August 25th, 2010
Posted by Michael Hobson
On the 9th of August, the Top Left Design team (and guests, but sadly minus Amy) were privileged enough to attend the red carpet Premiere of the new Blockbuster film “The Expendables“, starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the voice of Justin Bieber. Ok well maybe not that last one, but pretty much every big action movie star of the last 20 years!
How you might ask? Well Keren’s (@topleftdesign’s) father just happens to be Avi Lerner, Producer of the movie. He has also produced such Hollywood hits as Rambo IV (Stallone), Righteous Kill (Pacino / De Niro), and The Black Dahlia (Hartnett / Johansson).
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Tags: 9th August, After Party, Avi Lerner, celebrity, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Leicester Square, London, Pictures, Premiere, Red Carpet, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables
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August 20th, 2010
Posted by Keren Lerner
It’s always a good idea to mention it to the world if you get a mention in the press – could be online, could be offline.
Offline – The Guardian Digital Business Supplement
Recently I was interviewed by Digital Business supplement of the Guardian for an article by Peter Bartram (from New Venture Publishing) about building personalised features into websites.
Here is an excerpt of the interview!
Online – One Xtra Pixel
I was also recently interviewed by Krishna Solanki (a website designer in Cambridge) for the On Xtra Pixel blog about Women in Website Design
Have a read of this interview here
All comments are of course very welcome!
Tags: Guardian, interviews, One Xtra Pixel, Website Design
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July 27th, 2010
Posted by Tamlyn Hall
Thinking of starting starting a blog? Maybe you already have a blog but aren’t 100% sure of those little dos and don’ts that somehow you’re just EXPECTED to know! Well, help is on the way! We like to think we’ve had a bit of experience with blogging, so we have come up with 3 Golden Rules to think about when taking a step into the wonderful world of blogging! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blogging, productivity, Top Left Design, Website Design
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July 15th, 2010
Posted by Amy Senyard
Many people believe that dogs are man’s best friend, here at Top Left Design we like to believe that we are man’s best friend.
A good design agency can be the first and best friend you should have when starting a new business or venture.
What is a business without a corporate identity? You wouldn’t dream of starting a business without a name, and the same should be for your corporate identity. Sometimes a logo can be even more memorable than a name.
That’s why Ella from Molly & Max Veterinary Clinic got in touch with us. She understood how important her corporate identity was and she made sure she got the best. We started by creating the Molly & Max logo, once she was happy with that we moved on to business cards, compliment slips and a letterhead. She was now set for marketing her company, but an online presence is just as, if not more important than printed media, and so came about the Molly & Max website!
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July 7th, 2010
Posted by Tamlyn Hall
Public Speaking.
A term that can strike fear into the hearts of most people, myself included. One person who does not seem to share this view is Keren. She believes that Public Speaking is an essential skill and excels at it. Unlike the rest of us. Ask us to meet with a client, chat to each other, argue over who gets the coldest coke or biggest ice cream, no problem, but place us in front of a room full of people and we turn to gibbering wrecks (some of us more than others.. *note to self!)
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Tags: Public Speaking Practice, Team bonding, Top Left Design
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July 5th, 2010
Posted by Tamlyn Hall
So, you have a website, but you feel it needs a bit of freshening up? A bit of an update? But you don’t want to spend shed loads of money giving it a complete overhaul right now?
We here at Top left Design have complied a short list of a few tips and pointers that might help you put that little “pop” back into your website! It might be that you just need something really simple, like updating a few images, changing a link or a new logo! It’s all in the details! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Social Media, Tutorial, Website Design
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June 18th, 2010
Posted by Tamlyn Hall
We have an internal policy here in the office. A very good internal policy. One that involves food, and people making it for you!
Every couple of weeks (or sooner, depending on our organisational skills) one member of the team sweats over a hot stove (or shopping basket), slaving away to produce a meal for the rest of the team that won’t cause others to recoil back with the horrors. So far so good!
The first MML experience for me was a terrifying ordeal. I stressed for about a week, being the newbie, not wanting to disappoint (Cue Keren in true Alan Sugar style: “WHAT! You made THAT.. You’re FIRED!) Of course, that never happened, Keren’s far too wonderful! And the meal wasn’t a total flop. And having been here for a while now the experience of cooking for others is nowhere near as bad as what I first made it out to be in my head. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cooking, Food, Make My Lunch, Team building, Top Left Design
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June 8th, 2010
Posted by Tamlyn Hall
Of the many exciting projects we’ve got on at the moment, one in particular has tickled my fancy. One that involves canoes, kids, rubber chickens and parachuting eggs. Confused? Let me help you out.
This project is for a new website, called Our Say Our Way, and is to be an online link to the world within the Youth for Youth project.
A bit of insight into Youth for Youth:
Youth for Youth was started about a year ago with the aim of empowering young people. It’s a one of kind approach to bringing together young people from all over the UK with similar interests and ideas, as well as forming a support base for those that need one. It is an inspired project that can only provide growth and positivity for all those involved and affected by it. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Our Say Our Way, Top Left Design, Website Design, Youth For Youth
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May 17th, 2010
Posted by Keren Lerner
People have different opinions of the types of posts which are most useful, interesting or tweetable. I personally really like “list posts” (eg top tens, best of, collections), as they are easy to process and pass on. They do seem to also get more traffic. Some of our clients ask for our advice with coming up with ideas for what to blog about, which prompted me to put together a list of the types of posts which I believe will make coming up with blogging ideas easier. I have also included examples for each type!
We recommend people blog regularly and consistantly, but vary your posts. Choose from the below – and feel free to add your comments/suggestions!
Best-of lists
This is where you have taken the time and collected together a good selection of examples within a certain topic – which you believe are interesting/useful/cool enough to be labelled “top” or “best”!
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Tags: blog, blog ideas, blogging, headlines, posts, types of blog posts
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