27th Sep 2011 ⁄ A man was crumpled on the floor. A police officer knelt beside him. I couldn’t tell if he was trying to restrain him or put him in the recovery position. Behind them, another officer talked to what must be a friend of the incapacitated man. He was agitated. Two security personnel stood by, also in fluorescent jackets but easy to distinguish from ...
23rd Sep 2011 ⁄ Kingston University’s MA students are gearing up to exhibit their final projects in front of almost 20,000 designers, employers, critics and consumers at Tent London – one of the most high-profile exhibitions staged during the London Design Festival...
16th Sep 2011 ⁄ Award winning composer Raymond Yiu has been confirmed for Whitley Arts Festival, October 2011 where his specially commissioned work will be performed as part of St Mary’s Project, an exhibition of music and installation art based in St Mary’s Church, an architectural landmark in Reading town centre...
7th Sep 2011 ⁄ The University of Brighton is sponsoring the annual Design History Society conference on design activism in Barcelona. Two hundred designers and design historians are expected to attend the conference, taking place...
25th Aug 2011 ⁄ A Kingston University student has illustrated the cover of the latest paperback by Booker Prize-winning novelist Salman Rushdie. Sir Salman and his publishers Random House were so impressed by 22-year-old Ben Tobitt’s work – entered in an animation competition run jointly by the publisher and Kingston University – that they commissioned him t...
22nd Aug 2011 ⁄ This was my first ever BoomTown Fair, and boy was it a goodun'! The hype surrounding the festival started as soon as the earlybird tickets went online late last year, with the suspense of the secret location adding to the growing excitement. There was no way I was going to miss this...
17th Aug 2011 ⁄ firstsite, a major new centre for the visual arts, designed by internationally acclaimed Rafael Viñoly Architects, will open in Colchester on Sunday 25 September 2011. firstsite’s opening exhibition, Camulodunum, taking its title from the original Roman name of Colchester...
10th Aug 2011 ⁄ An East Sussex photographer who specialises in photographing pregnant women has realised her dream of winning a top award. Heathfield-based Sarah Tate was thrilled to win two categories in the Master Photographers’ Association South East Awards and be crowned Overall Master Photographer of the year. She will now be in the running for a national t...
8th Aug 2011 ⁄ A new school has been opened in a remote Nepalese hamlet thanks to money raised by staff and students at the University of Brighton. A total of 47 youngsters, aged between three and eight, are now enjoying their first experience of formal education. Kevin Fossey, senior lecturer in the School of Education and the...
2nd Aug 2011 ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the studio of Clearhead, a full service creative agency based in Luton...
21st Jul 2011 ⁄ Winchester-based design agency, Rooster Digital, is celebrating its first Birthday this month with a move to prestigious new offices and the appointment of a new team member. The agency – which specialises in creative design, web development and e-marketing – has seen a successful first twelve months of trading and picking up clients from acros...
19th Jul 2011 ⁄ Brighton’s first month-long festival of digital culture, incorporating performances, exhibitions, conferences, workshops and meet-ups, takes place this September on the south coast. The Brighton Digital Festival together internationally renowned digital leaders and artists, taking part in more than 30 events over 30 days...
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...
