30 October 2009 | News, Projects | No Comments
Left: Nick Clegg and Mark. Right: Gordon Brown with Morrisons staff.
The Workshop has been rubbing shoulders with some of the UK’s highest and mightiest this past couple of weeks.
Last Thursday, Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, popped in to our Sheffield office to take a sneaky peek at the marvellous interactive whiteboard resources that we created for the Houses of Parliament website. Mark, one of our directors, showed him the ropes and shared the limelight (see image above) as part of a story for the Sheffield Star.
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13 October 2009 | Events, Social | No Comments
Left: Lucy gives the camera a wave. Middle: Applause for Maynard Flip Flap. Right: Post-ride entertainment.
The Workshop’s annual bike ride took place last month. A fantastic mix of staff, clients and friends completed the 11-mile cycle around Howden and Ladybower reservoirs, with more than 50 people taking part.
And didn’t we have a smashing time? The weather was kind and Maynard Flip Flap, our post-ride entertainment, kept us going after a rather tasty picnic.
Of course, apart from all the fun and games, our aim was to raise money for charity. Well here’s the good news. Together, we raised a wonderful £1,005 for Roundabout, the Sheffield charity that helps young, vulnerable people gain important life skills and get back on their feet again.
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13 October 2009 | Projects | No Comments
GOLDRush has its own spangly presenter to lead users through the quiz
We’ve spent the last few weeks working on this year’s Get Online Day (GOLD) for UK online centres.
Our task was to create an online interactive quiz to help non-internet users get a grip of the basics. We needed to show them the benefits of being online and how it can positively affect their lives.
Enter GOLDRush – the quiz that shows you how to have a great time online.
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12 October 2009 | Articles | 3 Comments
In print and on screen, a good style guide will help you write consistent copy
The content-based style guide is clearly the foundation stone on which the multi-billion-pound structure of the creative and media industries is built. Without it the entire sector would implode into chaos, disorder, and inconsistent use of the hyphen.
Thankfully, our quality team are always on hand to make sure that the written work we produce for clients is tip-top in print and totally tested online. They’ve put together this list of five superb style guides.
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