Create space. Do less
“There is a lot of stuff that needs to go for a lot of great new stuff to come up”
Ash Mann
Cultural website, review of the week #006: The Shed
Some thoughts on the website for New York's $475 million arts centre
This week's best things
Spotify's new Tiktok-influenced design, thoughts from Cory Doctorow, ideas about value proposition, a new action research programme, zoom fatigue, and that Christmas ad
Is digital important?
A longer read. Pondering an assumption and suggesting some answers.
This week's best things
The godfather of AI, what to do if you lose your phone, harnessing the power of curiosity, practical advice for leading change, and the Tokyo Rockabillies.
To unbundle or not to unbundle?
New approaches to thinking about and unlocking value could lead to surprising and different ways of reaching and connecting with audiences.
Cultural website, review of the week #005: The Wellcome Collection
Some thoughts about the approach the Wellcome Collection have taken to their site
This week's best things
The 'first ever' org chart, the Russian museum that still runs on Apple II computers, the history of the glitch that made GTA, throwback web design for a kebab chain, and a Bowie supercut
Digital career paths in the cultural sector are broken
A 'clogged and leaky' pipeline is leading to a serious and worring brain drain, and has done for over a decade now
This week's best things
The state of content discovery, an experiment to see how useful AI assistants are, some new information about why Google sucks now, Asos investing in brand building, and Werner Herzog saying Eeyore