Open Grave
There are a lot of decent films out at the moment. How many of you have heard of Open Grave? Starring Sharlto Copley (Murdock - A-Team / Wikus - District 9) this has gone really under the radar in our opinion.
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Ideas, guides and opinions on marketing, design and the web.
How To Solve The Biggest Problems With Creative Design
How To Solve The Biggest Problems With Creative Design Creative design has all sorts of applications, remember the saying, 'a picture paints a thousand words'? Well, surely this is the best solution to solve a big problem.
Do You Recognize the Early Warning Signs of A Disgruntled Customer?
We’ve all had them, but what are the signs that someone is unhappy with how the project is developing? We never assume what we are doing is what the client wants / expects, we involve them every step of the way.
Occult Day
The occult, and all its mysteries has always been something of interest to us here at the Lab. No, we’re not Satanists or anything weird like that, but the fact that there’s always 2 sides to a coin, certain things have one meaning, but then this again has further interpretations, like in Medieval times magnetism was thought to be witchcraft, but then science took a different opinion to this.
Rugby #GLOSvQUINS
Hope you've all had a good weekend? Did you do anything interesting? We kicked off our weekend with a trip to Kingsholm - home of the cherry and whites Gloucester Rugby with a huge clash against Harlequins!
Ouija
Went to see Ouija, as a fan of this genre, it didn’t disappoint. Pretty good, some jumpy / creepy bits and a decent story to go with it. Always been spooked by Ouija boards, we’ve never experimented (seen too many movies like this to know better!)
Spicy Guacamole Recipe
We are all for clean eating, so how about we share our spicy guacamole recipe as it’s Spicy Guacamole Day?! Ingredients: 1 avocado 1 tomato 1 chili pepper ½ an onion 2 tbsp lemon juice A pinch of salt Method: Roughly chop up the avocado, onion, tomato and chili, add the lemon juice and salt and blend to a smooth consistency and enjoy!
Sugar!
In February 2013, we decided to not consume sugar any longer. We have an interest in training, fitness, nutrition and supplementation, and after careful consideration and research we decided to try out the ketogenic diet.
Our Lifestyles Outside Of Work
Since we're heavily into diet, nutrition, supplements and training, thought it might be a good (possibly insightful and interesting) idea to start blogging about it all. If you've met us, you probably know all about it as we bore EVERYONE to death about it all.
Remembrance Day
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns on the Western Front fell silent # WWI # LestWeForget
How Referrals & Reviews Help Us Grow
We are lucky in that we have made many connections through various avenues. When we can, we always network, whether this is a BoB club or just a general get together. Through these we have met and worked with many great, supportive people and after working with them, we are never short of a referral or two.
Project Management Tools
It's obvious, good communication is paramount when it comes to developing (and more importantly completing) a project successfully for a client. This can be done in three ways. The first is progress meetings whether that's on site with the client or at your studio / office.
Remembrance Sunday
We will be observing the 2 minute slience at 11am. Never forget.
X-Ray Day
SInce it's X-Ray Day today, we thought that warranted a cool graphic - so here's an x-ray of Mason. Seems to be in good nick!
Hug A Bear Day!
When I was growing up, there were ‘Were Bears’. These were so cool, they were innocent looking teddy bears that you could turn inside out revealing an evil version of the teddy. Do you remember them? Wish I still had mine.
The Babadook
Here at the Lab, we LOVE horror movies. One movie we were particularly looking forward to was The Babadook. An Australian horror, which if Wolf Creek is anything to go by, will be worth seeing! Anyway, we went to see it and it is a pretty different sort of horror.
Stay Safe on Bonfire Night
If you'd like to see the animated version of this guide please visit< Bonfire-Night-Safety.co.uk.
Is your Business Prepared For 2015?
Happy Bonfire Night! It’s the 5 th of November - that can mean only 2 things: Take care of yourselves if you’re out celebrating this infamous date IT IS EXACTLY 8 WEEKS UNTIL 2015! Is your Business Prepared For 2015?
Achievements in Graphic Design
As a graphic designer, I always try to better myself on each project. It’s not only creating something that’s right for the client, but it’s an opportunity to try out new techniques, build upon ideas previously developed.
Sandwich Day!
Just for a bit of fun, and as it’s Sandwich Day, thought we’d blog about our favourite type of sandwiches and fillings. We are heavily into diet, so sandwiches are a treat (we won’t bore you to death with carbohydrates etc - that can be for another time) so when they happen - they’re special!
Happy Halloween!
As it is Halloween today, I would like to share with you my love for Creepypastas. If you’re already familiar with these, then we should be friends. If you’ve never heard of them, then here’s a little more information on them.
Checklist Day
As it’s Checklist Day today, we’ve produced our very own - if you have a business, see which of these you can check off. If there’s any that you can’t, get in touch with us here at the Lab to ensure you have everything in place ready for 2015.
Scary Movies!
As it’s almost Halloween, here is my run down of horror movies I personally am looking forward to: Hangar 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdD0j4jyvX8 The Babadook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWERUsV6YJA The Pyramid https://www.
Adventure Time
As it’s Animation Day, I wanted to write a short blog about one of my favourite cartoons on TV. Admittedly I should grow up but this particular cartoon is so odd, quirky but hellishly funny and deserves a mention.