Thursday 11th September 2014

The Great Map of Wales

As part of a suite of new visitor interpretation at Pembroke Castle in Pembrokeshire, Hotrod is creating The Great Map of Wales to let visitors take a walk through medieval history. The painted map covers over 1000m2 and shows the principal castles of the native Welsh princes, the invading Norman lords, and the Anglo-Norman kings who eventually conquered the territory. The design has a very medieval feel, with decorative details of chain-mailed soldiers, fire-breathing dragons a huge sea serpent crushing a ship. … SEE MORE

Thursday 11th September 2014

The Talking Earls

In Summer 2014 Hotrod is modernising the interpretation at Pembroke Castle. The Trust which owns the site is keen to replicate our success at nearby St Davids Bishops Palace, which now needs a bigger car park for its visitors! Our scheme will use fun and engaging media to enhance the existing historical interpretation. ... SEE MORE

Monday 8th September 2014

Our new interactive giant map at Pembroke Castle is nearly complete!

Our new interactive giant map at Pembroke Castle is nearly finished – the completed interpretation project will open at the castle at the end of this month. With a mix of new digital media, audio tour and other interpretation, this will be a ground breaking project for Pembroke Castle.

Tuesday 26th August 2014

New Innovative Interpretation for Pembroke Castle

In Summer 2014 Hotrod is modernising the interpretation at Pembroke Castle to make medieval history interesting and accessible to a younger audience.
The Trust which owns the site is keen to replicate Hotrod’s success at nearby St Davids Bishops Palace, which now needs a bigger car park for its visitors! Our scheme will use high-impact graphics and to-mobile multimedia to make every part of the castle worth exploring. ... SEE MORE

Tuesday 26th August 2014

Digital Trail for The Jorvik Viking Centre

In Summer 2014 Hotrod delivered a rapid solution to Jorvik Viking Centre in York to keep crowds entertained while queuing to enter the attraction. ... SEE MORE

Wednesday 2nd July 2014

More good reviews from St David’s Bishops Palace, Pembroke

‘Oh my gosh!’ were the words of one little girl when she saw part of Cadw’s interpretation displays at St Davids Bishop’s Palace. She was one of the many visitors to be enthralled from the moment they have stepped through the gatehouse and been enveloped by the sounds of a busy bishop’s palace. ... SEE MORE

Saturday 30th November 2013

Intel & Future Cities Catapult

Hotrod is collaborating with City-Insights™  on a major new research project exploring the role of parks in the life of a digital city. Working alongside ICRI (Intel Collaborative Research Institute) and the Future Cities Catapult, the City-Insights digital platform will deliver environmental data, community stories and local heritage to vistors’ smartphones and tablets around London’s parks. … SEE MORE

Saturday 30th November 2013

St Davids Bishop’s Palace wins thumbs-up from visitors.

We are delighted with the enthusiastic Trip Advisor reviews for this beautiful ruined palace in Pembrokeshire, after our recent project for Cadw and the Welsh Government. The brief was to make the ruins more interesting as a paid attraction for non-specialist audiences. We went to town and created some wonderful, unusual interpretation solutions to engage and inspire people, especially the younger visitors. … SEE MORE

Monday 30th September 2013

We have moved…. a whiff of Bourbon (and Garibaldi, Custard Creams and the rest)

This month sees the exciting relocation of Hotrod, TGA Coms and City-Insights to large new offices at The Biscuit Factory in Southwark. Even if you don’t like biscuits with your tea, please drop in for a cuppa! The expansion responds to growing interest in the City-Insights digital platform, which was born of the creative synergy between TGA content and Hotrod design. … SEE MORE

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