The Slings and Arrows…

The Bard has a lot to answer for!

In Shakespeare’s "To be or Not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet contemplates the nature of taking action. Today, ‘the slings and arrows...’ comment has evolved to mean ‘adversity, troubles, bad luck. ("Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions"). 

Football V Olympics? Are you havin' a laugh?

As the dust settles in East London, it’s a safe assumption that the Olympics have been the roaring success we all hoped for, and universally well received. A few weeks on and it seems that, without even pausing for breath, the curtain on the Barclays Premiership has gone up and the new season is now in full swing. With the two events almost overlapping, there have been obvious comparisons between professional football versus Olympics, comparing footballers with Olympians. With this, and with the stark contrast of the fortunes of our ‘ill-fated’ Team GB football side, a rather clichéd debate has emerged. 

Turning a problem into a solution

With the vast increase in people accessing web content on tablet-devices and smartphones over the past year or so, some rich, dynamic content that may previously have been programmed in Flash has to had be re-imagined as Apple iOS devices (iPads etc) and other platforms do not support the display of this type of content anymore.

Where’s Your Work? Part 7

Well, it’s that time of year again. Students are returning to campus like the proverbial bulls in china shops, overflowing with creative ideas. So for their benefit – and that of all creatives out there – here’s our pick of the best portfolio sites…

Our Verdict

If you’re just after a quick and easy portfolio shelf… Choose Behance. It seems to be the most popular, and with good reason. Double it up with a nifty LinkedIn profile, and you’ll be flying…

Where’s Your Work? Part 6

Well, it’s that time of year again. Students are returning to campus like the proverbial bulls in china shops, overflowing with creative ideas. So for their benefit – and that of all creatives out there – here’s our pick of the best portfolio sites…

Shown’d (www.shownd.com)

It’ll cost you… Nothing… Up to a point. As with other sites, you are limited in your uploads. However Shown’d has a higher threshold, allowing you 75 images, 15 audio files, 25 flash files and 25 videos before they’ll want your wonga.

Where’s Your Work? Part 5

Well, it’s that time of year again. Students are returning to campus like the proverbial bulls in china shops, overflowing with creative ideas. So for their benefit – and that of all creatives out there – here’s our pick of the best portfolio sites…

Carbonmade (www.carbonmade.com)

It’ll cost you… Nothing if you can make yourself shine in 35 images, across 5 projects. Any more than that, and you’ll have to pay $12 a month, for up to 500 images across 50 projects.

Where’s Your Work? Part 4

Well, it’s that time of year again. Students are returning to campus like the proverbial bulls in china shops, overflowing with creative ideas. So for their benefit – and that of all creatives out there – here’s our pick of the best portfolio sites…

DeviantART (www.deviantart.com)

It’ll cost you… Have a guess (A:Nothing)