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My studio isn't working
My studio isn't working. I distinctly remember that 3am moment of dread when I realised my studio was no longer working for me. The business I...
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Sladen Legal
Trade Mark Series Part 1
Choosing the Best Name for Your Business. Trade Mark Series Part 1 Naming your business or products can be a tricky and time consuming process. You...
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Now this is interesting...
Now this is interesting... Greg and I are on a road trip around Tasmania. The twisting, twirling roads make writing a wee bit queasy-making, so...
Dear Senior-Design-Creative-Director
How was your week? Mine has been good — lots of work on at home and in the office. My children are on school holidays and I'm wishing we were...
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If you do nothing else, do this
Start the new week with a plan. There is no better feeling than starting a fresh week with a plan. A clear direction of where you want to go. In...
You can't charge for a plan but you can charge for a strategy
Here I am, just twelve weeks into my ‘new career’ of design researcher (rather than design practitioner), and an area of confusion that seems...
You can't charge for a plan but you can charge for a strategy
Here I am, just twelve weeks into my ‘new career’ of design researcher (rather than design practitioner), and an area of confusion that seems...
The design business leadership gap
The design business leadership gap. The Australian design scene has matured rapidly in the last five years. We are seeing design agencies become a...
Poking the Bear, or: How I Learned to Write Emails
Poking the Bear, or: How I Learned to Write Emails. How to send an email without straying toward being annoying or sycophantic? — The following...
Designer Profile
Natasha Galea
Natasha Galea — University lecturer, inspirer of many, and Senior Manager/Creative at RPS Group — received her first degree in Architecture...
Word—Form
How do you find Peace?
Word-Form. Exploring the workings of the creative mind through the guise of a single word. Peace. The idea of Peace seems incredibly straight...
Win Without Pitching
I've Mapped Your Financial Success
I’m pretty sure I can show you the levels of financial success you’ll move through in your career. I can’t predict how far you will go, but...
Win Without Pitching
I've Mapped Your Financial Success
I’m pretty sure I can show you the levels of financial success you’ll move through in your career. I can’t predict how far you will go, but...
Design Business Council
Talking money with clients
Talking money with clients. At a recent AGDA event Dan Johnson, Group Director of Creative and Strategy at Hoyne said he opens the discussion with...
Anne Miltenburg
Social Enterprise branding expert
Branding for change (Part 1). AN INTERVIEW WITH ANNE MILTENBURG. This week, we share part one of a two-part interview with social enterprise...
Bisi Williams
co-founder of Massive Change Network
How to foster massive change. ADVICE FROM BISI WILLIAMS. Also this week, we return to Bisi Williams, co-founder of Massive Change Network with...
The Design Conference Interview
DIA STUDIO
DIA STUDIO. What are you passionate about besides your work?. Meg: Running, animal rights, and hot sauceMP: Jazz Piano, Zen Buddhism, Music How...
Creative Leadership
Is the Creative Director dead?
You can reply to this email now with a simple Yes or No and we'll cut straight to the chase. How are you? This is a question I've asked myself...
Quit Giving The Client What They Want
Quit Giving The Client What They Want. by Blair Enns “If I’d asked my customers what they wanted they would have said ‘A faster...
Debbie Millman
Design Matters
How to deal with the conundrum of choice. ADVICE FROM DEBBIE MILLMAN Also this week, we return to Debbie Millman—inspirational host of Design...