short answer is yes. We know what looks good. We know what grabs peoples attention. We know what not to do. We know what's been done before and we know what doesn't work. And, we won't just deliver the first idea that comes into our head. We'll develop it, explore it, and give you a stunning piece of artwork that will help you win! That's what we're here for. See you next time you need some artwork!

My swansong...

2011-06-01T16:25:00.002Z

Last project for Damn Good, and pleased to say it was a nice easy one...

Flipped Out Tease (Tee's)... see what I did there?

2011-05-30T19:57:00.002Z

A sneak preview of the new Flipped Out T's... want one?

New Business Cards

2011-05-30T19:56:00.002Z

I'm loving these Moo.com business cards, every one a different colour!

It's the circle of life...

2011-05-30T19:53:00.002Z

Well here we are again, not quite back to square one, probably about square 4 or 5. Another new chapter, although this time it feels like a completely new book. Those of you who know me will know (and in the words of the Notorious B.I.G, "and if you don't know, now you know N*****!"

It's been a long time comin...

2007-09-04T18:23:00.000Z

Man I am so crap at blogging, OK this it, this is me making a conserted effort to do this more frequently, I was gonna say daily, but come on, let's not get carried away now, weekly, yes weekly I can handle. So why the sudden need to blog? Well lots has happened and some of it I feel the need to put down for posterity. First thing I just gotta write about is this... I got aked if I'd DJ at this new nightclub in Northampton, (now I'd already been to the opening night hosted by Hed Kandi which was superb, so I knew the venue), I am to host the Funk Soul Disco room, or in other words the bar that everyone gets crammed into first before they open the main room, "cool" I thought, so I sorted out all my funky tunes, all my dance floor filling disco classics, made absolutely sure I had everything I could possibly need. I sat around nervously all day checking my tunes, checking them again, man I've done this a thousand times, god knows what i was so worried about, but I always get like this when it's a new venue I've never played at, but anyway, nerves is good, it means you give a shit... anyway, the time came, I made my way to the club, I was to arrive an hour before opening just to get my bearings and find my way round the DJ box, cool, just what I needed. So... I gets to the club, I meet Laurence, the guy who booked me, famous record producer and very very good DJ, and he says, "bad news Wayne, we're not opening the Funk Soul Disco room tonight so we wondered if you could play the MAIN ROOM, and warm up for SPOONY!!!!! - I nearly fuckin' died... what did he just say? All my preparation, all my checkin my tunes, it's all just gone straight out-the-fuckin-window! "but the main room is house init?" i say tryin to be cool. "yeah come on I'll show you to the booth and introduce you to your sound engineer"! SOUND ENGINEER??? I GET MY OWN SOUND ENGINEER??? OH. MY. GOD! Man I am dying inside I can't even begin to tell ya, so we walks to the booth and there it is, up high, like a shining beacon of DJ'ness. We climb the step to the booth, walk inside. DVJ1000's. Shit, i've never touched one in my life. Allen & Heath mixer. Shit, never touched one of those either. I'm gonna die. I'm going to die! Keep calm, keep calm, I slide the headphone jack into it's socket, it's exactly like that scene in It's All Gone Pete Tong, I choose my first CD, slide it in, music, I feel better I must admit, now there's a noise to hide my banging heartbeat. Needless to say my two hour set goes OK, not great, quite shit in parts, but passable. The club, well they had a bad night, not many punters, so they cancelled Spoony at the last minute, he still got paid IN FULL let me tell ya, and me well I gained some experience, and they asked me back. I did the following Friday night, played from 10 till 4 without hiccup, albeit to a half empty club but who cares, I'm on the books and they like me, so I treated myself to a new record bag as reward. Come on, let's 'ave it!!!

What's it all about?

2007-02-25T15:33:00.000Z

Well what can I tell ya? So much has happened since my last blog... I really must get in the habit of doing this more regularly, like I did when I was in Oz, but then I knew people were reading it, and I had something to say, but now, it's so Monday to Friday, so 9 to 5, I really need some excitement in my life, and not the kind of excitement that comes in the form of some hoodie twat spraying "WANK" on your new car in the middle of the night! God I wanna get out of Luton so bad, "so stop talking about it and do it" - it's doing OK... house goes on the market this week, promise!
So what's news? Went to Vallandry 2 weeks ago with James, Russ and Alan, had a great week, eating, drinking, and not forgetting the snowboarding. Already provisionally booked next year so can't wait for that.

Wha' gwan?

2006-10-22T13:56:00.000Z

It's been ages since I last "blogged" properly. Been so wrapped up in work recently I haven't had the time or inclination. Well workwise things are finally coming together, it's taken 2 years of blood sweat and tears, but I truly believe we're where we want to be, the phone doesn't stop ringing, our order book is bursting and it feels like there's a "damn good" buzz around the MK business community. This will be confirmed when we attend the Inside Ex show next month. We'll see how many people come up to us and say "yeah i know you guys!" Hopefully now we can move forward making profit each month and maybe myself and Paul can start to reap the rewards, the first of which came in the form of our new company vehicle (see picture below) which we're both enjoying.

Family life is good... Suzi is perfect... only thing I'd like to change now is to move house, and that WILL happen... soon! Even if I have to rent. Oh and I wanna lose a few pounds coz since I gave up the cancer sticks, I've taken up chocolate!

Another new toy...

2006-10-22T13:54:00.000Z

Damn Good sponsorship deal...

2006-10-22T13:52:00.000Z

Damn Good Signs and Print sponsor local BBL team the MK Lions!

Last night a DJ saved my life...

2006-09-04T19:13:00.000Z

This is me trying to keep a permanent record of what my travelling roadshow looks like...

E-E-EEEssential...

2006-08-15T16:03:00.000Z

Can you see me in the crowd?

Eivissa '06...

2006-08-15T15:28:00.000Z

Just got back from a very chilled week in Ibiza. Highlights were Erick Morillo's Subliminal Sessions on Wednesday night at Pacha, with P Diddy in attendance! Oh, and that "crazshy dutchman yesh" Ruud Gullit. Also Pete Tong's Essential Selection Live from Cafe Mambo on Friday Night - here's some pics for your viewing pleasure...

Ninja me up large...

2006-07-29T18:22:00.000Z

Today I collected my new toy...

Return of the Mac...

2006-07-14T19:54:00.000Z

Woohooo! Got my iMac back today, I take it all back, I love 'em, especially mine, because it's mine!.

Where's the logic in that...

2006-07-10T20:09:00.000Z

My iMac died last night, needs a new Logic Board apparently. It's only three months old so it's covered under warranty. So far that's a new mouse and now a logic board. Apple say Mac's never crash, but what they don't tell you is if you get a bad one they're a pain in the arse!

Had the Mimaki JV3 installed at work today. Really nice bit of kit. Let's hope it's trouble free, unlike my iMac!

In the beginning....

2006-07-08T17:42:00.000Z

It's been 3 years since I last "blogged" - so thought I'd start a new one to document the life and times of me, starting from now obviously. You'll have to use your imagination and fill in the 3 year gap!