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Turn your house into a home

Written by Lynne Bramwell

in Current Affairs

As an avid watcher of home-makeover shows I have noticed a new trend in TV shows. For years the focus has been on getting your home ready to sell and to make it as neutral as possible. Now that people are staying where they are because of the current economic climate the shows are concentrating on “turning your house into a home” and injecting some individuality into it.

I suppose working in a design studio does make you more adventurous in your decorating but our own house has always been full of colour and individuality. One of the bedrooms, which has been a children's bedroom over the years, has actually been decorated no less than five times in the twelve years that we've lived in the house – the quickest makeover being when we stapled animal print material to all the walls and completely transformed the room in one afternoon.

To tweet or not to tweet?

Written by Katie Cory

in Current Affairs

I will be the first to admit I was sceptical about Twitter. I really didn't see what the fuss was about; I didn't feel the need to tweet or tell the world I was eating spaghetti bolognese for tea, after all that is what Facebook is for. I didn't see why I only needed 140 characters to be a micro blogger when there are blogs that allow me to write however much I like. My disdain for twitter wasn't because I was adversed to new fads; I had a Myspace account where I crudely hacked the code and styled it, I'm an active member of Facebook following friends who I have not seen for a decade and I hate to admit this, I believe I had a Bebo account many eons ago but the least said about that the better.

IE8 and the dawn and yet more developing headaches?

Written by Robert Wild

in Current Affairs

With the recent public launch of Microsoft's new Internet Explorer, news spread quickly of the addition of a long list of great new features that aims to separate the new browser from older versions and of course its close competition. Yet it still cannot seem to shake of the opinions and comments made by many developers globally of its inability to resemble a 'good' browser.

The Design Industry Pirates

Written by Robert Wild

in Current Affairs

I suppose with every industry you get cowboys and pirates, those who set out to deceive the customers and clients with mis-truths and reputations. I don't think the creative industry is exempt from this, however it seems the real cowboys lie and work within our own ranks. As an established studio in Derby, we like many others have years of experience to call upon for projects and business goals, this does not automatically qualify you for greatness, but does stand you in good company. This is not say an industry rookie is inept and not worthy of company, on the contrary the ideas and creativity of a green employee often exceeds those of the established team members.

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