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Substrakt party

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

I’m still recovering from last night’s party at Substrakt’s office in Fazeley Studios, celebrating their and Chris Unitt’s (Meshed Media) new(ish) home. As well as music from the Bright Size Gypsies band we also got to see some great photography … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: The Tea Factory?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

The Tea Factory? – Substrakt propose something creative be done with the empty Typhoo basin and factory buildings, supported by Kate Beatty’s lovely photographs. It seems like old factory’s make for successful ‘creative hubs’…So how about the Tea Factory? Typhoo … Continue reading →

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Getgood Link: Credit crunch christmas decorations

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Credit crunch christmas decorations – I spotted this in a skip on Floodgate Street and it made me giggle, meant to take a picture but seems Substrakt actually managed it. Someone had a very merry Christmas!

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Links for November 24th

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

Substrakt have moved to Fazeley Studios! – A very nice space it is too – I popped over to give them a neighbourly hello and found them office warming with Stella Artois, chocolate Eclairs and Sensations crisps. Most importantly, ‘We’ve … Continue reading →

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Tom Martin shapes up Digbeth

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | 4 Comments

The shape of Digbeth – Tom Martin at Substrakt Design creates an outline of the area using photos geo-tagged ‘Digbeth’ on Flickr: ‘Flickr recently made a loads of interesting geo information available, by plotting the outside edge of geotagged photos … Continue reading →

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Links for October 1st

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

Pinch, punch, first of the month…. Silver Surfer destroyed in Dudley – Nick Clark’s sculpture of the Marvel Comic hero was originally intended for the Custard Factory, but instead ended up in Dudley getting smashed up by vandals. ‘The vandal … Continue reading →

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