From her studio in a remote cold war airbase in Suffolk, artist Abi Fawcus examines photographs of landscapes - snapshots of nature that her mind's eye transforms into mental impressions to stimulate imagination, abstract memory and a compelling sense of place.
Read MoreChoosing Art for Hotel Interiors
A piece of art is like a Mood Board, it has every aspect needed to stem the creation of an interior. The colour, location, artist, style, detail and depth.
With the new age of ‘creating experiences’ hotels more than ever need to tell a story and artwork is key...
Read MoreThe impact of content styling
AIDA has been around in advertising since before little web was born. Attention, Interest, Desire, Action. And it has lost none of its relevance now, in fact it has been given new life with the hard job of attracting people’s attention in the noisy, busy World Wide Web.
Read MoreThe Role of a Creative Director
I have been a designer now for 22 years, coming up for quarter of a century is quite, well scary, as it basically suggests I am getting old. For 15 of those I have been a Creative Director across 3 different agencies, one of which was my own and now on a consultant basis, each brings different challenges.
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Abi's Art Gallery
Minecraft Art
At my last exhibition a mother and her son came into the show to have a look around, the boy spotted one of my block prints and with huge excitement told his mother it was ‘Minecraft Art’ and that they must buy it… and they did.
Do I like Minecraft? Do I like any online game, do I wish my children were sewing, making, running and creating their games like Swallows and Amazons in the great outdoors.....
Read MoreAbstract Artists worth discovering - if you haven't already (Part 2)
I never tire of looking at these guys work, a few of which I am lucky enough adorn my life greeting me in the morning or as I go about the day.. If you ever get a chance follow their instagram, get on their mail list and go and see them.
Read MoreGetting a job in the tech industry
In this article, Abi talks about getting a job in the tech-industry. Firstly looking at the history of the web and why copy-writing, copy-editing and content creation has become so pivotal, she then focuses on the most important skills you need as a writer to make you stand out from crowd. Take a look and discover what it takes...
Read MoreWhat's it all about?
Articles I have written about topics that have been on my mind - An insight into what makes me tick...(part 1)
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