Creative Industries in East London

The advertising industry has been through some struggles, the biggest struggle was when online advertising started to become more popular. The world and technology is changing and advertising companies need to become more flexible around different technologies. Not only with different technologies, but also with different apps. Once apps on phones started to develop, adverts … Continue reading Struggling Advertising Industry

The Nomadic Community Garden is a very artistic place, where everyone can step inside and have a good time while creating different forms of art, or just appreciating the beauty of other’s work. From dancing, singing, just listening to music to graffiti, crafting, painting and everything you are passionate about you will find possible in … Continue reading The Nomadic Community Garden

East London is home to most of the creative studios in London. But with the gentrification in the area getting more and more intense, the property market continues to climb and to price artists out. According to the Royal Academy (2017), there are more than 300 creative studios in London, and more than half are … Continue reading The East End Studios Crisis

Places like Shoreditch and Hackney in East London are hotspots for bushy yet well-groomed bearded artists and flower crown wearing vegans who only eat quinoa. But is this still the case or is this at risk of economic and social cleansing?   East London has been home to an array of personalities; there’s the raver, … Continue reading GENTRIFICATION IN EAST LONDON

Since EastEnders first debuted on the 19th of February in 1985, the notion of community and family has been at its core, though mixed with harsh realism and the traditional East End. With more than 7 million viewers tuning in, EastEnders has become one of the most popular soaps in all of television and audiences … Continue reading EASTENDERS AND THE EAST END: TRUE REPRESENTATION OR NOT?

Creative media industries such as film-making and art design, which are two examples out of many, have been growing and now the have a daily effect in our everyday lives. Business within these industries are expanding and try to find new ways to cater to their audience. How do they go about doing something like … Continue reading Facebook and Adblock

  In recent years new technologies have rocketed and are rewriting how we live, work and play in all industries but in particular the creative industries. Technology ranges from hardware to software, from artificial intelligence (AI) to virtual reality (VR). These new developments have enabled us to have more control over what we; for example, … Continue reading Technology in the Creative Industries

Advertising is everywhere, on our televisions, in newspapers, films, magazines and even radios. You are not able to go through a whole day without seeing adverts, you may not realise they are there, but they are and have been for about 59 years. Adverts are created for us to change our minds and to make … Continue reading Advertising Company

East London is a street art goldmine on an international level. Whether you are into graffiti or not, most of the streets from Shoreditch, Brick Lane, Hackney, Hoxton or Bethnal Green will catch your eye. If you pass by any of those areas which are in East London, you will find at least one drawing … Continue reading Street Art in East London

Last year, some 9,000 students graduated from London’s BA and MA video and film arts degrees.  Even though there is a film studios crisis in London and especially the East End, most of them are joining the queue for these “ever-scarcer studios” (Royal Academy, 2017). Therefore, only the most lucky ones get to have a … Continue reading Precarity of work in London’s film industry