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06 November 08 // Sorry love, you’re not my type. An evening with Bruno Maag

The Continental, South Meadow Lane, Preston
Speakers from 6.30pm /
Networking from 8.30pm /
Free entry, food and welcome beer /
Register here
A very special evening with international type guru, Bruno Maag. As always, places are free (how on earth do we do it!?), but are limited. We’re already receiving early registrations for this event so make sure you email [...]

GroupHub @ The New Continental

As we saw at our last gathering, the design and creative community in Lancashire has a significant role to play in defining the look and feel of the New Preston. With this in mind, we’ve decided to road test a new venue for our Bruno Maag event in November.

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Hilarious clip, interesting thought experiment and bang on for our next event:
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Preston’s Radio One Big Weekend Air Guitar Winner

Just thought we would show you the air guitaring video our new junior creative Mark starred in to win full weekend tickets to Preston’s Radio One Big Weekend last year. Enjoy. 

School Trip - Liverpool Design Symposium

Matt Pyke and Bruno Maag are just a couple of reasons we should be putting 23rd October in the iCal. The Liverpool Design Symposium is a full day dedicated to design and creativity and promises lots of cool stuff to look at and listen to.
There’ll definitely be a Hub delegation being dispatched to check it [...]

17.09.08 // The Changing Face of Preston

The Forum, Winckley Street Preston /
Speakers from 6.30pm /
Networking from 8.30pm /
Free entry, food and welcome beer /
Register here
Speakers //
Ben Casey / The Chase
Bryn Jones / City Brand, UCLan
As Preston finally begins to live up to its city status, GroupHub’s September gathering will be looking at the vital role the design and creative community needs [...]

16.07.08 // Can design save the world?

The Forum / Winckley Street / Preston
Speakers from 6.30pm / Networking from 8.30pm
Entry Free / Register here
Speakers//
Prof Stuart Walker / ImaginationLancaster
Prof Rachel Cooper / ImaginationLancaster
Mark Beever / thomas.matthews
Chair: Steven Johnson / The Hub
Further speakers TBC
Never short on ambition, GroupHub’s July event will be asking, “Can design save the world?” If design is about solving [...]

Think: Blackpool School of Art & Design degree show

Private View: Friday 23 May 6-9pm
24-29 May 2008 open 12-5pm
(closed Sunday, Bank Holiday Monday)
CUBE: 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW
www.cube.org.uk/exhibitions/blackpool
The BA(Hons) Graphic Design programme is one of the most vibrant in the North West. It’s a relevant and thriving vocational course and is structured to respond to the ever-changing demands of the creative industries.

Deskribe: Dave Laurie

Dave Laurie : DeeTV Studio

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