Posts Tagged ‘Creative’

This two day HTML & CSS course provides a comprehensive introduction to building web pages. This is a practical training course, using examples and hands-on exercises to enable you to develop fast, accessible and optimised web pages.

By the end of the course you will have gained the skills to build a website from scratch. You will also  understand accessibility, search engine optimisation, HTML email, forms, and presentational techniques using CSS.

We’re pleased to be supporting this exciting event from Screen Yorkshire on the topical subject of Mobile Apps, which is being held at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre on Wednesday 21st July.  We all love to use apps,  and with the growth of mobile web there are many key questions facing businesses -  such as:  are business models for apps working; how do I exploit apps to promote my business, and how do I get started?

This event is for developers, agencies, brands and individuals, and aims to help provide some of the answers to these questions, and many more, by putting you in touch with industry experts - both global players, and regional businesses who will share their experiences of developing apps.

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We’re looking forward to an nti road trip to Manchester on Wednesday 26th May, when we’ll be the official Adobe training provider invited along to talk about our training offer to visitors to the  Adobe Creative Suite 5 Roadshow.

If you haven’t already registered, why not sign up and come along?

At the event you can see the new features and near-infinite possibilities of Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.  On the day, you’ll be able to choose from a number of engaging live sessions running across two screens, so feel free to come and go as you please. (more…)

We’re very pleased to announce the second of this years Leeds Girl Geek Dinners which will take place on Thursday 13th May at the City Inn, a swanky new waterfront hotel in Granary Wharf Leeds. The evening will start with networking at 7.30pm-10.30pm.

The evening speakers will include Joscelyn Upendran, the co-founder and CEO of lovle which is a learning and training software & services company. She is also involved in Creative Commons UK as the Public Project Lead for England & Wales, which involves raising awareness about Creative Commons. Prior to this, Joscelyn worked as a commercial lawyer in private practice for a number of years before she commenced a career in higher and further education, training lawyers, accountants and mangers. (more…)

Our coworking space at Old Broadcasting House has been tipped as one of the top ten coworking spaces in the UK!

Old Broadcasting House coworking space has been recently featured on the national online magazine, Creative Boom, aiming to celebrate, inspire and support the creative industries throughout the UK and the rest of the world! Here is what they had to say about coworking at Old Broadcasting House:

Old Broadcasting House, Leeds

Old Broadcasting House is located in the heart of Leeds and houses top spec computers, the latest software applications, meeting areas and group working ones, all in a stunning creative space. It is home to a community of independent, freelance and nomadic workers - digital entrepreneurs, creatives, technologists, artists, designers, marketers, writers and programmers, all of whom share our core values of collaboration, openness, community and sustainability.

To keep reading, click through to the article available at 10 of the Best Co-Working Spaces in the UK.

Has your company got high growth potential? Are you looking for funding? If so, then this series of investment readiness workshops by Connect Yorkshire, is for you. They are designed to help you address the important question: What is an investor looking for and how can I give myself the best chance of raising finance? (more…)

Adobe Creative Suite 5 launched live online! The world watched as Adobe showcased the most cutting edge software package for the creative industries. You can follow the latest developments on Twitter at #cs5 and if you missed the launch, watch the video at www.cs5launch.adobe.com.

Leeds Metropolitan University BSc (Hons) Computing graduate, Stefan Debattista, has successfully set up his own start-up business that hopes to become one of the most used online careers site for both young professionals and employers. (more…)

Are you bowled over by some of the talent you have seen in the Yorkshire Digital and Creative sector? The Yorkshire Digital & Technology Awards are now open for entries to projects you think deserve some wider attention.

Perhaps it is a project you are working on at the moment, or a piece of technology you are currently developing in the sector itself. Maybe you have seen a mind-blowing website that you think has established a new benchmark in quality, or a new digital equipment you think could really make a difference to our lives or the way we do business? (more…)

Healthcare markets are being invited to hear about technologies and innovations available from the leading Digital Creative companies in the North East. NorthernNet, Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus, and RTC North, have collaboratively organised a free networking event on Monday 22nd March from 4.30pm onwards.  (more…)

Regional agencies across the north present a first-of-it’s kind, three-way, simultaneous event. Hear from some of the most inspirational women share their insightful and motivational accounts of their experience in the growing Creative and Digital Media industry. (more…)

The GameHorizon Conference is Europe’s leading event for international games executives. A two-day conference featuring the most creative, entertaining and inspirational speakers from the games and entertainment industry. For the third year, GameHorizon Conference will return to The Sage, Gatehead on 29th-30th June 2010. (more…)

If you’re working in the creative or digital industries, Old Broadcasting House will be opening it’s doors for you to come hang out, chat, demo or just network with others… usually around 25-30 people each month… sometimes more.

Tea, coffee and cakes are available from about 10am until 12pm. You are more than welcome to stay and chat as long as you like! This is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people within the creative, digital industries and network in a relaxed and friendly environment. Feel free to come along, Open Coffee is held on the first Tuesday of every month.

On Thursday 26th November, Leeds College of Art will be hosting Creative Networks with international creative industries business advisor, trainer and consultant, David Parrish.

Author of the acclaimed book, ‘T-Shirts and Suits‘, David has directly helped hundreds of creative, cultural and digital enterprises, to become even more successful through his own particular approach to integrating creativity and business. A hugely entertaining speaker, this event will be of interest to anyone working within or across the creative, cultural and digital industry sectors of Yorkshire. (more…)

On Thursday 3rd December, GameHorizon and Northern Film & Media will present Creative Collision - where the games and film industries meet. The collaborative event will be held at the International Centre for Life, Times Square, Newcastle, starting at 5.30pm.

More and more videogame developers are starting to expand beyond simply making games, and branching into the lucrative film and television work. Creative Collision will explore how you can take advantage of these growing opportunities.

Come and hear top talks from Gareth Edmondson, Simon Pytherch and Steve Walmsley, and meet the individuals behind the industry at the post-event party at The Other Rooms in Newcastle. An audience of around 100 people are expected to attend from the games and film industries, so book your place today! (more…)

Jon Eland, founder of Strawbleu, is presenting the opportunity to tell your story at a photography workshop, from 10.30am till 5pm on Saturday 7th November at Old Broadcasting House. (more…)

How do artists contribute to Innovation?

Creative Networks boasts itself as the largest and most well attended professional network in Yorkshire for the Creative, Digital and Cultural Industry sectors. On Thursday 29th October, this month’s Creative Network will turn it’s attention to the “worth” of artists and the wider creative community. (more…)

Creative Boom is a new online magazine and forum for the UK™s creative industries, dreamt up by Katy Cowan, the founder and director of creative PR agency Boomerang PR.  The magazine has already obtained a substantial following, both on the website itself and on Twitter, and provides a fantastic opportunity for creatives to meet and greet, share ideas and find out about everything that™s happening, from events to news and new projects to feature profiles. (more…)