PinnedMember-onlyThe importance of reading and the written wordAs the world falls deeper into the algorithmic way of life, nations caught under the hypnotic spell of the infinite scrolling of social network timelines, a perpetual somnambulance entrancing millions in the act of low brow voyeurism I find the importance of reading and the written word more valuable…Read3 min readRead3 min read
Dec 2, 2022Member-onlyBe Controlled. Just Do ItTranscript of video: One of the great marketing achievements of the last 50 years that I find truly interesting is the manufactured desire for the trainer, the sneaker, the pump. I remember in my late teens being highly manipulated by the marketing, the adolescent need to ‘fit in’, the…Nike3 min readNike3 min read
Sep 6, 2022Member-onlyYou can’t have your capitalist cake and eat it tooThere’s no doubt a sizeable proportion of the population of this country last weekend, and the weekends to follow, particularly as we edge towards Christmas will find themselves strolling around Bluewater and Lakeside Shopping Centre, Westfield Stratford City Mall and many others dotted around the country buying and consuming to…Capitalism2 min readCapitalism2 min read
Published inBootcamp·Aug 30, 2022Member-onlyUser Experience or ‘Used Experience’Do you know who you are? Do you know why you behave in particular ways in different situations? Do you know what you are worth? Do you know where you fit in society? Do you see other people’s points of view easily? Do you understand the structure of society? Do…AI9 min readAI9 min read
Aug 3, 2022Member-onlyWhy the energy prices should riseWhilst the increase of energy prices is awful for many families across the UK and the world, it shouldn’t surprise us that the price of energy is rising, in fact we should be expecting this. Energy companies aren’t philanthropists, it’s their job, their role to make a profit. Their role…Oil3 min readOil3 min read
Aug 1, 2022Member-onlyExtract from VIR(US) novel by KaiKai Motta writes about ‘throwaway’ culture in this extract from VIR(US) available on Amazon released 24 Sept. 2020 We could throw away that guilt, because we had learnt to throw away everything, for our culture was inherently built on obsolescence. Nothing anymore was of any value. Since the 1950s economists…Novel5 min readNovel5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jul 28, 2022Member-onlyLet’s talk about User Experience2. Business and User Goals As a UX consultant I would never start a project without defining the ‘Business’ and ‘User’ goals first. …UX3 min readUX3 min read
Jul 25, 2022Member-onlyTenerife, and the volcano that almost killed meI have to be honest, before I went to Tenerife, I did hold a particular view of the island as being a tourist hell hole that served up English food, to English people who only spoke English and would never make the effort to speak any other nations language, but…Tenerife14 min readTenerife14 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jul 9, 2022Member-onlyLet’s talk about User Experience1. Human vs Machine How powerful is your computer? There is a strong chance your answer to this question will be along the lines of: I have an Apple Macbook with the new M2 chip and an 8-core CPU or I have a PC with an Intel 12-core Core i7–1260P. But that isn’t what…UX6 min readUX6 min read
Jun 27, 2022Member-onlyFood bank Britain — A broken societySolidarity and understanding are two major components to recreating a better society. As it stands, we are easily divided by many things, one of them being wages. This has been highlighted in the media response to the strikes by the RMT in the last week. And it worked. Given that…Society5 min readSociety5 min read