ATTENTION : PLEASE BE ADVISED
NYGELS JR. NERD NATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS OF DATE: JUNE 18,2012 AND WILL BE UP TO DATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS
-H.ead N.erd I.n C.harge of Nygels Jr. Nerd Nation Anthony Price
Monday, June 18, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Interview WithThe Creator , Dan Robinson- Miller
The H. N. I. C. (H.ead N.erd I.n C.harge of Nygels Nerd Nation) talk to the creator of Nygel, Check this out.......
Dan:To create and bring to life a character to be the face of Nerd Nation
Dan: I
think it is fair to say "Casual smart" - I think he is a pretty well dress
little dude.
Shanna: How did you manage to mesh the thoughts
of Shanna's vision of this nerd and your artistic
abilities?
losttimedesign
Shanna: Are you currently working with any other clients or any other projects with Shanna and the Nation?
Dan:
We are talking about a few more characters to add to Nerd Nation. As for other
projects - I have been doing quite a bit of work for other agencies working
on visualizations of ideas, as part of advertising campaigns. I have also been
working on graphics for some 'promos' on tv programmes here in the UK. Plus the
usual logo and graphic design work.
Shanna: Do your friends know about Nygel?
Dan: I
have mentioned the work, they will know a lot more when I get my official tee
shirt!
Dan: Not really, I had to
get into a different comfortable position. I really love character/mascot design
but I had not done it for a while, so I would not say out of my comfort zone,
but back into a different one.
Well, that is a wrap for now! Dan, I appreciate all your hard work and dedication to this very special project. I could have never gotten it done without you! You are truly a gifted artist, and designer. I look forward to working with you on our other projects. If you ever need anything- recommendation-anything, drop a line! Thank you again!
I also have to thank Derwent Pencils for retweeting my request for help. You guys got the ball rolling! I hope you like the final Nygels....
- Shanna: How did you come in contact with Shanna and the Nerd Nation?
- Dan: I answered a call for
help with the project she put out on Twitter
Dan:To create and bring to life a character to be the face of Nerd Nation
Shanna: What
motivated you to take on the project?
Dan: I love to create characters and bring them
to life, and this seemed like a really fun project to be involved with and from
the brief and ideas Shanna had had, I knew what we created would be really
cool.
Shanna:
Where did you get the inspiration to draw the character and was the description
provided helpful?
- Dan: The descriptives were the main inspiration, but I did do a little bit of research to see how 'nerds' were portrayed previously, and then started to sketch out ideas.
Shanna:
How would you describe Nygel's overall look?
Dan: To
start with I looked at Shanna's ideas and descriptions, and the very helpful
examples she sent through. I then worked up a few sketches of different styles
that I thought might work for this project - it was then very much a
collaborative project, where I would work on him a bit, email it across and then
work with Shanna's feedback to try and make Nygel as close to what was in her
mind as possible.
Shanna: How would you rate your overall experience in
working with Shanna in creating the face to the Nerd
Nation?
Dan:
She has been really great to work with, Shanna has had so many ideas, and even
though the project is so close to her and she has a very good idea where she
wanted it to go, she let me have the freedom to do what I do and create
something we are both really proud of. My perfect type of
client.
Shanna: Were there any special challenges during the
process? Any frustrations?
Dan:
Not really, I think it all ran pretty smoothly once we had the initial style and
ideas in place. I think in the end we were both working from the same page so it
worked well.
Shanna: Dan, if a perspective client wanted to reach your
studio, how would they do so? And are there any other forms of social media that
they might find you?
Dan: The best
way to contact me is by email studio@losttimedesign.com - or through my
website www.losttimedesign.com where you can see more examples of my work. As for
social media I mostly use Twitter @losttimedesign I
also have a Facebook page www.facebook.com/Shanna: Are you currently working with any other clients or any other projects with Shanna and the Nation?
Shanna: Do your friends know about Nygel?
Shanna: Nygel's
Nerd Nation is still a pretty much unknown, how do you feel about it's
perspective success and how do you feel that you had a major part in
it?
Dan: I think it really could grow, it is still
very early on in it's life but with the right care, right promotion and a strong
understanding about what it is it offers, I think it could really have
legs.
Shanna: Describe your overall artistic style.
-
Dan:
Varied, I have had the opportunity to work on lots of different projects and in
many different styles. I love to use colour and play around with ideas. I get
bored as well so always experimenting. This has actually been really good for
me, meaning I don't get put in to one box.
Shanna: Did this project take you out of your comfort
zone?
Shanna: What confidence did you have that you could
produce the character? -
Dan: I
was really confident I could, it is something I have had experience with, and
with all details and examples Shanna gave me on what she wanted - I was pretty
sure we could do it.
Shanna: You live in the UK, Shanna lives in
the Unites Stated, was this your first international client?
Would you
welcome more international clients or was this a special case?
Dan:
This actually was my first international client. I would LOVE to work with
more, especially from the US. I think there is such a huge exciting market to
get in to.
Shanna: Having never met, did you have any feelings of
apprehension doing business internationally?
Dan:
No, I was really excited about it. In this day and age I don't think there are
international barriers anymore. We both understood there was a time difference
(which would really be the only issue in this case) and we worked round it. I
can see that there could be difficulties if the cultures involved were totally
different but I think the UK/US relationship worked really
well.
Shanna: How
long did this project take?
Dan: It is
still going on - but for the first Nygel - I think in all it probably took about
a week (spread out)Well, that is a wrap for now! Dan, I appreciate all your hard work and dedication to this very special project. I could have never gotten it done without you! You are truly a gifted artist, and designer. I look forward to working with you on our other projects. If you ever need anything- recommendation-anything, drop a line! Thank you again!
I also have to thank Derwent Pencils for retweeting my request for help. You guys got the ball rolling! I hope you like the final Nygels....
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Nygel's Jr. Nerd Nation
Our Mission:
Here's one on my favorite parts of what we do! When you
join Nygel's Nerd Nation, you are now a part of our Nerdy family. Nerds are some
of the most creative people I know, so it would only be right to
feature our fellow nerds, their stories of inspiration, events, photos and
accomplishments right here on our blog! Nerds have always had the stigma of
being socially unacceptable...well- not anymore! This site is truly for us
nerds. Here is ourplatform to be seen and heard not only by our fellow
nerds, but all the "cool" people too! Nygel's Nerd Nation is endeavoring to make
Nerdy the new Cool! Look out "cool" people! Here come the
Nerds!In addition to this, we have some other cool
features:
Born: August 4th
From: The creative minds and talents of Rashanna A. Battiste and Dan Miller
Occupation: Full time Nerd Machine
Mostly found: Nerdin' about and creating something
Contact: nygelsnerdnation@gmail.com
Home: nygelsnerdnation.blogspot.com
School: Nerd Nation Academy
Favorite Instrument: Guitar
Favorite Adage: "I make Nerdy Cool"
What Are We Working On?
Right now we live here on Blogspot Dr, but we are in the process of building our website for our full line of Nygel's Nerd Nation products! Please stay tuned for the awesome grand opening. We are diligently working to bring the very best products and service to you. It is going to be awesome!
In the meantime...
We are going to kick off our blog with..."What inspires you?" In 250-500 words or less. Send your stories to:
To build the Coolest Nerd Nation one Nygel Patch at a time!
Why Patches?
We want to keep it simple and yet do a little something different. We are not reinventing the wheel- it's an awesome way to let people know who we are and offer them a really cool product that we believe in so deeply and that they will love to wear!!
I Join Now What?
Here's one on my favorite parts of what we do! When you
join Nygel's Nerd Nation, you are now a part of our Nerdy family. Nerds are some
of the most creative people I know, so it would only be right to
feature our fellow nerds, their stories of inspiration, events, photos and
accomplishments right here on our blog! Nerds have always had the stigma of
being socially unacceptable...well- not anymore! This site is truly for us
nerds. Here is ourplatform to be seen and heard not only by our fellow
nerds, but all the "cool" people too! Nygel's Nerd Nation is endeavoring to make
Nerdy the new Cool! Look out "cool" people! Here come the
Nerds!In addition to this, we have some other cool
features:
- Enter to
win contests
- Nerd of the
month contests
- Discount
Days
- Nygel's
Nerd Nation gift cards
- Design-A-Nerd
Contest
- Other Cash
& Prizes!!!
- Trivia
- Nygel's
Nerdy News
So you see, we are more than just a Nygel Patch and
a handsome face. We are Nerds doing some really cool things!
Just for fun...here are some cool facts about Nygel...
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Nygel |
Nygel's Bio:
Name: Nygel AnthonyBorn: August 4th
From: The creative minds and talents of Rashanna A. Battiste and Dan Miller
Occupation: Full time Nerd Machine
Mostly found: Nerdin' about and creating something
Contact: nygelsnerdnation@gmail.com
Home: nygelsnerdnation.blogspot.com
School: Nerd Nation Academy
Favorite Instrument: Guitar
Favorite Adage: "I make Nerdy Cool"
What Are We Working On?
Right now we live here on Blogspot Dr, but we are in the process of building our website for our full line of Nygel's Nerd Nation products! Please stay tuned for the awesome grand opening. We are diligently working to bring the very best products and service to you. It is going to be awesome!
In the meantime...
We are going to kick off our blog with..."What inspires you?" In 250-500 words or less. Send your stories to:
nygelsnerdnation@gmail.com
Cheers from Nygel and the Nerd Nation
Family!
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