Posts Tagged 'thoughts'

Dear Retailers

Contrary to what you seem to think, changing the layout of your store does not result in me buying more. It results in me not finding what I was looking for, and leaving your store without the items I wanted to buy. A lose, lose situation I’m sure you will agree.

Draplin

I’ve seen many many designers, and creatives, and developers, and web guys, and “serial entrepreneurs” speak at conferences, but there are few that are as genuine, as funny and as inspiring as Aaron Draplin. I was privileged to meet Aaron briefly last year when he brought his Tall Tales From a Big Man tour to Manchester; it Read the article…

Stealing Time

Time is like an invisible bottle of water, at the very beginning you suck up every drop you need, soon you find that sharing is rewarding and fun, then it become your responsibility to share and you wonder how much is still available for yourself, at this point if you can’t figure a way cut Read the article…

Summer Glides Away

I took this photograph before I went on holiday. This morning, just a few weeks later, I was struck by how much lower the sun is in the sky. Summer is gliding away. When summer gathers up her robes of glory, And, like a dream, glides away. Sarah Helen Whitman

Aged To Perfection

I’m fascinated by this wonderfully worn iPhone, simply because it is so very different to my iPhone and other assorted gadgets. I upgrade often, and I’m an inveterate case buyer, so my gadgets seldom look used. This iPhone has character, and its own unique identity; like a beautifully worn piece of furniture where every scratch, Read the article…

Gaining The World

“What good is it for man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” Cafe Eterno – Covent Garden