Idea for October 2021: metaverse
The endless sand and sea and sky at Brancaster Beach in Norfolk. If only the metaverse was this empty and quiet.
Idea for September 2021: non-fungible token
It’s all digital art this month: a new way to sell digital work, and a piece of public art in London that’s made of binary numbers.
Idea for August 2021: neijuan
Our London neighbourhood - and the idea of burnout that’s currently dominating Chinese youth culture.
Idea for July 2021: homophily
My image is a beautiful washbasin made by Edmund de Waal, with a quality of otherness that’s the opposite of my idea, homophily.
Idea for June 2021: Bildung
Why do so many brands come from Norwich? And why is learning like branding?
‘It’s the most important decade for humanity’
My podcast with Barbara Martin Coppola, IKEA’s Chief Digital Officer.
Idea for May 2021: ubuntu
An image of spring, reminding us of the nature we’re part of - and the African idea that each of us owes our identity to a larger humanity.
Idea for April 2021: mana
My image is this mid-century British abstract - and my idea comes from the other side of the world…
Idea for February 2021: saccade
A London viaduct, and a beautiful word that’s central to understanding how we read.
‘Why I’m obstinately optimistic’
Is diversity enough? My podcast with Valérie Van den Bossche.
Idea for November 2020: cyber-waste
Cyber-waste - and a really weird poem from Gertrude Stein.
Branding for startups
Startups often think about brand too late - so here are some easy ways to begin.
Why great strategy and design often fail
Here’s a post from September 2018 that I think still matters.
Business with soul
I think ideas should be big. But not everyone agrees. Here’s my response.