Farewell to Orange Island

Like many of you, we have been saddened to learn of the clossure of Orange Island.  As the logo says, it was a Second life Community and, at a time when many other corporations were clinging to their tenet of “If you build it, they will come” despite overwhelming evidence that, actually ‘they’ wouldn’t bother, [...]

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Join us today for the first ever Designing Worlds from an Open Source grid!

Join us today—Tuesday 1st September —for the viewing party for our show at 2pm SLT at our Designing Worlds studios on Northpoint.
This is the first show in our new season – and our first show where part of the broadcast comes from an Open Source grid. But it’s a rather unusual grid – it’s [...]

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Step Up!

In the wake of the wholesale theft of sims and content over the weekend, like many people we wanted to do something about it – and also about all the other content theft that we have been fighting for so long – in the Content Creators Association and in magazines and on TV shows.
Since then [...]

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Enough

Once in a while there comes a moment.  A defining moment.  A moment perhaps marked by a line in the sand.  A boundary that will not be crossed.
A moment where men and woman stand up and say, simply, “Enough.”
This is such a moment.
Today some of the most talented creators on the grid have had their [...]

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Fall in New England – with Issue 20 of Prim Perfect

A very special issue of Prim Perfect for Fall (or Autumn – for the Europeans among us!) features an exciting and vivid region for Sim of the Month – and we also have our first ever article on an Open Grid development – our Reader’s Home of the Month – an amazing creation on the [...]

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Lunata Lupino in Darkwood Gardens

Lunata Lupino is one of those creators who deserves to be better known.  Her product range is limited – but exquisite.  She produces hand textured and hand-painted flowers, some of the loveliest in Second Life, which she sells from a small garden centre in Darkwood Gardens in DarkWood.
I first came across Lunata’s work when we [...]

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Watch that first step! – Visiting Prims 4 U

I entered Prims 4 U on a hunt for something.  I found it, but in the process I also ended up leaving with a huge grin on my face. It all started with this seasonal welcome mat – made of pure rubber!  With a push the doormat bounces anyone who happens to step on it.  [...]

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A New Designer for the Primgraph: Terry Lightfoot!

Some of our readers already know that the very talented Wren Carling has sadly stepped down from being designer of our sister magazine The Primgraph – the magazine for vintage and steampunk sims.
We have been looking for a replacement and had some excellent applicants – but we have made our choice now.
So let me introduce [...]

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Virtual London Fashion Week

Virtual London news about Virtual London Fashion Week 2009

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Designing Worlds takes a trip to Eostara

Join us today—Tuesday 1st September —for the viewing party for our show at 2pm SLT at our Designing Worlds studios on Northpoint.
This will be the last show in our current season (we’re taking a three week break to relax, refresh and generally regroup) – and we’re detemined to make it one to remeber by taking [...]

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