Facebook Group

As a group we have also recorded information on a facebook page

here is the link for the facebook where the group has shared ideas.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/105868519586689/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Laura :)

Power point

Hi everyone.. i have finished the power point..

here are the print screens for it
Hope it is ok. Let me know if i have missed anything off :)

Laura

Floral research

Here are some pictures from our visit to debenhams to look at our different trends!

Change of plan on the flyer

When it came to the flyer i started designing something but i got a bit lost with it and hit a brick wall with it. For some reason the design wasn't geling well together.

So i asked Dave for help and we started to design another one. Dave kindly carried it on and put all of the event information and logo's on it.

I think this works alot better!

T-Shirt ideas

We want to stick to something plain and catchy. Plain looks more professional and it catches more attention!

Another idea for the back would be ...

Contacting the charities

Last week I've e-mailed the charities asking for their logo and a few more things about their organizations. The first charity to e-mail me back was St. Catherine's Hospice. Here is the e-mail :

Hi Ioana,

 

I was forwarded your email by Emma Jacovelli in the Fundraising Department.

 

What is the event that you’re planning?

 

In response to your questions:

 

1. What would you say your motto is? – We don’t necessarily have a motto but I’ve attached a word document with some notes for you about St Catherine’s Hospice
2. Do you have a virtual version (preferably vectors, for Adobe Illustrator) of your logo? – I’ve also attached a copy of our logo in JPEG format (let me know if you want it another format)
3. Is there anything specific that you would like us to mention in our promotional posters, flyers etc.? - Can I see a copy of the poster and then let you know if I want you to add anything?

 

Thanks

 

Natasha  

 

 

Unfortunately, there were no attachments in the email so I've asked Natasha to send them to me again. 

A few days later, Sue Ryder e-mailed me back. Here is the e-mail: 

Hi Ioana

Thanks so much for getting in touch. It's fantastic to hear you're planning on holding an event in collaboration with Debenhams to raise money for charity & we're delighted to be one of the charities you've chosen to support.

Please find answers to your questions below:

1. What would you say your motto is? To provide incredible care for those with incurable illnesses. At Sue Ryder, we believe every person living with any kind of incurable illness has the right not just to receive specialist medical care, but also the emotional support they need to cope with the difficult and distressing effects of their illness. Even more than that, we believe they deserve as much flexibility and freedom as possible to live out the rest of their lives in the way that they want. 
2. How did you raise money for the charity in the past? In a variety of ways - in regional fundraising we have organised local events; have people taking part in third party running & challenge events such as the London Marathon & Pendle 10k; promote our work to corporates, community groups, individuals hopefully inspiring them to choose to support Sue Ryder by volunteering their time or organising their own event; we also have furniture sales, clothes /book shops & a coffee shop at Sue Ryder Cuerden Hall all run by volunteers. We also have a Trusts Team who apply for funding from trusts across the region.
3. Do you have a virtual version (preferably vectors, for Adobe Illustrator) of your logo? I've attached our logo.

Emma Russ is our local fundraiser for Lancashire so if you need anything at all please do get in touch with Emma. I'm sure she'd be delighted to hear more about what you've got planned. I've copied Emma into this email and you can also speak to her on 01772 698 145.

Thanks again for getting in touch.

 

On the night Floor Plan

Here is the floor plan i have designed for on the night, i feel like this will work and this will be used on the presentation.

Photo Booth

This is a preview of the photobooth that will be used at the event, i have lots of props silly hats mushtashes etc. I will also make a new backdrop specially for the Debenhams event maybe with logos on.

Getting in touch with the manager

On Tuesday, the 12th of March, I managed to talk to Julie from the Debenhams restaurant.
As we are planning to do trend stalls instead of a fashion show, it would have been very helpful if we could have borrowed some of the interior decorations being sold in Debenhams. However, we got a big No from Julie.
Regarding the sound system, they said that we can play the music through the speakers in the ceiling and she also said that they have the necessary equipment if it were for someone to talk on the microphone.
Then I've asked her about the menu and she said that they would only serve free coffee and tea, which is a good thing for us, because we were thinking of selling cupcakes at the event.

Before talking to the manager, I have asked the Personal Shopping Manager, Jenny Norton, if she or any of the personal shoppers would be available to talk a bit about the Spring/Summer 2013 trends on the day of the event. She said that she is fine with it, as long as our event aims to increase Debenhams' clothing sales, which it does.

WGSN - Nautical theme

Here are a few images from WGSN on the theme Nautical for both menswear and womenswear s/s13 also, the images we got in Debenhams will work really well for all 3 themes for the sets.

Jo and Cass

Also, I emailed Jo and Cass because I know one of the guys who runs it, a really nice guy called Graham, and he said that he'd love to be involved, so we have them to do the hair for any potential prize winners.

A little bit of WGSN

Hey guys, been on WGSN for abit or reseach on the trends so we have some more idea on how to style the mannequins and such.

First its black and white geometric prints:

And some on floral:

And finally Nauticle:

The nauticle images were very difficult to find, and these were the best I could do