An important part of being an entrepreneur is making sure you walk the walk, as well as talk the talk. Starting a business is always going to be hard - but the current state of the economy almost wor...
I graduated from university in Summer 2010. Unlike the previous years cohort, I didnt quite walk into the darkest months of the recession - but I didnt exactly bound into the working world as a shiny...
At the end of 2011 I was trying to weigh up the pros and cons of accepting investment for my company, Little Riot. I didnt fully understand the ins and outs of such an undertaking, so my friend at Sh...
I am aware that today, the 3rd of January, is decidedly past the date unto which 2011 year summaries are deemed acceptable. Fortunately, I dont mind being unacceptable, and Ive had a pretty stellar y...
(With YO! Sushi Founder Simon Woodroffe and Shells John MacArthur)Since starting Little Riot in September last year, one of the best business support organisations I have come across is Shell LiveWIR...
(Photo by Lena Blackstock :)My ex-lecturer and now friend, Professor Mike Press, last week invited me to Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design to deliver a lecture to the Master of Design a...
The Apple logo. Is there a more recognised logo worldwide? It must be up there in the top few. This logo is a real success story; its been around for 34 years and, save colour/texture changes, has re...
Today I found an article on 20 reasons why many people get their best ideas in the shower. Its so true! So I thought Id share it - some interesting points here, Id be interested to know if theres any...
Gosh, I havent updated since January! Im a bad blogger. Ive been run off my feet lately - things at my company Little Riot are getting pretty hectic. Pillow Talk is nearing the end of its £25,000 dev...
A year coming to an end always makes me slightly nostalgic and reflective. I like to look back at my year and summarised the main events of each month and what theyve meant to me. So, this is my 2010...
Russell Brand writing about Katy Perry. I dont like Russell Brand in the slightest, but this is lovely.
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photo: dbrightwellAbout four weeks ago I moved to Newcastle or, more specifically, to a little coastal town to the South East (I think, dont quote me on it) of the city. Im not sure if Im officially ...
Ive been really caught up in various things over the past couple of months, so Im ashamed to say I havent found time to update since July! However, I am back now so hopefully Ill manage to write more...
I spend quite a lot of my online time reading the NY Times, over the years theyve published some of my all-time favourite articles - they never hesitate to make me think a lot. One that recently spar...
Oh by the way, I officially graduated a few weeks ago.The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of project publicity, job offers, a wedding in Glasgow, a party in Aberdeen, my graduation ceremony, my ...
Last week I went to Super Freelancing - an event organised by the wonderful Super Mondays crew. You can even see my wee blonde head in the audience. Super Mondays is a creative and IT community in th...
Got my new business cards in the post today from the wonderful Moo. Really pleased with them :)
A few weeks ago I took my first foray into the world of wedding photography. The bride to be, Sarah, emailed me saying shed been recommended by a friend of mine, Clare Doogan, and could I photograph ...
This week has been so amazing and its only Wednesday. Got my final degree results and literally couldnt have done any better, so really proud of myself. Im starting to really look forward to Graduati...
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