30th November 2010
Feargal Sharkey, best know for his Undertone’s hit ‘Teenage Kicks’ and solo classic ‘A Good Heart’, has unveiled a new community recording facility in Nottingham. Based in St Anns, the studio has been opened as part of the Russell Youth club and offers vocal training and sound engineering, amongst other activities. Aimed at 16-25 year…
Read More12th November 2010
The Kinect motion controller is finally here and if Microsoft’s advertising campaign is anything to go by, it’ll be the biggest selling item this Christmas. It has all hallmarks of a gaming hit including new tech, family orientated gaming and low stock levels. Retailing at £129.99 it’s not cheap but it has to be looked…
Read More2nd November 2010
The Nottingham Contemporary, Castle Museum and New Art Exchange have become home to the 7th British Art Show until 9th January 2011. Featuring “paintings, sculpture, installations, video, film, performance, and all points in between” the show has taken place every five years since 1979 and is widely recognised as the most “ambitious and influential exhibition…
Read More27th October 2010
GameCity returns for its impressive 5th year in Nottingham. “The World’s best-loved independent videogame festival” features art exhibitions, world premieres, public debates, club nights and the Lego Universe. There’s also the chance to take part in an exclusive advance play of Crysis 2, created by Nottingham’s own Crytek – who just happen to need your help:…
Read More8th October 2010
It’s October, the students are back, and Nottingham’s Autumn events are well under way. Here are a selection: This weekend it’s Nottingham’s legendary Goose Fair, now open on Sunday for the first time. There are over 500 attractions this year but it’s well worth a trip down for the mushy peas and mint sauce alone. www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/goosefair…
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The NHS e-Learning Readiness Toolkit has been shorlisted for an e-Learning Age award. Schemeta chose Gooii as the technical development partner for the e-Learning Readiness Toolkit. The Toolkit helps the NHS evaluate their own readiness and provides advice, guidance and resources for planning an approach to e-Learning. “The e-Learning readiness toolkit provides NHS e-Learning developers, trainers and…
Read More5th October 2010
Zack Snyder, the acclaimed director of the Watchmen and 300, has been announced as director of the new Superman movie. I’m a massive Superman fan and a big fan of Snyder’s ‘Watchmen – The Ultimate Cut’ so this could be something really special. The film is also being co-written and produced by Batman and Inception director…
Read More22nd September 2010
Nottingham is one of those cities where artisitic endeavours seem to thrive, from modern art to website design. Nottingham Trent University has one of the most respected Art and Design faculties in the UK and Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery continually has exhibitions from the world’s most influential artists. Below is a list of just some…
Read More17th September 2010
The Frame is a short film made by a group of young people from Top Valley, Nottingham. The film about a boy’s love of BMXing was made by 8 teenagers, who received professional guidance from Louise James, presenter for ITV Central. Produced by the charity Catch22’s Talent Studio Project, in association with the Community Channel, The Frame…
Read More16th September 2010
As designers we’re always keen to push web technology further but understand that us having the latest browser doesn’t mean the user does. It’s for these reasons we test all our sites in the lowest common denominator, with additional non-essential features available to those who can view them. IE9 is the last modern browser to…
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