Big rock Interpretation and GRP

Maidendale LNR is an 8Ha site of former agricultural land, dating from the 1950’s, which includes some remnants of old hedgerows and clay drainage pipes within the clay soil. Today the site is managed as a local nature reserve situated on the south-eastern edge of Darlington. Continue reading

What happens during downtime, and what causes it? – Web Hosting Blog

A few things went wrong yesterday – apparently. Here is a summary of the website hosting issues that sometimes occurs and what is done to correct them!!

What happens during downtime, and what causes it? – Web Hosting Blog.

Caledonia Way Interpretation 2012

This is the new set of interpretation panels designed and installed for the Caledonia Way in West Coast Scotland. This is a set of four panels covering historical and natural heritage for the area between Appin and Ballachulish. Continue reading

Whitelee Windfarm toposcope interpretation disc, Glasgow, Scotland

The Bronze Toposcope is now complete and installed at Europe’s largest windfarm. The interpretation features include a large 1.5 metre bronze disc with a landscape panorama of the surrounding scene as well as topographical features and four supporting discs illustrating the local heritage. Continue reading

Ask yourself – are your business cards fit for purpose?

Handing out a business card is often the first impression people take of your business, so you need to get it right. Differentia will design your cards and make them a class apart. By using high quality digital printing the resulting cards are simple ….. Continue reading

Wylam Community Orchard Panel

Wylam Community Orchard Panel was presented as a simple panel lectern job. But as the Orchard is on the school grounds of Wylam First School we saw an opportunity to enhance the project and get the kids involved.

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The Social Media Map and how to integrate your website

It is very easy to get confused about Social Media and how to tap into this new universe of possibilities. The important thing to realise is that the web has loads of useful tools and apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. Whilst some of these tools are really just for fun, increasingly ordinary folk are waking up the possibilities that these tools have for getting the word out.

Facebook can be seen as a great way to promote your event or group and Twitter can simply harvest followers that can help drive traffic to your website or Facebook page. Continue reading

Bronze panoramic panel for Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile

We produced two interpretation panels for the Gaelic College on the Isle of Islay. The project called for a bird identification panel and telescope and a Gaelic Landscape panoramic panel for Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile. So it was with great hardship (LOL) that I had to go to Islay one February to spend a long weekend looking at birds and exploring the Gaelic landscape in preparation for this panel. Continue reading

Considering the landscape – article for AHI

Considering the landscape is not always done by those of us who are involved in interpretation. It seems that as soon as the word interpretation is mentioned then so a brief is issued to produce xxx number of GRP interpretation panels! This is not interpretation but rather the erecting of street furniture, often in sensitive areas.
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Isle of Luing Interpretation

A couple of years ago I was commissioned to produce a range of interpretation panels for a remote Scottish Island off Mull. The panels included community engagement and consideration for a sensitive landscape.

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