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Digital Design – a Learning Journey

The area we work in is often called the ‘creative’ industries. This can mean that it lacks either real or perceived credibility when it comes to critical, academic thought and writing. If this is true, then it’s up to us to change the culture. I believe our area can be (and needs to be) as analytical … Read more

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Planning a Summer Ball (Our Top Tips)

For our Students’ Union clients you will be entering one of the busiest times of year and there is nothing like a Summer or Grad Ball to put extra pressure on you and your team to deliver the biggest social event of the year. It’s the event that marks the end of a year of … Read more

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The age of the un-brand?

Brands are an unavoidable part of our modern lives. Even if we don’t like to admit it, everyone makes their choices based on brands. They help us to decide where to eat, where to go and even where to live. Brands will inevitably guide us though life, helping us to make decisions to suit our … Read more

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Valentine’s, (just another) Day?

Is February the 14th circled in your diary, surrounded by little red hearts or storm clouds depending on your current relationship status, or just sitting there inoffensively between the 13th and 15th? We’ve asked 100 students if they’re for or against this official day of romance and got an interesting response: 66% of male students … Read more

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Live generously

You reap what you sow. What goes around comes around. We used to sing this song at primary school: Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away Love is something if you give it away, you’ll end up having more It’s just like a magic penny; hold it tight … Read more

  • About Magpie

    At Magpie, we play with fancy computers, file work in nice brown folders and listen to very eclectic music… but mostly we do design.

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