April 10th, 2007 by Benjy
Carbon Made is a neat online portfolio made for designers who want to show off their work on the web but have no html knowledge.
Problems with MySpace aside, it’s a great tool for bands and musicians to network with fans, promoters, and other bands. But when it comes to visual artists, it just doesn’t cut it, and whilst Flickr is good for free image hosting, it’s not quite right for a design portfolio.
If your an illustrator, graphic designer or even animator then Carbon Made is perfect. It offers a simple, easy to use layout, a clean & elegant blank canvas for your images and some pretty nice technology such as RSS feeds and Google Analytics integration if that’s what turns you on.
There are limits though, the free plan only allows 5 projects and 35 images. If you want more space and video hosting you’ll need to pay, but its still a great place to start and so much better than MySpace for this sort of thing.
If you give it a go and like it, then feel free to send us a link to your portfolio 
http://www.carbonmade.com/
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March 5th, 2007 by Benjy
The guys over at the Third Mind forum have updated their logo, so it seems like a perfect excuse to highlight what they’re about to those of you who haven’t sampled their website yet.
In their own words…
“Thirdmindmedia is a community based website, dedicated to all things urban, electronic in South Wales, whether it be drum’n'bass, hip hop, breaks, dub, grime, garage, djing, mcing, graff or raving…”
Its a great place to keep up to date with gigs in Swansea and the surrounding areas, especially if your interested Drum’n'Bass and Hip-Hop etc. The forum is pretty focused and is kept active by a small group of regulars, definitely worth checking out a few times a week.
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February 13th, 2007 by Benjy
Spl.Ash Media are a group of individuals, passionate about the entertainment industry.
Through their new website, Splash Media Online, they’re offering support for musicians, bands and any artists in the entertainment industry, from design and brand image to business and legal support.
The website looks really smart, if a little image-heavy, and promises a regular podcast (damn, they beat me too it! 
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February 11th, 2007 by Benjy
Shared Creation has posted an article about Pretty Shitty City in their projects blog. The piece is very flattering and it’s great to see that the range of topics covered on this site is being appreciated, you can read the article here.
The Shared Creation site has some very similar aims to Pretty Shitty City; including creative collaboration, technology, community, art & film making etc. (check out Consumed: a zombie film project!)
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February 7th, 2007 by Benjy
Undercurrents have started a video blog, allowing you to easily download & share their films.
The project, named Offline TV, is still in early stages but you can already watch a short introductory film that includes Hamish’s solar-powered video production suite (on a beach in the Canary Isles)!
The site is powered by Broadcast Machine: a free, open-source tool that lets you easily create video blogs on your website. Plus the downloads are compatible with RSS, bittorrent, iTunes etc.
You can download the videos directly from the Offline TV website, or alternatively you can subscribe using Democracy, another free program which gives you access to loads more Internet TV channels (like Adult Swim and ZeFrank).
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February 4th, 2007 by Benjy
I thought it would never happen, but the lure of networking has led me to setup a Myspace for Pretty Shitty City. Its still looking a bit, well… ‘myspacey’ at the moment, but we’ll sort that out another time.
http://www.myspace.com/prettyshittyswansea
Why not pop by and add us to your friends list?
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January 27th, 2007 by Benjy
Swansea School of Digital Media, along with 5 other Welsh academic institutes have formed the Digital Media Consortia.
The Consortia plan to develop Digital Media practices in Wales by hosting events & lectures and distributing resources via the web and DVD.
Alan Summers is set to give a short introductory talk about the project on Wednesday 7th February at Swansea’s Waterfront Museum, taking place before John Hardy’s presentation: “The Role of Music in Animation and Film”. To register for this event you’ll need to visit the amperSAND website.
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December 26th, 2006 by Benjy
Merry Christmas you godless heathens, hope you’re enjoying the ghost stories.
If you’re bored or looking for something exciting to do, why not check out swanseachristmas.com, highlights include Park & Ride!
In other news, looks like Sin City’s grand opening will be on New Years Eve, with the Face Off NYE Fiasco.
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