20 x 20 PowerPoint
Death by PowerPoint is under threat by the advent of PechaKucha!
Give yourself an apple
Give yourself an apple | Read a new book? Got a new phone? Installed new apps? Upgraded to Windows 10? Been on a course? Visited a new place? Met new people? We are always learning something new, it’s great, I love it!
7 tips to taking your own profile photo …and looking good!
Here are a few guidelines to help you take a decent photo. It could be a selfie, or better still a friend or colleague can help – a new photo is a great way to keep your profile looking fresh (how old is your profile photo?!). So here are a few tips for sharing!
Monkeys and chainsaws
My first boss and mentor – Frank Schofield would often mutter ‘monkeys and chainsaws’ – as he tackled clients given access to DTP – desktop publishing – for the benefit of a younger audience. Prior to ‘DTP’ clients...
social media images cheat sheet
How to get the perfect image size for you social media posts. Social media cheat sheet for Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and You Tube, plus two catch-all sizes
5 website design tips
A website – like any other project, needs planning. It needs to have a goal. You need to know who will be looking at it, and why. You need to plan those user ‘journeys’, anticipate expectations, and deliver appropriate feedback – that’s as simple as a link taking you where you are expecting it to!
2015 – officially the year of LIGHT!
2015 – the International year of Light. Light and colour and space are important in all aspects of our lives. It’s a mood- changer and can say so much without words. So when you look at your corporate colours, how do they make you ‘feel’, or more importantly, how do they make your customers feel? How about your website, is it full of light, or dank and dreary?
Happy Easter!
Easter is different. Every year it moves, not fixed by dates, but by the moon – the nearest full moon after the Spring Equinox. It’s a time of hope and renewal. Just look in the garden if religion isn’t your thing; new life is inspiring.
Happy Mother’s day!
There are two things we should give our children: one is roots, the other is wings. OK, so what’s that got to do with business? We are currently commemorating the centennial years of the suffragette movement, yet board level appointments for women are still lacking, so I consider myself lucky enough in my career to have worked with two female CEOs — Julie Baddeley and Rosemary Mc Conkey.
Happy Valentines!
Happy Valentines! A muse on the meaning of the day, and free Valentine cards to download (PDF)