In the tradition of my heritage, I wish all family, friends and business associates an awesome Year of the Snake. 恭喜发财, 万事如意, 主里蒙恩! May your year be blessed with good fortune, flexibility and agility in all your endeavours. Thank you … Read more
Mick Jagger’s 1-page Creative Brief to Andy Warhol
A Lesson in Keeping it Brief and Simple
How cool is this? A simple one-page brief that is… well, older than me! It’s every designer’s dream to get a client like Mick Jagger to design cover art, take your time and name your price. Then again, not everyone … Read more
Happy Christmas and New Year!
Season's Best and a Toast to 2013

I was fortunate enough to go on a holiday to Marrakech after what appeared to be a very trying year. Whilst there I had the grand opportunity to visit a lost city right by the snowy Atlas mountains and … Read more
John Cleese
On Creativity. And lightbulbs.
John Cleese says: Creativity is not a talent. It’s a way of operating… the ability to play. Wise words from the man who has perfected deadpan humour into a high art. And it’s not how he says it, it’s how … Read more