Carson Systems, now known as Carsonified, are an inspiring company based in Bath, England. If you’ve not heard of them - where have you been? They do a huge service for the web design and development industry - primarily through their hugely popular events and workshops travelled between the UK and America.

But they never come to Manchester! Why? I’m lonely up here and I can’t afford to travel down to London, stay over and pay the rather over-priced ticket costs of attending a Carson event. I must admit that there’s a rather poor design scene up in Manchester - and I’m sure many Mancunian designers out there will now be screaming at me, telling me how ignorant I am.

Whatever. As much as I love my home city, there is no comparison between Manchester and London when it comes to top design houses and development companies. Obviously it makes sense; London’s bigger, it’s the capital, it’s where it all goes down.

But Carsonified - take a weekend to pop up here. I’d come to see you!