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Design & Develop

Apart from Art & Graphics and Web Design, Cortex Design is now specialising in the publication of small and medium runs of specialist titles.

Your Book?

They say that every book tells a story, and everyone has a story to tell!

Do you have a book that you wish to be published? Please go here or contact us and we will give a frank and truthful assessment.

Current Titles

Chance Expressions: now
Poole Twintone: March 2009
Chance Reflections: tba
New Glass Book: details and cover tba, due late 2009

E&OE. All details subject to change

Twintone
Tableware from Poole Pottery

Due in March 2009

An illustrated guide to the history of tableware from Poole Pottery. Includes a history of the company and information on the designers.

From a collector's aspect, this book will be the definitive guide to Twintone and other tableware ranges: full explanations on the colours, shapes and patterns that were developed by Poole Pottery.

Author: Anne Wilkinson

See more details on www.twintone.co.uk

 

News

Poole Twintone

Book Image to follow

Book title to be confirmed, but the entire range of Poole Tableware will be covered. Twintone is a major part of this, but all the other glazes, colours, shapes and styles will be included!

Chance Expressions, Vol.1
The History of Domestic Glassware from Chance Brothers

Now available

See more details on www.chanceglass.net

Chance Reflections, Vol.2
Due in 2008: The History and Technology from Chance Brothers.

Another six titles are being proposed and details will be announced when available.

See more details on www.chanceglass.net

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Just £17.99 + postage

Art & Graphics

Get your claws into this!

Art and graphics using a variety of different media; pencil, coloured pencil, pastels, pen & ink, watercolours, oil and acrylic. Portrait work a speciality!

Opens to a new page:
www.encill-art.co.uk

 


Above: John Lee Hooker
© David P.Encill

Web Design

Superior web design with an experience built up since 1993. Several sites in our portfolio ranging from charity to high-tech computer sites.

Our advice is commonly given free-of-charge and the same would apply to a general assessment of an existing web site. Occasionally we offer a totally free service to charitable sites – a full package including the design, building and maintenance – but this will depend on time and availability.

GlassyEye.com - 20th Century Art Glass
ChanceGlass.net - The domestic glassware of Chance Brothers
Penwork Ministries
- designed and maintained free of charge
AstroArt - see screenshot, right
Birbeck & Sons - Midlands-based colour printers
Sabretech Associates - Hardware & software specialists
The Apostrophes - Midlands-based band
Acoustic Who - a tribute to Pete Townshend's music

See the following examples:

If we have helped you and would like to make a donation, please go to the Acorns Web site!
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