Design
Gail Bichler on simple, direct communication in design
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Latest
Alexi Pappas on the rule of thirds
Benedict Townsend on ruined writing
@benedicttown Adverts ruined by committee ♬ original sound - Benedict Townsend
Listening
Email ambient
Slightly inspired by Tearoom Ambient I did a mix while checking my email. Gentle but occasionally ominous.
EBCB
The Electric Cafe, Norwood Road, SE27
I will also write a proper entry, but in the meantime...
Christmas with Fire and Steel
I done another mix. It starts with some Christmassy soul but then is just pleasant and dance-y, until there's an unexpected China Crisis
Crystalpvlse on clarity and luxury
@crystalpvlse Most brands think premium = expensive gear. Wrong. Premium is psychology, not price tags. The real differentiators: 🎯 CLARITY → Aesop doesn’t confuse you with 50 product lines. They sell one elevated feeling. Confusion screams cheap. 🔄 CONSISTENCY → Apple didn’t reinvent their visual language every quarter for 20 years. Recognition builds
Coaching
Mood follows action, effort creates energy
@danbharris For the full #10percenthappier episode with best-selling author and ultra-endurance athlete @richroll go to link in my bio. That's where you'll also find a companion guided meditation for this episode from one of my favorite dharma teachers, Cara Lai. Today's med, called When
National Insurance numbers are not unique
(Though they're pretty unique. This title is designed to act as a search engine.) A pre-history of being interested in NI numbers Thousands of years ago, when I was working at GDS, we would spend time thinking about how to help log people into government services and easily
Presentation Club
The story so far
We’ve had two presentation club meetings so far. This is how it’s gone: What has worked: the basic idea I screwed up the tech for the first one, which was annoying, but I think the basic idea worked. * Someone practised a presentation. * They got useful and supportive feedback.
Careers
Elspeth Kirkman on gaps in your CV
@karminker Resharing this CV hack #onthisday #hiring #cv #resume #work #getajob #career #careerbreak #lifehack ♬ original sound - Elspeth Kirkman | Author
Thinking Creatively with Sounds and Words
Thousands of years ago when we lived in Oregon I would spend many happy hours flipping through Portland's wonderful second-hand record stores. This was the late 90s when 'vinyls' wasn't a thing and you could buy everything Tangerine Dream ever recorded for less than