On Inspiration and Honing Your Design Instincts.Good morning peeps. How was everyone's weekend? Awesome...? Ah, that's great to hear! I was very lucky to watch Powderfinger's last ever gig in Sydney on Saturday night, which was part of their farewell tour - and I've got to tell you...
Copan Apartment, Brazil | Plus a Little Rant About the Importance of Good Photography.I spotted this smoking hot apartment on Arch Daily a couple of weeks ago, and it left me feeling a bunch of mixed emotions. In fact, this happens quite a bit when I'm searching the web for all the coolest stuff to share with you guys -...
Why is Beautiful & Inspiring Commercial Design so Scarce?I am always so interested in beautiful and inspired commercial/ corporate/ workplace design. Maybe because I've done so much of it over the years, and perhaps because it is in this discipline where I notice a real gap and a lack within our...
Blog It Forward | What Inspires Me.I feel so privileged to be a part of the fantastic Blog It Forward project {you may remember it from my previous post} and to be able to share with you what inspires me. You know, this has been the hardest post I've ever had to write....
Readers’ Question Answered: What Is Yellowtrace?A few of my readers have asked me about the significance of the name "yellowtrace" and where it came from, so I thought it would be worth while writing a little post about it. Yellowtrace is a soft tone transparent sketch paper ideal...
What Do Criminals, Entrepreneurs & Designers Have In Common?I'm of the opinion that a designer’s brain is wired in much the same way as that of an entrepreneur. We are constantly making new connections, assessing opportunities, identifying possibilities, looking at new and better ways of doing...
Designer vs Personal Trainer.If you are any kind of designer that works with clients, you may have been faced with a challenging brief at least once or twice in your “career” . You may have had...
