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Strike Your Pose
Strike Your Pose and then turn it into jewellery. This is the brainchild of Leah Black and it’s simply brilliant. Of course the secret ingredient is a good pose and …
Why Scotland needs creative graduates
I was invited to write an article for Scottish Institute for Enterprise’s biannual magazine ” Ignite” - focusing on the creative industry sector and covering opportunities emerging for graduates. The economic and …
Cloudbusting, Kite Flying and Star gazing
Dundee is a magnificent city that faces extraordinary challenges and last week I spent a day talking and thinking about how the creative and cultural sector can help tackle those …
Whatever the problem, community is the answer!
I attended the first in the new series of events for the Centre for Confidence and Well Being’s Ideas Academy last week, entitled “Whatever the Problem, Community is the Answer” led by Margaret …
Snook are on the hunt for talent!
So me and the team over at Snook are looking for people of all shapes and size to make a big impact! Download the juicy details here
Death: A Festival for the Living
This weekend I travelled down to London to be part of a festival at the South Bank Centre. “This festival celebrates something we all have in common. Death is a subject …
Snook is hiring!
A little sign of why things have been so quiet on redjotter – Snook is hiring! We are working on some great projects and growing our team! Find out more …
Edit 2011: dig
This is Edit for the 10th time around, but the for the first time in the beautiful and mysterious area of Røros. It is an old mining town so the …
Scotland’s Social Crowdfunding Launch
At the start of the year ( through the phenomenon that is Global Service Jam ) I met an awesome lady called Kirsty Burnham. This week has been a rollercoaster …
Community Lover’s Guide To The Universe ( oh, and Glasgow )
The idea for Community Lover’s Guide to the Universe was conceived in Rotterdam in April 2011 by Tessy Britton and Maurice Specht. Following the fantastic response to the collaborative book …
Here’s tae us; wha’s like us?
Andrea Peach, a lecturer and craft historian at Gray’s School of Art in Aberdeen, is writing an academic paper entitled “Contemporary Craft and the Commodification of National Identity in Scotland …
The power of empathy
Three years ago today I was teaching first year design students at The University of Dundee. Those students are now going into fourth year. I am delighted that many of …
My advice to all art school students
All around the UK, Universities are welcoming their first year students through their doors – bright eyed, bushy tailed and facing a lifetime of debt, Mike Press is one of …
People don’t know how to search
So I’ve had an idea.. initially I began this research with the intention to enter my idea into The Scottish Social Innovation Camp – I decided not to as Sarah …
Dear design students
It’s hardly a secret, but there are thousands of design students in the world. Advice and opportunities are everywhere. Education and learning are very very important to me. I used …
