June 2016
Outrage at signage
Some words just make me mad. Generally, it's not their fault. But not 'signage'—it needs to be punished.
March 2016
2 Things I’ve been thinking about
I've been a little absent from this blog lately, with Minnie and guests writing all the posts. Besides working, I have been thinking about things. Things like ice and pi.
International Happiness Day
Oh no, I missed International Happiness Day. Not sure why. I guess I was doing stuff. Being tired. I forgot to stop and think. Anyway, International Happiness Day is March 20. And this year, Denmark [...]
Pi Day
Today is Pi Day. You might have come across π at school—π is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, or 3.14159265359… and so on until infinity. Maths hurt my brain—I couldn’t understand numbers [...]
What Harper Lee teaches us about talent
Nelle Harper Lee died last month at 89. Among the countless obituaries printed for her in the last few days is a tweet by Congressman John Lewis: One of the greatest writers of all time, [...]
Is social media a waste of your time and money?
Does your audience really want to interact with you on social media, or are you just using Facebook and Twitter because everyone else is? Is there a better way to meet your customers' needs?
February 2016
The (legal) difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker
Sometimes, it might seem, contentious political issues are all about terminology. Words that dehumanise. Words that legalise—that is, words that tell people something’s acceptable. Not enough words simply explain. The High Court recently ruled that the [...]
User experience (UX) isn’t just digital
Can user experience be improved just by thinking more about the user? Oh, yes.