Proper Playgrounds required a new logo as they’d recently renamed their company. The brief for Skim was to create a logo which protrayed business professionalism combined with the fun element of what they do – construct playgrounds for children. Their aim is to use recycled materials wherever possible, plus focussing on durability, better for your…
Time to elevate your website with some new imagery of your holiday home or rental properties. An aerial view initially grabs the attention of the browser, plus it provides an immediate sense of location. Whether you’re promoting the remoteness of a location with fields and trees surrounding your space – the ‘escape to the country’…
At Skim New Media we like to keep busy on all fronts. Those of you who know us are aware of our love of all things music, film and production. Actually having the opportunity to flex our creative talents further and learn new skills is always an interesting challenge – partner Dave certainly thrives on…
At Skim HQ – it’s a new day, a new dawn and we are feeling good 🙂 It was great to take time out at the end of last year to re-charge our creative batteries – we’ve hit the ground running in January 2026 – launching a website (& branding) for Origin 8 – adding…
A few years ago now a lovely client of ours asked Skim to head over to Annestown, Co. Waterford to take photographs of his holiday apartments – great job and what a stunning location. The main Annestown house was built in the 1800s, however had become extremely run down – but the potential was huge.…
Rame Yoga events are nourishment for the mind, body and soul – they are also great fun. I decided to take time out for myself recently (birthday treat) and went along to a yoga, sauna, chanting, sound bath and cacao ceremony – a couple of these practices are somewhat outside of my comfort zone –…
Who doesn’t crave a pasty every now and then? The Original Pasty House had an existing website however the their strong black and white striped logo and red background was slightly overwhelming. Our mission was to align the well known branding with fresh new design and re-direct the focus onto the main product – pasties.…
This is it people – September 22nd is when us in the Northern hemisphere head into autumn and those south of the equator move into spring – plus the earth’s alignment with the sun at this time of year = equal hours of day and night. Don’t worry, it really shouldn’t effect our work flow……
Great to get the Skim drone back flying high on a glorious evening last week to shoot some stills and take drone panoramas for our new local client Clean Bees – Downderry at low tide, however still looking fairly glorious.. website ‘in progress’ for Clean Bees – more aerial views here »
Here is my attempt at succinctly encapsulate the work we’ve been that’s dropped in so far this summer, just as we receive an impressive deluge of rain… typical Cornwall – no spirits dampened here at SKIM HQ, it’s joy and sunshine every day.. 🙂 (she said after necking another large mug of freshly ground death-strength…
Hey, are you still out there? Skim New Media has probably been wiped off any algorithm by now for not regularly posting and feeding the meta machine with any content – I am sure you haven’t missed one more post in your stream of never-ending news, reels, stories. For some reason I had never thought…
Skim team in film production mode for counterfeit trackers Edwin James IP. On location in Birmingham, Glasgow and then Germany. Film, grade, edit & upload.
Talented London based artist John Hobbs is having a pre-Christmas sale of his original artworks and prints – need a gift idea for a loved one?
Not my husband – The Husbands! – This Cornwall based company required a full re-brand, new photography, film, drone and website – the Skim team were happy to provided our services to promote their skills and services.
SKIM have been fortunate enough to enjoy days out of the office (- time off for good behaviour 🙂 ) – in the form of a few photoshoots, dusting the drone off when the sun came out in Cornwall (2 days in August and a few in mid September!) here are a few of the live websites:
Congratulations to Tim Shaw RA, who was announcedas winner of the 2024 PSSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture with ‘Man on Fire’.
What a challenge this has been this year! I seriously sympathise with individuals who are need to film outdoor events and/or locations. Skim had a limited date range to film at the Three Crowns Inn in Chagford, so we just had to go for it..
Producing tailor-made works, with a flair for transforming reclaimed materials. From bespoke chairs, light signs and sculptures, to organising teams for design and manufacture of large-scale fit outs; there is no brief that edelmanos can’t turn their hand to… Skim hacked up to London to meet and film edelmanos..
The English Lab Virtual Tutoring website launched this month, mostly thanks to the immense dedication of Claire Davidson, our client and the founder of The English Lab. This highly talented teacher and now virtual tutor toiled relentlessly to add all the content for her website, ensuring it was ready for her goal – a January…
Dusting off the DJi drone in 2024. Skim enjoys the first photoshoot and droning in nearby Looe, Cornwall. Here’s to many days of glorious sunshine and sunsets ahead…
Artist Giles Ward has really carved a place in the art world with his nature inspired oil paintings. I love his fish and crustacean works, with their vibrant backgrounds and mixed-media textures. Check out his original artworks, or if your favourite has been sold then you can always opt for a print. With regards to…
Greetings lovely people! – Skim have designed and printed Gift Vouchers for Jackie at Rame Yoga and I thought what a great idea for a gift – giving someone Yoga as a present – most of us need some mind, body and soul improvments – so you can use the voucher for a 1-2-1 session,…
If you’re fastidious about Flooring, excited by lino, craving some new cladding, then look no further – the dynamic duo at Cornish Flooring are the right fit for the job.
Did I grab your attention with the Printing or Prosecco… ?! Beth Munro Printmaker is known locally for her glorious detailed etchings, linocuts and monoprints.
If you happen to be pregnant and require some support and active guidance then look no further – Lolly Stirk has been a doula at hundreds of births, she’s a certified hypnobirther and holds online and private yoga classes, she has now set up a new online business called Mother Time. Always wise to have…
Owners Barry & Kirsty moved to Rowse Farm just before lockdown and inherited the previous website for the holiday cottages. Since then they’ve made some interior updates and put their design stamp on the properties. Time for a 2023 website update plus an excuse to get the drone out..
Joe Dworniak is a British Producer, Composer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist based in Cornwall, so he’s certainly a busy fellow, with many strings to his bow! We at Skim had the pleasure to produce this website showcasing his large back catalogue of projects and promoting Joe’s alluring new music releases – especially enjoying this single ‘Becoming’…
Could there be a more Italian sounding name – glorious isn’t it? Maurizio Malagnini is an international award-wining composer – most recently providing the soundtrack to the ever popular Call the Midwife TV show. His work has been hailed as a ‘masterpiece of musical storytelling on The Paradise – have a listen to samples of…
With our roots in music production we were delighted to be asked to provide the music and organise sound and lights to celebrate the birthday of our dear friend Libby. The event was held at the amazing Spyder Studios – a large unit with spaces for the disco, bar, caterers and a mezzanine for the…
Skim Promotional film for East Trenean Farm Luxury Holiday Cottages We had set a date at the end of May for the photoshoot – usually this date bounces around until the Cornish weather is agreeable enough for us to go and photograph, film and take drone images, however this time we were fairly fortunate with…
Skim are fortunate enough to work with wide range of businesses and individuals – however the past couple of months we have had been approached by a wave of music composers requiring shiny new websites! We do love creating these as we are simply showcasing the wonderful work they have created, so usually fairly straightforward…
One of the fantastic sides of London was the ART – there are so many different exhibitions to discover and enjoy, I am itching to return to visit as I have an ever increasing list of ones I want to visit. One new addition is at Outernet London an Interactive installation ‘The Spaces In-Between’ featuring…
It was a joy to design and build this website for Kat Norbury. She is surrounded by a plethora of glorious blooms from which she is able to utilise and spread floral joy to all around.
Job goal for client Silverback Systems – To create an attractive, new global brand identity for this Canadian company and then design and produce an intial one page website explaining what Silverback Systems are all about.
If you have any post production requirements then you need to hack over Hackney straight away and luxuriate in the sumptuous, impressive warm environment that is BLEAT.
It’s been a frosty time in the South West – however when I see the snow capped moors it does tempt me to head out and have an invigoring stomp around – a great way to reconnect and just enjoy wide open space! There’s been a big uprising (last weekend) about the ‘rights to roam’…
January 16th is apparently Blue Monday – it is fairly chilly-manilly out there but not worthy of New Order claims – I digress.. Enough of those 1990s band references, here we are in 2023 – and the Skim team have hit the ground running – making a fairly impressive four websites live already!
We aim to be a ‘one stop shop’ so to speak, so whether you’re starting a new business, or have an existing company and require a re-brand the Skim team are happy to talk through your vision.
Always a bit more pressure when you are designing for a design company – however Absolute (APD) are Product Designers – they do really clever stuff and have to use parts of their brains that most of us mainly keep as storage or empty space!
Skim team have just made the website live for Burnswood stylish, gloriously aesthetic shepherd’s huts – tempting us to book an escape to Devon in 2023. LOVING the decor and soft furnishings for these cosy boutique holiday homes. So when you need cheering up over winter months why not plan a romantic weekend away or…
Skim popped into Ocean View last week for quick ‘Food with a View’ photo update, plus a request for a portrait of head chef Davin – who’s going to be featured in Devon Life Magazine next month. Always a joy to steal a few moments of time appreciating what a stunning vista this bar and restaurant has.
Skim have just designed a new website for our lovely client Joolz – aka Julie Cooper. She’s an award winning, multi-talented very hard working music composer (and excellent pianist). Have a listen..
Signature, handcrafted, one-off wood products, from locally sourced timber. Tasked with photographing gorgeous products in a leafy green spacious setting, based less than 15 mins away near Looe, Skim team happy.
The brief for Skim: To re-energise the brand identity for the Fencing team at Plymouth University for Fresher’s Week in September 2022. Aiming to Attract new students to explore their ‘inner Jedi’ and try a new fun sport.
Tristan Wearing is good with wood, in fact he really loves working and creating fantastic individual pieces from a wide range of different species of tree – Skim are impressed and cannot wait to show you his website when it’s ready to go live! In the mean time here’s a sneak preview of some of Prennek Design’s products we shot last week..
Skim have merely designed the websites for these fantastic literary works – it’s up to you whether or not your interest is piqued by the intro blurb & cover – enough for you to want to part with your hard earned cash and buy these books.
Film, Shoot, Drone, Eat, Drink & Repeat – at the White Hart on Dartmoor – Skim accepted the challenge of filming, photographing and droning all aspects of the White Hart Hotel – over the space of 36 hours.
When not at work you lovely people need to be OUT – enjoying the sunshine, fresh air and new experiences : Rame Silent Disco Yoga being one of them.. You may be all over this, I was slightly sceptical, but it’s actually great…
A joyful short film piece showing a slice of country life with the climax of the piece being the Lurcher Races. Skim enjoy really enjoy the range of different people we get work with promoting their work and talents, Nicholas Murray is a photographer and filmmaker with a wonderful style of his own – abstract,…
John Maidens is an award winning TV& Film director – so probably doesn’t need me to make pathetic puns – live and direct(or) – ahem – you probaly thought it was a typo anyway.. just amusing myself writing these little posts that only a handful of people will read. The rest of you will be off watching the lastest funny reel on TikTok or Insta so I can probably write what I want…
Its Time to shout about it – Let’s get this party started! Finally, Silent Discomania the new website is live and direct, with a fully automated online ordering system so you can hire however many headsets your require for your party, add on lights, lasers, smoke machine plus a fully loaded (Party-fuelled) i-pod to your order then just add up-for-fun guests!
Find some time to compose yourself – meaning ‘you time’ just to sit still, reflect, read a book, do some yoga – or as is #ontrend – just ‘be in the moment’ – all sounding like a lovely idea, now can anyone add a few extra hours to each day please..?!
Talented music composer Arthur Sharpe is already an award winner, however who doesn’t love a BAFTA nomination..?! He’s in the Orignal Music category for ‘Landscapers’ a TV series based on the sinster true story of a double murder, however the portrayal of this macabre couple’s lives is unconventional, therefore the score wa required to reflect…
We were approached to design and build a new website by independent First Aid trainer Laurence Peacock. Initially this was a website re-design, however, after meeting with the client Skim realised elevating White Cross Training to the next level was required! This involved re-branding, a new website, adding an events & online booking system, online…
Hello lovely People, You know how they say time speeds up when you get older – well ‘they’ seem to be correct! What on earth happened to January.. it just whizzed by in a blur. I feel as if we’ve just been at our computers with only occassionlly coming up to the surface for air,…
Need a gorgeous, original, stylish, statement piece for your loved one and want to support a talented local independent jewellery maker? Yes, I’m sure you do. Skim have just built a funky little website that Tracy is adding her handmade products to daily, so have a goosey gander at her new website and follow Tracy…
Skim have recently established a firm link with this amazing lady – Eurielle – AKA Lauren Walker. She’s an english singer, songwriter, recording artist, performing artist and record producer – fairly busy then, as you can imagine! This hardworking talented artist approached us to collaborate on a variety of media elements for her: Eurielle Logo…
It’s that time of year when you really should get a service, no not you (!) – your Oil powered boiler and those AGA’s and Rayburns are brilliant, but if they break over Christmas then you will be sad and cold probably! So regular servicing is the recommendation – don’t ask Skim, we only took…
This lovely local charity, based in Torpoint not only CHAT to people, they provide essential support to lonely and bereaved community inhabitants with their funding, plus; food parcels, phone buddies, Citizens Advice Service, a walking group, book club, crafting club, luncheon clubs, bingo nights plus many other community well being projects. To find out more…
Need a property to safely gather friends and family? Would preferably like lots of lovely space and fresh air? Huge dining area to all sit comfortably around? An outdoor swimming pool? A wood fired hot tub? A Sauna? Games room? Huge TV screen to have a movie night? En-suite bathrooms? Off the beaten track but…
We are really proud to spread the word about an amazing charity organisation we work with Silver Stories. David and Lis Carney-Haworth (OBE) have put huge amounts of energy into this initiative and we support it 100% – Basically it’s all about connecting the generations. School children practice their reading skills to older people who…
Skim are excited to be involved with the lasted project from Inns Of Cornwall & Devon – Ocean View Bar & Dining, being developed by experienced hospitality entrepreneurs, Steve Bellman and John Milan. The new owners have invested serious time, energy and money to ensure that Ocean View Bar & Dining at The Dome on…
I’ve realised that the summer has now seemed to have disappeared (in Cornwall) – and couldn’t really remember having a sunny summer.. Then I just watched the Rame Yoga film (Skim’s first Yoga film) and my memory of a stunning sunny day was rekindled! It was hot, damn hot – for Rame Yoga instructor Jackie…
When talented composer client Guy Farley asked me to add the Super.Human – Tokyo 2020 Paralypic Games Trailer to his news page I did of course feel compelled to watch it, especially after the impressive previous ‘We’re the Superhumans’ of 2016. WOW – what an amazing creative piece of work. Well done to to the…
Morisetti – Informing Better Development Decisions – our client Lesley decided 2021 was the right time to refresh the company website and showcase some of the impressive portfolio of clients this specialist consultancy company work with in the attractions, leisure and entertainments sectors, throughout Europe. A really interesting and varied client list. Skim enjoyed the…
Farmer Torque is live! Having built up a large following on his YouTube channel and Instagram Page, Chris decided the time was right to pool his various interests together in one all-encompassing website. Enter Skim… We have brought together Chris’s engaging ‘ramblings’ around his 80 acre land in Exmoor and other glorious landscapes that are…
One of the most mesmerising things to watch is the shape of water as it meets the land. With our Mavic 2 Pro we have enjoyed capturing some wonderful sequences in different locations around Cornwall. We’ve edited this to an old peice of production music we wrote a few years ago for a friends film…
Andrew Sinclair Sculpture Commissions A real joy to see the impressive sculpture commissions of artist Andrew Sinclair under one website – he is definitely a master in this field, world renown in figurative and narrative realism – just take a look at his Gallery! So if you fancy commissioning a sculpture of yourself or a…
Experts in Textiles Natural, clean and eco-friendly. Holts Textiles have been in the business for 160 years – I feel as if we have been building websites for that long sometimes… Only joking, it’s Friday and we love what we do – always great range of different clients and businesses. If you need a bespoke…
Bringing Fresh Stone-baked Pizzas to your town… If you are lucky enough to live in Coates, Minety, Tetbury & Cirencester, you can order a tasty topped pizza from the online menu and pick it up on specific days and times. Sadly we are bit far away from Kitchen Garden Pizza locations 🙁 however building this…
During the past year many of our clients had to adapt and move their very social regular classes to online ones – Jackie’s yoga classes took this initiative. Rame Yoga classes are loved and attended by a loyal bunch of yogis, however having to adapt to Zoom and new technology was a challenge (for us…
The Fabulous friendly Finny – a great local proper Cornish pub with fine dining! This pub is one of our nearby favourites, so we added an extra spoonful of love to this website design and production! Erika and Neil love their pub, care about their locals and serve locally sourced delicious food, you can now…
Earlier in 2021 a client enquired about our drone capabilities at Skim, it is something we have mulled over, but not quite seemed like the right time. Dave is always keen to engage with new ‘tech toys’ and learn a new skill. Enter the DJI Drone Mavic 2 Pro into our lives and a steep…
Back in 2015 composer Alexandra Harwood asked Skim to design a simple portfolio website to showcase her music, we willing obliged. What I found intriguing was that fact that she promoted herself as Alex Harwood.. Basically there were (and probably still) are many more male music composers getting the big slices of the cake; Films,…
Dave Rowntree has been keeping busy during lockdown, really busy. Not only has he been ‘doing’ Podcasts – but in addition he has turned his clear, un-Blurred* attention towards composing Film and TV soundtracks. Take at look at his portfolio to date, this includes the futuristic Netflix series ‘The One’ and the 2019 hit film…
The Skim team cogitated long and hard about the style of imagery for Psychotherapist William Pullen’s new website design. Finding the right colour scheme and setting the tone with the selection of images are of course very important so that they gel with subject matter and content. Hopefully these elements then works smoothly alongside each…
I refer to our clients gripping, insightful dissection, I mean article, about the Prime Minister in The Guardian today – The Clown King: How Boris Johnson made it by playing the fool. We have just finished refreshing Ed Docx’s website to portray to you, the reader, all his many literary accomplishments – get reading!
What kind of punch? – a dynamic colour punch – brave, bold and beautiful – the website for talented composer Pedro Bromfman. Skim chose vibrant colours for Pedro’s website for various reasons, firstly he’s Brazilian and secondly his dynamic kick-ass music scores for films – the recent Robocop, Far Cry 6, the epic TV series…
Escape from it all at Hay Lake Farm – Situated only 10 minutes drive from the Tamar Bridge, however you are totally immersed into countryside with these two spacious holiday ‘couples’ cottages tucked away in Landrake. Skim manged to pop over (safely) and photograph The Bothy interior as it’s been recently renovated – Congratulations to…
Not sure about the ‘Mad dogs’ (hopefully not) – however the lovely owners at MD&VV certainly have a fine selection of Vintage Vans on offer. If you fancy a ‘getting away from it all’ holiday – back to basics and the joys of nature, campfires and group gatherings (what are these? – Covid/Lockdown reference).. then…
After working on Stephen Baysted’s website over the past couple of months my aural sensors have awoken to world of awesome music composed for video games – WOW! Whilst designing and adding content to this highly talented composer’s website, I was able to sample some of the music Stephen has created, – high octane games…
The Pets Rock team decided it was time to take stock of their animal collective business and re-align with a new website for 2021, which they kindly asked the Skim team to produce. It was great to gather all Kate and Mark’s achievements to date and place a firm seal of approval of the stylish,…
You should know me by now, I cannot resist a play on words.. ! London based client LeaseSolution has launched a new product – LS2X! Therefore, the ideal time for a re-design of their website in conjunction with the release of their new cloud based lease management system. Using film for the home page and…
Ruby Kean – NYC based artist and maker has created a style that is resolute and distinctive. Well known for her impressive intricate collage houses – Interior design, artist and maker Ruby has been busy creating a variety of glorious products – check them out here.. Always exciting to see what this NYC based creator…
Two Clicks away from supporting CASSPLUS Skim have just added a new Donate page to the CASSPLUS website. This amazing team works with vulnerable people in local communities across Devon and Cornwall, providing essential support in Magistrate’s Courts in Plymouth, Truro, Bodmin & Newton Abbot. CASSPLUS needs your support – if you are not able…
Landscaping by Design : The new Squared Earth Website Spending more time at home for some reason? Need to improve your outdoor space? Squared Earth have the design skills, vision and the manpower to transform whatever sized garden you may have. Skim were overjoyed, (literally) to have an excuse to leave the office (obviously this…
Paul K Joyce – Writing not Building Music composer of the theme tune to Bob the Builder (for which he was awarded an Ivor Novello) has now turned his attention to writing. His novel ‘After the Fall’ – the 2nd installment of ‘The Will of the People’ trilogy sounds intriguing – ‘It’s an Orwellian world…
Do you need information about how to access Food? It really astounds me that in 2020 there are still people who are starving, kids that go to school hungry and people of all ages and walks of life who find themselves literally ‘on the breadline’. Until the balance of wealth distribution is rectified (which seems…
Skim New Media have enjoyed their longstanding working relationship with the Cool Music team. We have also been fortunate to work on designs and production for several of their talented composers websites, check them out via our website portfolio page. Cool Music’s latest soundtracks and compositions to date include; Enola Holmes, David Attenborough and Black…
Edgcumbe Arms | Eat, drink & be merry (Safely) – Whilst you can! Do you fancy a night away – somewhere comfy, friendly with excellent views, plus glorious walks on your doorstep? Then look no further – head to the newly re-vamped Edgcumbe Arms, located next to Mount Edgcumbe Country Park by either car, bus…
Busy Book Writing During Lockdown During Lockdown you may have had time for a journey towards self-realisation… – or you may have stayed firmly under your duvet only venturing out for pizza and the occasional Joe Wicks 15 minute work out to rid yourself of guilt – (naming no names.!) Anyway Skim’s lovely client Christa…
Marketing Maestros Orbiting the World Fresh, Flash and Futuristic – welcome to the unification of the Orbital Partners. Making this marketing specialists website look stylish and professional, adhering to the client’s design style suggestions for a ‘Constructivist Art’ feel – an enjoyable challenge maintaining the alignment of the brand identity and main header illustrations. SkimDesignLogos…
Top 100 Directors – Who’s hot right now… Director Lewis Arnold worked on this project during lockdown – fairly impressive use of time I think – (I only managed to intersperse a few Joe Wicks workouts into my daily routine) – but then I suppose SKIM were fortunate enough not to be furloughed – unlike…
We’re obsessed with one thing, delivering growth… Fairly powerful Statement from the Business For Growth team. This company aim to help you sell more. If you want to sell, sell, sell, then have a look at their website. At the same time hopefully you will marvel at its visual appeal and slick operational workings –…
AG Accountancy Ltd Ridiculously hard-working, efficient and professional Angela Greenhough is a brilliant tax expert & accountant. Whatever size your business – employing Angela to provide expert tax advice is a wise decision, if you wish to steer your business towards achieving success! Although Angela has to put in some long hours we are pleased…
Managing Property and Inspiring Interiors Rose has a wonderful attention to detail which extends throughout all beautifully decorated Plymouth properties. Combine this artistic flare with dynamic management skills and you have a winning combination for a property investor. Basically Rose Warwick has all bases covered ! We photographed the interiors at Sussex Place several months…
Pills ‘n’ Thrills – (with no bellyaches) £100 OFF Whilst refreshing the True Rocks website this week I thought it would be remiss of me not share with you the awesome range of rocking products you need in your life now that we are allowed out and about again! Skim exclusive… TRUE ROCKS SECRET SUMMER…
The Inns of Cornwall & Devon group have always worked hard to provide the best food, drink, surroundings and excellent hospitality at all its establishments. Now it’s our turn to support our locals and help our Devon and Cornwall pubs, restaurants and hotels back on track after the several lockdown months. Everyone is welcome and…
Red Hot New Website For creatives and composers there is a general leaning towards monochromatic backgrounds for their websites. James William Blades has broken free from that mould and opted for a bold, brave option of red! JWB is a composer, producer and sound artist – if you have a spare 6 – 60 minutes…
Let us provide some fresh photographic features for your walls. SKIMSKIM have collected, collated and keyworded an initial collection of photographs which we eagerly hope will give great aesthetic pleasure to you, or your loved ones as a gift. Please take a look at these sumptuous seascapes and luscious landscapes that surround us, plus an…
Skim New Media have worked with numerous Holiday Cottages, Restaurants and Pub over the past 10+ years after returning to Cornwall to live and work. Covid-19 has been extremely challenging for all our clients, however none more so than the hospitality industry. Kernock Cottages were one of our first holiday Cottage website design and builds…
Schmick.tv – Full-Service – Portfolio Website “Photography is a love affair with life” (Burk Uzzle) Always a joy to work on the production of a website with such stunning visual content. The set task: Display an aesthetically pleasing method of displaying Schmick.tv’s portfolio of work. All other sections of the website require only minimal content,…
Extremely please to announce that the hard work and endeavours of Elisabeth and David Carney-Hay have been recognised by those at No.10 ! Boris sent a personal letter of praise for their creation of ‘Silver Stories’ “So I am delighted to recognise you as the UK’s 1392nd and 1393rd Points of Light and I wish…
The Blog of a Creative Fueled with a fantastic range of visual creative delights Christian Banfield’s Blog page is a delight to delve into at any time of day. In fact, his blog is one of those pages you go to to enjoy a ‘slice of life’ as experienced by a well travelled, highly professional,…
Debbie Does : Fashion, Beauty & Celebrities – Debbie Storey has been intending to update her website for several years now, but was always too busy! Due to the Covid-19 crisis her normal work schedule as a Make-up artists/Stylists has been put on pause. Finding the positives from this situation Debbie has finally had time…
“Welcome to his world of music” – Robert A. Guerrier When composer Robert A. Guerrier contacted us from Virginia, USA we were honoured that he’d even consider us (over the pond) to design and produce a new website for his huge range of music compositions and portfolio of works. This project was a joy – …
My Wish (for the NHS)’ 2020 One of our clients Giles Ward has done a lovely thing – he has painted a gorgeous “Little Fish” painting – for you to own if you are the highest bidder – ALL proceeds will go to the NHS! This little fish painting, ‘My Wish (for the NHS)’, was…
Silver Stories – Communicating Across the Generations This wonderful idea has been created by David and his wife Elisabeth Carney-Haworth OBE. The dedicated duo created Silver Stories in 2015 when they realised how detached and lonely the elderly people felt in their community and how separated some of them felt from the younger generation. This…
Skim office isolation – Business as usual Dave and I feel very fortunate, as for us our work lives during Covid-19 lock down has made only a minor difference to our daytime routines. It’s actually been busy at Skim – sorting out lots of lovely clients website updates and discussing with them how they can…
Five ‘Floatle’ Designs from Leisure Works The Leisure Works team in Cornwall have been working really hard to product quality, durable floats, for more fun in the swimming pools and they have succeeded creating The Floatle ! Leisure Works have released Five funky animal designs for summer 2020 – The Monkey, Hippo, Lobster, Penguin and…
Skim congratulates the Saltash Physio team on their expansion to Liskeard – stretching to further parts of Cornwall now, – treating new patients with their expert care! The ‘Physio Clinic’ opens TODAY – Friday 6th March 2020 in Liskeard at the Well Being Centre every Friday from 8am-5pm. So head down there and let them…
Award Winning Music Composer Steven Price – Website Design and Production With an impressive portfolio of work under his belt providing a suitably visually strong website for Steven Price was a necessity. Skim’s aim was to use edits from his film work as a visual background – whilst focusing on the soundtrack in the foreground.…
Tasty Tuesday! Cheer up your week by answering a simple question and giving yourself the chance to win a hamper of Devon delights! The generous Midfields Granola team are keen for you to try some of their tasty handmade granola – so give it a go! (- Spread the word to tell all your friends…
A Career in Transport and Mobility Haven’t you ever wanted to buy an ambulance? You are obviously not middle-aged and planning to escape your normal life in a converted van, with aspirations of exploring exciting new locations in your dream-machine! OK, so that might not be everyone’s dream, however one other use for these enduring…
…Yes we certainly do at Skim – Not only was our client Arbor Ales extremely cooperative and positive to work with they kindly sent us a fine selection of their tasty ales! An unexpected generous surprise – helping us to really get to know the brand inside and out! Skim launched the new website for…
Interior Photography – Location – Sussex Place, Plymouth Looking for a stylish, ultra-comfortable central holiday apartment to stay in which has sumptuous soft-furnishings and aesthetically pleasing decor, with all mod-cons? Then look no further! What an absolute pleasure it was to photograph these four Plymouth spacious properties. Click to view a sample of our photoshoot…
Annestown House – Website Design, production, photography, copyrighting & Logo This project was the whole shabang! Dave and I popped over to Cork, hired a car and drove to our coastal location to take photos of Annestown house and surrounding areas, what an amazing place! It really felt like an ‘escape to the country‘ –…
Good things come to those who wait… Talented music composer Julie Cooper approached us in 2017 to produce a new website for her – we designed and built, however for various reasons we did not get to press the GO LIVE button. Fast forward 2 years and I can proudly announce the Julie Cooper Music…
Sarah Warne is an exciting fresh talent on the music composing scene and has provided the soundtrack to the likes of Humans, Dark Mon£y and some gritty BBC 2 and Channel 4 documentaries so far. Working remotely with Sarah was smooth and hopefully the results are a slick representation of her work to date. Listen…
Website Design and build for LA Music Composer & Producer Raney Shockne I’m going to name drop a few artists music composer Raney Shockne has written and produced songs for: Pitbull, Giorgio Moroder, Britney Spears, Foxes, Matthew Koma and has scored over 30 films and 100 television shows. Currently, Shockne is collaborating with 3-time Academy…
The Skim team currently find themselves in the fortunate position of working alongside the multi-talented Giles Ward. He already has 20 years experience as Creative director and co-founder of Chalk and Ward, with the addition of writing a few books in his spare time and enjoying dabbling in fine art. I say dabbling, Giles doesn’t…
Artist Ruby Kean approached Skim with a design she wanted for her website and we happily obliged! The joy of working with an artist is that they usually know how they want their work to look, our challenge to make this work on a fully functioning website! Ruby’s amazing detailed collages are unique and therefore…
Cornwall based company Resilience Communications were one of our first local clients when we moved to Cornwall, meaning we have worked alongside them for over a decade! I am happy to report that over this period their dedicated team have been on an upward curve and are now the proud recipients of 2 Queens awards…
Skim Congratulates POTY Winner 2019 Great news and huge congratulations to worthy winner, Stuart Petch for his amazing image of a Sparrowhawk’s fine feathers. Chris Packham announced his image as a worthy winner – alongside other stunning images of birds for the 2019 Bird Photographer of the Year – amazing feathered creatures. Be inspired! –…
“Pleasure is your birthright” …What a fantastic strapline to encapsulate what Becky Price – aka the creator of Conscious Bliss – and a qualified Shiatsu practitioner, Sexological bodyworker and certified Somatic Sex Educator is all about! We at Skim hope the visual aspects of this website evoke warm and positive emotions, complimenting this highly interesting…
Love Ireland – not Love Island! You’ve probably been so busy (like us at Skim) that you haven’t noticed I’ve not managed to blog anything for about a month! (I am sure you have been up worrying what has happened to us :)) Mostly we have been glued to our desks, however, we did seize…
Awake • Heal • Transform A powerful positive statement from the empowered, wonderful woman at the forefront of Sound Heals. Katherine Collinge is on a mission – to heal, transform and tune you into your body’s ‘orchestra’. Skim were more than haapy to spread the word about this intriguing method of healing – Entrainment –…
Swishd – A new eco-friendly idea People power is what we are talking about. You need your package picked up and delivered – Swishd tell their collective and the nearest willing and able bodies person collects and delivers. All routes lead to less emissions, less fuel and less congestion in the cities. Get on board.
Pave the Path of your Desires… What a journey Skim has been on – nurturing, designing and developing the Imagination Spa website closely with our client – we’ve been exploring many incarnations of this final creation over the past six months. We are really proud of the final look and feel – so Join the…
WHO are Blacklight, WHERE are Blacklight, WHAT are Blacklight, Why are Blacklight..? All questions that can be answered if you visit their shiny new website. Skim New Media designed and produced the website, centred around the empowered photographic talents of Christian@ Schmick.tv – capturing the essence of the Blacklight Advisory workplace and personnel.
Fancy a slice of the action? – The Art of Functional Food book The countdown has begun and we are on a mission, a food mission (the best kind, apart from gin perhaps). We are giving you this heads up about a glorious new book Skim will be photographing and designing, – The Art of…
Retreat to a spa in Spain – or build a website… It’s just started raining again here in Cornwall so looking through the Imagination Spa Retreat website immediately warms your soul and transports you to the Spanish retreat location – sadly not flown out there to take the photographs… delve in and plan your reward…
March work at Skim New Media Certainly for us at Skim – March has stormed in like a lion, with the first day of spring bringing with it a flood of interesting work from Spa retreats, ceramics, & architects – (completed) to a Devon based hotel, landscape designers, consultants and a sound therapist (in progress).…
We took a challenge in February to get out and experiment with our camera to pull a collection of 28 photos to represent what we were doing personally during the month. The idea was to use different lenses, conditions and subjects and improve our skills generally. We had glorious weather for the most part which…
Valentines day is all done and dusted for another year – but learning about yourself and how heart and head connect could improve your own happiness and your relationships! We’ve just uploaded these polished new films – created by talented Schmick.tv for the glorious Shakti Tantra team, so delve in and explore…
28 days – 28 Photographs Skim are working continuously on client work (we have to pay bills!) but we love to stretch ourselves artistically and technically. Dave thrives on a project – so this month we are challenging ourselves to take a different photograph every day in February – using various lenses, subjects and locations.…
CassPLUS – The Movie Ok – so it’s more of a short promotional film for an amazing charity based in the South West rather than a ‘movie’! However, the work and support CASS+ provides is invaluable. They approached Skim to take on the challenge of 1 day of filming interviews with employees, trainee volunteers &…
Happy New Year all you lovely friends, clients, countrymen and city girls – lend me your eyes! (that sounded less sinister in my head) – OK – back on track we have built a shiny new website just for you – Well it was about time I know… We hope it shows you in a…
Composer James William Blades required a portfolio website A.S.A.P – something that he could easily add his new soundscapes, installations and other commercial audio project to. Happy to oblige James – onward and upwards in 2019. Check out the Portfolio page and run your mouse over each project – hmm.. nice.
If you need a semi-low loader trailer look no further as STG can supply one! For this job we created a custom plug-in for the website which allows the customer live trailer availability – wow, I hear you say, well yes pretty useful if you want a flat bed trailer to transport your specialist item…
Food Plymouth are an all action – always on the go – extremely busy organisation – with lots of important things to say and do about FOOD! – one of my favourite topics! It is an honour to be involved with this focused group of people on a mission to promote increase local Sustainable Food…
What a wonderful way to work – with lots of happy pregnant mothers-to-be! A clean, pure and simple website with lots of white calm space – no stress, as you would hope with a lovely yoga client! What ever you do keep breathing and STAY CALM!
Five fabulous properties in a fantastic location! After looking at these lovely properties whilst building this website I want to stay there more and more! Avon Farm Estates holiday cottages look amazing, have loads of rural space to enjoy, free eggs, happy farm animals around, close to both Bath and Bristol – plus all have…
Working with Christa Mackinnon on the design, build and functionality requirements for her website was certainly a positive experience – an added bonus to meet our client in person! We work in this online world, which does mean we don’t always (often) have a chance to meet the people we work for.. so this was…
Skim film of a portrait Our mission: Make an introductory film for the immensely talented portrait artist Rupert Alexander. The piece in question, an impressively large family portrait, on loan from the owner, for a short period of time, so the pressure (and heat) were on! Working with Rupert we hoped to produce a short…
Taking photographs and making films is a creative outlet we love to explore at Skim New Media. Time consuming, all consuming, but always enjoyable. If you have a band and want us to film it our new Nikon has amazing capabilities – even at really low level lighting. Watch The Morzim in action >>>
A is for Architecture Skim loved photographing our client architect Chris Munson’s most recent properties he has been involved with, certainly an interesting range! This job involved carefully planning to keep in within the timings as they were dotted in various South East Cornwall locations – sweaty work, but definitely enjoyed two days out of…
Always interesting to work on a project which is about sustainability and reducing carbon emissions – so being asked to work with the well established, wonderfully talented Chalk Ward team was exciting. Company CleanEarth are striving to develop and invest in sustainable technology – we all need to engage and understand this more so find…
Aaron Jaffe is super talented, award winning music composer who resides in NYC. It would have been great to pop over to the big apple to meet him in person, but sadly skype and email are sufficient apparently… Take some time out to have look and listen and spread the word about our USA buddy.
So Skim & family had lots of fun at the weekend – filming local band ‘The Morzim’ – just working on the mix down of the sound and the final edit, then if you are interested we will show you next week.. Here are some stills from the gig, we are certainly up for more…
This is not a demand – just a request! One of our amazing music composers Alex Harwood has recently released the soundtrack to new movie – ‘The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Society’ (phew that rolls of the tongue!) If you need a moment of calm and loveliness in your day take a listen. (Plus…
Marazion is a marvellous location with views of St Michael’s Mount and sandy surrounding beaches. Have I sold it in yet? Skim have just updated the website design and functionality for this historic hotel and look forward to heading down to photograph the newly refurbished interior very soon.. !
Independently owned business The Old Bakery offers the warmest welcome to photographers & web designers as well as its usual clientele staying in their friendly, wonderfully located hotel, in the historic town of Kenilworth. Skim merrily met with the Old Bakery team and greatly enjoyed photographing the rooms, bar, food and customers. Great to have…
The most challenging aspect of this website job – continually try to spell the word buoyant correctly! Our brief, to produce a sleek, self-explanatory website that explains what Buoyant Works do and provide. Hopefully job done.
Not only has this prolific painter found his way into the high street at Whistlefish Galleries, but talented Devon based artist Giles Ward has now dressed the walls of the South Sands Hotel and Restaurant, with latest fish inspired collection in sunny Salcombe. Skim thought it would be shellfish not to tell you all about…
Just to let you know not only have we had to deal with the excessive amounts of companies asking us to opt in or out of their mailing list, but we’ve also had to write, design and send numerous ones out for clients – double fun. However the positive side is that GDPR should mean…
Always pleasing to see a local company that we’ve worked with for many years receiving recognition for their hard work. Cornish electronics company Resilience Communications have won two Queens Awards for Enterprise – sterling effort! We hope Skim’s photography and website design helped to clearly convey and promote their product.
As I am ‘on the list’ with these fine people I was fortunate enough to receive a heads up on their latest limited edition Camo Collection – I like to share.. https://chronicallymotivated.com/product/limited-edition-camo-collection/
The Plastic Oceanic team are taking action to create a positive impact on ocean plastics by 1) cleaning up and clearing non-recylable plastic from the ocean around Cornwall; 2) creating handmade, gorgeous products; 3) donating a share of profits to help fund bigger clear up projects, for example SAS. It was great to visualise and…
Just before Easter we launched the newly designed Midfields Granola website – so have a look at it’s shiny, lovely freshness! Independent granola ‘home-bakers’ and creators Sharon and Brian are dedicated and hardworking, so Skim pulled out all the stops to produce a series of images of their ever-growing range of gourmet granola. Photoshoot day…
Hi there, I am always blithering on about what we’ve been up to at Skim New Media, but for this blog post I need a response… All I need to know is if you if you like granola? and if so which brand and why? Do you think it is healthy and what would you…
So hot right now… Flamingos are not only ‘on trend’ at the moment (along with watermelons, pandas and pineapples apparently) – this trio of film talents seem to have come up with my ideal job! Creating wonderfully sumptuous films of luxury hotels and exotic travel locations. I would say a pleasure to design Flamingo Pictures…
Christopher Slaski is a composer of great versatility and ever growing credits. Dividing his time and composition talents between film scores, short films and adverts, he is globally renowned – just having been voted ‘Best Young European Film Composer’ by the Australian Film Academy. Skim merrily worked up a new logo for Christopher – designed…
Crystal Clear that is…! Always a pleasure to assist this hard-working Cornwall based couple, who Skim have worked with over the past few years. Their dedication, effort and ambition have grown this Cornwall Window Cleaning Company from a small business to a successful force and fleet to be reckoned with! Skim photographed the team in…
String Quartet Spring Clean This group of talented ladies have been rocking some serious venues with their wide repertoire and can boast working on Downton Abbey, Harry Potter and the X Factor… Skim has less ‘name-dropperable’ clients to date – but all our clients are worthy of 100% design love. The Marten String Quartet already…
Tim Shaw spotted a business card we had designed for another company and tracked us down, simple to design a card for his new show What Remains. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising – it’s how our multi-media business continues and results with us working on such a wide variety of jobs.…
Great to get our hands on both branding ID and new website design work for this interesting and forward thinking business. Developing a new logo for Improv Initiative was a fun task to undertake and develop alongside the new website design. I believe every business and its employees would benefit from this positive injection, check…
‘To work one’s butt off‘ – slang expression – to work very hard or to excess. Skim did put in some serious hours of design time, content adding and love of course to Ed’s website design and build, but I think it is Ed himself who seems to work his ‘Butt’ off. A prolific and…
Wow – A fairly deep question for this time of day I know. But after working with the charismatic Clara Apollo, you kind of want to find out more and be involved with her Conscious Living Events. Skim are working with Clara on re-branding, website design update and future involvement with her various other projects!
Thankfully we have all splashed through January! At Skim it whizzed past in a wet blur – meeting new clients, potential collaborations, plus existing clients coming out from hibernation! We did manage to make 4 websites live though, so not too shabby… Now January is done we can all move on to happy, healthy and…
Need to find a Football fan a gift fast?.. Look no further.. Skim merrily whipped up this Historic Football Books website with all the added extras!. Personalised presents show you care, you just have to know which team they support…
Skim have updated the Jo Sawmills film and website! Great company, fab day out filming. Support local businesses and source your timber responsibly! Also if you have a spare 1.15 minutes and need to watch an amusing classic about the joys of wood >> The Ren and Stimpy Show.
Whilst meeting with Amanda from Woodland Aromatherapy you start feeling calmer and in a more relaxed state of mind. Fortunately we hyped ourselves back into action and built this lovely lady an efficient, easy to use website which she can update & maintain – breathe in.. and breathe out…now check out the website and book…
What a pleasure it was last week photographing & filming the interior and surrounding area at Walney House – a fantastic location with a stunning ever changing vista to inspire and enjoy whatever the weather! We hope the newly updated website truly reflects the look and feel.
We have just re-designed the CASS+ website. You may have not heard about what CASS+ do yet but you really should. Hopefully you will never require their services. However for those who do, the experience, guidance and support of this charity is life changing. Dave and I had the privilege to meet the CASS+ team,…
Revving up and ready for action after our Skim west coast USA road trip – what a beautiful huge country it is with inspirational landscapes and amazingly friendly people, (who mostly thought we were Australian!). Our focal point was the Solar eclipse, location >> Madras, Oregon – A cosmic, humbling experience, We are now full…
Lucy Parham has an extensive biography and impressive list of celebrity collaborators! A pleasure to work with this talented lady and provide her with a new platform to showcase her amazing repertoire…
What a chore having to hack towards the end of Cornwall to visit the Old Inn at Mullion – NOT ! It’s such a glorious Cornish coastline, which I’d never been to, so after several sweaty hours of photography I felt justified strolling down to Mullion Cove, devouring an ice-cream and absorbing the view. You…
Angela’s work is all about Maths and Tax – as she is a highly efficient accountant and bookkeeper! Raising her levels of experience deserved a reward, the grand design and aesthically pleasing new work space. Skim aimed to enhance this new impressive level, photographing the new building, adorable Milly & Myrtle (canine companions) and the…
Chronically Motivated partners Zoey and Conor stayed local for their coastal lifestyle photoshoot, we then graded those photos, and matched product shots we took at Skim to fit with the website design! Great to work with this focused fit and positive minded duo – check out their initial range of quality active wear for men…
New owners, new photography and new website! New Owners Debbie and James have worked hard to refresh and improved the four Treworgey Manor holiday cottages. I can highly recommend this time of year to escape to Cornwall, it is glorious. Please take a look at the photographs and let us know what you think.
No we are not being all futuristic, or talking about how many employees Facebook has recently hired.. Skim has Just recorded job number 3000 ! So we thought it would be a good time to thank past and present clients and friends for allowing us to design stuff for them for so long, we are…
What a fantastic time of year May it is to be in Cornwall, especially if you are fortunate enough to stay at Walney Cottage in Kingsand, – your view out to sea could be like this.. Tranquil and calm on the day I visited and took new photos for the website, but every day promises…
Really excited about working with a young, hard working, ambitious duo, – the founders of Chronically Motivated. Zoey and Conor have been building interest in their nutrition & training advice and are now moving into designing and selling fitness apparel. Skim are giving this Cornwall based couple 100% effort and support, – designing, building and…
The ever ready battery that is Lorne Balfe continues to expand his repertoire of film scores, – this year alone composing music for: Batman Lego Movie, Ghost in the Shell, Churchill and the epic Geostorm set for release later in the year. We are kept busy updating the Fragmented website with all Lorne news (but…
Stay at Walney Cottage in Kingsand and take in glorious views of the sea, or for those wanting a more exciting experience – get your swimsuit on (whatever time of year! ) and stride into the sea. Promoted as ‘life affirming’ by owner Kate and all who swim with her, wild swimming is the way…
Multi award winning music publishers kindly requested Skim (again) to re-design and re-skin their existing website. Rebranded and refreshed the new Du Vinage website returns ready for action.
We have just launched Alex Harwood’s new website. In 2014 Skim created a fairly low-key website for Alex. Since then this prolific, talented composer has been notching up numerous new credits for TV, film and animation – Listen to tracks from her most recent programme: ‘Growing up Wild’ shown on Disney Nature and now Netflix.
Hello gorgeous (generous with your time) Skim clients – hope you are all happy, healthy and full of the joys of spring? Can you tell from my tone that I want something from you? If we have ever done some design, print, website or photography work from you and you have the time and inclination…
OK, I admit my local colloquialisms could do with some improvement. But if you are looking to improve your insurance look no further! Local, reliable and specialist insurers for all things Rural – PSP are your ‘go to’ people. Oh yes and they now have a lovely new website thanks to Skim.
I don’t know what lies underneath us, but I now a man who does – Spencer Newson is a highly motivated, hardworking one man operation covering all your Utility Surveying needs! If you don’t know what this is then go and find out at his Newscan Surveys website. Skim’s first website design and build 2017!
Woodside Holiday Lets website is now live and direct, huge congratulations to Claire and family for all their efforts making it ready in time for their first guests. Great reviews already – let’s hope our website works well in attracting lots of lovely guests to their spacious, sumptuous new luxury cottages: Chestnut, Fir, Beech and…
Shakti Tantra founders Hilly and Sue look happy – this is not only because they have found inner joy, they are also very excited about the launch of the new Shakti Tantra website which Skim designed and built under creative partnership with the London based art director and photography/film maker Christian Banfield (@schmick.tv) on this…
Time to take up practising yoga… If you have had a turbulent week and feel that world is in a strange and scary place, look to yoga. Open up to ways of finding clarity, relaxed sensitivity and a deep flowing awareness on all levels.. Sounds good to me. I hope Skim’s new website for John…
Here at Skim we get a lot from the environment we live and work in. It’s fundamental to our well-being, inspires us and influences everything we do. It’s often that we conjure our ideas and thoughts in many different places… in the office, exploring the woods or crunching along the rugged coastline. We wanted to…
See James’ Skeet shooting Success (and his shiny new website!) It’s been a fairly epic year so far for the South West’s Skeet shooter, James Rounsevell. Dedicated to the sport and proving himself fairly handy in competitions, we are proud to support and present his list of achievements on his new Skim designed website. To…
How many people over 40 years of age haven’t thought about a little tightening of the skin, a smoothing of their facial lines and a fill of those wrinkles? With the help of sound, professional advice at the Wellswood Clinics you can make that important decision. Wellswood Clinics also provide Travel vaccinations, immunisations, blood tests…
Well done Claire and her hard working team for putting in a sterling effort to be ready for the first guests at Woodside Holiday Lets, the holiday homes look A-M-A-Z-I-NG! I really hope our photographs do the property justice. Website in production now…
Aspiring to dizzy new heights of construction projects London based company Aspire Building Solutions now have a slick new website to showcase their most recent projects. Check them out for any building refurbishments, renovations and rebuilds.
“Yes I can” (well not me personally, I’m talking about talented composer Guy Farley) Hugely impressed with the superhuman effort made making the promotional Paralympics trailer for Rio 2016, ‘Yes I can’ wonderfully filmed and edited, then discovered that our client Guy Farley had composed the music for it – added to his new official…
Thanks to local company Crab Stitch at Torpoint for supplying the year 6 children with 32 t-shirts all requiring different colours, sizes and styles – all perfect, well done Paul you are an absolute star. Speak to Paul at Crab Stitch Embroidery for all your one off items, workwear motifs, branding specific items even a…
Churchwood Valley provides an oasis of lush green countryside and a coastal holiday location, it really is a breath of fresh air! Back to basics with wooden cabins situated in the South Devon coast just a short walk from Wembury beach. Updating this website has reminded me how glorious this conservation area is, so if you…
We all need a little support at sometime… I can concur wholeheartedly with this statement, as life can certainly throw some challenges at us. At Cascade Therapy, (based in Birmingham, UK) there is friendly, experienced Psychotherapy, Counselling and coaching close at hand. Ready to spring into therapeutic action for all those who require assistance, whatever…
Our challenge: to try to coordinate a photoshoot at Broomhill Manor (# luxury self-catering holiday properties) in Bude, aligning the weather with the properties being vacant. So we headed to the north coast of Cornwall and photographed Broomhill in full blossom glory – in-between the hail storms… Do you like their cute new bunk-beds?
Scoring over 40 films we at Skim have been impressed by this composers prolific musical career so far – I feel very underachieving! We have tried to produce an impressive backdrop for you to explore the the works at the new OFFICIAL Guy Farley website.
Personalised pet bandana I hope you have one of these for you beloved pet, if not why not? – they are the latest must have, on trend, accessory – see Lola rockin’ hers at the Crab Stitch Embroidery website we’ve just launched. (other printed items are available)… Support local businesses!
We have recently been involved with designing and building a website for a man called Torn who runs the Bunong Elephant Project in Cambodia, it was certainly a joy looking at film and images of these majestic creatures and learning more about eco-tourism. The local people in these countries are working hard to protect the…
Being in the design business we do like to have in depth discussions about shades of colours whilst stroking our beards, guzzling large quantities of monsoon malabar and listening to the morning delights of Lauren Laverne. So the latest is Vantablack – the new black and darkest of them all (sounds like new Harry Potter…
Have you been to a Crocadon event yet – If not you are missing out as they have some excellent events every month tempting you with sumptuous local produce, mind, body and spirit fairs, impressive craft and antique markets, all set in a relaxed haven just 15 mins inside Cornwall near St. Mellion. Obviously there…
Everyone needs to add a bit of spice to their lives I think, but more importantly is the day to day intake of real & healthy food, so thankfully Jane Hutton – aka ‘The Functional Foodie’ has created a hub for all her recipe ideas and well being courses on a whole range of subjects.…
I have been seriously slack on the blog front, how do you all find time to work and blog post your achievements, interesting client meetings and up and coming events I need to be a caffeine crazed octopus to competently cover all aspects of work and life and the moment! However it is a good…
A complex project for Skim New Media as our London clients Teacher Stern cover many aspects of law and have a large team to consider, so it was important that all t’s were crossed and i’s were dotted, so to speak. We wanted to provide to the visitors with a sense of their location &…
Why the 8 reference? Well I have just realised that 2016 will be our 8th year in our Skim Office in Cornwall, how time flies… Dave and I are really excited about new projects emerging so far this year ranging from websites for a music composer, business alignment company, embroiderer, holiday cottage owner, global taxi…
With artists and photographers our job when building a website is quite simple – draw attention to the Artists work. For showcasing John Hobbs’s creative expressions his brief was minimal navigation and surroundings, focusing on the pieces. Love to know if you like them – my top three: Stalactites, Eagle & Ink Blots – yours…?
Working with Tutor Helen Jonas has been a joy, not only was she receptive to our colourful design ideas for her website (reinforcing ‘Tutoring is fun’ statement) – she also surprised us with homemade cakes for every meeting. Most impressive though is Helen’s sunny disposition and willingness to learn herself! The result, a website build…
The True Rocks team have been on a rollercoster wave of excitement and activity this year – celebrities have been adorning their pendants and I’ve just added a whole new selection of sumptuous jewellery items. Take a sneaky peek and put your favourites (mine two are the pineapples & artist Rachael Howard’s limited edition Humble…
We are heads down at the moment in the office – all good, but no time for blogs about skim projects.. However I do have time for bugs – just found a few macro shots I took of ‘Ralf’ – the Lesser Stag Beetle – cute furry feelers.. back to work now honest Dave!
Just been sent an image of our local client Resilience Communications at the DSEI (that’s The World Leading Defence and Security Event) Our challenge was to provide show off the latest Resilience innovations – which could then be projected on screens at this event in London. The products arrived on Friday morning, along with the…
It was time for a change. Ed Docx has expanded his literary talents to more than writing fictional novels (just completed book four). In addition Ed writes non-fiction journalistic pieces in both The Guardian and Prospect Magazine. So today is an exciting day – Ed has not only written an extremely interesting article entitled Tiger…
Our second Gary is of equal measure in importance with his shiny new business : Big Rib Charters – he does what is says on the can >> Charters his big rib (fun fast speedboat in layman’s terms) for entertainment use around Cornwall’s stunning coastline. Gary Morozow recently delivered a Bride & Groom on their…
It’s not every week you do design work for 2 Gary’s and it too such polar opposite fields of work, I guess that’s why I still enjoy working at Skim New Media.. Gary Yershon is an experienced music composer who has a career spanning 4 decades and an amazing body of varied work in Theatre,…
Well done Dave – the final edit of our ‘day in the life of Looe, on Looe Lugger Festival weekend’ – Time lapse film completed! Thanks to our fantastic clients Steve and Etty at the Sail Loft Studio for their local knowledge, filming assistance and fish and chips!
The Chagford Inn new website is now ready for you to sample. Delectable Devon Dexter beef is a must, although all the food looks stunning and known to be of a high standard from chef Russell Hamby. Just need to find an excuse to head up this way for a long lunch – anyone care…
Locations South West is all about finding amazing, interesting and unique places for films, TV, photo shoots and anything else film based – what a great job! If you live in an incredible, quirky living space, or house with a stunning view contact LSW! So all you budding film makers, and those who are just…
Two weeks ago we were fortunate enough to be invited to the ‘Sleeps 10’ self-catering holiday cottage in Broadwoodkelly – where? – North Devon.. The 17th century property retains a great deal of original charm – hopefully portrayed in our photo shoot. New photos supplied to client & to be added to the Colehouse Farm…
Had a surprise phone call from locally based Cornish Tea owner Duncan Bond – needing a some perky packshot images of some of his stand out branded products – we obliged ! Great to work with local people on great products and support their business design, photography needs.
Well done to Ruth and Phil Hughes who this year have completed and tastefully furnished their additional luxury 4 star holiday cottages (Tregantle, Rame and Whitsand) to an impressively high standard! The Moor2Sea complex was a pleasure to photograph – I didn’t manage to snap the albino pheasant – but Hammond, May and Clarkson were…
Visit England have just announced their 2015 Awards and we are proud to announce that it was a Podium placement for Pandora Congratulations to the Pandora Inn for picking up a Bronze award for Tourism Pub of the Year – in the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015 Ceremony. A great deal of love and…
Steve and Etty run a tight ship at the Sail Loft Studio – it’s a charming holiday property to escape to for a romantic weekend or longer stay by the sea in Looe. We have just updated their website and are looking now forward to making a film about this lovely lively Cornish location and…
Skim offices are located less than 10 minutes from our local St Germans Community Shop and Post office. This not-for-profit organisation have given £10,500 via grants to local good causes in the past 5 years and therefore its employees and volunteers should be commended, recommended and supported! Hopefully we have provided a cheerful, easy to…
We have been blessed this week with glorious weather in Cornwall and thus given with the perfect opportunity to venture out of Skim HQ and take some interior and exteriors of the glorious newly built Moor2Sea holiday cottages complex in nearby Tideford. Many thanks to Ruth Hughes for providing all we needed for the photoshoot…
You could say Jack of all trades… but we’d like to think of it more as ‘variety is the spice of life’! Jack Dunning AKA Untold asked if we could create a collection of visuals for his hour long set at Convergence this year – we were happy to oblige.
My passion for a play on words continues… but as my early childhood days were mainly spent riding around on my second hand ‘Chopper’ push bike, climbing trees with my imaginary friends, or watching Television – The name HART spun me into an 1980s flashback! . When I was hitting double digits ‘Hart to Hart…
Fragmented Music have some impressive composers on their books – the prolific Lorne Balfe for one. If you are creating any movie blockbusters, films, TV programmes or commercials then come have listen to all the featured artists work. We love working with music so we have now experienced most issues associated with sound files! …
… 2015 with an impressive re-design of their website showcasing amazing new wizzy bits (functionality) – aerial photography (man with a long pole), awards coming out their ears, (not literally), sumptuous images of all the luxury cottages and local attractions (by Skim & others).Plus now Kernock Cottages are going to blow their local competitors ‘out…
Paul Joyce has led varied life and his music reflects that. His diverse range of soundtracks and lustrous themes span from the spine-tingling Snow Queen to catchy “Can we fix it” – Bob the Builder tune, for which he won the Ivor Novello Award in 2000. Have a listen to what he’s up to now…
Do you need to recover, retreat, reboot your mind, body and spirit? Cleanse yourself at Nourish Retreats in the gorgeous house and grounds at Sharpham in Devon. Treat yourself to some ‘you time’, yoga sessions and delicious food. Rebuilding you from the inside out – The girls at are on a mission to nourish and…
Possibly one of the worst straplines, but hey give me a break it’s been a busy week! This website was a joy to work on as the photography dominates full screen and the text is clean and simple. Love working with talented photographer & artist Mark Polyblank – making cotton manufacturing look stylish and sumptuous!…
Once we all finish work and get some time off for Christmas we will mainly be focusing on Eating, sleeping, (raving – I wish) drinking (I might indulge in a glass..) and then repeating! So the newly refurbished Norway Inn ( not located in Norway) but Truro, Cornwall – so probably far less expensive to…
Treat your canine friend with the perfect pooch present – a handmade leather collar with matching lead, designed by you his/her adoring owner! Leading Puppy has just launched its website with an extensive range of luxury designer styles and add-ons. Which is your favourite combination? lead the way >>> www.leadingpuppy.com
Join Felicity and Jonney Hawkey for some delicious food from locally sourced ingredients, traditional ales – Doom (other alcoholic beverages are available) plus friendly banter at the bar. They are perfectly situated near the North Coast of Cornwall, so if you wish to relax, (drink more ales) and explore the surroundings the next day simply…
People are passionate about the Pandora Inn. Whether it’s due it’s picturesque location in Mylor, Cornwall – or the fact the pub is brimming with character and history, it seems to deliver on all fronts – using fresh, local produce, great ales & the infamous Cornish Rattler cider plus a friendly welcome all seem to…
Skim have just completed the first website for the Chamber Orchestra Of London. London’s finest commercial session orchestra is behind hundreds of film, television and games scores including Nicholas Hooper’s magical scores for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and the Half Blood Prince; not forgetting Jan A.P. Kazcmarek’s Oscar winning score to…
Music was our first love and so we could not resist dipping back in to this medium. Have a listen to the No Mean Feet short samples there will certainly more to follow… If you have a future or exisitng project that could be enhanced with a soundrack feel free to contact us at Skim…
Skim’s sister company, APL, is a photo archive dating back over 40 years. The Adams Picture Library Collection is a unique photo library with a wide collection of thousands of images across all subjects. We have a particularly original selection of retro and kitsch fashion images dating back over several decades as well as new contemporary…