The world's biggest short-story writing competition for kids has returned! Know a child with a fantastic imagination? Encourage them to enter their #500Words story before March 8th... bbc.co.uk/500words

In this episode, I talk with one of my branding heroes, Michael Johnson, founder of johnsonbanks, author of Branding in five and a half steps and thought leader on brand strategy and design. Full episode: bit.ly/2KHaZ1V

This is one of several great initiatives I’ll be taking part in over the coming weeks. As things get organised I’ll let you know.

cool tip for working from home

Why does every advert look the same? Blame Corporate Memphis wired.co.uk/article/corpor…

Ban under-threes from watching television, says study gu.com/p/3bxjj/tf

When Apple released its first computer, you had to provide the screen and keyboard. Here's ours ow.ly/i/10d0Z ow.ly/eisvM

Should Cadbury be able to trademark the colour purple? gu.com/p/3apak/tw via The Guardian

School starting age: the evidence | University of Cambridge disq.us/8fkcx4

An ode to all sleep deprived parents out there... youtube.com/watch?v=8uiTtt…

Shocking documentary about Seaworld in Florida… dailymotion.com/video/x1iepl4_…

Need some #Movember inspiration? Check out our tour of ‘taches on display at Tate Britain ow.ly/DVFcE

BBC News - Regular naps are 'key to learning' bbc.in/1xWo3lf

Tickets are almost all sold out for our show at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Think there's less than 10 available - hyperurl.co/ASHp

The Secret Life of Heros by Grég Guillemin designfather.com/secret-life-he… via @Designfathercom

British People are Running Businesses From Phone Boxes — Design News on.apttherapy.com/TqTzcP

Greenpeace releases simple but powerful new advertising campaign disq.us/8su0il

Design + Build | Grafik grafik.net/category/archi…

We're looking for a talented junior designer to join the team oysterdesign.co.uk/careers/graphi… #designjob #graphicdesigner #portsmouth #emsworth #job