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A bit of exercise

A drawing board. As gym equipment goes, it’s a bit unorthodox. But in this, the season of squeaky-clean trainers and good intentions, I’m reminded why I draw when I’m not working on projects: skills need exercise too. I go to life drawing as a dancer does class. It’s difficult. I … Read More

Studio Snack soundbites

“Should we have a Studio Snack jingle?”, we asked ourselves as we discussed the new season of our Studio Snack podcast. Thus started a year-long visual sound experiment. And because I have an unusual skillset and an unstoppably-curious mind, I’m on a voyage of discovery… here, me experimenting on Soundbow, … Read More

Less is more

January has been a month of resolutions – so in this month’s Studio Snack podcast episode, we look at less. In snacks, and in design, where minimalism has made careers. Our creative experiment has been to simplify an image of a Winter snack. I talk about sketching some fruit and … Read More

AI and three pencil pots

Organisations, contexts and needs change. So I advise my design clients to have a look at their brands every now and then. And I’m doing just that with my own communications. In amongst the rigour have been two opposite and surprisingly informative activities. I’ve asked AI what I do, assuming … Read More

A blank sheet of paper

Binding sketchbooks. It’s very Zen. It’s useful (I get through sketchbooks at a rate that’s been described as voracious). And I love a blank sheet of paper. But is it a new leaf?  Well, yes and no. I make my sketchbooks from offcuts, dummies and surplus swatches and materials. And … Read More

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