The Story of a Hero

Posted by Charlie Curnow in Exhibition Design on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 2:27 pm | No Comments

After many months of hard work by museum trustees and staff, not to mention the Imagemakers team and the many contractors involved, we are nearing completion of the redisplay of the Oates Collection. This fascinating exhibition tells the remarkable life story of Captain Lawrence Oates, who accompanied Captain Scott on the ill-fated Terra Nova mission to the south pole 100 years ago. Here are some photographs of work in progress. More details to follow, so please watch this...

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Britain’s Heritage Heroes, 6th Feb, BBC2

Posted by Liz in Uncategorized on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 11:19 am | No Comments

Our job here at Imagemakers is to help clients tell stories about the heritage sites they care for, to inspire the public and ensure these places are preserved for future generations.  It’s fair to say we are passionate about heritage!  But we are constantly amazed at the levels of commitment, hard graft and creativity applied by the teams we work with. Often they are striving to achieve big things despite a small team and limited budget – or even volunteering their efforts.  So the fantastic new TV series, ”Britain’s Heritage Heroes’,...

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Tianshui Forest Information Centre and Trail, Gansu, China

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Exhibition Design, Interpretation, Uncategorized on Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 3:31 pm | No Comments

We are thrilled to announce that together with our partners ANDA, we have been appointed to design a new Forest Information Centre in China.  The centre willl educate children aged 6-16 years about the importance of forests in the ecosystem.  It is thought to be one of the first environmental education centres in China and a landmark project.  It is situated in Tianshui, a large city in Gansu, a province in North West China. Like many new projects in China, it is on a huge scale. The site and buildings are being developed from scratch, including...

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iPhone app uses multiple devices to extend gaming experience

Posted by Becky Horsfall in Apps, Blog Posts, Design, Digital, Innovation, Interactive on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 2:06 pm | No Comments

In my role as a Digital Producer it’s my duty to play with apps, iPhones, iPads and any bit of kit I can get my hands on. I regularly download apps and look out for innovative uses of technology to help inspire the work we do here at Imagemakers. Now I’ve justified spending many hours playing on my iPhone I’d like to share with you an app that allows a multiplayer, shared-screen gaming experience using Bluetooth technology. The game, Johnny Test: Roller Johnny stretches across multiple iOS screens (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) using Bluetooth to create a larger...

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Exploring heritage sites in 3D

Posted by Becky Horsfall in 3d, Blog Posts, Design Media, Digital, Heritage, Interactive on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:48 am | No Comments

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 3D, transforming Apple’s basic Google Maps into something much more powerful, fun and engaging. If these reports are true then what does this mean for Google and how can heritage sites use this technology to engage a wider audience? Google Street View, Historic Centre of...

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