We’ll be there for one-to-one advice at the Portfolio Clinic from 5 to 7pm. It’s a great opportunity for those looking to carve a career in digital design to get expert advice and feedback on their portfolio. presentations. Along with some of Brightons other leading creative agencies.

If you are coming we look forward to seeing you there, there maybe some freebies too, shh!

UPDATE:
Here’s Wired Sussex’s review of the event on their blog.

• We’ve been accepted into The Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS) for our clean and well structured code. We have done this from the start of our business, so it’s nice to get recognition for this.
• We have becomeBusiness link accredited suppliers. Where we are listed in the online directory which allows Local and National companies to contact us as a trusted and reliable company in Web Design and Development.
• This website has been listed in no less than 10 CSS galleries for our recent web site relaunch and rebrand. We are proud to be sharing space on these sites with some other fantastic examples of web design and branding.
• Finally, our company has been nominated by a long-term client for a Small Business Award for Sussex Business Awards. Watch this space!

• Jim Callender was Awarded Freelancer of the Year. A very useful tool for gaining extra publicity and leading to fantastic networking opportunities at various UK events.
• Contributing writer for freelanceuk.com and The Insight Magazine. Insight’s distribution in the Brighton area is 20,000.
• Variety of interesting pitches for global projects either as main company, or collaborating with other local agencies
• Developing company and marketing services in the business communities of the South East UK and London
• Moved into new offices right in the heart of the North Laine
• Established team of 4, including designers, developers and programmers we are outsourcing work to
• Streamlining of work by using variety of online applications. Particularly, Google apps for your domain.
Established a full testing suite for testing web sites and applications. Including Mobile platofrms on Iphone, Symbian and PDA devices. Furthermore, html newsletter testing facilities for email marketing.
• Move from Windows based PC’s to Mac based system.
• Enjoyed a variety of work from consultancies employing our skills for web marketing and development review of web sites, full integration to CMS based systems and database apps

I’m certainly excited about the prospects for developing relationships with colleagues and other businesses in Brighton. Also reaching out to new clients with our new site which we aim to launch by easter this year.

Jim Callender

We are really excited as it looks like a lot of thought has gone into the line up this year. Browsing the events calendar and you will see friends and colleagues running some excellent events.

We have a Brighton Farm Hack day, lead by one of the founders Paul Silver. Good for honing those API skills you were too shy to ask about before perhaps.

We have a whole week of Brighton Skillswap, which involves people volunteering to train a small group of their peers in a subject that interests them. Recent talks have been computer development based, but this week should see the boundaries being pushed into the rest of Brighton’s community.

The “£5 app” meet-up for programmers, web developers and designers to discuss and showcase their “£5 apps”. This has been interesting in the past with entrepreneurs sharing their experiences and lessons from their projects. A good way to get feedback on any startup ideas you may have too!

There looks like there will be a record number of nominations for the Brighton and Hove Web awards 2007, good luck to all entrants!

The dSCAPE/07 annual Portfolio Clinic is an invaluable opportunity for digital media hopefuls to get advice from the region’s most successful companies, if you are starting out after graduating or need to know how to cut it as a designer, artist or developer come along.

The Girl Geeks are combining forces with Guy Geeks to bring one big Charity Christmas Dinner. ‘Full details will be announced ’soon it says, perhaps a good way to recap on what you have seen at the Digital Festival over a mince pie?

These events are always great to network at, put names to faces and share ideas.. finally, to come away with some new skill or technique you wouldn’t have thought of gaining.. Priceless!

Brighton is blessed by having such a grass roots, real-world community, there’s no excuse for staying indoors this winter, get involved!