Stewart Priest of audioninjas specialises in creating great sounding audio for any purpose. From Radio Imaging to Commercial Production to Podcasting to On-Hold Messages, he can produce creative, ear-grabbing audio to make anyone sit up and listen. He talks to Folio14 about his latest project. Read the rest of this entry »
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At the age of 14 I started a band with my brother Dan in the small Border’s village of Coldingham. There were only 2 of us and we played in the utility room but it was a start and the beginning of an on-going relationship with creativity and the arts. My dad was (and still is) a professional fine artist and encouraged a keen and critical eye for design from an early age. Read the rest of this entry »
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How the Land Lies is an exhibition of Alastair Cook’s recent film, analogue photography and glass work Read the rest of this entry »
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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 »
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Photographer Michael James exhibits his new work, Five Ages of Man at #MAN, a group exhibition at The Virginia Gallery. The theme of exhibition covers the male, masculinity and the man-made. Michael’s contribution covers portraits of a variety of men of different ages. Read the rest of this entry »
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I am originally from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders but now a Leither. I wanted to be an architect, then studied Sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 1999. I had a studio for two years, then travelled for a year and a half. On returning I worked in book retailing and IT contracting before deciding to train as a photographer. I have an obsession with collecting and shooting with old and sometimes crap analogue cameras. I love Japanese cinema, good graphic design, and occasionally making furniture. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recoat Gallery announce their annual recession combating group art exhibition just in time for Christmas. The small gallery space has run a similar show each year they have been open with huge success. All work is under £100 and includes drawing, painting, sculpture and photography. Read the rest of this entry »
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I’m a graphic designer from Aberdeen; until recently I worked full time for a local multimedia company and freelanced in my spare time, but now I just work there 3 days a week, giving me a lot more time for freelancing. Read the rest of this entry »
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Meet with some of your followers and get to know other twitterers this Thursday at #themeet140 Glasgow’s last event before Christmas.
Held within the usual laid back setting of The Lansdowne bar in the city’s West End, bring a friend, enjoy a drink and mingle to your heart’s content. Organiser Michelle Rodger promises if you haven’t been before you’ll enjoy it so much you’re guaranteed show up to the next one in the New Year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Twitter and Facebook- the stars of the scene, swim around proudly in the big social network pond. You no doubt already spend a great deal of time feeding them: sharing wisdom, bon mots and news with your friends and followers.
But spare a thought for the stubby and brown feathers of the social network ugly duckling: LinkedIn. Read the rest of this entry »
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On Thursday 27th October, Veecom Systems – the only Vodafone Platinum Partner registered in Scotland – is hosting a free-to-attend event, ‘Connected2011 Glasgow’ at the Glasgow Science Centre.
Veecom and Vodafone are inviting business representatives to come and discover the changing landscape of business telecoms and how unified communications can help businesses improve productivity and become more responsive to their customers now and in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
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Stuart Kerr is a problem solver and visualiser. Working under the pseudonym Stuco, he provides Illustration and Exhibition Design services. Having worked in Osaka and Edinburgh for 6 years he returned to Glasgow this year to be nearer to the rain and great cycling routes. Stuart is also a D&AD Yellow Pencil winner, he talks to Folio14 about his career. Read the rest of this entry »
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In an ideal world, we should be writing and updating our blogs daily – ideally even more.
The trouble of course with ideal worlds is that they tend to be populated by smug self-righteous types, who have no grasp of reality and little to worry about apart from what’s coming up next on Cloud Cuckooland TV. Read the rest of this entry »
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At times I will go to extreme lengths to get that ‘perfect’ picture; venturing outside in temperatures of -25 in the depths of winter, when normal sane people put the heating on & stay indoors; I’m usually heading out the door in freezing weather risking life & limb climbing mountains all to create & capture my passion for nature. This is what you pay for in an image; creativity, quality & a lot of effort. Read the rest of this entry »
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Social Media Week Glasgow is part of a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media. This year it is held in a variety of great Glasgow venues during the coming week, and is brought to you by twintangibles and New Media Corp. Read the rest of this entry »
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There’s an old saying which states “the cobbler’s children go the worst shod”.
Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t come across many cobblers on a regular basis; and I certainly don’t have the time to notice what their kids have got on their feet. But then I suppose that – being too busy – is the point. Read the rest of this entry »
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Greaves Sports is Scotland’s largest independent sports retailer, they require a web designer (back-end not necessary) to create an on-line store. The project will focus on the development of a user friendly, professional and slick designed platform (see www.kitbag.com & www.intersport.com as examples).
The site encompasses the full product set, across multiple sporting categories and should provide a unique experience for these categories. Greaves are looking to re-work the navigation, making it simpler. Read the rest of this entry »
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I’m a freelance photographer in Glasgow. My main avenue is portraiture, and I try to do it with an edgy, contemporary twist. I’m very much against what I call “Shopping Centre” photography – those cheesy family portraits on a plain white background – there’s not a bit of originality in that (at least to my eyes). I shoot primarily on location – it’s rare for me to shoot in a studio environment, unless there are very specific reasons to do so. I’ve shot portraiture in dark alleys, atop sunny hills, in sumptuous hotel rooms, and even in the ladies loos. Anywhere that provides context and setting to an image.
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Michael James is a club photographer. He also creates portraits and other types of commission, but his main body of work lies within clubs and events photography.
Michael’s first work included some random shots taken at Utter Gutter, ran by Madame S (featured in this exhibition), who encouraged him further. Over the coming months he became more practised in the art of taking photos with a view to capturing the “vibe” as well as the people. As time went on, the original Utter Gutter nights finished, and Michael got involved in other club nights working harder to make the pictures better from a technical standpoint and to capture the ambience. Read the rest of this entry »
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John Campbell of Spider Online talks to us about his journey to becoming the Managing Director, the growth of his agency and his thoughts on Scotland’s digital future. Read the rest of this entry »
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I am a self-taught website designer. Why websites? I loved browsing online finding new flash websites everyday and thought, “I want to be able to create and entertain viewers”. The future goal would be to collaborate with other design agencies around the world.
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A new role has been created for a Multimedia Graduate at The Marketing Café. In addition, there will be significant development of The Marketing Café website to include a range of online sales videos. The Multimedia Designer will work for the new business and will be responsible for the creation of dynamic online videos. This will involve some videography, but mainly video editing and motion graphics. Read the rest of this entry »
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Last week Folio14 officially turned one year old and to celebrate we held a competition to win an Amazon Kindle™, cake, book and goodie bag- all you had to do was leave us a birthday message on the blog. We had some wonderful, fun and thoughtful entries, but after much deliberation we have a winner…… Read the rest of this entry »
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Sara Christie is a Project Manager who specialises in the digital world. With a background in development and experience of general IT project management, she uses a broad range of skills to best suit the situation in hand. Sara has worked across a variety of sectors from retail to charities and is a passionate believer in the use of digital and social media to help drive businesses forward. She also likes analogies! Read the rest of this entry »
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We would like to introduce Typetoken, a blog on typography and symbols. The mission is to bring the website’s readers the foremost in symbols, icons, fonts and typography, from ancient symbols, which evolved into our modern system, to kinetic typographical structures. Read the rest of this entry »
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Folio14 is fast approaching its very first birthday- how exciting! Read the rest of this entry »
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A solo exhibition of drawings, paintings and collages from emerging Scottish artist, FiST. “Mutant Veneer” gives us a glimpse of our own future redundant image, buried in digital archives, lost to memory, but there to fold, colour-in, delete, clone and replay. Read the rest of this entry »
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Martin Young the West Regional Co-ordinator for WPScotland, the community group for WordPress users in Scotland has been designing websites for almost ten years. Now working almost exclusively with WordPress- believing it to be the most flexible and best value for money content management system around, he talks to us about the community he has started. Read the rest of this entry »
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Write Now is a celebration and exploration of what creative writing is. The event is aimed at early career writers and scholars of all sorts and seeks to allow attendees to share their research and creative output, but also to foster a community of writers and researchers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Glasgow photographer Juliebee will be unveiling a new photo showcase at Curlers Rest at 8pm on Wednesday 11th May 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
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The internet is a wonderful thing: a gigantic online village where everyone can connect with each other, no matter how many physical miles they are apart.
It’s always on; always being updated – never standing still for a second. And if you’re a freelancer with a product or service which has potential to be sold anytime, anyplace, anywhere, sometimes it feels as though you’re constantly running after it trying to keep up.
So how do you take advantage of the world’s biggest market – without propping your eyelids open with matchsticks or jabbing yourself in the legs with knitting needles in an attempt to try and stay awake?
Here’s a couple of ideas. Read the rest of this entry »
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Love your blog but never get around to writing it?
Here’s the plan – fairy lights, Swedish yummy goodness and a group of fellow bloggers plagued with hectic lifestyles and a world filled with procrastination. Read the rest of this entry »
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Write Now is a celebration and exploration of what creative writing is. The response so far has included submissions that look at writing novels, poetry, historical fiction, dystopia and translation. Publicizer Mary Clark talks to us about the event and how to get involved. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Creative Job Explained
“That’s nice, dear.”
The words send a shiver through your bones; the tone has remained unchanged since you first showed her that potato print picture of ponies you did when you were six. Read the rest of this entry »
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Moviecom.tv has now launched its self-service platform. Within just 10 days of going live the platform had more than 12,000 users, making it one of the fastest growing video technology start-ups ever. Read the rest of this entry »
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Edinburgh, August 2010 and the dilemma of which show to see during the world’s largest, most prestigious and influential arts festival sparked an idea. It’s often the case that reviews are split across 20 websites or more and often the best is rather crudely posted outside a venue. Trying to work out what show to see Stephen Sheppard wondered why someone or something couldn’t simply collect, distil and organise all the reviews for customers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Join in and celebrate this Red Nose Day at DP Studios. If you are interested in photography, fashion and want to help raise funds for a worthwhile cause then this is a great opportunity for amateur and professional photographers to work with a skilled team of models, make-up artists and stylists.
Organised by Gerry Quiff, Ray Liu and assisted by Stuart Dreghorn of DP Studios, together with support from G2E Events and Purestorm Management the event hopes to brings the talents of many local creatives together to enable and nurture collaborative projects now and in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
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Glasgow based photographer Michael James is exhibiting work in the Virginia Gallery’s inaugral show Nude- he chats about his background, his work and the exhibition.
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Fresh from the Scottish Creative Network’s first photography event in Edinburgh, organiser Greig Middlemiss has dubbed his reaction as “bowled over”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recoat have gathered together a group of 7 artists to showcase the genre; Pop Surrealism, a fairly young movement in the art world. The work is often inspired by comic book art, punk music, and pop, street, and underground cultures. As the name suggests, the work tends to be bizarre or twisted and themes are juxtaposed concerning visual jokes, politics, or pop references. There tends to be an emphasis on technical skill in creating the work, where old and new techniques of painting are married together and a respect is given to quality rendering. Read the rest of this entry »
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What prompted you to be a copywriter?
To go with the usual cliché, I have always been interested in writing – I couldn’t tell you how many novels I’ve started writing over the years. At school, languages were my passion and after studying Italian at university, my first foray into the world of freelance was as a translator. I loved it but often found myself wishing that I could write the website content I was translating from scratch, rather than just play with other peoples’ words and imagery. Read the rest of this entry »
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Look at freelancing through a particularly optimistic lens and you can compare it to playing a video game. Whether you’re chasing the highscore or trying to get to the next level, the parallels are there if you look hard (and yes, alright, tenuously) enough.
So, to celebrate Folio14’s newest category, with a little pinch of imagination and one or two of Mario’s magic mushrooms, here’s where the two worlds coincide.
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See the GP2010 exhibition in all it’s glory at Glasgow’s Recoat Gallery! A collision of music, graphic art and a great night out. This is a one off opportunity to experience a creative 360 event.
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If you have ideas and want to get involved in the Games scene then why not join in on Bert Wednesdays. Organised and run by those working in the industry, each meet-up is hosted in a local bar and encourages new faces to come along, meet like minded individuals and share their opinions- as well as getting feedback on their projects from a friendly and welcoming crowd. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Scottish games industry has long punched above its weight, but as with any sector, it has taken a few punches of its own over the years too. This year, though, has been particularly harsh, with the biggest creator, Realtime Worlds disappearing completely, whilst others such as Denki and Cohort Games both dramatically reducing their workforce. Read the rest of this entry »
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GYP was set up by young professionals for young professionals. Launched in March 2010 with just 20 members, GYP now has a hugely diverse and growing membership of over 600, featuring entrepreneurs, opera singers, journalists, lawyers and everything in between. Membership is free and anybody in the early stages of their career regardless of age is welcome to join. Organiser Richard Macdonald tells us a bit more. Read the rest of this entry »
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It feels like I had my right hand cut off. No, worse: it feels like I had my right hand cut off, then dangled in front of me in a little paper bag. The sort of little paper bag you get in Asda for putting your mushrooms in. The evil dwarf doing the dangling shouts “Ha ha ha, I’ve got your hand!” and then hits me squarely on the chin with it before skipping off into the cold, bleak twilight of a November evening. Read the rest of this entry »
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International digital arts festival NEoN, presents an exciting evening of performance, music, sound and art installations for its eagerly awaited closing weekend event- Party in the Car Park. The event will take place in the unusual venue of the 6th and 7th levels of the Green Market multi storey car park in Dundee. Read the rest of this entry »
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Promote Yourself
So you’re the best freelance designer/ writer/ balloon modeller in the world. Congratulations. But that’s not enough.
If no-one knows about you or your services, you run the risk of making a meagre living in a dingy attic with only your cutting edge designs, sparkling prose and inflatable daschunds for company.
Luckily, in the Age of Digital, it’s easier than ever to get yourself noticed. How then should you go about it? How do you become your own Marketing Department? Read the rest of this entry »
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Doing business today means customers never have to see a piece of paper. Companies make their products available on the website rather than a catalogue. We Google rather than search the Yellow Pages. Kindle ebooks are outselling print books on Amazon. With digital on the rise you could be tempted into believing print is dead. Read the rest of this entry »
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