8th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ An outstanding private collection of lithographs and woodcuts by the celebrated Norwegian artist Edvard Munch will be shown in the UK for the first time this spring at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art...
7th Feb 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ The zombies are coming – and Glasgow is first in line. Hot on the heels of Brad Pitt and World War Z, gaming company, SlingShot, is bringing its thrilling zombie chase game, 2.8 Hours Later, to Glasgow in March...
26th Jan 2012 ⁄ North West ⁄ Liverpool-based technology company, New Mind has won its first contract with a national tourism organisation this week. VisitScotland has selected New Mind’s e-tourism solution to power all of the country’s official tourism websites as well as provide the front-of-house...
25th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ One of Scotland’s fastest growing digital marketing companies has cemented its expertise in web design and development, with the completion of its most significant project to date. JustCall, who provide cheap international phone calls from UK landlines and mobiles...
19th Jan 2012 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Matthew Carey Simos is an Illustrator/Printmaker who was born in South Africa, raised in Greece and is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He received his BA hons in Illustration at Coventry University in 2007 and since then he has been drawing strange creatures, building Greek traditional musical instruments and developing his relief printmaking tec...
16th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Verbals Picks and is a young Illustrator and Editor from Scotland working around the UK. Having studied in Film Production from the University for the Creative Arts, he has found a natural progression into Illustration.
His work is bright and vibrant in colour with complex shapes to form fun interesting designs. Having worked on music videos an...
9th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Scottish designer Jo Storie brings catwalk knitwear to yarn lovers everywhere with the launch of her first range of knitting patterns. The newly available designs in the ‘Modern Heritage’ range come directly from the sketchbook of the international designer and can...
29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ The Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG) will open on 1 December, following an ambitious £17.6m restoration project and with an entirely new presentation of its world-famous collection. The project – the first major refurbishment in the Gallery’s 120-year history – has restored much...
21st Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ World-renowned retailer Brooks Brothers recently ‘teed-off’ an exclusive celebration of Scottish textiles in New York with a little help from Steve North, Director of Instruction at St Andrews Links. Showcasing the wealth of tartans, cashmere and of course Scotland’s...
17th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ After the success of the emerging talent’s graduate collection, ‘Voodoo Zumbies’, a new collection will be released for the Autumn/Winter 2012 season. Called 'Isolated Heroes' this is predominantly a Unisex label with the idea of bringing Optimistic Clothing...
11th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Heehaw Digital has broken new ground again with a series of captivating digital images for the University of Stirling. In possibly the first commercial use of cinemagraphs in Scotland, Stirling also believes it is the first UK university to use them....
8th Nov 2011 ⁄ Scotland ⁄ Hollywood star and one of Scotland’s hardest-working actors Brian Cox has been named an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Kingston University in South West London. Best known for his roles in movies such as The Bourne Identity, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rushmore...
10th Feb 2012 ⁄ East Midlands ⁄ Blue Yates is a professional Classical guitarist, performer and recording artist, specialising in Classical, Acoustic and Latin genres and this February marks the 10 year anniversary of his guitar tui...
