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MG Siegler on the re-introduction of real URLs on Twitter: The link shortening revolution that has taken place the past few years has been interesting for a number of reasons. But one of the most interesting aspects is that we’re all now trained to click on a URL even if we have no idea what (…)

Here’s a really interesting piece on Forbes about the iPad being hailed as a great e-reader for the blind. Ask any PC-loving computer nerd why Apple products have become the de facto choice of the masses, and you’ll likely hear something like, “People buy Apple products because they’re pretty.” That may be true for many, (…)

Dear Mr Hutton, I’m writing to you as someone who has taken a keen interest in the progress of the Digital Economy Bill as it has made it’s (hurried) way through Parliament. As a constituent who has worked in the digital creative industries for many years, and as someone who is building a creative business (…)

Is it time for us to take a fresh look at the subject of accessibility? Phil Powell offers some thoughtful insights into how we might make the web a more accessible place – not just for those who are disabled, but for everybody.

I started a little side-project recently: Find One Thing. It’s nothing amazing, nothing ground-breaking: a little conduit for motivating myself to be a little more creative. The premise is simple: I’m trying to find one thing to record every day. It could be a photograph, a video, some words to express an idea, things I’ve (…)

I posted up an article yesterday which summarised some do’s and don’ts for organisers of film events. It was prompted by my experience of a local film festival I attended this weekend, and contained some examples of things which I felt could have been done better. Now, I appreciate the effort that goes into organising (…)

This is an edited version of an article I posted on Sunday. You can read the reasons for the edit over here. Since our decision to cease the CFN screenings as of the new year, we’ve been really enjoying getting out and about to attend events as patrons for a change. Although our screenings were (…)

I made this a while ago, but due to my slackness in updating the old blog for quite some time, it’s never made it on here. As part of the North project we’re developing in partnership with folly I needed to produce a new web presence. It was quite a quick job, as time and (…)

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about web accessibility lately. A lot of that thinking has been to do with how I can improve accessibility in the work I do. I do my best to design interfaces which are logical and easy to navigate, follow accessibility guidelines where they are applicable and appropriate and (…)

I’ve been working on a new design treatment for the North website. Since the project has changed so dramatically since its inception earlier this year, we’ve introduced a new logo, and in turn will be launching a reboot of the website very soon.