Roach Bridge brief

After a research that i've done in magazines, TV and Internet, i got the final result in designing my paper roll, which can be used in chocolate shops, malls, toy shops, everywhere that customers can use to wrap their gifts for their loved people. I chose a colour that reminds me of my country Cyprus, blue sunny beaches, blue sky and calm residents. I think it is a modern design, abstract designs are always in fashion, if you do it correctly of course, and if are based in nowadays.

Cypriot Tradidional Games For Easter

Easter games continues during the evening. ''Ditzimin'' is one of these games where men test their power.The ''Ditzimin'' which the name definitely comes from the verb dokimazo (testing), it was a big stone that wasn't easy to grip because of its size, shape and weight. The man who could manage to raise the stone higher, he was the winner.

One of the most entertaining games was ''afka afka gorazo ta'' (i'm buing eggs and eggs)

In "afka afka gorazo ta'' were taking part young men and women who were sitting on the ground making a circle. People faces were turned toward the center of the circle and their backs out. One was left outside the circle and holding a scarf which the tip was tied in a knot, going around the outside of the circle singing:

''Afka afka gorazo ta'', (i'm buying eggs and eggs)

''Gorazo ta poulo ta (i'm buying and sell them)

''Tou thiou mou tou Koloka, (to my uncle Kolokas)

''Pou kamnei kolokouthkia (who is cooking kolokas)

''Tzai tron ta kopellouthkia!'' (and kids eating them)

During the song, he/she places the scarf behind one of them who is seated. If this gets realized, he/she is taking the scarf and hunting him/her. The hunt ends when the chased sits on the free sit, having made at least one cycle.

Another very nice game played by boys and girls, is "2 na vro 3 na men evro''(to find 2, not to find 3)

Players are divided into pairs one pair behind the other. All pairs should be next to other in a row .The leader of the game is holding a scarf with a knot, and another remains without a pair. Then he is forced to run and go somewhere to stand in front of any pair so that the two become three. If he doesn't do that, the leader must hit him on the back with the scarf. Because of the ''single'' one, there is always a group of three, so if one of the group doesn't except the ''single'' one then he turn his back to him and he must find shelter somewhere else. But If his is welcome, the leader hits the third one in the row and he is being chased.

Cereal Box

I was asked by Mrs Ruth, my tutor from ''Exploring Creative Business'' to decorate my own cereal box. At first, i did my research and i found some useful examples of cereal boxes, most of them were colourful and humorous. The whole idea was to encourage people to eat a healthy breakfast every morning. Everyone knows that a good breakfast is an important start of the day. I decided to name my product ''Mr Giraffe'' and decorate the box with this kind of animal eating cereals, it's an easy way to attract children because they are influenced by box designs and TV ads. It was based on low fat ingredients, fruit flavour and only 10% sugar. In nowadays companies don't sell healthy cereals any more, that's why my product is special and unique, with healthy ingredients but at the same time with a sweet flavour. At first I would charge the product 99p and then, when the cereal become famous i would turn it to 2 pounds. You can buy it from supermarkets, internet etc. Maybe an offer of a small snack bar should provide my company, also TV and radio commercials, posters and websites will promote and advertise the cereal. I hope the customers will love my work, especially the flavour.

Cyprus Easter and traditions

Well, Easter is coming in a few days so i would like to write something about that, especially the traditions of my country, Cyprus.

It is the greatest holiday in the Orthodox Church that's why everything should look clean: clothes, car, houses, whatever you can imagine.

On Thursday most women do their Easter baking of "flaounes", made by cheese, egg and mint filling, formed into triangular or square shapes. Eggs are dyed as well. Traditionally they are dyed red or yellow. However, in towns you can buy small packets of different dyes. Some people dye their eggs in a more artistic way by tying the flower marguerite onto the egg with a piece of muslin boiling them in a colour. Tradition says that the Virgin Mother Mary dyed eggs this colour to celebrate the Resurrection oh Christ and to celebrate life.

Celebrations continue with the cracking of eggs, a traditional game in which each person takes an egg and challengers attempt to crack each others' egg. The breaking of the egg is meant to symbolize Christ breaking from the Tomb. The person whose egg lasts the longest is assured good luck for the rest of the year.

Good Friday begins with everyone taking flowers to church so that young girls can decorate the ''Epitafios'', a four postured litter with a canopy in which the icon of Christ is laid in state. The whole structure is completely decorated with flowers. The procession of ''Epitafios'' starts after the evening, where Scouts of young men carry the litter of Christ and then the choir is following singing hymns.

After lunch on Easter Sunday, young people celebrate by hanging up ''souses'' (swings). For this purpose young men and girls hang ropes from trees and while girls swing, they all sing love songs.

These are the most basic traditions of my country, i'm really proud of being a Cypriot girl and i will do my best in order to keep these traditions safe.

Candy Boxes

Before Christmas holidays we had to design something in order to sell it, something different and at the same time simple and desirable for the customers. So we decided, me and my group, too design small boxes in which we put sweets, such as chocolates, jellys lollipops and nuts. I tried to advertise these boxes as much as i could, street announcements and papers, facebook and myspace. After this, we placed our stall and we tried to sell them on streets, in the Library where lot of students spend most of their time. I can say that we had a lot of fun, i have never done this before that's why i found all this amazing. The product price was 99p each, so everyone could afford it. We sold lots but not as many as we expected. In my opinion this happened because of the advertising, it wasn't enough, and also the box decoration was poor. Nevertheless, it was an experience for me.