It was the end of a really busy and I was making my way home when I saw this poster on the tube. It’s a simple intervention that gives a fleeting distraction from the chaos of the usual peak time tube journey. The quotes are also announced by London Underground staff either on the train… Continue Reading
Francis Alÿs at the Tate Modern
‘A Story of Deception‘ at the Tate Modern is a comprehensive exhibition of work by artist Francis Alÿs. What I like about Alÿs’s work is how each of his actions have an underlying social and political motive but are carried out with humour and a sense of absurdity. The exhibition is inspiring, surprising, funny and… Continue Reading
Witty advertising
A nice dig at the iPhone 4 on the back of the Evening Standard…. Continue Reading
A real time Radio 1
A little while ago Broadcast magazine published a piece on a project I’m currently working – the revamp of Radio 1 online. We are only a few weeks into the creative process but already the team have generated lots of great ideas and we have settled on a direction that we feel can deliver the… Continue Reading
A talk on Innovation Design
Recently I was asked to give a talk at an internal BBC away day on the concept of Innovation Design. The word innovation is often overused, to the point where it has become almost meaningless to most people. In this talk I discuss how innovation is about influencing somekind of change no matter how big… Continue Reading
The Love 40
A while back I wrote about how a group of us brainstormed and produced some concepts for the Radio 1 chart show. After this workshop Hugh Garry, Tom Spalding, Patrick Sinclair and Chris Johnson worked with Six to Start to build a live prototype called The Love 40 and its just launched! It’s a great… Continue Reading
Thoughts on creative leadership…
I’ve been thinking for a while now about the key characteristics of creative leadership. It’s an important part of my role as a Creative Director and it’s a skill that I’ve developed over time having been responsible for many high profile projects and being exposed to diverse experiences in my day to day work. Currently… Continue Reading
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley in 1942, and the format is simple: a guest is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island. Due to its longevity it has a rich heritage and a dedicated audience. The range of prolific guests invited… Continue Reading
You’ve already tried your plan and your number 4…
Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] A great clip from Mad Men. I recently showed this at a team meeting and I’m sure its a situation that anyone who has had to present creative ideas to clients or… Continue Reading
Services and many products…
This blog post is of a talk I recently gave at an internal BBC conference discussing the concept of designing services and products for diverse audiences. Here we go… I think its important for the User Experience and Design discipline at the BBC to consider designing experiences that go beyond just a website as a… Continue Reading