I love the Google logo today. My parents are Scottish, so I appreciate any tribute to the flag of Scotland and the tartan pattern made me smile. I showed it to my dad and even he was impressed. Must be good then.
For a while now I have been an enthusiastic fan of The TrendWatch – a blog hosting the collective posting of FullSix’s Designers, Strategists and Consultants. It’s great for musing over a cup of tea first thing in the morning. So imagine my delight when the Executive Creative Director in the UK asked me to [...]
During my A Levels, I had to write a project based on my favourite Illustration. For me, the choice was easy. I’d always adored the detailed and jovial drawings which accompanied one of my favourite children’s books – Alice in Wonderland. It was a coincidence then, that Lewis Carroll attended Christ Church College in Oxford [...]
There’s an interesting article in the Royal Mail’s magazine for marketers this month on how Direct Mail is often overlooked as the most straightforward form of communication. The hint is in the name – a letter from one named person to another. It shrewdly points out that if you run an advert apologising for a [...]
You know when you venture to the cinema and you see those people in the snack queue buying the largest bucket of popcorn humanely possible? Well, that’s me. Yes, I admit it. I’m a secret popcorn addict. So imagine my delight when I heard of a company that produces high quality, handmade, gourmet popcorn? And [...]
