Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Predicting. I’ve been trying to set up some automations this week. Simple things, really—filtering emails, booking meetings, chasing tasks. But I’ve realised: my brain isn’t wired like this. I’ve not got very far. I’m essentially trying to replace my old assistant, Pippa, with AI. But AI doesn’t think. It predicts. That’s the bit I keep […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Trailer Trash. I’ve spent the past week working from a caravan in the New Forest while my son does his work experience at a nearby golf course. So, a few thoughts from the week for the weekend: 1. He’s learnt that working for someone can feel like being, and I quote, “a slave!” Mind you, […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Holiday Milk. Mental block this week. A few things come to mind, but no capacity to string them together. So let’s see where it leads. 1 Cannes. Blue chairs. Great idea in a place meant to be exclusive and elite. The promenade is dotted with sturdy blue steel seats. You can move them. Into shade, […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Complexity & Contradiction. Cave. The first studio apartment. Roof, walls. A single window and door combo. Your place. Sleep, cook, think. What more? Houses haven’t changed much. Where there is space, we add more rooms. Where there isn’t, we manage with less. They adapt. Progress means complexity. We have all this stuff. Often marketed for […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Vladie Van. “Hey Sir.” I hate it when they call me Sir, but hey-ho. “Morning, Vlad. How are those final drawings going?” “Pretty good Sir. Although my laptop crashed, and I lost a whole bunch of work. Had to start again.” “That doesn’t sound ‘pretty good’. But I know how you feel, the same thing […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Making Marks. The end of the academic year always brings its own unique atmosphere—equal parts excitement, exhaustion, and the faint scent of spray-mount. The studio this week has been a blur of last-minute model-making, frantic 3d visuals, and printers valiantly churning out A1 posters. I’ve spent more hours than I care to count hunched over […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Cyborgs and Drainage. Writing these weekly articles is a challenge – this is number eighty-four. Occasionally, I jot down ideas during the week or draft a few paragraphs. In January, I wrote a dozen or so in one sitting—half of which haven’t yet seen the light of day. They’re backup for the odd week when […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Creating Stuff in the New World. I’ve been highly creative this week. Some people think I’ve lost the plot—“WTF” was one friend’s entire response. Using AI and other tools, I’ve made a song and music video… all while doing the day job. Stick with me. It all started Saturday evening when I decided to make […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Things Not Working. I’ve been surrounded by things that don’t work this week: 1. Has anyone who designs or manufactures those cheese packets with a little arrow in the corner suggesting you can peel back the plastic cover ever tried it? The same goes for bacon, mince, etc. 2. Van door locks. If you see […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Design Should Tell a Story Every house has a story. Some tell tales of grand dinners, others whisper about quiet evenings by the fire, and a few might even murmur about the time the DIY project went terribly wrong. But the best stories are the ones that reflect the people who live there—their quirks, values, […]
