If you have the time and mental capacity to engage in self-initiated acts of creative frivolity, you should consider yourself lucky. Client work tends to take priority these days, and finding a scrap of paper to indulge in a few semi-mindless doodles almost feels like a luxury. And yet, those humble drawings can be the start of something entirely new and inspired.

As I write these words, the trial run of the deck is due to land at my doorstep in a few days, and the launch of the Kickstarter campaign is about two weeks away. So, what better way to use this moment of limbo than to step back and look at the bigger picture?

I love print! I love the mixture of excitement and sheer panic when I'm pressing send to print. To my disappointment, print projects are a rare occurrence these days. But the good news is, as a designer, I can conjure a personal project

Logos can be expensive, and when you are on a tight budget, you will have to find cost-effective ways to create your mark. In an ideal world, we all can delegate tasks to experts and reap the benefits of their talents. However, the reality is that sometimes you just need to make it work with what we have - a shoestring.

This is a hot topic and one that won't go away until this fairly new technology becomes a part of our daily routine. Countless articles and social media posts have been written about it, but it is a normal thing for humans to mull over subjects until we understand them. I am not going to proselytise and ask you to rejoice in the light of this development and reach for the glory of the early adopter.…