With the huge increase in AI usage in our daily lives – is it a positive or negative influence? AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a rapidly growing field that involves the development of computer systems that can perform tasks that typically require human...
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
HOW TO FIND A WORK LIFE BALANCE
The Mental Health Foundation says that “the pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture in the UK is perhaps the biggest and most pressing challenge to the mental health of the general population.” How do we find a work-life balance? Complex times. With...
COURSES FOR EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES
Our working environment has gone through some real changes this past year and is likely to continue to change well into the future. More people are working from home and services which have been provided by external companies are now becoming difficult to handle. The...
TIME TO DISCOVER FREELANCE FREEDOM
It’s the strangest of times, with most of us working from home, or simply sitting at home waiting for life to return to normal. The trouble is that, however much we might wish for it, we’ll never get back to the old normal. For many of us, whether we like it or not,...
CREATIVE THINKING FOR DESIGNERS AND CREATIVES
Starting a design project from nothing can be one of the most frustrating tasks for any designer. Don’t say that you find it easy and you can come up with ideas easily when you are washing the dishes, cooking a meal or out walking the dog! We have heard it so...
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY BRAND YOURSELF AS A DESIGNER
As a designer, you spend a lot of time helping your clients or the company you are working for to brand themselves effectively. When it comes to our own brand image, it’s a bit like the old saying about the painter and decorator, they paint and decorate so many other...
ARE YOU FED-UP WITH YOUR ONLINE COURSE?
Over the past few months, we have been receiving a lot of applications for individuals applying to come onto our courses from other online course providers due to them not being happy with the course they signed up for with them. Some of the most common complaints...
LEARNING TO PACKAGE IN A CHANGED WORLD
Until the mid-20th century, packaging was largely about convenience and product protection – keeping the item safe until it could be sold. Then came internationalism with new countries across the globe entering export markets. In turn, that created much greater...
HOW TO IMPRESS YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYERS OR CLIENTS?
Qualifications Vs Portfolio + Skills. So, how are you going to impress your future employer or client? This is a discussion we always face at school, and yes, they are both important, but one stands out just a bit more than the other. When I think about how many job...
SEEING IS BELIEVING – BRAND DEVELOPMENT
We take it for granted, but seeing really is believing. Around 80% of our sensory impressions are registered through our eyes. Some 50% of our brains are dedicated to making sense of what our eyes are telling us. They can take in 10 million pieces of information per...