News

Simple low tech interactives = learning fun

Many-a-client asks for something different in their project briefs – we want bespoke, nothing off-the-shelf please. Quite understandable. They want visits to their experiences to be memorable, not only for the things people learn, but also the means by which they learn. Whilst the project we have recently completed at Sutton Bank, for North York [...]

Exploring heritage sites in 3D

With the recent launch of the iPhone 4S and reports that Apple have bought 3D mapping company, C3 Technologies, it is thought that the future of iOS Maps are likely to include a third-dimension. Now for the non-technical heads out there this means in the future maps on iPhone handsets are likely to be in [...]

A lick of paint for the chicken

I had a great meeting at St James Priory, Bristol earlier this week. We’re creating an interpretive exhibition, a web site and an audio trail for this stunning place, which is the oldest building in the city. The church is being carefully restored and it has been a privilege to see this work progressing under [...]

SketchUp Plugins

Rendering Software I have been a fan of Google SketchUp for some time now, and use it quite frequently. Building the model is sometimes the easiest bit, but then you get to the rendering part. There are many plug-ins available for SketchUp so I thought I’d show you what’s out there for you to use. [...]

Sketching it Up…

Hello! I’m Gavin. I’m normally the quiet one of the Imagemakers team but this week I’ve been asked to do the blog. This is something that I’m not very familiar with so this is a first for me. What can I say about Google SketchUp? Well, It’s a deceptively simple, amazingly powerful design tool used [...]