A busy day as lots of people come into the gallery space at the Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery to see the show on the first day. I am told lots of people are taking pictures of the exhibition and sharing them on their friends and family Facebook with the question 'I think this is you, is it?'

For sure I'm on the wrong side of the camera but great that ITV News Anglia featured my exhibition 'New Town Youth 1985' broadcast the day before the opening. Video journalist Stuart Leithes taking the time to hunt out the exact places I took pictures back in 1985 to create a couple of terrific ' before and afters' for his piece. Click on the picture to see the article.

Verity working on the colour designs for the book that will showcase the pictures from the exhibtion 'New Town Youth 1985'

A sneak preview of the pagination for the book that will showcase the pictures from the exhibtion 'New Town Youth 1985'

A panoramic image to show the finished exhibition. If you click on the image you can see a fun time-lapse of the whole two-day long mounting process.

Nathan from One Word Graphics carefully attaches the lead image vinyl of 'Julie' to the milo boards.

Final adjustments are made to the lighting to ensure there are no reflections, the video can be seen and no harsh shadows cut across the images.

Professional framer and exhibition coordinator Jonny Aldous uses a laser, measure and spirit level to make sure that Verity's designs are followed exactly.

On Thursday 5th January the gallery walls were being painted and the slideshow being tested as gallery staff prepare for the opening.

On Thursday 5th January the gallery walls were being painted and the slideshow being tested as gallery staff prepare for the opening.

A press cutting from the Peterborough Telegraph about the exhibition from January 5th 2023.

Social media banner straps are produced to promote the exhibition. Here is one of many that have been designed by Verity.

Flyers for the exhibition 'New Town Youth 1985' designed by Verity arrive from the printers today December 22, 2022

The first tangible element that the exhibition is really happening as posters for my exhibition 'New Town Youth 1985' are now up

It was quite nerve-racking to finally see the prints and the text panels after they were delivered to the gallery from the printers, One Word Graphics. I was worried that producing prints, some as large as AO, from 35mm negatives shot on HP5 and often push processed, the images might be too grainy. I didn’t need to worry, they look great.

A scaled model mock up of Verity's design on the kitchen table for the exhibition space in Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery for my planned exhibition 'New Town Youth 1985' April 10. 2022

There is no better way of seeing what something will look like than creating it for real albeit at home on the wall with Verity and a glass of wine or two. Checking the scale of the images and what they'd look like if the exhibtion were to be designed in layout format. How does the eye flow across them? Where should the eyeline be? Do the images clash with one another? How big should the text and the text panels be? Too big and they domintae the smaller images, too small and it can't be read.