Nicholas Gill

inspiration from the idealists

I like this. Lots of inspiration and ideas from the Idealists Blog that cover the broad church that is creativity.

olloclip

I was fortunate to receive an Olloclip to try out over the Summer. Olloclip clips onto your iPhone and allows you to take photos with fish-eye, wide-angle and macro lenses. The actual product is small and comes with it’s own carry bag which also doubles as a lens cleaning cloth. You also get a newContinueContinue reading “olloclip”

never lose your stuff again

I get sent a lot of press releases, seemingly at random and often with content that is is so wildly removed from anything I do that I often want to send made up press releases back. And then there are the gems. The ones that actually make me go, “oooh, I’d like that”. Things thatContinueContinue reading “never lose your stuff again”

what it’s like to work in the creative industry

http://vimeo.com/70642037# A short documentary on what it’s like to work in the creative industry when your craft becomes your profession. Even though I’m not a “creative”, I can relate to these feelings and scenarios. Originally found on Design Taxi via Evan Michaels.

set the tone

Most opening things start in a dull fashion. Take meetings. An agenda. Usually on paper. Usually not enough to go around. Trying to reach into the middle of the table to get the coffee (that you can’t actually get out of the jug and it tastes like pap anyway) that is usually tantalisingly out ofContinueContinue reading “set the tone”

organised me

Lists. In my notebook. On my phone. On my desktop. In emails. In various notebooks at home. Failing to get to inbox zero. Trying to wade through gmail and work email to find crap. Or poorly organised folders on my desktop. Stuff. Lots going on. Busy at work. Ideas bubbling over. Have just moved house.ContinueContinue reading “organised me”

planner hangout

Some of you reading this will know of Heather Le Fevre’s Planner Survey. If you don’t, find out all about it on her blog. This time, as well as the usual content that is always useful and informative, Heather (and her team) wanted to get the planning community together. So, if you wanted to participate,ContinueContinue reading “planner hangout”

email étiquette – five sentences or fewer

——————————————– Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es We all suffer from email overload. There’s been lots written about how it kills productivity and ruins holidays. While zero inbox and zero tolerance policy is not for everyone, Five Sentences is a gentle introduction and a step on the rung to better email etiquette.ContinueContinue reading “email étiquette – five sentences or fewer”

Smartphones for seniors

This is just such an amazing idea. Silverline: making smartphones for seniors to help them stay healthy and in touch in what can be a confusing, fast and quite often too nimble to operate world. It also happens to be a project that a long-time friend from way back when, Daryl Arnold, has been involvedContinueContinue reading “Smartphones for seniors”