in praise of mindmaps, for parties, requirements, and xmas

Time to read: 4 minutesWhen was the last time you were thinking (and thinking, and thinking) about a project that needed doing, and you had several ideas, things to progress, things to read up on, people to talk to about certain topics, and functions you wanted your system to perform… except… there was no rhyme or reason to how […] continue reading »

how I learnt to stop worrying and love talking to strangers

Time to read: 3 minutesToday I attended a conference run by Digital Doughnut. I knew they did digital, I knew they were related to marketing, and I did meet people who worked in the field. But what blew my mind was the stories, backgrounds and odd serendipities (is that a word?) that brought them to marketing in the first […] continue reading »

7 with 7, and other instagram statistics

Time to read: 2 minutesI’ve been so terrible at writing blog posts, and I love taking photos. I’m still doing my one photo a day project, and I thought a small retrospective on that topic could be interesting. This is all happening on instagram. (the photos in the header of this page? They’re from my instagram feed!) What do […] continue reading »

Sketchbook Monday! Indestructible travel card holders, free to test!

Time to read: 2 minutesOk. So maybe not “indestructible”. But if you use one of my travel card holders and it falls apart (you know, how the plastic ones do?) within a year of purchase, i’ll make you an identical new one for free! Yes, this applies to sit-on-it-daily young men too. No guarantees on the cards contained though! […] continue reading »

Sanguine, by Jacques Prévert. And some Paris photos!

Time to read: < 1 minuteAs an apology for missing my blogging schedule, and seeing as I am in Paris… And too tired and busy to manage to write a real blog post this week… I’m copping out. I’m going to share one of my favourite poems. A “tasting party” at a friend’s place reminded me of the fruit “sanguine” […] continue reading »