20th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ The online shoes retailer, Kindred Sole set up by two Fashion Retail Buying Graduates won Highly Commended for Footwear Brand of the Year at last night's Footwear Industry Awards 2012. The company was among five finalists in the awards...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ Media Production students from Coventry University have set themselves the ultimate movie-making challenge of creating a crowd-funded, full-length feature film to be shot on location in the UK and in California...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ Have you ever chuckled politely whilst an elderly relative has said something slightly bigoted or even racist? It happens and can cause a lot of anguish in liberal grandchildren because it's hard to care about someone who is ignorant or even mildly racist...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ I’ve taken part in a couple of competitions now and here are some thoughts and tips I’ve picked up or learned. Some of these thoughts might seem obvious to you, but it is the seemingly obvious stuff that so easily gets forgotten...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ London ⁄ Creative agency archibald ingall stretton (ais) is further strengthening its social media offering by launching a dedicated agency division: ais social. The division, headed up by Neil Kleiner, has already achieved some key new business wins that...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ A team of eight Bristol University students have discovered a burgeoning opportunity for budding artists to showcase their talent through a student-run festival: Bristol Arts Week. The art initiative aims to celebrate the creativity of students who often...
20th Feb 2012 ⁄ South East ⁄ A design student from Middlesex University will see his unique mobile phone designs hit the UK market in 2012 after his stylish graphics were spotted in online forums. Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, 23, from Shepherds Bush, designed a mobile phone in his spare time...
17th Feb 2012 ⁄ We all know we shouldn’t do spec work for free. Right? Well, it seems that recently there have been a slew of companies that are rewriting this unwritten rule by redefining the term ‘speculative’ as ‘crowdsourcing’ or ‘competition’...
17th Feb 2012 ⁄ Have you every looked at a Monet down your nose? What I mean is have you ever looked down your nose at a Monet painting? Many of us who go to galleries or live-art performances will know that this could be perceived as, the 'best' way to view art. It's cool right?...
17th Feb 2012 ⁄ Bad fonts are all around us, like the air we breathe, the sun in the sky and the supposed imminent threat of terrorism. You can't walk into a restaurant without seeing an advert in Scriptina or even Comic Sans (perish the thought). But where has this carefree nature come from?...
17th Feb 2012 ⁄ Life at University, a place of expression for a lot of people, a social experience for most, and importantly, a practical step into the working world for many, but is it? What has struck me whilst looking around Degree Show’s last Summer was the amazing breadth of talent...
17th Feb 2012 ⁄ North West ⁄ Men labelled with learning disabilities have created a film and an exhibition related to their favourite collection items at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester). The project, which is associated with Manchester mencap and a researcher from Manchester...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
