Britain From The Air

Delighted to be asked by the Royal Geographical Survey to take press photos for the official launch of their "Britain from the Air" exhibition - with the even more delightful Mr Michael Palin!  

If you haven't noticed the exhibition (consult optometrist immediately) it's a huge display across the city that features stunning images from across Britain, including 11 new panels specifically commissioned for its appearance in Edinburgh; made possible through partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is in front of the Sheraton in Conference Square and features a huge 'walk-on' map that acts as a key to all the locations featured in the display.

A brilliant walking tour through the city, particularly with some nice weather beginning to show up, you'll find more information online, or by picking up a leaflet from the information kiosk on the Princes Street side of Castle Street.

Go West!

We've been busily working away to create Connect at West Edinburgh,  a new initiative that seeks to matchmake office space in 10 business parks to the west of the city, with the companies hoping to make Edinburgh their home.  

A joint project with the City of Edinburgh Council, EBF and property companies within the city, it will be unveiled this week at MIPIM, the leading international real estate fair for potential investors into the city economy; following a successful launch in Edinburgh last week. 

We developed a brand that symbolises one of the key aspects of West Edinburgh.  Whether looking at superfast broadband, excellent road connections, bus services or rail access, West Edinburgh enjoys some of the best connections in the city and offers about 5 million sq ft of prime office space.  The Connect logo evokes ideas of both a transport map and a circuit board, combining this important infrastructure message. We've also delivered a website which showcases the opportunities available to businesses and contains useful information about locating your business in the west of the city.

As news about opportunities and events comes to us, we'll continue to update the site blog over the coming months.  If your business is based out in West Edinburgh and you'd like to tell us why it's been great for you, you should email our dedicated address, westedinburgh@prettybright.co.uk to tell us about it!  West Edinburgh is also on twitter.

Scottish Commercial Crime Group Conference, Hampden 2012

Working to raise awareness of the very real threats of commercial and financial crime, the Scottish Business Crime Centre hosted this year's Commercial Crime conference at Glasgow's Hampden Park.

We produced this video to sum up some of the main issues of the day, and spread the word to businesses across Scotland online.

eCrime Conference 2012

We were delighted to attend the first ever eCrime Summit in Scotland and work with the Scottish Business Crime Centre to help make businesses aware of the very real risks of online crime and to take steps to make themselves more resilient and secure.

On-street Science!!

Exploding soft drinks, liquid nitrogen ice-cream and detonating daffodils - on Friday we were out and about taking some press pictures for the Edinburgh Science Festival 2012.  Supported by the City of Edinburgh Council's Town Centres campaign, mad scientists will be performing live on street around Edinburgh over the coming weeks.  If you have kids, or are just a big kid yourself (it was my excuse), see below for dates and locations (click to enlarge)

Click above to download PDF timetable in full size

Be Inspired, Be in Edinburgh - Marketing Materials for MIPIM - 2012

We were thrilled to work with the City of Edinburgh Council to produce this year's brochure to represent Scotland's capital city at one of the world's most prestigious real estate and investment events.

As proudly stated on their website:  "19,000+ property leaders go to MIPIM to view projects, assess profitable ventures, strike deals and seek out market information."  For those of us who live here, it's easy to take for granted Edinburgh's excellent quality of life and the caliber of its workforce.  It was great to take a step back and review all the factors that make this a fantastic European city.

Enjoy the virtual copy above and click to enlarge. 

Good things for great causes

Delighted to work with i2detail Events (www.i2detail.co.uk) last weekend doing photography for Meningitis Research Foundation's inaugural Scottish fundraiser at the Balmoral Hotel. What a delightfully organised client - and a very glam affair. Craig McMurdo and the Jane Kelly Dancers provided top notch entertainment. Pictures online soon!