Digital

From university to working full-time in Northern Ireland's vibrant screen industry

By refusing to limit her skill set, Animation graduate Rachel Hynds has made a swift leap from her student days to success with local production companies and hit kids' TV shows

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'People say once you get to 40 you can’t run your own business. That’s nonsense.'

As co-owner of award-winning tech firm Flint Studios, Jeremy Biggerstaff has shown that with the right steps 'it's never too late' to achieve those creative career goals

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Don't change the channel: NI YouTuber Adam is one to watch

He's still only in school and yet Derry teen Adam Beales already has close to a million online fans, with a lucky few getting to hear from him and other Internet stars this week as part of Creativity Month

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Everything you need to get into the games industry is at the tips of your fingers (and thumbs)

The boss of award-winning Belfast studio Italic Pig says there's nothing to stop those dreaming of being developers from teaching themselves how it's done

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Meet the young Derry creative who makes videos, manages artists and runs a record label plus more besides

Whether he's working with bands or brands, Paul Martin Brown stays busy by not limiting his skill set and bringing the same passion to every project

Features Visual Arts

In the frame for success in fine art photography

A career behind the camera lens used to be just a pipe dream for former plumber Tony Moore, until he hit upon his now trademark technique and struck commercial gold

Features Literature

Larne-based storyteller gives voice to timeless children's tales

Since moving to Northern Ireland Vicky McFarland has turned her lifelong love of books into a business of audio-sensory magic – listen to a recording from her recent collection

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The buzz about Louise Brogan aka The Social Bee

The Newtownabbey native had an unconventional route to becoming a digital entrepreneur, but now businesses are swarming her for marketing expertise

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Battle of Messines Brought to Life in Graphic Novel and Animation

Nerve Centre produces new resources marking centenary of the historic First World War offensive where unionists and nationalists fought together

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Derry-Strabane Mean Business with Enterprise Week 2017

From Virgin Media and Google to self-made millionaire Lara Morgan, budding entrepreneurs and start-ups won't be short of motivation from this year's line-up

Features Music

Eight Enlightening Insights from Output Belfast

Here's what we learned as music industry experts came together for a series of seminars, panels and keynotes addressing today's biggest talking points

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Political Posters Become a Digital Resource for the Post-Conflict Generation

Linen Hall Library and Nerve Centre launch free iBook giving young people a non-biased narrative of our recent past

Features Visual Arts

Future Artist-Makers in Derry

Major European touring exhibition opens at Nerve Visual gallery comprising works which embrace the latest digital fabrication technology

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CultureTECH Festival

The annual celebration of all things digital has dozens of events covering everything from video games to animation, robots and street parties

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'Culture NI Was My Lifeline'

Critic John Higgins on how writing for Culture NI provided solace following a bereavement and indirectly led to the foundation of a now thriving fledgling theatre company

Features Visual Arts

Deprogramming at Void Gallery

'What is a game and what is art?' Three of Derry's digital innovators blur the lines between artistic expression and entertainment gaming with interactive installation

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Belfast Children's Festival 2015

Opera for kids, shows translated to English for the first time and free song downloads for parents – festival director Ali Fitzgibbon on giving audiences something new from March 6 – 13