Thought Den have just returned from a whirlwind trip to the big smoke to check out the fresh new talent blossoming onto the creative scene. Free Range at The Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane has been running for a while, and as an ex-Bournemouth student I exhibited there myself; it proved to be a great start to the career, and I also got to collect millions of cool postcards from all the illustrators at Central St Martins, Camberwell, UCA etc.

We were invited to the preview of the Screen Grab showcase, the Bournemouth Media School lot, who over the years have created a name for themselves as interactive maestros, mixing interactive displays with 3D Unity games, iPhone apps, hyperlocal Google mashups and social networking. Course leader Mik Parsons gets in the groove with Aneurin’s drum-tastic drumming game…

The beer and busines cards flowed but we had to make our drunken exit for an early train. There’s some really great work there and it’s open for the coming weekend so head down if you’ve got time. It’s also right by Spitalfields, where Dan and I snuck in some cheeky Capoeira…

Had a great session this Wednesday at the OpenCoffee in Starbucks on Park Street. The morning is centred around breaking business issues and opportunities for the Bristol digital scene.

It started at 8.30, early bird catches the worm an’ all, and continued till around 9-10′ish. There were some very good chats with some interesting new Bristol people, somehow we managed to cover Bluetooth (more…)