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Children's book illustration depicting Julia Donaldson's 'The Snail and the Whale'

Not enough time in the day…

Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Dribbble, Instagram… everyday designers, artists, illustrators, makers and doers around the world post their creations online for us to appreciate. While this can often prove a vital resource for inspiration, there are a number of catches when browsing and posting art and design online… The first problem is that what you think is wonderful (and your mum has reassured you is truly awesome) might just be a bit rubbish. And now the whole of the internet has seen it and anonymous commenters are bluntly comparing your artistic ability to that of a trained chimp. Ouch! Of

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Bold, punchy artwork from exhibit on London's Southbank

Lost and Found on the Southbank

After three heavy filming days, confined to the foot well of the cramped car and a less than ideal temperature, my artistic leash was unfastened by my directors. I was set loose around some poignant, cultural and stimulating exhibitions. I packed up the cameras, notebook and complimentary tickets. I declined the idea of a hot tube and plumped for an on foot foray of optical delights. London definitely did not disappoint. I’m a little lost on the Southbank and I feel like I have walked into uninvited rave, as I am party to an explosion of neon stripes and geometric

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CIPR election time is nearly upon us – and you can vote for Chris

Vote for me! Yes, it is nearly time for another round of CIPR elections, except this year, it’s all different. Sort of. There will be a new-look slimmed down CIPR Council in 2015 which is a good thing. But that has presented a challenge for current President Stephen Waddington and the new Chief Executive Alastair McCapra and their team in maintaining the links between the CIPR’s many sectoral and regional groups and the national Council. So a new electoral system (yippee) and plenty of different options for CIPR members to use their vote – please do if you are a

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Photo of Australian beach and turquoise ocean

Happy holidays

It’s the holiday summer season so we asked the #TeamDTW about their best & worst holidays, top travel tips and why we don’t miss the soggy camping trips of their youth. When it comes to favourite destinations, most of the DTW gang take the Pet Shop Boys advice and Go West. Yosemite National Park, Barbados, Florida and California are the most popular choices although MD Chris rates Australia as his favourite destination, while designer Sarah Bibby loved Skiathos in Greece. Not every holiday is a great one though. MD Chris had an interesting time skiing in communist Romania, while Social

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Guy wearing Google Glass

Life Through a Lens – Google Glass arrives at DTW

DTW Digital and Social Media Manager Guy Bailey takes us through the Looking Glass… I’m a gadget guy. Always have been, a child of the ZX Spectrum generation, I measured my own and humanity’s progress based on access to the latest advances and cool devices. For most people growing up in the eighties, Tomorrow’s World was the annoying, swotty buffer between Top of the Pops and The Young Ones while for me it was a catalogue from the future. One family in every neighbourhood was always the first to have a Walkman, or a Diskman, or the latest Brevill Sandwich

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Guy wearing Google Glass

The future’s so bright, I gotta wear Glass

We’ve just joined the Google Glass Explorer programme. Now I’m guessing most people reading this are either thinking “The what?” or “That’s cool.” If it’s the latter you’re right. Not only is it cool but its simple to use and is already adding value to the way we work with our clients. If you don’t know what Google Glass is you can find out straight from the Google itself, but basically it looks like a pair of glasses but it’s a computer with a tiny screen (and a built-in high quality video-camera) just inches from your eye that you can

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Children's book illustration depicting Julia Donaldson's 'The Snail and the Whale'

Not enough time in the day…

Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Dribbble, Instagram… everyday designers, artists, illustrators, makers and doers around the world post their creations online for us to appreciate. While this can often prove a

Read More
Photo of Australian beach and turquoise ocean

Happy holidays

It’s the holiday summer season so we asked the #TeamDTW about their best & worst holidays, top travel tips and why we don’t miss the soggy camping trips of their

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