WOW goes online for the last time this term!

The last issue of WOW this University year has gone online on myebook. The cover feature's World Athletics superstar Jessica Ennis on the front cover after her very successful day at the Loughborough International Athletics event.

To view the magazine visit myebook here.

Programme central

The 5or6 office has been busy today working on two programmes for our two first rate teams; Ilkeston Town and Loughborough Lightning. Ilkeston host Workington this Saturday in a bid to get some points on the board in what could be a defining Christmas period. Whilst the Lightning start their home campaign against Team Bath this coming Monday evening.

WOW causes quite a stir

The new edition of the Loughborough Universities WOW magazine has sold out in record time! The new magazine cover features two Loughborough Students who play for the Tennis side playing the game they love, naked. If you wish to see what all the fuss is about, WOW has been posted on myebook.

Lightning Strikes

5or6 are well under way with the promotion material and matchday programme for the fantastic Loughborough Lightning. Lightning start their home campaign with a tasty tie against Team Bath on Monday 21st December. Tickets are £6 for adults and £4 for concessions... BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!

The Loughborough side then host Glasgow over in Walsall on January 7th 2010. Both matches will be big indications of what to expect for the season with Lightning hoping to go one better than their second place last year.

New Balls Please

Today the new issue of the Loughborough AU magazine WOW (Walk on Water) is out, and is a martial arts special. How ever the infamous WOW naked calender is what Don's the front page.

The naked calender features 12 Loughborough University teams doing what they do best accept their naked.

This issue is the fourth of the University year and features articles on Loughborough's very own 10th Dan Kung Fu guru, Master Ang, and the up coming varsity kick boxing fight night between Loughborough and Bath.

December WOW posted on myebook

The december issue of WOW has been posted on myebook. This months magazine was 20 pages long and featured EuroHockey winner and Loughborough student Richard 'Smudge' Smith on the front cover.

November Issue of WOW out

The November Issue of Lougborough Students Athletic Unions magazine WOW is now out. The magazine has interviews with current Loughborough student Richard 'Smudge' Smith, who recently won the EuroHockey Championships with England in Holland. Smudge and England, which include 4 ex-Loughborough Students including current captain Barry Middleton beat the Olympic Champions Germany in the final 5 - 3.

The issue also features articles on the currently high flying Loughborough Students Tennis team, the Students Womens Football side and an article on encouranging students to drink more water, 'winter warmer'.

WOW will be released online next week, so keep an eye out here for the link.

Lightning Strikes 5or6

On the 21st of November, Loughborough Lightning have their season lauch for the new Sky Sports Netball Super League. We are working closely with Lightning to produce all of the design work for the event. This includes a 24 page programme, poster, fliers, efliers and TV banner ads.

Charnwood Sports Awards '09 Presentation

Last night we attended the Charnwood Sports Awards presentation evening. The event was a great success and here at 5or6 we produced the programme for the evening, videos for the event, tickets, and branding. We also sponsored the coveted Sports person of the year award, and up for the award was Jo Jackson (world swimming silver medalist and world record holder), Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Olympic medalist) and Liam Tancock (world swimming gold medalist and world record holder). The award was eventually won by Liam Tancock.

"It is fantastic for the council and the community to recognise sporting achievements in Charnwood from Olympic athletes to local sports clubs" - Peter Simmons (photo second from the left) 5or6 Managing Director

The event was something that we actively seeked to be involved in due to our background in sport and sports design, and felt that it was a great event for the borough and for the county of Leicestershire, as it showed the dept in sporting talent we have here.

WOW what a week

After a lot of hard work the second issue of Loughborough Univeristies Athletic Union magazine WOW is out. The design went to the printers on Monday afternoon and the magazine has been placed on the shelves today.

The issue featured Chicargo Bulls and GB star Luol Deng, as well as features on the Students Rugby League side and Women's Rugby Union squad.

Deng was in Loughborough over the summer with his basketball camp, and was kind enough to do an interview for the magazine. He expressed his expectations for 2012, this season for the Bulls and what he hopes to achieve in the future.

If you want to have a look through the magazine it has been placed on myebook by the Students Union.

CSA'09

The Charnwood Sports Awards 2009 are nearly upon us. The logo has been chosen and the programme and video for the event are being put together as we speak. This year has seen some very high profile sports men and women from the borough being nominated for awards. Swimming World Record holder Liam Tancock, who trains at the University is up for Loughborough University Student Sport Award with fellow Swimming World Record holder Jo Jackson.

For more information on the event click here, yet for more information on the events design work keep checking back here.

Thinking inside the box - Are branding guidelines a restriction on creativity?

All designers will know that when designing for a client there can be some perceived pit falls, namely the dreaded creativity destroying, 'brand guidelines'... Brand guidelines can seem like such a restriction on ones imagination, you always have to stick to the guide. You're never allowed to 'think outside the box' or 'push the envelope' so to speak. Yet is having guidelines such a restriction? Are they terribly detrimental to the overall design?

I have always found having a simple set of rules to govern or guide my design work, an aid rather than a hindrance. I often find myself setting out simple rules for myself when I begin a project, that way I can focus on what the client really wants. This way it stops me from getting carried away with what I really what from it, and there is often a big difference between the two. Remember rules can give order, direction and a purpose to a design.

So next time you're given 'brand guidelines' or restrictions from a client, boss or even a friend don't think of them as a hindrance. They're there to focus your design talents on what is really needed from the finished product, customer satisfaction.

Charnwood Sports Awards '09

5or6 have won the battle of the tenders to produce the branding, programme design, ticket design and videos for the Charwood Sports Awards 2009. The event will take place on Monday the 2nd of November and will be used to showcase the large amount of sporting talent with in the borough. Awards include senior team of the year, young sportsman of the year and University sportsman of the year. Individuals within the borough have been asked nominate individuals and teams to be shortlisted for the event over the last few months.

Over the course of the next month we will be working hard to make the evening as special as we can by providing the best design possible, we will keep you up to date with everything involved and let you know the winners when they are announced at the event.

WOW posted on myebook

The new September issue of the Loughborough WOW is up on on line, featured on myebook. Have a look, let us know what you think and if you could give it a 5 star rating that would be amazing.

Busy, Busy, Busy

We certainly have a packed couple of weeks of work, with so much going to print, as well as a few longer term projects finishing for the year.

First off Ilkeston play Gloucester this weekend at the New Manor Ground, which means we are putting together the match day programme. Currently Ilkeston are sitting sixth in Conference North, eight places ahead of their opponents on Saturday. However Ilkeston are flying after a 4 - 1 FA Cup victory at the weekend over Mildenhall Town. Then next Tuesday, Championship side Derby are coming to the new manor ground for a friendly, which will certainly draw the crowds, and large sales of our match day programmes (fingers crossed)!

Secondly this weekend saw this years final of Street Athletics. All the results for the final are up on line now with pictures of the events to follow later this week. It has been an amazing year for Street Athletics with some incredible events, some amazingly talented athletes on display and of course a fantastic website (by 5or6 if you didn’t get the hint).

And last yet certainly not least, it is going to be a very busy few weeks for all the Estonian national football sides, as their international fixtures list is nearly as long as our 'to do' list! There are fixtures for the U-17's sides all the way up to the full national side. Its an incredible honour to be selected to represent a country, which is why we are still over the moon to be able to produce the match day programmes for all these fixtures (yet I'm not too sure how we will feel at the end of the week, I'm sure there will be some very late nights in there!).

World Cup Debut

Following on from yesterdays realisation that we have an FA Cup run coming up, we are also starting today on the programmes for the World Cup Qualifiers Estonia vs. Belgium and Estonia vs. Bosnia.

The start of our Cup run

This weekend sees us produce our first programme for an FA cup tie, Ilkeston Town FC vs. Mildenhall Town. We have been producing the programme for Ilkeston all season and wish them the best of luck this weekend.

The programme features an interview with FA cup giant killing legend John Duncan, who managed Chesterfield to the FA semi final where they were cruelly knock out by a controversial last minute goal by Middlesbrough at Old Trafford in 1997.

WOW... What a 1st Issue

The first issue of WOW is out today! It features Loughborough's newest athletics star Martyn Rooney on the front cover, as well as detailing all the summer success the University had in the Swimming and Athletics World Championships.

The new issue should hopefully be posted up on myebook soon so we will keep you up to date on that.

Estonian FA Programmes

As some of you will know we have set up a link with the Estonian FA, producing all there design work for match day programmes, business club brochures and their newsletter. Today they have posted one of our first programmes for the U-21 games against Ireland and Georgia on myebook. Have a look and let us know your thoughts (programme link).

The WOW Factor

Loughborough University's Athletic Union has had some famous people pass through its register in past years, Seb Coe, Bob Wilson, Paula Radcliffe, and Clive Woodward. And now 5or6 are joining them!

We are delighted to announce the successful tender of the Athletic Union's WOW magazine for this year. 'We will be working with the AU and the editor to produce the best magazine possible. We are excited about working with the no.1 Sporting institution in Britain.' said Managing Director Peter Simmons.