…is what this evocative neon sign in London’s Soho says, in Italian. After writing about how much I dislike typical networking events, I somehow found myself chock-a-block (or the more expressive ‘chokka’) with slightly more unconventional events this week, all > Read more
Over the past few weeks we’ve been holding our quarterly team reviews at Grain Creative. Though the channels of communication are always open at Grain, it’s good to take the time to focus on each person and make sure > Read more
More precisely, I became business partners with my husband. But I won’t let the facts get in the way of a catchy title!
I have had two business partners. The first, Luca de Salvia, and I parted ways after > Read more
Yes, a furry lens, not a fuzzy one! Owning a dog changes your perspective. Before we had a puppy, we weren’t aware which restaurants (and people) were dog friendly and which ones weren’t. With our very limited experience so far, > Read more
It’s ungodly-o’clock and you’re on the first train to London – the 5:43am one. The networking meeting is 6:45-8:30am, finishing ‘just in time for the start of the business day.’ No. My business day starts minimum 9am, if not 10am > Read more
I’m not talking about Photoshop paths, which are quite useful in their own right, but: what’s the objective of having objectives?
True to the blog’s name, Design and a Dog, this question of having a goal and a path > Read more
As my husband will tell you somewhat nervously, I love diving in to new projects. A bit like when I was young and wanted to be ‘an expert’ when I grew up, sometimes it’s more about how I do things > Read more
Design and a Dog: you may be curious which dog is ‘a dog’. Well, here is a dog. It is our dog and his name is Sunny. He is a Cockapoo – Tibetan terrier mix and he’s 5 months old. > Read more