Boston Design Competition Common Build: Design as Direct Response
While I was working on the Bairro Criativo direct design project in Porto, a design competition from the other side of the pond came onto my radar that definitely deserves some attention. As the competition website says: “The Common Boston Common Build (CBCB) is a design competition that challenges participants to design and implement a [...]
Latest City As Platform Project Launches in Porto; How Creative Can Portugal Be?
“Bairro Criativo” launched in Porto, Portugal on 24 May, the latest of my City As Platform projects which approach the urban landscape as a creative platform. I’m pleased to say that Porto has responded in style. The agency ADDICT, lead by creative industries maestro Michael DaCosta Babb, asked me to create and direct a project [...]
The Authenticity of Action: Latest Article in Note Bene (Italy)
The newly launched Italian magazine Note Bene asked me to do a piece for their introductory issue, tantalisingly devoted to (paraphrasing from the original Italian intro text) “the authenticity and creativity of action”. Break that phrase down more and you have a real jewel: “the authenticity of action”. As a motivating concept for almost any [...]
Killer Business Apps: Identity and Trust
Several years ago I was the victim of a fairly vicious case of identity theft. Vicious may be a strong word to use in connection with identity theft, but I feel it fits here, as the perpetrator went the extra mile: as bizarre as it sounds, he legally changed his name to Scott Burnham, and then began [...]






