Exciting news for Studiome today. We have launched a new design department. We can now offer bespoke print, 3d and character design, and conceptualising, together with illustration and artwork commissioning availability. Take a look at our design portfolio for examples. It will be added to in due course. Cheers.

Here is an interesting insight into the design process at a top American design company. For a look at the finished product, go to Mattson’s website.

Adobe’s Flash has dominated online video for a fair while now but we could be about to see the uprising of an open source alternative. Techcrunch has further details.

Studiome has been commissioned to do a promotional video newsletter for Quick.TV, a new, interactive video sharing website. Keep your eyes peeled.

The BBC’s interactive coverage of Glastonbury improved ten-fold this year with plenty of stuff on their website, including extended highlights of some great performances. Springsteen was the highlight for me. Proving that age is no barrier to consummate showmanship (he’s 59), he electrified the pyramid stage, flawlessly flowing from one classic song to the next and leaving the adoring crowd begging for more after a final flourish of ‘Dancing in the Dark’.