There’s a growing trend in the London and New York for art scene. Art collectors are making calculated gambles on buying the entire collections of young artists, hoping that one of them will be a big success and make them a tidy profit. Some think the effect on the quality of art is terrible, as…

There was a fascinating discussion Radio 4 about how intellectually gifted children in the UK may get a raw deal. Apparently far more money and time is spent on the not so gifted. Schools in the Uk have classes of mixed abilities where they can’t move on until everyone gets the hang of what you’re…

Open to Everyone has posted Friday’s cover of the Independent.

e   I’m sure you’ve heard of Howies and their wonderfully rich, authentic, human tone of voice that transforms a mail order clothing company into a movement. While,the catalogue and the website are great, it’s the detail that brings it alive. When your jeans arrive, everything from the wrapping to the label inside, add up…

I like working in a smaller place ‘Up North’. While it’s true that you sometimes lose out on clients that like the comfort of huge international networks, and ‘London’, theres a lot to be said for working with a smaller bunch of nice people. 1. You get to be media neutral. There’s not enough people…

I Every client relationship is different, but you won’t find many like this one. The budget’s tight, we need models to humiliate themselves in ill fitting 80’s gear. "No problem we’ll do it" (a bit too readilly by the way). With them it’s not a job, it’s simply what they do. There are no suppliers,…

Thanks to Open to Everyone,  my wife will be watching every move I make. After seeing me passing on Russell Davies’ advice that successful people are  getting up early , they’ve posted this article which suggests why. Since I am neither a genius or creative (and I’m definitely not a success) my conscious is clear.…