Creative Times

DESIGN: Ben Kelly will always be best known for the Haçienda and his association with Factory Records. But with an exhibition of his art currently showing in Glasgow, CHRIS SHARRATT discovers a designer happy to celebrate the past while focusing on the present. Ben Kelly is wearing orange socks. The exact colour…

Published by CREATIVE Times, CREATIVE Times 12.03.10

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Working on a shoestring budget means that many start-up creative companies take their eye off the ball when it comes to self-promotion. BENNY CHI YUM HUI and PHIL NORTHALL from CING (Creative Industries Networking Group) explore PR for growing creative companies... Public relations; two tiny words which can build…

Published by CREATIVE Times, CREATIVE Times 28.01.10

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Twenty years after it became the Factory Records HQ, the Ben Kelly-designed building is returning as an 850 capacity live venue and club. CHRIS SHARRATT speaks to Peter Hook and Aaron Mellor, the partnership behind the return of Fac 251. ‘I am very good,’ says Peter Hook, ‘at applying nothing that I’ve learned…

Published by CREATIVE Times, CREATIVE Times 25.01.10

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Q&A: Andrew Brooks Phil from CREATIVE Times caught up with Andrew Brooks, a unique photographic artist based in Manchester, to get an insight into his extraordinary work. In a nutshell, tell us about your work "All of my work is lens-based, and I work in photography, video and as an artist. Some of my work…

Published by CREATIVE Times, CREATIVE Times 03.12.09

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There’s no escaping it. Facebook is a big deal. Your clients want to be on it because you all use it, so do I. It is the king of social networks, an engrained part of the daily routine – get to the office, make a brew, laptop on, check Facebook. It’s not just us Creative Times types either- all ages, social groups…

Published by CREATIVE Times 22.11.09

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Victorian Mills still punctuate Manchester’s skyline – even though most now are host to loft apartments for city dwellers. But for their role in the rise of Manchester’s original creative industry (the rag trade) those dark satanic mills will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of the city’s creatives –…

Published by CREATIVE Times, CREATIVE Times 19.10.09

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