In the lead up to the holiday season, our team faced one of the most difficult tasks we’ve had to tackle for a while – how to collectively choose the right film to watch in our Christmas do. Read more
Working with educational institutions, we’ve seen how difficult it can be to make real change happen. Hanna reflects on an exciting project we’ve been supporting which has achieved change on a national scale. Read more
Last Thursday, we packed ourselves and our audio visual kit into a hire car and took a road trip through rural Northumberland up to Galashiels. Hanna reflects on a busy day of training, support and filming at Borders College. Read more
When the office has quieted down for summer it’s perfect time to catch up on work and tie up all the loose ends. Hanna reflects on the end of the year work before heading off to holidays. Read more
For over a year now we’ve been preaching to budding bloggers about strategy, writing skills and good practice. Half way through, we thought we’d better try our own medicine and test our advice in practice. This is what we’ve learned so far. Read more
The annual Thinking Digital Conference in Gateshead brings some of the brightest minds in tech from across the world right onto Netskills’ doorstep. How can something like this be useful when it looks like so much fun? Hanna reflects on some of the key messages that we heard at this year’s event. Read more
Why do some photos just come out better than others? Hanna explains simple things around framing and angle that anyone can do to take better photos. No need for a fancy camera – a little bit of concentration is all it takes! Read more
Inspired by the photo competition of inspirational spaces (by Northumbria University) we wanted to share our newest office space developments. Utilising every corner in the office (literally), we now have a dedicated Skype station for online meetings. Read more
Taking photos and chatting to event attendees is pretty straightforward but capturing the atmosphere of an event into something easily consumable takes a little bit more effort. Hanna explains the process behind the Pi Day Live story – a cool online event we were supporting. Read more
Editing text isn’t usually the easiest thing to do. Especially when it’s written by someone else. In the midst of editing a pile of web pages, Hanna put together a list that helps her keep a cool head and not get lost in the process. Read more