Archive - Creative Breakdown

Branding, untethered

If the tech sector is enshittifying, does that leave the creative sector polishing turds?

Feb 12 •

December 2024

New Name, Renewed Aims

An end-of-year recap and some thoughts for the coming year!

Dec 16, 2024 •

November 2024

Rory Sutherland and the Dogma of Uncertainty

It's time to ditch wishful thinking.

Nov 24, 2024 •

The Corporate Merger of Political Design

The design of the Harris campaign reflects how western politics has been captured by corporate culture. And here we are.

Nov 3, 2024 •

October 2024

Apologies in advance.

Oct 22, 2024 •

A Green New Deal for Graphic Designers

Thinking through what an actually sustainable creative career could look like.

Oct 10, 2024 •

April 2024

(Not that one. Or that one)

Apr 2, 2024 •

March 2024

The leaves are coming back

It's nearly April in Scotland, my second since moving here.

Mar 31, 2024 •

September 2023

I'm baby, sell me insurance

On the infantilisation of branding

Sep 23, 2023 •

New psychedelia

Tracking a trend in search of a deeper connection

Sep 17, 2023 •

Blanding and flattening

With the whole world of visual culture now at our fingertips, why does everything feel so hollow?

Sep 8, 2023 •

Pushing positivity in a desperate world

A few things I've learned while designing for cause-related campaigns

Sep 1, 2023 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts