Atmosphere matters. You might be someone who will pay a premium to eat at a restaurant with a certain ambience or buy a house in a setting that supports a particular feeling. But how do you use atmosphere in your book? Learning the literary definition of atmosphere (with genre examples) can help you write a […]

Offering the world’s first IVF insurance, Gaia was created after its founder, Nader AlSalim, had a firsthand experience of what is a complex and expensive procedure. He was inspired to find a way of helping other families access IVF without succumbing to the financial hurdles that often make it impossible or unsustainable in the long-term. […]

Designers the world over are devoted to the concept of form following function. But, argues We Are Pi’s Rick Chant, the world of the 21st century requires the addition of engagement to truly break through As an architecture major, I am well versed, maybe indoctrinated, with the design principle ‘form follows function’. A principle associated […]

Bolivian photographer River Claure is intrigued by how collective identity is formed and the influence of external perspectives. To him, these questions are inseparable from photography, and the stronghold Europe and North America has had over how people and cultures have been documented. These images, particularly of the global south, have revolved around exoticism, inferiority, […]

Today I have a gift guide that will help you find just the right thing for your favorite writer, no matter what stage of the writing process they are in.  Every year without fail I get a notebook and pen from someone in my family. I love it. They know my favs include Moleskine books […]

Giving feedback can be one of the most difficult things to do as a leader, which is why so many leaders avoid it. Some leaders may hesitate to avoid hurting any feelings. Others are nervous about how the employee will take the feedback. Still, others wonder whether the outcome sought is achievable in the first […]

The work of photographer Kuba Ryniewicz examine themes of activism and belonging, as well as new ways of thinking about fashion Moving deftly between limitations and possibilities is where the work of Kuba Ryniewicz thrives. His photographs, which investigate the relationship between people and their environment, speak at once of the challenges of everyday life […]

Riccardo Falcinelli’s book Chromorama approaches colour from a wealth of new perspectives, merging history with cultural and societal shifts, industrial innovations and more to ask if colour really matters – and why When graphic designer and educator Riccardo Falcinelli started out writing his comprehensive book on colour, Chromorama, he’d intended it to be for students […]

The book is part of the publisher’s Vintage Britain series, which has used archive photography to celebrate everything from picnics and holiday camps, to dog shows and the London Underground. This latest edition turns its attention to the cultural importance of the capital’s historic drinking establishments. Spanning the last decade, the photographs reveal a rapidly […]

We hear from the director and the film’s head puppet maker, Georgina Hayns, about the painstaking process of bringing one of the world’s most famous stories to life in stop motion Since Pinocchio was first published in 1883, there have been too many adaptions of Carlo Collodi’s classic fairy tale to count. Perhaps the most […]