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Are you the UK's Young Interactive Entrepreneur 2009?
Entrepreneurial? Working in interactive? Looking for opportunities in India? The British Council are seeking the brightest young business talent in the interactive sector. You should be entrepreneurial, aged 25-35, with at least 3 years professional...
Greater Manchester businesses to get share of £600,000 'Creative Credits'
The UK’s innovation body NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), will be piloting a world-first programme in Greater Manchester offering small businesses creative support to help them to become more profitable. ‘Creative...
Introducing Creative Manchester
Creative Manchester – a new initiative from Manchester Metropolitan University for the creative, cultural and digital industries. MMU is a major producer of new talent that enriches the creative vibrancy of the region. Creative Manchester...
Social Technologies Summit, 13-16 May
Discover everything you need to know about social media at Futuresonic’s world leading Social Technologies Summit . Limited offer in association with The White Room : Futuresonic is pleased to offer you a £20 discount...
Technology & Ideas summit returning to North East England
Thinking Digital, the UK’s answer to American-based ‘technology&ideas conferences’ such as TED and Pop!Tech, has announced it will return on 14-15 May 2009 following a hugely successful inaugural event last May. Already a host of...
The British Council launch the UK’ s Young Performing Arts...
The British Council are looking for the UK’ s Young Performing Arts Entrepreneur 2009. This is the first time we have run this award in the UK but like the others it set to champion...
Sunshine and Royle Family shoots cap a great year for...
2008 was a bumper year for The Pie Factory, the converted studio complex on the site of MediaCityUK in Salford. The former Campbell’s Soup and Pie making factory is owned by Peel Media and managed...
Peopleprint Community Media celebrate 25 years
Peopleprint Community Media’s 25th birthday party and World Community Arts Day. To commemorate both we are re-creating the “All you need is love” performance by the Beatles for our first live global internet broadcast. Beatles...
Championing creative entrepreneurs
Karen Kindley of the British Council talks us through their recently launched programme for young creative entrepreneurs. The UKYCE awards are part of the prestigious Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) programme that recognises the importance of...
In the City comes of age
In the City’s General Manager, Jon-Paul Waddington, relives the event’s 18th year. OK so I’m biased, but if you ask me – and CREATIVE Times has – I get a sneaking suspicion that ITC found...
20 years of SUN
SUN (Shot Up North) celebrated its 20th year in November. During the last two decades SUN has showcased over 1000 images by the best northern photographers. The SUN Awards were established with the aim of...
CITIN pretty
A consortium comprising the University of the Arts, Imperial College, The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and games developer body Tiga, have announced the launch of CITIN (Creative Industries Technology Innovation Network). CITIN aims...
Stockport networking
The Stockport Creative Industries Network events returned in October with an exploration of the impacts and importance of online social networking. Speaking on this hot topic were Chi-Chi Ekweozor, founder and director of Real Fresh...
Crafting success for designer-makers
This autumn a new kind of fair came to town – The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair. CREATIVE Times got the lowdown from the two people who made it happen. Having regularly visited craft fairs...
Start spreading the news
New York based animation art gallery, Generation Pop, has chosen Manchester as the city to open their first gallery outside of the USA. CREATIVE Times spoke to Anthony Marks, Commercial Director of Toons, Generation Pop’s...
An unconventional convention
In October, indie labels, bands and promoters alike got together in the unconventional venue of Sacred Trinity Church for Unconvention. CREATIVE Times caught up with Jeff Thompson of Fat Northerner Records, who organised the event,...
Business incubator launches in Stockport
Stockport Council and the University of Manchester Incubator Company (UMIC) have announced the creation of twenty-two new workspaces at their Broadstone Mill site in Reddish. During the opening the Leader of Stockport Council, Councillor Dave...
Competition for Local Artists - Beliz Kitchen Window - £500...
Beliz Kitchen is a new family run café in Levenshulme serving freshly made sandwiches, home-cooked food and cakes to local residents and workers. They are looking for a local artist to create a unique piece...
Creative Industries Feedback Request
The new Creative Industries Knowledge Transfer Network has published an online survey in order to gather your thoughts to feed into their forthcoming strategy. CITIN’s delivery team is undertaking a process of gathering feedback from...
Dates for 2009 and 'mjf originals' launched
Although the summer celebrations of next year’s festival may seem a world away, we’d just like to let you know that we’ve confirmed the dates for 2009: Friday July 24th – Saturday August 1st, so...
Six free places on executive education programme for design industry
The UK Design Skills Alliance has six free places for senior executives in the design industry on a pilot programme developed by Ashridge, the UK’s top business school for tailored executive education, in partnership with...
Creative Times at The Media Festival
CREATIVE Times is rubbing shoulders with the movers and shakers of the media world at the inaugural Media Festival, held over three days at both the Midland and Radisson hotel’s, the festival has an array...
Improving opportunities for SMEs to access public sector contracts
The Government has announced in it’s pre-Budget report this week that it is to implement all twelve of the recommendations made in the independent report by the Glover Committee on ‘Accelerating the SME economic engine...
Putting Salford music on the map
Creative Spark, with a helping hand from the musical minds of Salford, has created a map highlighting music hotspots in the city. From Salford Lad’s Club to BluePrint Studios every venue and iconic location has...
Fudge’s Triple Whammy!
Brand and digital agency Fudge boasts a triple whammy, securing major wins at three recent glittering award ceremonies. On 20 November at the FRESH Digital Awards at Manchester’s Hilton, Fudge won best ‘Public Sector Service...
£5m available for collaborative creative industries projects
The Technology Strategy Board is to invest an indicative £5m in a programme to help digital content creators and rights holders realise and maximise the commercial return potential from their intellectual property (IP). Opening in...
Get in the game launch: £10,000 to develop a game...
On Thursday 27th November, companies from the digital content and gaming sectors are invited to the launch event of Get In The Game, where Northwest Vision and Media will be presenting their strategies to support...
BBC Education & Communities Partnership Awards 2009 - Connect and...
The BBC has launched its 2009 Education&Communities Partnership Awards, open to UK residents who study or work with one of the BBC’s Education and Community Partner Organisations across the North of England. There will be...
Subscribe by 21 November to receive CREATIVE Times
2008 has marked a new era for the UK’s first journal for the Creative Industries, with the launch of creativetimes.co.uk and a new way of keeping up-to-date with what’s happening in our creative community. We...
Wellings Report on University IP published today
Back in March, the UK Secretary of State for Innovation Universities and Skills, John Denham, invited the Vice Chancellor of Lancaster University, Paul Wellings to look at the issue of university intellectual property and research...
Len Grant delivers Focal Point: Lecture
Photographer, Len Grant was the special guest at the latest instalment of Focal Point: Lectures. Grant captured the audience’s attention with tales of his projects, illustrated by his work including readings from some of his...
University of Manchester unveils low-cost texturing application
And it gets better: they’re planning to release it for free, too In researching architecture graphics software, the boffins at the University of Manchester have stumbled on a new low-cost method for generating game environment...
Elbow scoop Mercury music prize
Manchester five-piece Elbow have picked up the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize for the best British album of the past year. The award, for their fourth studio album The Seldom Seen Kid, comes 18 years after...
greenroom 25
Paving the way for alternative performance in the 80s, greenroom is now one of Europe’s leading centres for extraordinary new performance. CREATIVE Times spoke to Artistic Director, Garfield Allen and General Manager, Ali Dunican about...
Saville interview, as it happens
July’s Loop was an extra-special evening, featuring Four23’s Creative Director Warren Bramley in conversation with one of the most influential designers of an era, Peter Saville. His career has seen him work with Joy Division,...
Double Webby for Crimeface
Still in their first year of trading, a young interactive media company have scooped no less than two awards at a prestigious international competition. Bellyfeel secured two gongs at the 2008 Webby Awards for their...
City Life goes online
As the Manchester Evening News (MEN) prepares to revitalise the City Life brand with a new website, CREATIVE Times caught up with Product Manager, Matt Davies, for his insight on re-creating the legendary publication. For...
Of the city, for the city, In The City
In The City’s General Manager, Jon-Paul Waddington, explains the changes which will open up this year’s event to new audiences. In The City is changing. Well, perhaps changing isn’t the best word. Growing, evolving, expanding...
Manchester’s finest
Manchester’s creatives gathered at Urbis to hear who had been crowned the winners of the second Best of Manchester Awards. The awards celebrate innovation in three fields: art, music and fashion. A £2000 cash prize...
Manchester’s Glorious heritage championed
Glorious Creative are to deliver a linked identity and promotional campaign for eight of Manchester’s museums and galleries; encouraging people to visit venues including the Imperial War Museum North, People’s History Museum, Manchester Art Gallery...
Mapping Mission
Manchester Beacon have teamed up with Just-b Productions, the company responsible for the b.TWEEN forum, in offering a £25,000 commission that aims to connect people, places and knowledge across Manchester and Salford. The project, Mapping...
Coffee Club
June saw the first in a series of Manchester ‘T-Shirts and Suits Coffee Club’ networking events. Hosted by creative business advisor and long-time CIDS collaborator David Parrish, these get-togethers give creatives a chance to network...
Focal point: lectures
Hot on the heels of the Start programme, the team here at CIDS have created a new addition to the Focal Point family, Focal Point: Lectures. Each session gives you the chance to learn from...
Government Seeks Views on Age Classifications for Games Industry
Margaret Hodge, the Minister for Culture, has this week launched a consultation on the age classification system used in the gaming industry. As part of the Byron Review’s ( Safer Children in a Digital World...
German fashion label publishes designs for free under Creative Commons
Berlin-based fashion label Pamoyo has become one of the first major fashion houses to publish it’s designs for free under the Creative Commons system. Under the BY-NC-SA license users are able to access the full...
Are you a Young Design Entrepreneur?
As part of ‘Young Creative Entrepreneur’ (YCE) programme, the British Council, in partnership with the Cultural Leadership Foundation, has launched a new ‘UK Young Design Entrepreneur’ (UKYDE) Award. Aimed at those working in the design...
New measures to address online file-sharing
The Department for Business, Enterprise&Regulatory Reform (DBERR) today launched a consultation intended to set out and gather views on a proposal for developing a voluntary approach to dealing with the problem of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing...
creativetimes.co.uk is officially launched
On Tuesday, the regions creatives, businesses and key cultural organisations gathered to celebrate the official launch of creativetimes.co.uk. Nearly 100 guests attended at Cube Gallery, among them were representatives from MDDA, Business Link North West,...
University of Bolton signs partnership with the BBC
The University of Bolton and the BBC are to work together to open up pathways into employment in the media industry for students and to develop new talent within the region. The University has signed...
Salford University signs partnership with BBC
The University of Salford is the first higher education institution in Greater Manchester to sign a partnership agreement with the BBC – which will open up new pathways into employment in the media industry and...
Northern Creatives to get free Intellectual Property Advice
Creative&digital businesses across the North of England can now access free IP advice and support from own-it north… Intellectual Property is the life-blood of creative&digital businesses, yet all too often, business-owners operating in the sector...
Flame Digital produce new site for YUDU media
Flame Digital taps into digital publishing trend with new site for YUDU media. Flame Digital has completed the design and build of a new site for online publishing company YUDU Media. The site www.yudufreedom.com allows...
Corporation Pop scores education hat trick
Corporation Pop has been appointed to provide design and digital solutions for two universities and a government initiative. Manchester Business School, the University of Central Lancaster (UCLan) and the Department of Children, Schools and Families...
And the winners are..
Over 500 guests gathered on 22 May to mark the tenth year of the Big Chip awards – recognising the cream of the digital industries in the North. Big Chip Ten received a record number...
From the Page to the Big Screen
A story by Manchester writer, Sarah Tierney is being made into a film by aspiring director, Andrew Haigh, whose editorial credits include Gladiator and Kingdom of Heaven. The story, Five Miles Out, was written for...
Sketch City: This is US
In February, Upper Space opened its doors as the first street art gallery in the North-West. CREATIVE Times spoke to Sketch City’s Jon Winstanley and Barney Francis to find out more. For art/music outfit Sketch...
Media City: UK Moving Forward
The vision of MediaCity:UK is fast becoming a reality with the appointment of two senior executives to lead its development. Brian Greasley has been chosen as Managing Director by Peel Holdings, whilst Jane Deane has...
Do you Yuuguu?
The creators of web gadget Yuuguu have found themselves rubbing shoulders with internet giants Google in the final of this year’s Webware 100 Awards. Yuuguu, a neat tool that lets you work remotely with your...
MIXA kills cross-taping
Interactive design company magneticNorth talks to CREATIVE Times on how they’re venturing into product development with a USB mix-tape. Sadly, the days of compiling mix-tapes of our favourite tunes and proudly presenting them to friends...
Head First snap-up a key new job
A high-profile commission for Key103 has seen Head First put aside their joysticks and strike up a new collaboration with local lens-guru Jonathan Keenan. The campaign, which uses ‘escape’ as the key theme, was launched...
Jessop’s on a roll of film success
Filmmaker Kate Jessop is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award for female filmmakers at the London Short Film Festival. Kate Jessop’s latest film, ‘When The Telescope Came’, took the Femme De Fantastique prize for promoting...
Back to the Future
Futuresonic, the Urban Festival of Art, Music and Ideas, marks its 12th year by tackling the theme ‘Social Futures: Social Networking Unplugged’. Spread across the May Bank Holiday weekend, the festival will transform Manchester into...
Craft Call
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair is calling for submissions. The brainchild of Angela Mann and Ann-Marie Franey – this brand new event will showcase some of the finest contemporary craft from the North. The...
IChameleon of a site for zion
Zion Arts Centre has embraced Web 2.0 by launching a new interactive website. Developed by charity web specialists IChameleon, the site aims to encourage young people to get online and achieve their creative potential. The...
Back of the (Inter) net
Flame Digital has teamed up with charity Children Today to hold the inaugural ‘Creative Cup’ football tournament. The interactive design agency is looking for 16 five-a-side teams from across Manchester’s creative community to sign up...
A very healthy state of Flux
Flux has become the first Manchester based magazine to be distributed nationally in WH Smiths. On the groundbreaking deal, founding editor Lee Taylor says, “WH Smiths is a bit of a more commercial environment than...
Band on the Wall back in business
Creative Times talks to Ian Croal, Chief Executive of Inner City Music and Director of the Band on the Wall project, about the venue’s much anticipated return and what’s in store for us on Swan...
Blackpool gets creative
Blackpool City Council put their money where their mouth is and invest a hefty sum into building a space devoted soley to the development of creative businesses. In a joint project between Blackpool City Council...
The city is a rose garden
Manchester’s design agencies have been doing the city proud this autumn, with a plethora of nominations in the Roses Design Awards Manchester companies feature heavily in the nominations for this year’s Roses Design Awards. By...
Daylight are Cherry picked
“People Help the People,” the latest single from Manchester based band Cherry Ghost, has been enjoying some rather significant radio play of late, thanks to high profile spots on both the BBC Radio 1 and...
In the Money?
An independent report commissioned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has said that the value of Britain’s flourishing creative industries to the economy is now broadly comparable to that of the financial services...
Famous friends
The Northwest Regional Development Agency have unveiled a star studded two and half minute film that aims to highlight the region’s cultural richness and in turn encourage visitors to come and experience some of that...
The Hub - boldy going...
Preston based creative agency The Hub aren’t the type to opt for an easy life. Over the past 18 months they’ve carved a niche for themselves developing creative design and marketing approaches to communicating with...
100% northern talent
A group of new and established businesses from the North West will be exhibiting this September at the prestigious international design trade show, 100% Design. Design Initiative will once again be presenting the best design...
True North on stamp duty
Small format jobs don’t get much bigger than designing stamps for Royal Mail. That is, of course, until you start designing Harry Potter stamps for Royal Mail – which is exactly what True North have...
Lancashire Links
Creative Lancashire was set up in 2005 to help support and advise creative businesses in the Lancashire region. As a reflection of not just the success of the organisation but also the demand for it,...
Busy busy!
Funnel Creative has recently rebranded the Manchester Credit Union. The Manchester based agency has created a whole new identity for the organisation, aiming to reflect them in a more modern and up-market light and so...
Creative futures
Exciting times are ahead for Manchester’s young creative talent, as a revolutionary education centre prepares to open its doors this summer. Launching in September 2007, Futureworks is a centre of excellence for education in creative...
Events
Thursday 14 May
Monday 09 March
FT Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference
Millennium Mayfair Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 2HP
Monday 9th March | 09:00 to Tuesday 10th March | 18:00
Tuesday 17 February
Peopleprint Community Media's 25th birthday party
www.peopleprint.org.uk
Tuesday 17th February | 19:00 to Tuesday 17th February | 19:07
Thursday 05 February
Thursday 29 January
Musis Leader information day
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens Manchester M4 3BG
Thursday 29th January | 13:00 to Thursday 29th January | 16:00
Thursday 29 January
Music Leader information day
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens Manchester M4 3BG
Thursday 29th January | 13:00 to Thursday 29th January | 16:00
Tuesday 27 January
Ian Livingstone OBE - A Night of Pure Fantasy
The Crowne Plaza Hotel
Tuesday 27th January | 18:15 to Tuesday 27th January | 21:00
Tuesday 20 January
Can Obama save the world? networking event
Cordbar, 8 Dorsey St - off Tib Street
Tuesday 20th January | 14:26
Monday 19 January
TV from the Nations and Regions Conference
The Lowry, Salford Quays
Monday 19th January | 16:51 to Tuesday 20th January | 16:51
Saturday 06 December
Barcamp Liverpool: The city's first Technology 'Unconference'
Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, 41 Greenland St, Liverpool, L1 0BS
Saturday 6th December | 09:00 to Sunday 7th December | 18:00
Thursday 04 December
Trafford Artists Network - Art Auction
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
Thursday 4th December | 19:00 to Friday 14th November | 22:00
Thursday 27 November
Christmas at the Mill 2008
Islington Mill, James Street, Salford, M3 5HW
Thursday 27th November | 18:00 to Thursday 27th November | 21:00
Wednesday 26 November
The Media Festival
Various venues across Manchester
Wednesday 26th November | 12:16 to Friday 28th November | 12:16
Friday 21 November
Reflective Journals: Enabling a creative dialogue
Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art, All Saints, Manchester
Friday 21st November | 09:30 to Friday 21st November | 15:30
Wednesday 19 November
Business North West
Manchester Central (Formerly G-Mex)
Wednesday 19th November | 12:03 to Thursday 20th November | 12:03
Thursday 13 November
OneMedia Unconference
Nesta, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE
Thursday 13th November | 09:00 to Friday 14th November | 16:00
Thursday 02 October
Think Business... Think India
Arena & Convention Centre Liverpool
Thursday 2nd October | 16:30 to Thursday 2nd October | 21:30
Wednesday 24 September
Mobile World Congress seminar
BERR Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H OET
Wednesday 24th September | 17:30 to Wednesday 24th September | 19:00
Tuesday 15 July
Substance Conference
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 15th July | 12:45 to Wednesday 16th July | 12:45
Tuesday 24 June
How not to get ripped off
CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6FB
Tuesday 24th June | 18:00 to Tuesday 24th June | 15:26
Saturday 21 June
Thursday 19 June
Thursday 19 June
Friday 06 June
Stockport College Degree Shows 2008
Stockport College
Friday 6th June | 18:00 to Friday 13th June | 13:11
Friday 06 June
Wednesday 04 June
Hollywood, London, Manchester? The development of a global media hub
The Circle Club, Barton Arcade, Manchester
Wednesday 4th June | 18:30 to Wednesday 4th June | 13:29
Wednesday 04 June
Free Networking Event for businesses
nnospace, 2nd Floor Minshull House, Chorlton Street, Manchester, M1 3FY
Wednesday 4th June | 15:00 to Wednesday 4th June | 17:00
Monday 02 June
Trafford Artists Network - planning meeting
Gallery Bar, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
Monday 2nd June | 18:30 to Monday 2nd June | 13:13
Wednesday 28 May
Creativity and the law: Understanding Intellectual Property
CUBE, 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 6FB
Wednesday 28th May | 18:00 to Wednesday 28th May | 20:30
Wednesday 21 May
Earn A Living In The Performing Arts
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, M33 7ZF
Wednesday 21st May | 13:00 to Wednesday 21st May | 17:00
Tuesday 13 May
Trafford Artists’ Network: Café Artistique
Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, M33 7ZF
Tuesday 13th May | 19:00 to Tuesday 13th May | 21:00
Friday 09 May
Queer Up North International Festival
Various Manchester venues
Friday 9th May | 17:21 to Sunday 25th May | 17:21
Sunday 04 May
Friday 02 May
Pixelate Exhibition
Sale Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, M33 7ZF
Friday 2nd May | 13:02 to Saturday 7th June | 00:02
Thursday 01 May
Saturday 05 April
Asia Triennial Manchester 08
Various Manchester venues
Saturday 5th April | 12:47 to Sunday 1st June | 12:47
Jobs
Graphic Designer - Manchester, Manchester City Centre, £20,000
- Are you a talented graphic designer who has a passion for quality and would like to work on UK...
Deadline: 06/02/12
Full time
Posted by: Creative Times, Creative Times on 16/01/12
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