A collection of work from 2000 to date

1. Richard Gibbs Portfolio
Creative Design / Art Direction / Artwork / Motion Graphics

2. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Cheadle Hulme School Seniors Prospectus Design and final artwork. Print Management.

3. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Jacuzzi Consumer Brochure / 172 page Design, Final Artwork, Photography Art Direction

4. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Mira Design Consumer Brochures Concepts, Design, Final Artwork, Photography Art Direction, Retouching

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Portfolio theBluecoat - Liverpool Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Program Design, Ident design, Advertising Posters and Hoardings - All artwork and Print Management
1 - 15 July 2007
A celebration of Arabic Arts and Culture
www.arabicartsfestival.co.uk www.arabicartsfestival.co.uk
www.bluecoatartscentre.com www.bluecoatartscentre.com dance music visual art poetry theatre film food
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VISUAL ARTS FILM
Journey of Desire: A Foreign Dancer in Cairo
Ahlaam – The Dream The legend tells how the Simsimiyyia, originally used in
This Day Films at FACT Directed by Sara Farouk
Ashraf Hanna Ceramics FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) is delighted to present Thursday 5 July exorcism rituals, can bewitch her players (who are also
New Networks: Contemporary Art in the Arab World Sunday 8 July
three programmes from This Day, a series of short films and video works FACT known as her lovers) enchanting and ultimately enslaving
2 – 21 July Friday 13 July World Museum Liverpool (Treasure House Theatre) them through music.
Bluecoat Display Centre, College Lane and by international artists whose work refers to the Middle East from their Directed by Mohamed Al Daradji
Tate Liverpool 11.00AM – 1.00PM
Bluecoat Display Centre Two, Hanover Street own cultural, social, historical and political contexts. Curated by Predrag Iraq 2006,110 minutes, drama
10.30AM - 5.00PM Free
The Official Festival Launch Open Monday - Saturday 10.00AM - 5.30PM Free - Booking required
Pajdic and presented as part of FACT's SEEN programme of experimental 6.15PM
Introduced by Sara Farouk
Dr Ashley Cook will show a Simsimiyya from the
Museum’s collection in his talk at 12.30pm. This is one
Sunday 1 July film and artists' film and video, This Day is supported by Arts Council £6.50 , £4.50 (FACT members)
Free Call 0151 702 7400 for tickets Part of Rock the Pyramids, see page 12 for details of the instruments played by El Tanbura - don’t miss El
England, the Henry Moore Foundation, British Council, Visiting Arts and the Introduction and Q&A with Mohamed Al Daradji
12.30 - 4.30PM An opportunity to see a collection of contemporary Tickets available on the day at the information desk Tanbura playing live at the Family Day to launch the
This one day seminar looks at the new networks that Arts Club. FACT gratefully acknowledges support from North West Vision. For tickets call 08707 583217
Sefton Park Palm House ceramics by Egyptian born Ashraf Hanna. Inspired by from 10.00AM Festival on 1 July!
have emerged between artists, curators and institutions Reality Check Filmed in Baghdad in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion, its cast and
Free ancient forms and techniques, Ashraf hand-builds his in the Arab world over the last five years. Do the lines of crew subject to kidnappings from both sides, Ahlaam is one of the first The UK premiere of the film A Journey of Desire. Over
earthenware vessels which are burnished and then Wednesday 4 July many centuries Cairo has drawn foreigners to its heart,
An afternoon of fun and activity for all the family, to launch the Liverpool Arabic Arts communication between neighbours in the Middle East FACT (The Box) feature films from post-Saddam Iraq. Voyeuristically, Ahlaam travels from
smoke-fired using the Raku technique. and kept them there by magic. This is a film about
still run via London, Paris and New York? What is the 6.30PM Running time approximately 90 minutes past to present, tracing the paths of three characters whose lives are
Festival 2007! Come down to the park and enjoy live music, dance, workshops, stalls All the work in the exhibition is for sale.
impact of a publication such as Bidoun and a platform Yasmina of Cairo’s journey, but it has not been her A Bite of Life
£4, £3 (FACT members) marked by the brutality of the Baa’thist regime, in what becomes an
and food which reflect traditional and contemporary Arab culture – served up with true such as the Sharjah Biennial on the production of young increasingly nightmarish odyssey. journey alone… With Doaa Al Soraimi
Introduced by Larissa Sansour
Arabic hospitality. The day includes: artists? Organised by Liverpool Biennial as part of a For tickets call 08707 583217 “harrowing and beautiful…visuals top quality” Part of the Rock The Pyramids event, the film is followed Friday 13 July
series of seminars in the context of the International 08. Jay Weissberg, Variety by an afternoon of Egyptian dance including a female World Museum Liverpool (Treasure House Theatre)
El Tanbura a collective of musicians, fishermen and philosophers playing traditional Reality Check takes stock of everyday concerns and behaviours such 2.00 – 3.00PM
workshop focusing on Saeedi (folk dance), Modern
‘Pharaonic’ funk – sufi chants, ancient lyres and driving rhythms from Port Said in Egypt as love, seduction, social manners and gossip. Work by Akram Al-Ashqar oriental (bellydance) and Shaabi (street music). Free
Coal, Frankincense and Myrrh:
(Palestine), Mohammed Hammad (Egypt), Larissa Sansour (Palestine), Tickets available on the day at the information desk
Hagage AJ Masaed the first musician to combine Arabic music and language with rap. Yemen and British Yemenis
Ahmed Khaled (Egypt), Vesna Milicevic (Serbia), Nesrine Khodr & Cruel Sea: Yemeni Elders Merchant from 10.00AM
A Yemeni American musician born in Ohio, AJ’s music aims to help heal ignorance Tuesday 10 July Ghassan Salhab (Lebanon/Senegal), Doa Aly (Egypt) and Khalil Rabah
Open Eye Gallery Seamen Experiences An afternoon’s screening and discussion session based
and hatred (Palestine). Artist Larissa Sansour will be at the screening to discuss The Siren
6.30PM her work. Friday 6 July on three short films by local film maker Doaa Al Soraimi.
Al Zaytouna the UK based Palestinian group perform traditional and contemporary Free - Booking required
Replay Everyman Theatre Directed by Zakaria Ibrahim, Egypt 2005 A Bite Of Life is a documentary exploring three themes
Dabke dance and music, an artistic celebration of Palestinian life and culture. Call 0151 709 9460 for tickets 6.15PM Thursday 12 July in the lives of children from an ethnic background. It
Wednesday 11 July World Museum Liverpool (Treasure House Theatre)
Nationally renowned photographer Tim Smith talks £5 shows the compromises that they make and the effort
Arabic Health Fair and Arabic Bazaar with stalls and food from across the Arab world FACT (The Box) 2.00 – 2.30PM
about exploring stories of Yemeni migration and the Part of the Cruel Sea theatre night, see page 9 they put in their actions to live two parallel lives at once.
7.30PM Running time approximately 90 minutes Free
BBC Community Bus shared histories of Britain and Yemen. Did you know… The mihbaj is a large wooden coffee for details The children talk about the way they eat, dress and
£4, £3 (FACT members) Preceded by Liverpool, Egypt and Beyond,
grinder or pestle & mortar used to rhythmically Call 0151 709 4776 or go to communicate with everyone around them.
His photographs, taken along the ancient incense and Introduced by Karen Allen a talk by Dr Ashley Cook
accompany Bedouin songs. It is also regarded as a www.everymanplayhouse.com for tickets
spice routes of Yemen, show its trading role at the For tickets call 08707 583217 12.30 – 1.00PM Veneer is a video installation that speaks metaphorically
crossroads of Arabia, Africa, Europe and the Far East. symbol of affluence Celebrate the Arab and Yemeni seamen’s contribution to the Cruel Sea about how individuals make judgments based on
Replay examines the nature of memory and knowledge. With work by Tickets available on the day at the information desk
Tim will describe his journeys to remote towns and Shady El Noshokaty (Egypt), Lamia Joreige (Lebanon), Lina Saneh project and join us at The Everyman for complimentary food and drink, appearance and is driven by Doaa’s own experience of
from 10.00AM
Did you know… Dabke meaning ‘foot tapping’ is the traditional communal dance villages to find those who began the process of (Lebanon), Mario Rizzi (Italy), Khosro Khosravi (Iran) and Omar Amiralay a showing of the film of their reminiscences followed by a performance wearing the Hijab.
migration to Britain. Refreshments will be provided. of the resulting play. The Siren explores a mysterious legend associated with
of Palestine and Lebanon. It is danced in a long linked line or circle using intricate (Syria). the Simsimiyya, an ancient Egyptian lyre dating back to
steps and vigorous jumps
the time of the Pharaohs.
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6. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Shot Up North/Association of Photographers Exhibition, 84 Page Catalogue and Branding Design, Ident design and development, all artwork
Kate Abbey 0777 599 3005 www.kateabbey.co.uk me@kateabbey.co.uk www.shotupnorth.co.uk www.shotupnorth.co.uk Mark Adams 0161 831 9234 www.markadamsimages.com.com mark@markadamsimages.com
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7. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio The Music Business Limited Advertising Materials/Merchandise Design, Artwork
A 3 DAY EVENT OF TRIBAL AND TRIBAL FUSION BELLYDANCE
HOSTED BY THE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
A 3 DAY EVENT OF TRIBAL AND TRIBAL FUSION BELLYDANCE
HOSTED BY THE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS AND SPECIAL GUESTS
SAMANTHA HASTHORPE KAMI LIDDLE
SHARON KIHARA MORIA
PLUS AMAZING TRIBAL GODDESS HEATHER STANTS FROM URBAN TRIBAL
AND INVITED GUESTS UNMATA PLUS WORKSHOPS FROM THE BEST OF EUROPEAN TRIBAL TALENT
KIM MACKOY AND HILDE CANNOODT
5/6/7th February 2010. Shoreditch Town Hall, London.
FOR MORE INFORMATION www.tribalondon.co.uk SEE REVERSE FOR MORE DETAILS
5/6/7th February 2010. Shoreditch Town Hall, London. THE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS AND INVITED GUESTS
PERFORM, TEACH AND SHARE THEIR TRIBAL WISDOM
THE TRIBAL MEMBERS OF THE BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS AND INVITED GUESTS PERFORM, TEACH AND SHARE THEIR TRIBAL WISDOM
TRIBAL SOUK ON THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH OPEN STAGE AND REFRESHMENTS
ACCOMPANY A FULL SCHEDULE OF WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
TRIBAL SOUK ON THE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH OPEN STAGE AND REFRESHMENTS ACCOMPANY A FULL SCHEDULE OF WEEKEND WORKSHOPS WITH SAMANTHA HASTHORPE, SHARON KIHARA, KAMI LIDDLE AND MORIA
PLUS AMAZING TRIBAL GODDESS HEATHER STANTS FROM URBAN TRIBAL
WITH SAMANTHA HASTHORPE, SHARON KIHARA, KAMI LIDDLE AND MORIA PLUS AMAZING TRIBAL GODDESS HEATHER STANTS FROM URBAN TRIBAL AND INVITED GUESTS UNMATA PLUS WORKSHOPS FROM THE BEST OF EUROPEAN TRIBAL TALENT
AND INVITED GUESTS UNMATA PLUS WORKSHOPS FROM THE BEST OF EUROPEAN TRIBAL TALENT KIM MACKOY AND HILDE CANNOODT
KIM MACKOY AND HILDE CANNOODT
5/6/7th February 2010. Shoreditch Town Hall, London.
FOR MORE INFORMATION www.tribalondon.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION www.tribalondon.co.uk

8. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Wedgwood Consumer Brochure Design, Final Artwork, Photography Art Direction

9. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio The Music Business Limited Dance Event Identity Design/Swing Tickets/Ts and Sweats Design, Artwork

10. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Paula Darwish/Purple Sheep Records Record Label Ident/Album Cover Ident and Club Night Design, Artwork

11. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Various Various Design / Illustration / Artwork
A vibrant show exploring where Egyptian dance meets the West . . .
1 Dance & Improvisation (Michael Cretu)
A contemporary classical piece for solo Double Bass. Inspired by an old specialists in gas measurement
Romanian Folk tune about a horse thief, caught by the Captain of the
County, he pleads for his release as he only stole to feed his starving family.
The piece contains elements of Jazz and traditional Folk themes.
2 Balkan Connection (Michael Cretu/Traditional)
Michael developed The Balkan Connection from a Balkan and North
African tune, which plays at the start of the piece. Here the trio come closer
to the Jazz Funk style and fuse the musical languages of North America
and the Balkans.
3 Nine Steps (Michael Cretu/Traditional)
The inspiration for Nine Steps was again a Folk tune from the Balkans.
The irregular time of 9/8 (2+2+2+3) and the harmonic structure E-F-Dm-E
are the starting points of the piece. The piece combines three musical
Gas costs are high.
Michael Cretu Trio
styles: Folk, Contemporary Classic and Jazz.
Michael Cretu
The harmonic, melodic and rhythmic structure become more complex
as the improvisation develops. The long duration of the piece allows
a full development of these musical elements. In the improvisation,
But is your metering accurate?
the continuous dialogue between the piano and the drums allows the If you are involved with an industrial plant or CHP that burns large quantities of
introduction of Classical Contemporary music (Bartok, Stravinsky)
and free Jazz. natural gas, how can you be certain that the gas metering system against which
your company is billed is accurate, and that your bills are therefore correct ?
Double Bass/Composer: Michael Cretu. Michael is an internationally
Nine Steps
acclaimed musician and composer. He has written and performed as part With today’s high fuel gas prices - which are likely to rise even more in the future -
of a chamber group, funded by the European Union to promote the work now is the time to focus on gas metering and billing.
of contemporary classical composers. As a solo performer and with his trio
Michael has performed at Cité des Arts-Paris, Grand National Radio How much, in financial terms, would the cummulative effect of even a 1% over
Hall-Bucharest, Royal Academy of Music-London, Royal Northern College
read by your gas metering be costing your company every year?
of Music-Manchester, Queen’s Hall-Edinburgh Festival, Bridgewater
Mikey Wilson Hall-Manchester, Manchester Cathedral, Purcell Room-London, and St James
Piccadilly-London.
A common misconception Who is responsible for checking
NINE STEPS Michael is a strong believer in the beauty of weaving together the musical
styles of Contemporary, Classical, Folk and Jazz.
a series of . . . .
the gas metering and billing?
There is often a misconception that modern ‘fiscal standard’ gas
1 Dance & Improvisation Drums: Mikey Wilson. Mikey is one of the most celebrated drummers in
the UK. Previous collaborations include Lamb, Texas, Corinne Bailey Rae.
metering systems are ‘fit and forget’ black box systems - just
scaled up versions of your gas meter at home in fact. This is most
Is it your gas shipper, the transporter (National Grid)
or you the customer?
definately not the case.
2 Balkan Connection Piano: George King. George is a classically trained pianist and composer. Large volume/high pressure gas metering systems are complex
You may in fact own, operate and maintain your own meters.
and made up of a number of separate flow measurement
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12. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Islington Council, Isledon Partnership Website design, styling, typography Design and styling for website. 13-19 year olds. Festival site and ongoing performance centre website
www.platformislington.org.uk/dance.aspx

13. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio David Flower - Glass Artist Identity and Website Design/Build Identity design. Website design, build. CSS | HTML |
www.davidflower.co.uk

14. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Gill Nono Website Design/Styling Identity/Logo/Typography/Website Design and Build
www.gillnono.com

15. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Taste of Cairo Dance Agency Website Design/Styling Identity, design and styling. Build management.
www.tasteofcairo.com

16. Richard Gibbs Client Project Areas
Portfolio Tracey Gibbs - Photographer Website Design/Build Website design. CSS | HTML | iPhone and iPad versions currently being built
www.traceygibbs.co.uk

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Creative Design / Art Direction / Artwork / Motion Graphics
Areas Production Softwares Contact
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