MaWSIG, the Materials Writing Special Interest Group for IATEFL, is hosting a join Meetup with ELT Teacher 2 Writer on Wednesday 23rd September, in Oxford. In a bid to foster even more networking opportunities for newbie ELT writers they have made available a few tickets for non-IATEFL members to buy. This is exciting news as it [...]
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We love Pinterest! As a design agency, being able to find inspiration and market trends quickly and efficiently in a demanding publishing world is vital. Not only to ensure that we can meet design budgets but to ensure that we are designing the most creatively appealing material as well as ensuring we design for the [...]
We'd like to say a big well done to Dale and Hannah, two of our designers, who have recently taken on very challenging bike rides. Find out what they had to say about their experience: Dale After running a half marathon last year in memory of my Gramp, I thought I'd up the ante this year [...]
During this year's IATEFL conference one of the big themes that stood out for us was the prominence image and video were given, as part of the teaching process but also the creation of ELT materials – finally we say! Where once the image on the page was more of an after-thought, briefed once the main [...]
Last week we posted 'The benefits of in-house Creative Content – why picture researchers need designers'. The post looked at the advantages from a picture research point of view of working in the same studio as our designers. Amy, one of our Design Managers, gives her response on why our set-up is beneficial to our design [...]
It's nearly time for the next BookMachine London and we're super excited to be attending our first event as official BookMachine members! The 'Transferable skills in creative industries' event will be taking place on Wednesday 19th August at The Square Pig & Pen, Holborn. There's still a chance to grab your tickets here and come and say [...]
In our previous posts about using stock images in ELT materials, we discussed how to make the most of picture research, giving away some of our (not-so-secret) secrets. Here at emc, we’re lucky to have a dedicated, in-house Creative Content team who work closely with our designers to ensure that the research we do not [...]
Last week we discussed stock images in ELT materials design, including the benefits and limitations of their use. We briefly touched on what picture researchers need to do to find the right images, and in this post we’ll dig a bit deeper and explore how we approach picture research here at emc. The deal with [...]
Over the next couple of weeks our Creative Services team will be hosting a blog series on images - where to find them, why they are important and the role they play in ELT. Our first post will be about stock images and their use in ELT material design. In ELT materials, a well-chosen image is more than a [...]