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Stay home: Stay Creative – how one designer is using Coronavirus as inspiration.
April 22, 2020
It’s easy to get caught up in the never-ending newstream of Covid 19 and feel overwhelmed, but one designer is using that news for inspiration and challenging himself to create something clever. Gary Cooke (from Brand Cooke) started by just making a few images and sharing them on Instagram and
Creativity in the time of chaos (a simple exercise for kids and grown-ups too)
March 20, 2020
We are living in strange times, the only thing we can be certain of is that things will change. With so many parents suddenly facing their kids being home from school I was wondering how I could help a little. I remembered that as a kid I loved a contest
This too shell pass…
January 07, 2020
It’s been a while – welcome back. This blog has sat untouched, occasionally added to the to-do list, been on the missed deadline list, and been an ‘I should really start that again’ thought for a while now. I have been through a few things (including being diagnosed and going
Talking chicken (and pop)… yes I have a radio show…
March 02, 2018
Although I mention it briefly in the About Aileen section of this site, I realized I never share the radio show I host. So I’m putting that right today. I love talking about business. I’m strangely fascinated by business models, marketing that works and all the little quirky things that
It’s the little things (like KFC only following 11 users on Twitter)
January 31, 2018
Little clever things don’t always make much impact within big brands. We all notice when the sign on the locally owned butchers makes us smile, but multi national brands often seem to only rely on letsspendmillionsofdollarsandappealtoeveryone school of thinking. Now obviously both have their place but when the big guys