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• Erskine Design at FOWD

  Once upon a time, or more specifically during the afternoon of Wednesday 16th April, members of the team that is Erskine Design started to head into the city that is London. These hairy, broad-foreheaded ogres from the north were descending upon this nation's capital for an event of medium proportions. This is their story.

  Read the rest of this entry, Erskine Design at FOWD // Posted on 18/04/08 // 4 comments

• Hell Yes

  The act of jumping on bandwagons often proves to be a frustrating and disappointing exercise, and for good reason. The fact is that if a large amount of people like something, it's generally shite in some way or another; Keane, Carlsberg, Nike, Pirates of the Caribbean, Communism. The list goes on. The bandwagon syndrome however, does have its advantages and sometimes reaffirms your faith in the oh so fickle "let's all do the same thing" mentally.

  Read the rest of this entry, Hell Yes // Posted on 15/04/08 // 2 comments

• Message from a mental-Greg

  

  Today, directly in the offices of Erskine Design (where I work) and extraordinarily aware of the absence of any real force of authority, I slacked off for one whole hour. No really, I did slack off, chimp style. I put my feet up, purchased myself a tasty beverage, and slumped.

  Read the rest of this entry, Message from a mental-Greg // Posted on 09/04/08 // 3 comments

• Ben Saunders and his North Pole Speed Record

  

  Ben Saunders is a polar explorer, an athlete and a legend. At Erskine Design we got the pleasure of working with Ben on a website for his latest expedition; a solo speed record to the North Pole. Seeing as I had a significant role in the project, I thought I'd talk about some of the directions and decisions that were made during it's development.

  Read the rest of this entry, Ben Saunders and his North Pole Speed Record // Posted on 21/03/08 // 7 comments

• Photoset: Penguin Books

  

  Last week, Monsieur Collison and I raided the lovely Oxfam shop in Hockley, Nottingham on the basis that the front window was full of a massive display of beautifully designed Penguin books. My credit card took a bit of a beating but these look lovely on my shelves in the lounge.

  Pics tagged with “penguin” on Flickr // Posted on 28/02/08

• Is Colly’s Stew really ‘all that’?

  The man known only to some as 'Colly' remains a mysterious presence in most stew circles. People only know that he uses a 'fuck off big pan' and ugly Sneinton veg, but somehow, his stew reached almost national fame. The question is, is it the product of a spinster who works too much and has 31 cats? Or will Michelin chefs bow down to this anonymous figure, kissing his feet in return for his recipes? Intrepid reporter Greg Wood investigates...

  Read the rest of this entry, Is Colly’s Stew really ‘all that’? // Posted on 20/11/07 // 0 comments

• Spring Cleaning

  Seeing as I'm averaging one post a month, I thought I'd better apologize to you, the expectant reader, and explain why. The truth is, Colly's cracking the whip pretty hard, and Glen and I, as new recruits, are being forced to perform a number of hideous tasks as part of our 'initiation'.

  Read the rest of this entry, Spring Cleaning // Posted on 31/10/07 // 0 comments

• New Beginings

  Clichéd title, I know. But I couldn't think of a better or more appropriate one for this piece of news. 20 hours of public transport, numerous handshakes and a few nerves later, I'm absolutely chuffed to reveal that I'll be starting work with Erskine Design.

  Read the rest of this entry, New Beginings // Posted on 22/08/07 // 19 comments