The upside of a downturn

By Stuart

A couple of recessions ago I was at art college studying my graphic design and advertising course and as I prepared myself for the big wide world my tutor assured me that despite the economic situation of the past couple of years the future was bright. His argument was that companies don’t stop spending they simply postpone spending. Clients are a little more prudent, projects are put on hold but ultimately the work still needs to be done. Steve Harrison, Read More...

3 Sep 2010

Trains, Taxis and Opportunists

By Stuart

Anyone who is familiar with the main railway line between Birmingham and Manchester will also be familiar with the black metals horse shapes that are positioned at various places along the track between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton. They were erected in 1987 at twelve locations by sculptor Kevin Atherton, and were titled ‘Iron Horse’ (a pun on the early title given to steam locomotives in the 19th century). They were commissioned by a joint group comprising of West Midlands Read More...

4 Jun 2010

Lonely Planet – from ashes to good thinking!

By Rune

The Icelandic ash cloud provoked many creative reactions – for example, I had a good laugh when I stumbled upon the facebook group named “Don’t mess with Iceland, they’ll shut your airports down”. But without a doubt Lonely Planet fostered the best idea in response to the cloud that I have come across. They decided to offer iPhone users free downloads of city guides to affected cities around Europe for a limited period. This quickly proved highly popular and the Read More...

27 Apr 2010
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