Beatles Help

Very busy and fast. Good how both singers have there own type backing vocals less bold than the leed singer.

Mark Khaisman

MARK KHAISMAN

BORN 1958, Kiev, Ukraine

Studied Art and Architecture in

Moscow Architectural Institute, Moscow, Russia
Lives and works in Philadelphia, USA

AWARDS

NYF 2009 Print Bronze

RED DOT DESIGN AWARD 2008 Best of the Best

EPICA Awards 2008 Press & Poster Silver

CANNES LIONS 2008 Design Silver

CLIO Awards 2009 Print Bronze

CFEVA Fellowship 2006 – 2007

International Animation Film Festival 1988 Best Art Director Prize, Paris

OISTT competition "The Tour Theatre" 1986 Second Prize, Stockholm

UNESCO “Rehabilitation of a Decayed Urban Environment” 1982 Third Prize, Poland

World Architectural Biennale “The New Urban Space” 1980 Second Prize, Bulgaria

Looked at this so I could experiment with using the opacity of honey to create similar image however last night I put some honey on some paper and it still isn't dry maybe add a colour pigment to it?

Alison Carmichael

Maybe use similar print for billboard as well, as it looks more organic on the wall rather than printing onto paper.

Patterns to consider for packaging?




http://www.alisoncarmichael.com/

Looking at flowing typography as this looks more organic than computer generated fonts.

http://www.forgotten-hopes.com/

When I first saw the image above it appealed to me because of the black hexagon but also the way the collarge of maintains looks interesting and works well with nature.

Another Image I found which uses a almost hand made approach which is popular and effective at the minute.

Taken from: http://www.forgotten-hopes.com/

Bicycle Film Festival Melbourne

The poster above was made for the Melbourne film festival. The colours and bold colour communicate the subject matter clearly. I want to work at a similar approach to this to make the product clear but also give it a clean look. This could be used for adverts and billboards, As for the bottle it may be to complex for a small product.

Questionnaire

A questionnaire I have put together to help me move forwards with the direction of my project.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HR9NVY5

Age

Do you own a jar of Honey at Home?

If yes what brand is it?

If yes, why did you buy this brand?

If no why don't you own a jar of honey?

Do you attend festivals often? If yes please state what festival?

What do you eat at a festival?

What range of honey would you most like eat from the list below?

- A range of honey based around the locations the honey was produced, eg Yorkshire, Cumbria?

- A range of honey based remedy products such as sore throat smoothie, energy drink?

- A range of honey's blended with other fruits such as lemon, peaches ect?

- A range of honey stating the how thin to thick the honey is?

If there was a company selling honey products at a festival, what products would you potentially buy from the list below for a reasonable price?

- Honey and fruit flavoured smoothies

- Honey and fruit flavoured Ice-cream

- Honey Beer

- Honey Vodka with a mixer

- Honey and toast

- Honey energy drinks

- Honey, fruit and nuts, chocolate bar

- Tea and honey

- Coffee and Honey

If there is any other honey products you would buy which has been left out of the list please state below

Were you aware that 30% of the food we eat in Britain has been pollinated by Bees?

Yes No

Is there anything you don't like about honey or when using honey?

Carpenter Bees

Carpenter Bees

Carpenter bees tunnel holes into wood, and can sometimes cause significant damage to property if allowed to build many nests close together. As such, they are less welcome around the garden and particularly the home. There are several variations in size and colour of carpenter bees, but in general they look a little like bumble bees but with a shiny hairless abdomen. Like mining bees, carpenter bees make make several nests tightly packed into a small area. Carpenter bees nest in a wide range of softwoods and hardwoods, particularly if the wood is weathered. Eastern species of carpenter bees prefer softwoods such as cedar, redwood, cypress, pine, and fir. The bees can more easily tunnel through woods that are soft and that have a straight grain. Males have no stinger but females do. Carpenter bees preferentially refurbish and enlarge an existing tunnel instead of boring a new one, and a gallery can extend for 10 feet if used by many carpenter bees over the years.

Maybe it would be an idea to drill the inside the wood to make a word for example and get the carpenter bee to habitat there so when they expand to the surface it reveals a word, but this would take years to happen, or maybe this is a product?

Mortar and Mining Bees

Mining Bee - soil

Mining Bee

Mortar Bee - Brick

Mining and Mortar bees

These are both solitary bees. Like all bees they are important pollinators of plants, but unlike honey bees and bumble bees they have no workers and have no collective nest.

Mortar bees excavate chambers in soft mortar joints in brick walls (approximately 20mm deep) and Mining bees will excavate chambers in soft/sandy soil. Although they are solitary they do excavate their chambers close together and thus give the impression of being a colony and occupying the same habitat. They do not sting, are beneficial, do not cause damage to buildings or pester people. The males and females are active from late April - mid June. On warm sunny days during this period they are busy constructing their chambers in mortar joints or soft/sandy soil. Despite popular belief mortar/masonry bees do not damage brickwork and mortar, and only take advantage of existing decay. They invariably choose areas that get a lot of sun and are frequently seen on South-facing elevations of buildings. The bees lay their eggs in their chambers, which they also stock with pollen and nectar. The chamber is then sealed.

Solitary is the state of being alone.

Mason Bee

Mason Bee

Mason bees live in small holes in wood or masonry. They look quite small and sleek, and are often blue or red in colour. They are good pollinators so some vegetable and fruit gardeners provide nests made of drilled wood or thin cardboard tubes to encourage mason bees to set up home. Mason bees close off the holes that they nest in with plugs of mud, so if you set up nest for them you can tell when some have moved in. Although mason bees can sting, they are very gentle and must be handled extremely roughly to be provoked into doing so. They are solitary; every female is fertile and makes her own nest, and there are no worker bees for these species. Solitary bees produce neither honey nor beeswax. As such, they make excellent garden "pets", since they both pollinate the plants and are safe for children and pets. The bees emerge from their cocoons in the spring, with males the first to come out. They remain near the nests waiting for the females. When the females emerge, the first thing they do is mate. The males die and the females begin provisioning their nests.

Plants for a garden

What plants are good to put in the everyday garden which bees like to be around?

It isn't difficult to make your yard, garden or even patio space a haven for beneficial bees. You'll be helping these important insects, as well as bringing more nature to your backdoor.

The greater the plant diversity, the more bees you will attract and support. Always try to choose as many native plants as possible, and consult with nursery staff or other experts to find vegetation that will thrive in your specific conditions.

Here is a partial list of tried-and-true bee attractors:

Annuals

Asters
Calliopsis
Clover
Marigolds
Poppies
Sunflowers
Zinnias

Perennials

Buttercups
Clematis
Cosmos
Crocuses
Dahlias
Echinacea
English Ivy
Foxglove
Geraniums
Germander
Globe Thistle
Hollyhocks
Hyacinth
Rock Cress
Roses
Sedum
Snowdrops
Squills
Tansy
Yellow Hyssop

Garden Plants

Blackberries
Cantaloupe
Cucumbers
Gourds
Peppers
Pumpkins
Raspberries
Squash
Strawberries
Watermelons
Wild Garlic

Herbs

Bee Balm
Borage
Catnip
Coriander/Cilantro
Fennel
Lavender
Mints
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme

Shrubs

Blueberry
Butterfly Bush
Button Bush
Honeysuckle
Indigo
Privet

Trees

Alder
American Holly
Basswood
Black Gum
Black Locust
Buckeyes
Catalpa
Eastern Redbud
Fruit Trees (especially Crabapples)
Golden Rain Tree
Hawthorns
Hazels
Linden
Magnolia
Maples
Mountain Ash
Sycamore
Tulip
Poplar
Willows

Varroa Controller

The varroa mite is responsible for the decrease in bees numbers and after searching on the internet a company has created a machine to be used at the start of spring to help reduce the risks of infestation against the varroa mite.

The Varroa-Controller allows a thermal treatment against the Varroa mite at the beginning of the beekeeping season already in April/May.

This leads to a lower level of infestation and allows a later honey harvesting.

The thermal treatment against Varroa mite enables chemical free beekeeping.

Gerald Cooper - We Need Bees

http://www.vimeo.com/2278462

Notes taken from Talk
Queen sleeping around
Drone mates with virgin queen - 20 drones after drones haves mated with the queen there Gentiles explode and they drop to the floor dead but they don't know about what happens or else they might not be that keen
Queens have to fly at a certain height for drones to mate with her
Pure plant sugars
Bees operate according to rules laid down before man was on the earth.
Wax moth likes to eat the wax inside hives
Mobile phones
GM Crops
Import bees from Australia
Transportation of the Bee
Uk - Pesticides
The problem is not for bees, the problem is we are losing our contact with the natural world.
The answer - Keep bees - provide habitats - plant life - woodland conversation

Remedy

For obesity, high blood pressure, and/or high cholesterol, drink a cup of hot water with a teaspoon of honey and 5 to 10 drops of apple cider vinegar early in the morning daily. (Ayurvedic texts say honey scrapes fat and cholesterol from the body’s tissues.)

To relieve rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, take 1 teaspoon of honey with 200 mg powdered guggulu daily

To heal oral ulcers, apply 1 teaspoon honey and a pinch of turmeric to canker sores, mouth ulcers, or sores on the tongue. This mixture will generate saliva and draw out toxins; spit it out to speed the healing process. For internal ulcers, mix a cup of warm milk with a teaspoon of honey twice daily

To heal a wound, dress it daily with sterilized gauze brushed with honey; dispose at night

For the common cold, mix 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon with 1 teaspoon honey and eat two or three times a day

To clear your sinuses, take a mixture of 1 teaspoon each of fresh ginger juice and honey two or three times a day.

For asthma, eat a mixture made of 1/2 teaspoon bay leaf powder, 1/4 teaspoon pippali, and 1 teaspoon of honey two or three times daily.

For nausea, vomiting, and/or indigestion, mix one part lemon juice with one part honey. Dip your index finger into this mixture and lick it slowly twice daily.

For anxiety, drink 1 cup of orange juice with 1 teaspoon of honey and a pinch of nutmeg powder twice daily.

To help reduce the craving for cigarettes, chew small pieces of pineapple with 1/2 teaspoon of honey before smoking.

For abdominal pain, take a mixture of 1/4 teaspoon ground bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon ajwan (celery seeds), and 1 teaspoon of honey before lunch and dinner daily.

For chronic fever, make a tea of 1 teaspoon of holy basil (tulsi) and 1 cup of hot water. Add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder and 1 teaspoon of honey. Take two or three times a day.

To aid poor circulation, mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon trikatu, and 1 teaspoon honey in 1 cup of hot water. Steep for 10 minutes. Take twice a day.

To stop hiccups, mix 1 teaspoon honey and 1 teaspoon castor oil in a container. Dip your index finger into the mixture and lick it. Repeat every 10 minutes until your hiccups stop. (Hiccups are due to spasm of the diaphragm, and these ingredients in equal proportion are anti-spasmodic.)

The list above isn't an everyday use. The market for the products will be quite small compared to a range of honey products such as flavoured honey or a category from where the honey came from. I have found a book at waterstones that I will buy to find better uses and blog it.

Wax Stamps

*After looking at beeswax I am now trying to think of a way how to use this within my project maybe a wax seal stamp? This post is more research and a few examples of the costing of making wax seals.

Can any wax bee used to make a wax seal?

There are different recipes for wax many are certain mixes however I could ask if it was possible if honey and a wax candle can be made to the same smell so the wax stamp smells of the product?

Beeswax Candles

The honeybees harvest nectar from flowers, return to the hive with this sweet floral essesence and concentrate it into honey.

The Honeybees consumes the honey and with their wax glands on the sides of their bodies they transform the honey into wax scales.

Workers around 6-12 days old can produce wax scales in their four pairs of wax glands. The glands are concealed between the inter-segmental membranes, but the wax scales produced can be seen, usually even with naked eyes. The scales are thin and quite clear. After workers chew them up and add saliva, it becomes more whitish.

These wax scales are used by the honeybees to make honeycombs to store their honey in.

The beekeepers harvest this honey and during the extracting process the cappings (the ends of the hexagonal cells) are cut or scraped off allowing the honey to come out.

These cappings are melted, cleaned from debris and formed into bulk beeswax.

The candlemaker refines this wax and crafts it into beautiful candles.

*Do the candles have the same smell/ odor as Honey? maybe use wax samples on advertisements for what the honey smells like?

Humans communicating through dance

At first glance, the art of dance has found an unlikely partner in health research. But upon reflection, one can see at least 2 points of commonality: both involve interpretation — of emotion and illness, respectively — through the physical body and both involve forms of communication. These commonalities are the starting point for a relatively new art variation: dance, accompanied by music, that provides a visual and aural vocabulary through which the subjective experiences of mental health and other patients can be demonstrated and research results disseminated.

Taken from:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518195/

*Maybe the scouting bee that dances to gain the colonies attention is based upon the different products. For example an energetic smoothie may have some form of dance which represents energy such as break-dancers, b-boys or a vitamin smoothie of honey could be someone who plays it safe with the dance, or a honey smoothie for someone who is run down maybe be an all night dancer?

Nectar

The word nectar comes from the Greek nektar, "which means drinks of the gods". Could this be a slogan of image of maybe a product name

Dances - Communication Cntd

The bee which scouts for food for the rest of the bees and performs the dance is the human equvliant of Bruce Forsyth. Maybe look at developing him or his characteristics as a bee to represent the scout.

Pollen

What is pollen?

Pollen is vital but also carries the threat of hay-fever. How can I use hay-fever in the project? Hay-fever manual how not to get hay-fever.

Pollen is male plant sells which fertilize or pollinate with other parts of plants. Wind can blow these cells, insects pick them up and deposit them elsewhere, they may ride in animal fur, and even humans carry them in hair and clothes.

When people are allergic to pollen it creates a histamine response.

Dances - Commuincation

The dance floor is generally close to the entrance but sometimes moves, e.g. goes further inside when it is cold or closer to the entrance when there is lots of activity. In Nature honey combs are vertical, so the dance is generally performed on a vertical plane. When a foraging bee finds food close to the beehive, it performs its simplest dance, the Round Dance.

This dance doesn't provide much information, it is more of an arousal signal. The forager bee runs in a small circle, leaving a single cell inside it. Every one or two circles it suddenly reverses orientation and this goes on from seconds to minutes. However, the dancing bee also gives away odors that can be recognized by bees frequenting the same flowers, who will fly directly to them.

Tail Wagging Dance

n a typical tail-wagging dance the honeybee (Apis Melliphera) runs straight ahead for a short distance, returns in a semicircle to the starting point, again runs through the straight stretch, describes a semicircle in the opposite direction and so on in regular alternation. The straight part of the run is given particular emphasis by a vigorous wagging of the body (rapid rhythmic sidewise deflections). In addition, during the tail-wagging portion of the dance it emits a buzzing sound. Interestingly, the dance followers can make the dancer pause and give them a taste of the nectar by using a squeaking sound.

With increasing distance the number of circuits (8's) per unit time decreases and the length and duration of the individual circuits increases. For example, for a goal at 100 meters it makes 10 short circuits in 15 seconds but at 3 km only 3 long circuits in the same time.

Quite interesting how a worker bee scouts and communicates to the thousand more bees in the hive the direction and distance the food source is.

Round Dance

When a food source is very close to the hive (less than 50

meters), a forager performs a round dance (Figure 1). She

does so by running around in narrow circles, suddenly reversing

direction to her original course. She may repeat the

dance several times at the same location or move to another

location on the comb to repeat it. After the round dance has

ended, she often distributes food to the bees following her.

A round dance, therefore, communicates distance (“close

to the hive,” in this example), but not direction.

Waggle Dance

The waggle dance (Figure 2), or wag-tail dance, is performed

by bees foraging at food sources that are more

than 150 meters from the hive. This dance, unlike the

round dance, communicates both distance and direction.

A bee that performs a waggle dance runs straight ahead

for a short distance, returns in a semicircle to the starting

point, runs again through the straight course, then makes

a semicircle in the opposite direction to complete a full

figure-eight circuit. While running the straight-line course

of the dance, the bee’s body, especially the abdomen, wags

vigorously from side to side. This vibration of the body

produces a tail-wagging motion. At the same time, the bee

emits a buzzing sound, produced by wingbeats at a low audio

frequency of 250 to 300 hertz or cycles per second

Maybe for instance of advertising a billboard could use this method of communication from the bee to locate the closet place where you can buy the honey range I am branding. The communication on the advert will have to be clear for people to understand it and know where to buy it from.