If company had asked you to paint their new offices with a bunch of murals and offered to pay you a few thousand dollars or the equivalent in company shares, you would probably have gone for the cash, right? Well that’s what I thought until I found out that the company behind this was Facebook! [...]
When Santa hit the streets of Harrogate last Christmas to collect charity donations, he took 3 ‘stooges’ with him to help conceal his true identity. But which one is the real Santa? Win champagne! To enter and be in with a chance of winning a magnum of champagne, just visit the Mixd Facebook page and [...]
Christmas Eve 2008 There I was, traipsing around a bland town centre, with arms full of bags blowing in the wind, a light shower to add to my woes and a bag of roasted chestnuts that resembled charcoal… all whilst a Peruvian pan pipe band played ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’… repeatedly. Mid-December 2011 [...]
I know many of you will be disappointed having read Phil’s post about commuting, not to see him in Lycra… so here you go!
Happy 1st November everyone! Whilst driving to work this morning I was thinking how lucky I am to have the commute that I have to Harrogate. I am sure that I am not alone to say that I have had my fair share of long, dull and tedious commutes. Perhaps the longest of which was [...]
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all the support and the money raised from the 100 mile South Downs Way ‘bike ride’ that I took part in last Saturday for the British Heart Foundation. It is the 3rd year I’ve taken part in this event so in fairness I knew what I [...]
HRH Prince Charles turned up in Harrogate yesterday with Camilla in tow to visit the Great Yorkshire Show. We believe the couple arrived around lunchtime, landing on the stray in their private chopper. The welcome party included many local dignitaries including the Mayor of Harrogate, the Chief Executive of Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire [...]
Showering with the Wurzels I often have strange thoughts when in the shower. This morning was no exception. I found myself singing The Wurzels’ classic hit ‘Combine Harvester (brand new key)’. I sing a lot in the shower, but have no idea why the Wurzels entered my tired morning mind. Anyhow, this got me thinking [...]
Over the last few months the Mixd team has steadily been growing and as a result we have been encouraging web designers and web developers of the future to get in touch. Those of you that regularly read the Mixd blog will know that we work closely with York College and the University of Leeds [...]
Are you one of the people desperately looking for an alternative to the Royal wedding on Friday? Well, we’ve had a good search around the font of all knowledge that is the internet and are pleased to bring you a Mixd [sic] assortment of alternative things to do. Alternative things to do on Friday 29 [...]
I was just sat here this Friday afternoon (wasting time) thinking about those halcyon days of being a ‘youth’. When lengthy school holidays meant everyday was a Saturday. Your normal ‘working’ day finished at 3.15pm. And your biggest worry was if that new girl you fancied thought your trainers were cool. “Those days are gone [...]
It was like something out of a home economic lesson… To celebrate Shrove Tuesday we thought we would do something a little different this lunch time. Armed with camping stoves (supplied by our very own Mr Outdoor Shackleton), mixing bowls, egg, milk and flour we got together for a pancake extravaganza. Mike won Best Pancake [...]
Simply having a wonderful #mixdmas time Harrogate Digital Agency Mixd threw caution to the wind this year and let the good people of Twitter run the Christmas party, titled #mixdmas. Our apprehension that no one would get involved and that we would be sat in the Holiday Inn all night didn’t last long… local charity [...]
Mixd Towers is apparently pretty deserted this afternoon… in fact, it is reported that the majority of folk who work in Harrogate are making a sharp get-away as the UK snow well and truly comes down across Yorkshire and the North East. UK snow day I, for one, didn’t venture into the office today owing to the [...]
To mark the occasion of Mixd’s sixth birthday, the team headed out into a dark, misty and chilly night in York on Tuesday for a stroll around town… with a difference. After a couple of light ales and a chin-wag in the Maltings, we headed off to meet our hosts from the Original Ghost Walk of [...]
Earlier this month, we welcomed Surprise to the team; a female Border terrier pup with a penchant for front-end web design. Primarily working alongside Boon utilising HTML, CSS and jQuery, Surprise has also been put in charge of the office exercise regime and ensuring regular meals and comfort breaks are taken. Hi, I’m Surprise! Hello! [...]
I have been involved with design and the creative industries for a little over twelve years now and one thing that hasn’t changed in this time is the expectation that people in our industry are available to do work day or night! Like so many designers and web developers out there I have worked through [...]
The Mixd team spent an afternoon going back to our evolutionary roots at Go Ape’s Dalby Forest operation. Hanging around in trees, beating our chests, singing ‘The Funky Gibbon’ and scratching our… noses. As part of the Mixd mantra ‘play well together, work hard together’ we like to get out and about in this beautiful [...]
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all the support and the money raised from the British Heart Foundation’s South Downs Way Randonnée that I took part in a few weeks ago. I think I’ve just about recovered now! 100 miles in 11 hours I’m pleased to say I completed all 100 miles [...]
So here I am, gutted by the result of my first ever mountain bike race that I took part in this weekend. Whilst I managed to complete three laps of a very tough course, I never completed the official four laps required for my “Master” category. On crossing the finish line after my third lap [...]
Once again this year, our very own endurance athlete (think Lance Armstrong… and then some!) will be taking part in what is known to many as the toughest off-road mountain bike endurance event in the UK – the British Heart Foundation’s South Downs Way Randonnée – on Saturday, 31 July 2010. The 100 mile (161km) [...]
And no, I’m not referring to the great thaw in Harrogate, but the loss of internet for a few hours yesterday afternoon. We work in the digital world, so probably notice it a bit more than most, but what did we all do before internet access, broadband and Wi-Fi? We almost felt naked. In the [...]
As the nation almost comes to a stand still with the ‘big freeze’, the Mixd crew can’t wait until the weekend to get out in to the glorious white powder that is snow for a good old play about! On Tuesday, Harrogate was one of the worst hit places in the UK for snow, frost, ice [...]
The above picture has found its way into our hands. It arrived under plain cover after we paid a small fortune to an anonymous contact… in a mask, out the back, after dark. Although this looks suspiciously like our very own Producer, Bob, dressed as a lady and mingling with Jim Bowen and a Teenage [...]
