Choosing fonts needn’t be complex! The first step towards creating your brand is a simple one – always choose your font first and make sure that you use it for all your corporate communications then stick to it. The key thing is to pick a font family that is clean, simple and legible. Also, make
Periscope We are Live Streaming specialists. But you don’t have to be a specialist to live stream. Say hello to Periscope. This company have just been bought by Twitter and they allow anyone to stream video straight from their mobile. Have a go yourself and let us know how you get on. If you find
In the last few months  we have witnessed a sort of ‘Battle Royal’ unfolding in the streaming Twitterverse, with plenty of surprises. This blow-by-blow, Game of Thrones-esque skirmish sees two of the hottest tickets currently up in the Cloud, Twitter’s own Periscope and its arch-nemesis, Meerkat. These ground breaking apps are now available both on
Read. Lots! There is so much knowledge out there for you and reading is a great way to find it. Read books, read magazines about your industry. Read stuff that inspires you. Read out loud. Read while you wait for the train. It is proven that by turning off your devices, picking up a book
Have a nap…. Zzzzzzzzzzz! If you are knackered, have a nap. If you’re tired, you won’t be productive and you’re liable to make mistakes. A 15 minute nap will leave you invigorated and ready to tackle the task at hand. If you’re an employer, if your staff are tired, tell them to have a kip.
Don’t go chasing grants! We are a small company based in the South Wales Valleys and our advice to anyone in this region is don’t go chasing grants. The area is ex-industrial and over the past 20 years has seen plenty of EU money come in to regenerate the area and stimulate the economy. For
In the last newsletter we discussed Content Delivery Networks, and what considerations one must make. Of course, it would all depend on what use you need to make of it, and on your budgetary constraints. Tantrwm, have chosen the ones we think are best suited for our needs, which are ease of deployment, reliability and
One of the most interesting learning jobs we’ve worked on this year is… …without a doubt, the week long Lecture Capturing gig at the Bell School of English, in Cambridge. Our client on this job, the globally renowned teaching institution Laureate International, asked us to capture a series of classroom-based classes aimed at learners of
Do whatever it takes to keep you and your staff excited about the work you do. This can mean learning a new skill or a day out where your team get to have a new experience. It can mean finding a way to bring together your work and your hobbies. Here at Tantrwm we are
People who start their own business often find it difficult to delegate. Often for the first few years you have to do everything yourself as there isn’t anyone else in the business to help you. Then when you do take on staff, it can be hard to let go of the work you hired them to
