Feb02
The big day is getting closer, just 4 days to go! The postman delivered these beauties today, 50 JamFactory x Crazylabel Toe Bags, which are exclusive to the launch night! They’ll be available along with the toys and the t-shirts (which are currently at the printers) on the night! I’m going to offer a ‘meal deal’ too, with a Droplet toy, t-shirt & tote bag for just £20 (Instead of £25), so be sure to come on down to the launch night to get your hands on them! If that doesn’t float your boat, then why not come along to check out the showcase of fantastic customs from a whole heap of super-talented artists! It’s all happening this coming Saturday 6th February at Fifty Fifty Store / Gallery here in Bristol! It kicks off at 6pm and goes on until 9. Be there or be square!

The big day is getting closer, just 4 days to go! The postman delivered these beauties today, 50 JamFactory x Crazylabel Toe Bags, which are exclusive to the launch night!

They’ll be available along with the toys and the t-shirts (which are currently at the printers) on the night! I’m going to offer a ‘meal deal’ too, with a Droplet toy, t-shirt & tote bag for just £20 (Instead of £25), so be sure to come on down to the launch night to get your hands on them!

If that doesn’t float your boat, then why not come along to check out the showcase of fantastic customs from a whole heap of super-talented artists! It’s all happening this coming Saturday 6th February at Fifty Fifty Store / Gallery here in Bristol! It kicks off at 6pm and goes on until 9. Be there or be square!



LINK: Interview: Gavin Strange « I Like Characters.com by Steve Rack

The smashing Mr Steve Rack conducted a wee interview with me about the launch of Droplets, which you can read here!

Jan25
The awesome Mr Benjamin Reid aka Nouveller has created these fantastic 48px Droplet icons featuring both Series 1 and Series 2 designs! Visit Bens blog to download the icon pack and why not adopt it as your twitter icon, we have!

The awesome Mr Benjamin Reid aka Nouveller has created these fantastic 48px Droplet icons featuring both Series 1 and Series 2 designs!

Visit Bens blog to download the icon pack and why not adopt it as your twitter icon, we have!



Oh my days… it’s actually happening. I arrived at work to see 2 of these boxes marked ‘Droplet Series 2’ waiting for me! They contain the first batch of Droplets, ready for the launch night on the 6th Feb! It was also the first time I got my hands on the fully finished thing, so it was super exciting to finally hold the lil’ fellas in my hand! I also saw 2 things, the 2 final pieces of the launch night puzzle that really are the icing on the cake! One of them is a screengrab of a Droplet game(!!!) my good friend Rich Davey is working on and the other… well, I’m keeping that secret, you’re just going to have to come to the night to find out! Click here to see the launch flyer and click here for the Facebook event! Hopfully see you on the 6th :)

Oh my days… it’s actually happening. I arrived at work to see 2 of these boxes marked ‘Droplet Series 2’ waiting for me! They contain the first batch of Droplets, ready for the launch night on the 6th Feb! It was also the first time I got my hands on the fully finished thing, so it was super exciting to finally hold the lil’ fellas in my hand!

I also saw 2 things, the 2 final pieces of the launch night puzzle that really are the icing on the cake! One of them is a screengrab of a Droplet game(!!!) my good friend Rich Davey is working on and the other… well, I’m keeping that secret, you’re just going to have to come to the night to find out!

Click here to see the launch flyer and click here for the Facebook event! Hopfully see you on the 6th :)



Jan23
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The wonderful Sundeep Toor has created this special Droplet Series 2 animation especially to celebrate the launch, which happens 2 weeks today!

A big thank you to Sundeep for taking her time to create this, the support is very muchly appreciated!


Jan22
I was so stoked to wake up to a Flickr comment telling me to check out 3mins 32secs into this video, which I did with much excitement. It turns out that a poster I designed featuring Dessa’s lyric is featured in a video interview behind the woman herself! If you haven’t heard it, then I suggest you go and listen to Dessa’s new album ‘A Badly Broken Code’ because it’s all sorts of awesome!

I was so stoked to wake up to a Flickr comment telling me to check out 3mins 32secs into this video, which I did with much excitement. It turns out that a poster I designed featuring Dessa’s lyric is featured in a video interview behind the woman herself!

If you haven’t heard it, then I suggest you go and listen to Dessa’s new album ‘A Badly Broken Code’ because it’s all sorts of awesome!



Jan21
There’s nothing better than seeing your hard work in printed form, so I was very stoked when a box of lovelies arrived from the awesome Ripe Digital this week! I pushed my luck and asked Rik if I could have gloss laminate, a spot orange AND rounded corners - he came back with a big fat obama-esque “yes I can” And so here they are, in all their shiny glory, doing their job of being bright & bold, grabbing peoples attention, telling them to come along to Fifty Fifty on the 6th February for the Launch of Droplet Series 2! Preparation is going really well, with just over 2 weeks to go, it’s all happening! The customs are starting to come back from the artists and they’re looking incredible, the actual toys themselves are ready to be sent over for the launch swell as a limited edition t-shirt and tote bag! If that’s not enough, there’s even going to be some hand-baked Droplet cupcakes to snack on whilst you’re feasting your eyes on all the pretties plus 50 goodie bags for the first 50 purchases, so the early birds will get get the goodies! For more info here’s the facebook event with all the details! www.jam-factory.com/droplet

There’s nothing better than seeing your hard work in printed form, so I was very stoked when a box of lovelies arrived from the awesome Ripe Digital this week!

I pushed my luck and asked Rik if I could have gloss laminate, a spot orange AND rounded corners - he came back with a big fat obama-esque “yes I can”

And so here they are, in all their shiny glory, doing their job of being bright & bold, grabbing peoples attention, telling them to come along to Fifty Fifty on the 6th February for the Launch of Droplet Series 2!

Preparation is going really well, with just over 2 weeks to go, it’s all happening! The customs are starting to come back from the artists and they’re looking incredible, the actual toys themselves are ready to be sent over for the launch swell as a limited edition t-shirt and tote bag!

If that’s not enough, there’s even going to be some hand-baked Droplet cupcakes to snack on whilst you’re feasting your eyes on all the pretties plus 50 goodie bags for the first 50 purchases, so the early birds will get get the goodies!

For more info here’s the facebook event with all the details!

www.jam-factory.com/droplet



“ Thank you to Gavin for having faith in me and f**k you for showing me the other peoples work, its amazing ”
- Godmachine’s summery on his Droplet customising experience! Check out his step by step blog of his customising process and the fantastic finished thing!


Jan12
This is my illustration of a selection of stats from Aardman Digital’s year of 2009! From the work to the whimsical, it’s full of numbers related to our year! It was a lot of fun doing this, always a pleasure to design big numbers and silly illustrations! Best viewed large!

This is my illustration of a selection of stats from Aardman Digital’s year of 2009!

From the work to the whimsical, it’s full of numbers related to our year! It was a lot of fun doing this, always a pleasure to design big numbers and silly illustrations!

Best viewed large!



Jan11
Here it is, my finished design for the Droplet Series 2 launch flyer! Preparation is in full swing now, with my ‘to do’ list getting longer by the day! It’s getting super exciting, I hope you can make it down to the night. Please do take the flyer and pass it around digitally, you can click it for a much higher res!

Here it is, my finished design for the Droplet Series 2 launch flyer!

Preparation is in full swing now, with my ‘to do’ list getting longer by the day! It’s getting super exciting, I hope you can make it down to the night. Please do take the flyer and pass it around digitally, you can click it for a much higher res!



Jan06
The blank Droplets have pretty much all been sent out to my fantastic list of customizers now, so I await the magic they’re going to create with their customs! The preparation for the launch is going well, lots & lots to do but I’m powering through my huge todo list with every spare minute i have! As well as the launch of the toys themselves & the gallery of customs there will also be a limited run of t-shirts & tote bags plus drinks provided by a very famous and lovely drinks brand! Stay tuned to the Facebook page for more news and don’t forget, put 6th Feb in your diary for the launch night!!

The blank Droplets have pretty much all been sent out to my fantastic list of customizers now, so I await the magic they’re going to create with their customs! The preparation for the launch is going well, lots & lots to do but I’m powering through my huge todo list with every spare minute i have! As well as the launch of the toys themselves & the gallery of customs there will also be a limited run of t-shirts & tote bags plus drinks provided by a very famous and lovely drinks brand! Stay tuned to the Facebook page for more news and don’t forget, put 6th Feb in your diary for the launch night!!



Jan02
I’m very very very happy to finally show you these, the finished Series 2 Droplets, complete with their individual ‘inner monsters’ poking from their heads (not to mention the lo’ gents glorious crown - he’s the chase figure, going to be a tricky one to find)! I’m hard at work preparing for the launch of these little fellas, which is happening at the Fifty Fifty Gallery on Park Street here in Bristol on Saturday 6th February! which will kick-off from 6.00 - 9.00pm. If you’re making a visit to Bristol for the launch then this Travelodge is super close by and I’ve compiled a google map with the launch location, hotel, shops, food, sights etc I’ve re-designed the Droplet microsite to have all the information on the launch too and links to the facebook event, flickr group etc etc, have a peep here! Andy, the man behind Crazylabel and the man who’s made Droplet possible has also revamped his Crazylabel website too, which you can peep at crazylabel.com I hope you like above and hope to see you at the launch too!! Happy new year!

I’m very very very happy to finally show you these, the finished Series 2 Droplets, complete with their individual ‘inner monsters’ poking from their heads (not to mention the lo’ gents glorious crown - he’s the chase figure, going to be a tricky one to find)!

I’m hard at work preparing for the launch of these little fellas, which is happening at the Fifty Fifty Gallery on Park Street here in Bristol on Saturday 6th February! which will kick-off from 6.00 - 9.00pm. If you’re making a visit to Bristol for the launch then this Travelodge is super close by and I’ve compiled a google map with the launch location, hotel, shops, food, sights etc

I’ve re-designed the Droplet microsite to have all the information on the launch too and links to the facebook event, flickr group etc etc, have a peep here!

Andy, the man behind Crazylabel and the man who’s made Droplet possible has also revamped his Crazylabel website too, which you can peep at crazylabel.com

I hope you like above and hope to see you at the launch too!! Happy new year!



Dec31
LINK: My 2009

A photo-blog review of my 12 months of 2009! Happy New Year!

Dec28
On Christmas Day my Dad, Brother & myself took our dog for a walk. On the way we noticed a now abandoned Bus Station that was glinting in the sunlight, too beautiful to not go and have a look around. You can see my favourite shots here, Merry Christmas!

On Christmas Day my Dad, Brother & myself took our dog for a walk. On the way we noticed a now abandoned Bus Station that was glinting in the sunlight, too beautiful to not go and have a look around.

You can see my favourite shots here, Merry Christmas!



Dec23
So then, just 2 more sleeps until the big man arrives and just 8 days remaining of 2009. It’s been a pretty crazy year for the world in general and been a hectic year for me too! I’ve kept myself busy with lots of pretties, from my work at the lovely Aardman with Timmy Time to Wallace & Gromit as well as lots of projects in my own time from Computer Arts Projects magazine to collaborating with Howies, it’s been a super fun year! I want to thank every single person who I’ve met / sent me an email / gave me the chance to create something / shown some love / tweeted / inspired me, without you all then my year wouldn’t amount to much. I’m so grateful for all the wonderful opportunities i’ve had this year and am well aware just how much of a lucky pup I am. I’ve got alot lined up for 2010 that I’m really hyped about, from the Droplet Series 2 launch on the 6th Feb to some uber-secret stuff that I can’t wait to share with you. Overall, 2010 is shaping up to be an awful lot of fun! So I guess that about sums it up for, thank you for reading this and I hope Santa brings you what you want! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ~ Gav.

So then, just 2 more sleeps until the big man arrives and just 8 days remaining of 2009. It’s been a pretty crazy year for the world in general and been a hectic year for me too!

I’ve kept myself busy with lots of pretties, from my work at the lovely Aardman with Timmy Time to Wallace & Gromit as well as lots of projects in my own time from Computer Arts Projects magazine to collaborating with Howies, it’s been a super fun year!

I want to thank every single person who I’ve met / sent me an email / gave me the chance to create something / shown some love / tweeted / inspired me, without you all then my year wouldn’t amount to much. I’m so grateful for all the wonderful opportunities i’ve had this year and am well aware just how much of a lucky pup I am.

I’ve got alot lined up for 2010 that I’m really hyped about, from the Droplet Series 2 launch on the 6th Feb to some uber-secret stuff that I can’t wait to share with you. Overall, 2010 is shaping up to be an awful lot of fun!

So I guess that about sums it up for, thank you for reading this and I hope Santa brings you what you want!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

~ Gav.