I often hear practicing writers ask, "What if I can't think of anything to write about?" Sometimes they even have notebooks full of observations, but they feel that none of them are good enough for a whole story and they are unsure of how to develop story ideas into amazing stories. I felt the same […]

Welcome to my weekly roundup of the best of the latest leadership and communication blog posts I've seen over the past week. Given the current business situation today and how much has changed as a result COVID-19 I continue to advocate racial justice and continue to use the weekly round-up as a place to share […]

"For as long as I can remember, I've always been the one capturing moments from the people around me … it was just something I did," says London-based photographer Serena Brown. "When I was 16, I actually started experimenting with what went into my composition and learning what and who was important to me when […]

Designers will know that brand guidelines are only as useful as the receiving end customer is willing to create them. Months of work developing strict specifications and fine-tuning details can wash away immediately after delivery. However, for customers, following or finding guidelines can be an awkward, time-consuming task, endlessly searching through a tangled PDF file […]

Getty Images is home to over 200 million assets for news, sports, entertainment, advertising, stocks, and more. As a source of visual content, new images are constantly being created for the world. However, when the coronavirus hit, recordings, events and meetings were immediately canceled and the offices adopted a policy on working from home. However, […]

Calling all HR, PR, and internal communications professionals … there has to be a better way. Reading this CNN article about L’Oréal and her return to office efforts made my heart beat faster. At a time when companies have so much at stake in helping employees navigate change and demonstrate leadership skills, this narrative appears […]

A new limited edition print from the type artist shows an S with ancient and modern symbols that covers everything from emoji to cave paintings Lester describes the piece as "arguably the most complicated letter form ever drawn" and explains that it was shaped by a career in which he studied incredibly detailed handwriting. It's […]

After designing their own building in Amsterdam, Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven von Thonik discuss what distinguishes graphic designers from architects and what this could mean for a more collaborative future "It's a big step from graphic design to architecture, but it's only a step," says Thomas Widdershoven, co-founder of the Dutch studio Thonik, which […]

Though the Ikea brand is traditionally known for its homeware and iconic meatball dish, it has inadvertently become a status symbol among the hypebeasts in recent years. The start of the retailer's most recent collaboration with Off-White's Virgil Abloh at their Wembley store came with a hype usually reserved for the latest Supreme drop, and […]

Droga5's newly appointed Executive Creative Director Shelley Smoler talks to us about how growing up in South Africa affects her work, tapping into culture and learning the importance of bravery in advertising Shelley Smoler, the new Creative Director of Droga5 London, can look back on many years of experience in opening up culture and society. […]