It’s not called ‘the pit’ for nothing.

You’re standing there sweltering, clinging onto your gear whilst being jostled by competing photographers.

You’ve got three songs to get ‘the shot’ then you’re out – on a deadline to download it, process it and fire it off to the agencies.

There’s a baying crowd at your back and a band with their amps turned up to 11 in front of you. If you’re lucky, it might be a band you actually like… Read the rest of this entry »

NEoN 10 is a seven-day international digital arts festival taking place in Dundee featuring moving image, performance, music and technology driven arts. Read the rest of this entry »

All part of the service? – when exceeding client expectations is the wrong thing to do

You’re only as good as your last job. So naturally your tendency is to do the best you can.

Sometimes, this can result in you over delivering. Read the rest of this entry »

Wil Freeborn has 10 years of digital media experience working with clients such as BBC Scotland, National Museum of Scotland and Future Museums. He shares his thoughts on how his online presence has evolved.

There was a time I would spend a few months building an online folio that I would have up and running then after a year or so redo it, I don’t do this anymore. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you taken part in a tweet-up yet? Following the success of this year’s series of Twestivals, a friendly group of twitter folk have carried on the trend with regular tweet-ups in various cities throughout the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Stewart Priest is an audio producer specialising in all things radio. Having worked at Scotland’s biggest commercial radio station and now working on a freelance basis, he can provide a variety of audio services for radio as well as providing audio content for the private and voluntary sectors. He takes time to tell us a bit about podcasting. Read the rest of this entry »

Like most I’d say photography started out as a hobby, grew in to a passion and blossomed in to a career. Originally I had intended to work in theatre having spent most of my youth and adolescence working in amateur theatre but when the time came to choose photography seemed equally enjoyable and more likely to provide a living. Read the rest of this entry »

Kerr Vernon is a Glasgow based Graphic Designer with over 12 years experience. Working in partnership with the best web developers, photographers and writers in the industry he delivers creatively-led, engaging and dynamic design for print and the web. Read the rest of this entry »

The Dunning DNA Lab was born out of the collective design and marketing talent, experience and knowledge within the team at Dunning- Creating Sparks. Our aim is to boost our clients profile and profits. To do this we must be able to understand their psyche, resonate with their passion, share their goals and be inspired by their product or service. Achieving this doesn’t come easily and requires a team of dynamic professionals with extensive creative insight and business acumen. Read the rest of this entry »

TRC Media has created a new fast-track programme for emerging digital talent.
Gen Up was piloted in Scotland last year and was an immediate success. It gives new digital talent (from games, computer arts and design, animation etc.,) an intensive mix of hands-on experience, industry immersion and internships with Channel 4, BBC, games companies, advertising agencies and other parts of digital media. Read the rest of this entry »

Gill Booles is Words Are Everywhere. She provides content. She also provides marketing services. She understands copy and how it works as a direct marketing technique, how it should work as a marketing tool. And she works across all channels because what works offline (in print – brochure, newsletter, poster) will work online too (web, blog). Gill is also a trained journalist, copy editor and proofreader. With a background in communication she share her thoughts on business marketing. Read the rest of this entry »

Creativity, Computing & Entrepreneurialism

Girl Geek Scotland is hosting a series of workshops to complement this year’s Speaker Series on ‘Creativity, Computing and Entrepreneurialism’. The workshops, which are aimed at women who are thinking about starting, or have recently started, a Scottish business, will work around themes that will target what we believe are existing weaknesses in female business culture, namely: Negotiation, Funding Strategies, and Creativity in Business. Read the rest of this entry »

Scottish finalists announced in search for Britain’s Best New Business

The five finalists have been selected to compete in The Pitch Scotland 2010’s competition on Thursday 8 July at The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
They’ll get the chance to face a panel of high-profile business experts, including serial entrepreneur Karen Darby, founder of Simply Switch and Call Britannia, to pitch their business for the chance to win a £50,000 prize package. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most eclectic sides to the West End Festival,  join the creative community of the Hidden Lane in Glasgow this Saturday 26th of June for fun and frolicks. The all day programme includes live bands and performances with open studios showcasing art, design, fashion and photography. Read the rest of this entry »

Creative Boom Edinburgh Needs Your Help!

Would you like to get involved in an online magazine designed to celebrate, inspire and support the creative industries throughout the UK? Are you a local illustrator, web designer or graphic designer? Read the rest of this entry »

I have to admit I resisted this well-trodden route into features journalism at first. Who was I to impose my views on others? What did I know about …

In the end my three years (up to 2000) as a comedy critic for The Scotsman did indeed lead to other work opportunities. It also led to being massively over-entertained in the month of August, and an aversion to comedians that is probably mutual. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a creative bod based in Scotland then Folio14 has been designed for you, aren’t you lucky? You can register an online profile all about your skills and experience with an easy to navigate tab for your contact details. Those looking for a freelancer can find you in our directory, so be sure to fill it up with great samples of your creative genius. Still not sold, then here are 4 reasons to register today; Read the rest of this entry »

The big event is almost upon us. On Thursday the 17th of June, Glasgow plays host to Scotland’s first media140 event; a global movement bringing together a collective of forward thinking people to meet, discuss and express opinions on the future of the real-time social web. Read the rest of this entry »

Marco Vezzani is a Web Developer based in Grangemouth. He kindly takes time to share his thoughts on how web development appealed to him even from an early age.

What prompted you to be a Web Developer?

Well that’s a hard question to answer seeing as when I was growing up and at school the internet wasn’t quite what we have today. I arrived late to the whole web design/ development concept as only universities and libraries tended to have web access, so I wasn’t really exposed to it in the way that people are now. Read the rest of this entry »

Join The Scottish Creative Network’s monthly event for Photographers, Models, Makeup Artists & other creatives. From beginners to professionals, freelancers and friends to the downright curious- come along, chat and share a drink! Read the rest of this entry »