Sometimes unique original ideas can be so simple, but yet so compelling. 100 Days of Fry is basically one illustration per day for 100 days based on the daily tweets by Stephen Fry.
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Sometimes unique original ideas can be so simple, but yet so compelling. 100 Days of Fry is basically one illustration per day for 100 days based on the daily tweets by Stephen Fry.
Check it out Twitter or Flickr
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I’m not a great wordsmith but I have a passion for great communication - and the more direct and verbal, the better. There are some rich and useful words in our language, like:
Pulchritudinous - a pretty ugly word that means beautiful
Anatidaephobia, which as we all know is the fear that... Read rest of post
That worked.
But as the proliferation of communication/media channels increases, how do we ensure that our message is heard through the hubub?
I for one am drowning in a sea of emails, tweets, SMS messages and status updates. Yesterday I received 139 !!!VERY IMPORTANT!!! emails, all... Read rest of post
I've tapped into a rich vein of reading lately. The next one on the list is by my new hero Sir Ken Robinson. It's called 'The Element – How Finding Your Passion Changed Everything'.
I know, I know... it sounds like... Read rest of post
It’s been a long held belief that the fusion of skills and methodologies that all good designers possess – creativity, inquisitiveness, analysis, storytelling and collaboration – would be applicable in many other spheres of life and to many other problems than the traditional confines... Read rest of post
My dad has just introduced me to Sir Ken Robinson - writer, inspirational speaker and creativity expert.
This clip is three years old now but still thought provoking and very funny. He argues we need to rethink our view of intelligence, reprioritise creativity... Read rest of post
With our industry evolving more towards a digital market and away from print, it begs the question whether print will last. After all, digital is fantastic. It allows you to communicate on a whole new level through the use of the interactivity and playfulness... Read rest of post
As I mentioned in my last blog, I've been reading the brilliant book 'Play' by Stuart Brown which I've discovered should come with a health warning.
It can put you into the kind of deep, contemplative mood where you start to ask the really big questions... Read rest of post
Howies is to launch TeePay.com on the May 1st. The concept is simple here is how it works...
Play is the book I wish I was capable of writing. Stuart Brown M.D. dissects the intuitive principles of play that underpin Playgroup with analyses from psychological and neuroscience perspectives but that not what its about. It's actually a survival guide!
Brown describes how... Read rest of post
I know that this website has been around for a long time, but you should check out www.ted.com if you haven't had chance to have a look at it recently. They currently have some great talks on the website and is well worth... Read rest of post