We'll soon be launching Boomtique, our online store selling T-shirts designed and chosen by you and we've spent the past few weeks gearing up for its official opening. As many of you know, the idea initially came from our Facebook fan page where fans...
Boom Box is a brand new section of Creative Boom and one that aims to whole-heartedly support the music industry. That's whether you're a musician just starting out or a signed band selling hundreds of thousands of records throughout the globe...
By popular request on our Facebook fan page, we've decided to hold regular design briefs for all you designers and illustrators out there. Those of you who are keen to be creative, build up your CVs - other than having those projects you worked on at university...
I can't tell you how excited I am today. As many of you know, we've been working really hard behind the scenes on lots of new developments for Creative Boom. All of which we're aiming to launch mid-March. We're even taking a holiday away from our usual work to concentrate...
Just had a big meeting about our Creative Boom Shop and how it's going to work. Based on the discussions, logistics, costs and everything else we just didn't think of - we've decided that we're going to start off with T-shirts alone. Possibly adding in different...
We've had a busy start to 2010 and are already looking at how to improve Creative Boom and make it more relevant to you, the readers. Like I've said from the start - this is your website, your resource - so we're happy to make changes wherever you see fit...
It's one of those common problems isn't it! You go to university to get some excellent grades behind you, you pass with flying colours and you enter the world of work, expecting to get a job! Right? Wrong! So what do you do? Well, many of you have set up your own businesses...
If you've started back at work and you're not feeling as re-energised or enthusiastic as you'd hoped, perhaps it's time to start looking for a new job? Or maybe one of your New Year's Resolutions was to change career...
So here we are. Back to work - refreshed, rejuvenated, slightly heavier and COMPLETELY fed up with mince pies... but ready to take on another exciting 12 months of Boom action! And we've got some big plans for Creative Boom this year. Oh yes it's going to be a big 2010!...
Happy 2010 to one and all! We hope you've had a fantastic 2009 and wish you every success and happiness for 2010! Can you believe it’s the end of another decade? The past 10 years have literally flashed by... and so we thought we'd mark this momentous occasion by...
It's Christmasss! We just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas! We've thoroughly enjoyed your company over the past six months and sincerely hope that Santa brings you everything you wished for! Have a wonderful day with your family...
Do you remember having penpals when you were a child? Someone you'd randomly met on holiday once and spent forever writing to them, sending them 'mix tapes' of your favourite music and little gifts at Christmas? All in the days before the Internet? Or was that just me??...
Did you know that our Creative Boom Hubs are regional online magazines that showcase all of our national news as well? And that our main Creative Boom site is showcasing all the latest news from our regional magazines/hubs? Confused? Well the reason...
As many of you know, we launched Creative Boom in July 2009 as an online magazine that is designed to support and celebrate the creative industries throughout the UK and the rest of the globe. Reflecting on a busy first six months, we've really come so far and we've...
Our Creative Boom Hubs have been live for just over a month now and already we're getting a really good idea of what is and isn't working. At the moment, they're creative blogs about creative things going on in different pockets of the UK. Well as of next week, the...
Creative Boom just keeps getting bigger and better! We've added a few more new features to our website... all within our right-hand side column, including all the latest news from our hubs under 'Hubs News'. Click through on anything you find interesting to redirect you to different...
Council Faces Pressure Over...
James Whitworth is a Sheffield-based cartoonist and writer. He has contributed to a... read more
# 68 Daily Doodle
Daily Doodle is a creative fundraising project for 2010 by Stina Jones who runs graphic... read more
Painted from the Page Exhibition
The Old Post Office in Burslem will be exhibiting the works of local artists, Lindsey... read more
Passionate people wanted...
"Wandering and observing happenings in the street, in markets and generally in urban... read more
My Fashion Junkie.com goes...
My Fashion Junkie.com is a new fashion trading experience that allows you to exchange... read more
Latest Creative Jobs…
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Profile: Neil Milton – Beneath us, the waves
Neil Milton is from Beneath us, the waves and is based in either Poland or Scotland. He describes his music as glacial, minimalist and classical and grew up in a musical household and was even named after Neil Young. Read more in our latest Boom Box profile...
Photoshop is 20.
I remember back in the early 90's sitting at the old PowerMac putting other folks heads on other folks bodies with Photoshop 2. The software has definitely changed the way the world documents and see ...
Discuss: Fashion and the recession
Welcome to March and our latest 'Discuss' feature, which focuses on a different subject relevant to the creative industries throughout the UK and where we welcome your comments and open up a debate for you to discuss the subject further...