August 7th, 2008
I handed in the final part of my Masters at the end of May, completing the 18-month part time course. I found out a couple of weeks ago that I passed the course with a commendation, sweet! The course, directed by Annette Naudin and written by Sara Harris, was devised to help new businesses, like ours, grow and develop. The structure was ideal for me, and the programme included fantastic lectures from visiting lecturers and subject specific speakers from industry.
I started the MA around the same time Substrakt got going, this was in the hope that I would get a boost up what was to be a steep learning curve. The course definitely did this, and I highly recommend it to anyone starting out in a media based business, and indeed anyone working in the industry looking to develop their knowledge base.
Below is the testimonial I wrote for the course.
“The MA Media Enterprise really stood out to me, it included several extremely relevant modules that tied in with my business and forced me to cover important issues. I was able to use Substrakt as a case study for many of the module assignments, this proved to be an invaluable asset, allowing me to use the course’s flexibility to ensure Substrakt gained the most relevant business development. My final project was based on e marketing and involved the exploration and analysis of techniques that could be used to help effectively promote my own and clients’ businesses online.“
More information on the course at www.mediacourses.com
July 31st, 2008
really clever simple typography… love it!
via i believe in adv
July 29th, 2008
We have been having our photos taken this afternoon thanks to
Kate Beatty.
Here are a couple of behind the scenes shots (the real deal ones to follow).
July 25th, 2008
Planning permission has been granted for Birmingham’s V Building, what is said to be Britain’s tallest all-residential tower. Scheduled for completion in 2013.
danadra.com
BBC news
thevbuilding.com
July 21st, 2008
While i’m on the subject of Wordpress… here is one of our latest sites, built with the help of our friend WP…
Ankerside Shopping Centre (Tamworth) needed a web upgrade. The new site offers them full content management, including the ability to easily add content to the ‘what’s on’ section. The site also features an interactive store guide.
www.ankerside.co.uk
July 21st, 2008
This weekend we headed to WordCamp UK 2008 which was, conveniently for us, held in Brum. We only made it to the Saturday due to other commitments, so are looking forward to seeing the feedback and resources from the Sunday.
The day was very interesting, and it was especially encouraging to see that other people, like us, are making the most of Wordpress as a CMS. The SEO for Wordpress was also of great interest, so we can help fire our clients fresh WP sites up the web ranking! It was also good to meet and network with a few like minds from Brum as well as from all over the UK and further.
More resources and info to be found on:
The WordCamp UK 2008 Blog
&
The Wiki
July 11th, 2008
Brilliant wave photos from Dustin Humphrey
(via the deplorable word)
July 10th, 2008
Wow… this was a nice surprise in the post today.
More clients like this please
