Hello! I wanted to let you know that I’m going to have a pause on the blogs for a little bit… I am going through some business changes right now and it’ll be helpful to give that my full attention. I will be back in touch to share the news with…
This month marks 4 years since I left my part time job to branch out into my business. It’s been quite a ride! This last year I have continued with adventures by joining a mountain biking group. It was the choice of a dark room with lots of sweaty bodies or the great outdoors. No…
Do you ever wonder if your stuff is being used by other people apart from you? If your creations are on the web, you might want to make sure they aren’t being used by others without your permission. Or have you looked at something online and don’t know who owns it and maybe…
I met Sherwette 2 1/2 years ago when we did a business course together. Sherwette has a background in consumer behaviour research and now works in management consulting in customer experience. She calls herself the ‘Consumer Behaviour Gal’. Back then she had a blog at www.Sherwette.com and had a plan to write a book.…
As a creative, it is quite normal to gather a selection of things that inspire you on your creative journey. Images, sketches, objects and so on. But how many of us have believed the myth that if you copy less than 30% of another person’s work you are not infringing their intellectual property?…
Have you ever wondered why your images look ok on screen but when you print them out they look poor quality? This is because an image can be lower quality or lower resolution on screen and still look fine. But to be printed out, the quality or resolution needs to be higher to…
We’ve all been impacted by Thomas Edison who invented the light bulb. He was an epitome of persistence with this quotation: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Imagine that. 10,000 failures before his success. Not many of us would have the determination and patience to persevere for…
Did you know that if a business is protecting it’s Intellectual Property, the value of the business can increase? This may not be of much interest right at the beginning of the design journey, but it can be very important further down the line. Where do you think Coca Cola would be today…
When we are working on computers, a crucial thing to learn about is the size of files and the implications of this. A file size is the measure of how much data a computer file contains or how much storage it consumes. Online is no different to offline. A large file with lots…
One thing I have discovered in lockdown is my love for cross country cycling. I used to cycle indoors but when I was given the options of a dark room with lots of other sweaty bodies or the beautiful views of the great Yorkshire countryside, there was frankly no competition! I have really…