Entrepreneurship ideas: an accidental entrepreneur’s journey
She chose not to follow the career path laid out for her and is now reaping the rewards. As she moves into the next phase of her life, she reveals her entrepreneurship ideas. Meeting in a hip bistro in Southwark, Marsha Oza, the 35-year-old British-born daughter of first-generation Indian immigrants, immediately stands out from the…
Read MoreThree ways towards a good blogging habit
Have you ever sat there wondering just where the heck to get started? Getting more and more stressed and feeling more inadequate by the minute. I know I have. There’s just something almost intimidating about writing those first posts for your business. At least, that’s how I think most of us feel when we first get started.…
Read MoreOpen source and the going rate of igloos
Let’s say there’s a village. An eskimo village. Because of its size, it has two aspiring igloo construction companies, both run by blokes in their late twenties. Let’s call them West Igloos and East Igloos, respectively. Now, for the longest time, the going rate of an igloo has remained the same and both companies have…
Read MoreMarsha Oza: I’m the least entrepreneurial entrepreneur you’ve ever met
She chose not to follow the career path laid out for her and is now reaping the rewards. As she moves into the next phase of her life, she reveals what she’s learned so far. Meeting in a hip bistro in Southwark, Marsha Oza, the 35-year-old British-born daughter of first-generation Indian immigrants, immediately stands out…
Read MoreA conversation about colours
An early memory I have in my career as a designer is that of a client asking me to use gold in their branding because said colour evoked wisdom. I entertained the notion for a moment and thought of famous brands which use some variant of yellow in their logo. McDonald’s and IMDb came to…
Read MoreA beginner’s guide to making images web-ready
This is a step-by-step guide for beginners on choosing the right image and cropping and resizing it to be used on the web. It requires that you own Photoshop and have some basic understanding of how it works. Usually, this is where I’d waffle on a bit more about cursory topics and say something funny, but…
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