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I see the new BBC website homepage has been revealed - for beta testing and feedback - a fine improvement. Gone is the slightly needless ability to edit and customise just about everything, which research showed VERY few people actually bothered with, in is clean clear content, much more iPad/Tablet focussed, with scrolling screens - I like.

The BBC always set a benchmark, looks like they’ve done it again.

Oh and the clock remains, excellent, we love the clock.

We’ve been working of some great projects for a few new clients of late – always exciting to get stuck into a new client, so much to bring to the table.

It’s all starting to come to fruition now, with the first completed project, a new brochure for Sport Lived, hot of the printing press and up on our ‘Projects’ page, go take a peek.

More to follow soon.

I see that The National Portrait Gallery has commissioned a new portrait of the Queen and the Duke as part of an exhibition to mark next year’s Diamond Jubilee called ‘The Queen: Art and Image’. Very stylish it is too - beautiful spark of colour on the seat and dark lighting in the background, great use of space around the subject - a real refeshing image of the couple I think.

The choice of the German Thomas Struth to create a stronger contemporary feel was clearly a good decision. Let’s hope for Tom’s sake she likes it too!

I’ve been helping out with teaching at Trent University now for a couple of years, it’s a great opportunity to keep involved with nurturing the creative talent of the future, passing on a few nuggets from my own experience and helping them develop their talent still further - something I’ve always enjoyed doing and found hugely rewarding.

This week saw the culmination of the students endeavours, with the public display of the year three students degree shows. I took the opportunity to have a good look round and survey the talent on show - especially as I had been given the task, as a judge, of picking out some of the most impressive work as ‘Best in Show’. Needless to say it was a tough task, the standard of work was excellent and a real encouraging fillip for the future.

Let’s hope the economy picks up and this bright new talent get’s the opportunity to demonstrate their skills to the wider world - I’m sure at their best they will add to any creative studio willing to give them a chance to prove themselves - good luck guys!

We’ve been quiet for a while on the blog front, busy with our heads down doing some lovely work for our clients, go check the finished projects out on our projects page.