February 3rd, 2017

Take a chance on me

Every now and then I take a chance. I take a gamble and plunge in.
January 14th, 2017

I couldn’t recommend Elizabeth highly enough

Over the past 6 months, I have been working with the Institute for Public Policy Research. One particular stand out project was the recent ‘Future Proof: Britain in the 2020s‘, a report discussing the economic, social and technological changes that will reshape Britain in the coming years. It was decided to use a more visual approach to this report than the usual IPPR publications, resulting in my working closely with the…
December 30th, 2016

2016, a reflection

It has to be said, 2016 has been a turbulent year. On a personal level, I feel that my life as I would have liked to have lived it has been altered forever by 17 million Brexiteers, I feel that my dreams and hopes have been dashed by Trump supporters, and more personally I feel like my compass point has been lost. It is this last point that I struggle…
December 20th, 2016

From the outset was enthusiastic about the project

Justlife, a leading organisation working with vulnerable people living in temporary accommodation in Brighton and Manchester has been working with the IPPR for the last 3 years. The final package, ‘The Journey Home’ contains not only a research report, but a handbook and a wall chart which visualises the journey of a person working through the temporary accommodation system, detailing the psychological impact of that journey. The iceberg was a visual…
December 18th, 2016

London calling

So I decided to head south for the winter… As of November I became a Londoner. I have been in somewhat of a personal rut for a good few months now, and as my oldest and wisest friend declared, I was in need of a change. I therefore decided to pack up my laptop and relocate to the big smoke in seek of my fortune, a change of pace and…
October 16th, 2016

A creative crossroads

Back in May I was at somewhat of a creative crossroads on the freelance design front. I was thoroughly enjoying working with my clients (they are all and continue to be lovely people) however, I was finding the solitary nature of my working life a bit lonely – I was in need of colleagues, water cooler chat and office banter. Luckily for me, my latest role turned up somewhat out…
June 27th, 2016

Overwhelmingly sad

I am saddened by the EU Referendum result. Overwhelmingly so. And unfortunately, almost 50% of those who voted are, not to mention those who didn’t get to vote who will have to live with the consequences much longer than we folk who got to put our cross in the box. In fact, of the 64 million living in the UK, only 17 million are definitely up for leaving, which leaves…
June 9th, 2016

Stronger Together: Animated infographic

With just over a week left before the In or Out EU Referendum, I think we’re all getting a bit weary of the propaganda flying around… Whatever the outcome come June 23rd, the UK nation has been split in half, one pro EU and one very much anti it. Personally, I believe we are #StrongerIn (as the social media channels declare) and here’s why… My dad worked for a company with…
May 4th, 2016

Swings and round-a-bouts

This time last week I thought I would never work again… One week on and that’s all a thing of the past – if there’s something I’ve learned over the past couple of years, a lot can happen in a week in the world of freelancing. Having a conversation with my mum recently about the relative quietness on the work front she asked “what are you going to do?” to which…
April 15th, 2016

Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you…

Whilst travelling home on Saturday night from Manchester I was thrown off a train. Not in the sense that you may think. I was neither drunk nor fair dodging – I was merely trying to get home. Upon the start of my journey everything was running smoothly. My train arrived on time (a rare occurrence in itself) and we, the passengers, boarded. We set off. Minutes later we arrived at a…