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Why every Design company should join the Design Business Association.

Imagine this: • If you had a group of highly professional people a phone call away who could give you access to solid business advice from some of the...

Creating a Hands-on experience

A good business has more than just ‘business’ at heart. And a great business – has magic in its soul. It forgets that it is a business, and becomes...

The Post-PC era. Welcome!

So, here it is. We’re now – officially – living in the Post-PC era. I started a conversation on Twitter last week after posting this: I was dropping into...

Exmouth – comes to life

Last year, I formed a company (called Compass Guides) with two amazing people – and we created this: It’s the 2011 Exmouth Guide, which I did the Graphic Design...

Greenland Studio becomes the only Design Business Association member in Devon

Exmouth design studio becomes the only Design Business Association member in Devon Greenland Studio in Exmouth has just been accepted as the only Design Business Association Member in Devon,...

I don’t want to be rich, but…

…I would like enough money to hire Kathryn Tyler to design a house for me. Check out the house on Kathryn’s site. I saw Kathryn’s work on Grand Designs...

Something ‘Eggstra’ special for Woolworths.co.uk

It’s eggs-tremely exciting! I’ve just been asked to illustrate the new Woolworths.co.uk Easter logo this year. (see it for yourself at the wonderful http://www.woolworths.co.uk website) It’s based on two...

Phillippe Starck, doing a Trump

Watch out. Phillippe Starck is doing a Donald Trump. Or an Alan Sugar. Depending on what side of ‘le pond‘ you’re on. Well, not doing a Donald Trump per se, or...

It’s like Star Trek mixed with Tony Hart, only better

I love Rapid Prototyping. You get your CAD package (for example, Solidworks) and create a wonderful shape or shapes in 3D. Then you send off your 3D model to...

3 of my favorite classic ads

We’ve all got some favorite ads, haven’t we. Wanted to share mine with you. Firstly, there is this legendary piece from 1976 – the Cadbury Smash Aliens. A wonderful...

I love this – it’s the BMW ‘Joy’ Advert

This is the best advert currently running on British TV (September 2009) by a country mile. It’s called ‘Joy’, and it’s from BMW. It does something that is increasingly...