I started my design career by hiring people back in 2007 so as an experienced hiring manager, here are some observations based on the last four months of my own job search (and supporting others in theirs). Nobody knows how to write a CV anymore. Almost all of the graduates I’ve spoken to think a… Continue reading On hiring
Sunday Scraps #89
The ongoing armed conflicts page on Wikipedia is both illuminating and depressing / Britain talks climate content design toolkit is really useful / i ate some deep-fried kurdish bread the other day and oh my / my friend Maddy Corner’s new short film is coming out soon / I wonder if the recently solved Finsbury… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #89
Sunday Scraps #88
Some highlights from the fantastic Design and Disability show at the V&A: Jo Spence’s art therapy, spikes to protect wheelchair users from unwanted touching, why the white cane can’t get any better, adaptations for everyday living, an inclusive architecture course in the 1960s, an inclusive housing scheme. Looking forward to the More than Human show… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #88
Stopping making sense (on being middle-aged in the creative industries)
Next month will mark 20 years since my first design job (an internship at the Design Council in their now defunct RED team). Looking back, I’ve done a lot of different things. I’ve started businesses, I’ve worked for others as a PAYE employee and I am both a Chair and a trustee. I’ve been on… Continue reading Stopping making sense (on being middle-aged in the creative industries)
Sunday Scraps #87
A biting review of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale / a show of Derek Jarman’s paintings / my friend Simon recommended I read Butler to the World to explain why we put up with so much / I don’t think I ever properly met Mike but it’s sad he’s leaving TechCrunch Europe / I’m not sure… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #87
Sunday Scraps #86
This documentary about the life and death of the author of ‘On Death and Dying‘ was really poignant / the Apple ‘unsolicited ideas submission policy‘ made me giggle / i wonder how relevant Droog Design really are these days / apparently you shouldn’t make big decisions while grieving / I might attend some of the… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #86
Is the Internet eating itself?
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” – The Sun Also Rises (1926) I think what’s currently lazily described as ‘AI’ is the inevitable converging of decades of advancements in quantum computing, computer vision, generative art, web scrapping, natural language search and the semantic web. When you… Continue reading Is the Internet eating itself?
Sunday Scraps #85
I finished the Eileen Gray biography and bits of it were totally heartbreaking (especially the many times le Corbu was an absolute bellend) / if I had a spare couple of grand I would attend the oio school / the Horizon Europe 2025 New European Bauhaus has some interesting funding calls / I really want… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #85
Sunday Scraps #84
I’ve been thinking about continuity so this radio show about a famous ‘continuity girl’ was lovely / it’s Mental Health Awareness Week so here’s a link about people dealing with grief / the origins of nerve-wracking were more poetic than I imagined / a really interesting video about sensitive parenting / went to Interesting 2025… Continue reading Sunday Scraps #84
Services or games? (yes this is about immigration)
When I was a student, I used to work part time as a paralegal for Diane Bélanger, a long forgotten but fierce immigration lawyer in Montréal. It was a formative experience because it helped me deal with my own immigration journeys: first to study in Italy and then to move to the UK and settle… Continue reading Services or games? (yes this is about immigration)