Anyone who has read Art Spiegelman’s Maus or Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis will be familiar with the way graphic novels can bring the past powerfully, and uniquely, to life. While many of us might struggle through a heavy history book, there’s something about the combination of words and imagery that makes past events that much more […]

When it comes to your website, faster is better. Faster loading pages rank higher, have lower bounce rates, and result in happier site visitors. Speed is so crucial that Google implemented several programs to improve it, including accelerated mobile pages, aka AMP. When it was first released, AMP was kind of a big deal. Many […]

Wrong turns and unpredictable moments are a part of every creative journey, yet we rarely like to examine these in full, preferring to give the impression that everything is in our control. But, writes Richard Holman, these accidents are vital Few of us would admit to being without a clear sense of direction. The imperative […]

At one point in your writer’s life, you’ve probably come across the term Hero’s Journey. Maybe you’ve even studied this guide for storytelling and applied it to your own books—and yet, something about your own application felt off. You wanted to learn more, but didn’t know where to start. You needed a resource that would […]

The spot is another of Apple’s high-class product demo spots, which this time illustrates the advantages of having both an iPhone and an Apple Watch Set to a soundtrack of Kitty Wells’ classic country and western track Searching (For Someone Like You), the ad eschews the hip youth demographic we are used to seeing in […]

Based in an old coal mining complex in Genk, C-Mine is one of Belgium’s most exciting museums and cultural centres. This summer marks the arrival of the museum’s new multidisciplinary festival Zomerslag, which features a programme of theatre, dance, music, events and more. Part of the festival is Shout, curated by Daan Linsen and Debora […]

If you’ve found yourself reading this blog, you’re probably interested in the idea of a membership site. These sites are not to be confused with paid subscriptions, which refer exclusively to a financial model that binds users to its pages. Netflix, for example, is the classic example of a subscription website: a platform that users […]

Aberdeen People’s Press logo Aberdeen might not immediately spring to mind as a hotbed of political activity in the latter part of the 20th century. However, from 1973 to 1984 a local print shop, Aberdeen People’s Press, served as the vital tissue between many of the city’s activist groups. Catalysed by greater accessibility and affordability […]

In the past, link building focused on quantity, not quality. Today? Link building is a different ball game. If you’re building a link building strategy, it’s important to know that it won’t be instant. It’s a gradual process—at least, if you do it right. The pages where you build links, specifically the quality and authority […]

The Alfred Landecker Foundation was established in 2016 by the Reimann family after they researched their ancestors’ associations with the National Socialist regime. Unsatisfied by simply uncovering their own past, the family took the lessons they learned and set up the Foundation to promote action and engagement.  Today the Foundation exists to “defend civil liberal […]