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Arts funding advice from When It Hits the Fan
This episode of BBC’s When It Hits the Fan podcast features a topic close to our hearts - communications and arts funding.
Musings on the Heritage Creates 2025 Report from The Heritage Alliance
The Heritage Creates 2025 report is a reminder that heritage is about participation as much as preservation, and its power to connect communities and foster creativity.
To statue or not to statue? Rethinking how we memorialise historic figures
As the public weighs in on the Queen Elizabeth II memorial designs, we ask a bigger question: should remembrance look like a statue or something more reflective of the times?
The Community Noticeboard as cultural infrastructure
After relocating to rural Cambridgeshire, I quickly discovered that the humble Community Noticeboard was more than just a place for announcements — it was a lifeline, weaving together culture, creativity, and community spirit.
Why culture must be built into destinations from the start
When it comes to creating new destinations, building new neighbourhoods, or even just developing an office block culture must be front of mind.
The power of Bridges: culture, community and the built environment
Bridges do more than span rivers and get you from A to B. From iconic landmarks to local crossings, they show how connection, culture, and built environments shape who we are and where we belong.
Brand strategy: a really really simple approach
Some consultants will tell you that there’s a proper way to write a brand strategy and it needs things like a vision, a mission statement and values. What really matters is to have a single guiding principle.
Behind the Tangram name and design
At Tangram we take design seriously so we thought we’d share the thinking behind our name and our visual identity.