Welcome to Nodestone – What does it mean?

Dear friends, colleagues and extended community

Here it is. Our new entity, website, direction. Nodestone. What does that mean? It’s a made-up word that just felt right. We did branding workshops and brainstormed and came up with all sorts of kooky ideas.

But Nodestone was what came to pass. My dear Mum (a great wordsmith) Jenny Davy had a good go at explaining it:

“The name Nodestone for me resonates with Lodestone which is something that has a magnetic attraction and a node is of course a part of a computer network – so Nodestone is a part of a computer network which will have a mega attraction to people!! .”

Here are some other reasons we chose it, or accidental associations:

• Lodestones:
  • were used in China in the 12th century as a compass for navigation.
  • long associated with the “lore of attraction” and considered by many as a “magical” stone.
  • magnetite, a mineral related to the coating on magnetic disks and tapes used by computers.
• Nodes:
  • connecting points on networks where information comes together, is refined and retransmitted.
  • the point on a stem from which the new leaf grows.
• Stones:
  • solid, reliable, of the earth. Good for building things with. Good for making strong foundations.
  • found as pebbles all along Brighton beach and make beautiful (if a little heavy) business cards.
  • They rock, and roll, and gather no moss. But actually, we like a little lichen ourselves.

You know when something just fits? We couldn’t believe the .com was still available, and pounced.

You can read about what we do, who we work for and what’s coming up all around the site. Hopefully the venture will live up to the name as we travel along.

Looking forward to sharing the journey with you.

Libby