Remember that friend who starts telling a story, gets distracted halfway through, then ends up somewhere completely different? That’s basically this book, but in written form. You can buy now in print or digital formats on Amazon. And for a limited time, it’s free on Kindle Unlimited.
Category Archives: creative
Stuff and Things – I wrote a book
It’s everyone else’s fault really. They kept telling me to write a book. So I did. Here it is. https://youtu.be/f0mVgzUZ81E Stuff and Things. The title pretty much self-completed when I started this blog thing many moons and 568 posts ago in 2007 and called it “[bluurb] stuff and things i thought you might like toContinueContinue reading “Stuff and Things – I wrote a book”
Coming soon…
I’ve sliced, smashed, squished and crushed me. Some weird stuff coming soon. Stuff and things. https://youtu.be/rUAq5gr9jyY
One picture, many stories
I can hardly tell people to be curious, experiment and try new things if I don’t do it myself. So when my good friend Eraldo Mussa asked me to contribute a short story based on a stimulus of one photo and one line, I said yes. I’ve always enjoyed stories. I think writing is anContinueContinue reading “One picture, many stories”
inspiration from the idealists
I like this. Lots of inspiration and ideas from the Idealists Blog that cover the broad church that is creativity.
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”
creative advice from a legend
Bruce Springsteen at SXSW this year. The video above is the short version for the attention deficit among us. The video below is the full version if you want to understand the full context. An incredibly powerful expression about changes , desires, technology and being creative.
under construction
Keeping people interested in a new shop with a combination of some favourite things: creativity and lingerie. Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn |nicholas.r.gill@gmail.com
content will always be the boss
Great example of why despite all the ruminations and navel gazing about social media stuff, Twitter this and Facebook that, great content will always be the boss. Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn |nicholas.r.gill@gmail.com
can you see what it is yet? tell me and win a pint
This is what a creative director’s brain looks like. Patrick (esteemed CD of Five by Five) drew this in a meeting we had last Friday to simplify a certain something. I’ll buy a pint (or frappy latte mochachino if you must) either in person or via the magic of paypal for the person who comesContinueContinue reading “can you see what it is yet? tell me and win a pint”