Murals and mental health
As mental health awareness week draws to a close, it has got me reflecting how my business affects mental wellbeing. There have been several studies recently highlighting what many of us always knew, that being creative helps us to feel better. Mindfulness without the...
Theming makes me happy
I heard Jimmy Carr on the radio last week, he was talking about how his job is actually more fun to him, than having fun. This might seem like an odd concept to a lot of people, but I get it. A couple of weeks back, I was very, very close to not going on holiday so I...
Wall Trends for 2019
New Year often heralds a time of change new beginnings. Who doesn’t know someone who has embarked on a diet, exercise regime or pledged a new work life balance for themselves this year. However, we don’t always look to ourselves for change, many, like myself, see it...
Business Signage, what is your sign saying about you?
You never have a second chance to make a first impression, and for many businesses, the sign they have above the door is a big part of that first impression. Whether you like it or not, people will make judgements about your business based on your sign. So regardless...
Creativity rules¬
There is a lot of talk about creativity at the moment, how it is taught, how it affects us and indeed a whole wave of activity around mindfulness and colouring books. Those of you that know me will know that I do get my soap box out when it comes to creativity in...
Murals, appealing to the child inside us all
I was out for my usual Sunday morning run yesterday, in the snow (yes I know, I am mad, but I actually quite like running in the snow). It was so pretty with the snow floating down, that I stopped to take a couple of photos and as the huge flakes floated down, I stuck...
When it comes to commercial wall art, is Paint or Print the best?
There is a good reason why many of the worlds most influential companies are employing murals in their interiors. Never before has ambience been so important, with the increasing trend for posting photographs of everything and anything, suddenly how where we...
When is a free mural not a free mural?
I went to see a school recently to talk about having a mural painted. The head took me to the hall where he showed me a woodland mural that looked like it had been painted by young children, unsupervised. ‘This was painted by one of the Mums, quite a few years ago.’...
Bespoke wall art – How will we shop in the future
I have spent quite a lot of time recently, thinking about the future. Maybe because I have had a few life changing events happen, maybe because Spring is on the way or maybe because I went to see a very inspiring talk by a futurist, whose job it is to tell companies...
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