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Jules
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Have you asked yourself these probing questions?
I was listening to a podcast today with Amber Rae (whose book "Choose wonder over worry" is really great, if, like me, you'd rather spend...
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Jules
Aug 29, 20191 min read
Artist Profile: Berndnaut Smilde
Berndnaut is a Dutch artist who creates clouds in spectacular indoor settings. "He creates a wall of water vapor with the type of...
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Jules
Aug 29, 20192 min read
To Listen, Or Not To Listen, That Is The Question
I was speaking with some friends the other day about what kind of music they listen to when they're working. I'd noticed that when I do...
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Jules
Aug 21, 20191 min read
Artist Profile: Lola Donoghue
Lola Donoghue is an abstract artist from Ireland, whose work is dreamy and beautiful. I have one of her large prints framed at home,...
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Jules
Aug 19, 20192 min read
What influences a gallery art purchase?
I attended an opening night for an art exhibition at the start of the weekend, and was interested to see which artworks were selling and...
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Jules
Aug 17, 20193 min read
The Pecking Order of Cars
As part of my husband's job as a Motoring Writer, we get to experience different cars to test drive every week. These cars range in terms...
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Jules
Aug 7, 20192 min read
Lawyer, Entrepreneur... Starving Artist?
I regularly listen to podcasts about creativity, innovation, ideas and enthusiastic people building businesses from scratch. What...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Looking for Patterns Emerging
Patterns. They're everywhere. From wallpaper, to clothing, to bags, to wrapping paper, and everything inbetween. Different patterns seem...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Yeah, I meant to do that.
Intentionality. Is this the difference between amateur and professional? Child and adult? Can two outputs that look exactly the same be...
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Jules
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Test Match vs 20:20
I'm coming to the slow realisation that I need to view my working endeavours more as a Test Match of cricket, rather than a 20:20...
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Jules
Jul 20, 20191 min read
Made You Look - The Secret to Staying Under The Radar
Do you get told off a lot? More than other people? Even if you don’t necessarily consider yourself to be badly behaved? Well, that used...
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Jules
Jul 10, 20192 min read
Do The Magic? Or Teach It?
When you see a magic show, one of the best things about it is that you don't know how it's done. You can't see the joins. And magicians...
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Jules
Jul 4, 20191 min read
What signals are you sending?
If you’ve ever bought any perfume, you’ll probably have noticed that the liquid itself comes in a variety of colours. Deep musky scents...
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Jules
Jun 30, 20191 min read
Recommended Podcast: James Dyson
If, like me, you find the creativity process and innovation fascinating, you'll love hearing this podcast on NPR's How I Built This. They...
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Jules
Jun 29, 20191 min read
Predictably unpredictable
In design, great effort is put into making things predictable, intuitive even. Buttons in the right place, switches that turn things on...
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Jules
Jan 7, 20191 min read
The World's Smallest Gallery... Your Toilet
I've always found it interesting to see what artworks people decide should be hung in their bathrooms and toilets. Is it longer...
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Jules
Dec 7, 20182 min read
It’s time to rethink what you think
You know you’re doing some #bigthinking when your bedside table looks like this. . I’ve read over half of these and so far am finding...
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Jules
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Strength in Numbers
How to tell apart a professional vs emerging artist If you're looking at what the difference might be between a seasoned artist and an...
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