I heart 6

I like the number six. I always have. It’s one of my favourites. Well certainly in my top ten, but then I guess it’s in every top ten.

• Six is the smallest perfect number.
• There are six strings on a standard guitar.
• A coffin is traditionally buried six feet under the ground.
• Six, in Latin, is sex, a fact that I’ll never forget ever since our Latin teacher made me shout it out as loud as I could (while counting to ten) as he hung me by the ankles out of a first floor window.
• A client of mine once said “all Mexicans have six sides”. With hindsight, she might have said “hexagons” but it was a dull meeting and I was staring out of the window and not really paying much attention.

Six is also, of course, the number of degrees of Kevin Bacon, and while we’re on the subject of meat, it looks like number six was quite possibly the best Meetdraw yet?

A fab evening

From the comments we’ve had via twitter, email and face to face, it seems that everyone enjoyed it.
It may have been the sunny weather, the stunning seaside view, or the great venue that tipped it, but for sure, all these things together form the very best of what Bournemouth has to offer. Add to that our mix of Meetdraw digital animals ready to chat, share, drink and have fun together then you can see why it was such a fabulous evening.

Spirits were high throughout the evening as the crowds increased, and there was an overriding feeling of determination and a sense of togetherness despite the less than cheery economic prospects that loom large.

With all our holidays, job changes, honeymoons (congratulations Mr Seys) and sabbaticals getting in the way, it’s been trickier than usual to organize Meetdraw and it certainly wouldn’t have been possible without all those who came forward to help, volunteering their time, money, or both.

Thanks again

We’d like to thank these people again, so could the following please stand up and take a bow:

• Nick (who spent 4 hours on BBQ duty and burnt his hands) & our chefs Rachel, Kriss, Tom and Neil
• Lou, and her fabulous helpers from The Green deli
• Lulubelles cakes for some seriously scrumptious cakey treats (it seems 8 is the record to get into your mouth at once)
• Folk for supplying the BBQ, food, pink plates and branded beers
• Redweb and especially Damian for the design work you may have seen here and there
• Dorset Design Forum & Creative Advantage for paying for the venue (keep an eye on DDF, there’s some big changes happening soon!)
• And our new friends from Bristol AdLib recruitment who sponsored the rounder’s tournament and the sandcastle competition, as well as being jolly good chaps and very nice to talk to

We need you

MeetDraw is an event run for, and by, our local digital community and we’re always on the look out for new volunteers to help each time and help share the love. So, give us a shout and let us know if you’d like to be part of future plans.

Meetdraw 7 ?

Yep, of course, but you’ll have to wait for the Autumn. And it’s going to be a student takeover. That’s right, we bumped into a group of students who reckon that they can put on a Meetdraw that puts all others to shame, so we’ve called their bluff and challenged them to prove it. The bar’s been raised now, so let’s see if they feel the pressure?

Now let me see, seven?… hmmm, there are seven fundamental types of catastrophes. Good luck (-;

About the author

David Burton David is Head of Innovation at Redweb a department that’s constantly looking to explore, nurture and exploit new ideas and technologies in the most creative ways. He got a first class honours degree in Visual Arts, and spent 8 years in London working and exhibiting as a practicing artist before moving to Dorset in 2000 to specialise in multimedia design.