6th Feb 2012 ⁄ A new £15 million fund to invest in creative content within film, TV, games and the digital sector within Yorkshire and Humber has been announced by Screen Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Content Fund has secured £7,500,000 of investment from the European Regional...
1st Feb 2012 ⁄ Another new face has joined Manifest Communications in Leeds due to a flurry of new business wins, leading the agency to appoint Bob Lynch as an Artworker in its Creative department. Bob joins the full service marketing agency from Warners...
23rd Jan 2012 ⁄ Leo Fitzmaurice is the winner of the fifth annual Northern Art Prize. Judge Simon Wallis presented Fitzmaurice with a cheque for £16,500 at a prize-giving ceremony at Leeds Art Gallery attended by over 500 people from the arts, business, public and voluntary...
18th Jan 2012 ⁄ As the first major UK exhibition by Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) draws to a close this Sunday, the internationally-renowned outdoor art gallery has announced that two works by the Spanish artist will remain at the Park...
13th Jan 2012 ⁄ Sheffield Hallam University has been named the first Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) Centre of Excellence. The accolade comes in recognition of the high standards of the teaching staff and resources on the University's architectural technology courses...
10th Jan 2012 ⁄ This winter sees the launch of Duke Studios: the multidisciplinary creative space which looks set to give Yorkshire’s brightest minds all the thinking space they need. In an ambitious urban regeneration project, the 7,000 sq ft. space in Munro House overlooking...
23rd Dec 2011 ⁄ Leeds and London based creative agency, Manifest Communications, has designed a new website for International Football Freestyle Champion John Farnworth. The new website will act as a portal for John’s brand, product and be a central booking hub for brands...
22nd Dec 2011 ⁄ This year saw Accent Clothing taking part in Dress Me Beautiful 2011 Leeds Fashion Show at Leeds City Museum, not only by showing some of its collections from the men’s and women’s store, but by also proudly sponsoring one of the awards...
14th Dec 2011 ⁄ Whilst it’s impossible to escape this blustery winter weather, at The Magic Loungeabout HQ the guys are planning their summer festive fun with a Baileys in hand as embers glow warmly in the fireplace. It’s moments like these when you have a chance...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Students from Hillsborough College have scooped the top prize in a competition to design an idea for an overlooked space in their local community. They won £1,000 in resources for the college in the Forgotten Spaces Schools Competition, being run by Sheffield Hallam University...
6th Dec 2011 ⁄ Two recent graduates from Sheffield Hallam University have had their work commended by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). Emma Walshaw and Conor Lawless, who both studied architectural technology and graduated this year, won awards...
29th Nov 2011 ⁄ Sheffield Hallam University and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing have won a major award for a new collaborative design project. The organisations have jointly unveiled a book which showcases innovative and creative design at both institutions...
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...
