For those of us who’ve been in the writing biz a while, there is a quote by Stephen King we’ve all seen a thousand times (and if you’re new to writing, fear not: you’ll see this quote a thousand times, too). “[K]ill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s […]

Around 2013, Miriam Elia had the rather brilliant idea of turning her keen eye for satire on Ladybird books – those richly illustrated, firmly educational little tomes that you can’t help but read in the RP tones of 1960s BBC voiceovers. The first in her series (titled the Dung Beetle Learning series), We Go to […]

Bruce Mau exhibition There are few designers who have been the subject of a documentary film, but considering Bruce Mau’s track record of big, galvanising ideas, coupled with his motivational speaking style, it’s easy to see why he has. He’s strived to imagine new possibilities for all kinds of contexts, from the pages of a […]

Beginning his career in commercial art at the age of 16, Tony Meeuwissen has now worked in the industry for nearly 70 years, over which time he has developed a distinctive style entirely his own. Characterised by colourful, eye-catching compositions and fantastical subject matter, his illustrations have found their way onto many printed mediums. The […]

By popular demand (i.e. one of you asked, and I thank you for that), here’s a post about the counterpart to the em dash and the hyphen. Let’s get to know the en dash. An en dash is one of the special punctuation marks that most people see all the time, but rarely think about […]

After making a splash with the adland documentary Kill Your Darlings earlier this year, the creative director discusses how she’s trying to fix the broken agency model in her new role at Spring Studios Anouk Jans is well-used to being known as ‘the youngest’ something. When she was 13, she was the youngest fashion blogger […]

The climate crisis is creating an increasingly uncertain future for people in most parts of the world. For the people of Tuvalu, a group of nine tiny islands in the South Pacific, rising sea levels could see their homeland disappear altogether in the next few decades. Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs, Simon […]

Juan Cabral directs the ad, which sees a pair of friends use their AirPods – and the magic of dance – to turn the city into an explosive winter wonderland The campaign, titled Share The Joy, revolves around the AirPods’ sharing feature – which lets two sets of headphones listen to the same thing at […]

Once you have a great story idea, the next step is to write it. But do you want to take your brilliant idea and then write a book that bores readers and causes them to quit reading your book? Of course not. That’s why you need to learn how to write great scenes. Scenes are […]

If you’re like me, you’re probably planning your Thanksgiving menu (if you’re hosting) or planning a dish to pass if you’re visiting friends and family. So, I thought I’d make it a little easier for you by sharing my all-time favorite Thanksgiving recipe: Grandma Elsie’s Famous Pumpkin Chiffon Pie and a few other favorites. If […]