5 Creativity-boosting New Year Resolutions (you don’t need any others!)
Forget the New Year Resolutions about the diet, keeping fit, being more confident, finally reading War and Peace and all the others – if you decide to take up five […]
Traits of creative people – is this you?
What distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another type of person is perhaps a willingness to go headlong into that uncertainty. Brandon Boyd Can we really say that there […]
Behind you! The anti-noticing pantomime called Pokémon Go
Humans who notice real things are dangerous. The other day I had a conversation with a good friend and colleague on The Hashtag Noticing Project Facebook group. So, all […]
#noticing: or ways to boost your creativity with social media
Above: #noticing the Observer Building, Hastings, UK If you want a golden rule … [the] true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Pick Me Up versus Sony World Photo Awards
Above: Post It comment board from Pick Me Up. Art for art’s sake Back in the 1940s and 50s the US government held up to the world as a […]
Typography: making an exhibition of itself
Originally I thought this post would simply be a visual showcase of the amazing typography at the Sustainable Cities exhibition at The Crystal in London’s Docklands. I’ve already posted […]
The Crystal: a sustainable feast for your design senses
On a stormy day The Crystal building greets you like a looming alien spacecraft; all dark glass and jutting angles, reflecting the War Of the Worlds-like pylons of the […]
The Blog is Back!
Apologies, dear followers, about the several month’s break in blogging. We have been busy creating new projects, including a few apps, the long awaited On Stage (scenography with a way to explore a book of your choice) and our brand new Arts & Issues series, which looks at…erm…the arts and issues! […]
Making the Most of Your MOOC Experience
The disruptive dust around MOOCs has settled a bit now and their uses and rewards are becoming clearer. Why might you undertake one and how can you make your MOOC behave? Be advised that if you do start one you will learn not just the topic itself but much about […]
Advice for Creatives Starting a Dissertation
About to start a Dissertation? Anxious? Why is embarking on a dissertation or large essay such a daunting and anxiety-making task? It needn’t be if you follow some simple advice. But be warned, nothing can make the completion of a large writing task easy without hard work! You may be worried […]
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