There comes a point in every design era when everyone collectively looks at a pristine white wall, a polite sans-serif headline, a tasteful amount of breathing space—and thinks: Yes, but what if we added… everything? Welcome to 2026. Welcome to Horror Vacui. If minimalism was the calm yoga instructor whispering “less is more” while burningContinue reading “Design Style of 2026 : Horror Vacui”
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15 Questions You Should Ask Before Designing Anything
Design, we’re often told, is about creativity.This is nonsense. Design is about judgement. Ruthless judgement. Preferably exercised early, while fewer people are watching and before someone says, “Can we make the logo bigger?” The former Chief Design Officer of Apple, Jony Ive, didn’t design by mood board or by committee. He designed by asking veryContinue reading “15 Questions You Should Ask Before Designing Anything”
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), Netflix : Movie Review
I’ll be honest right up front: I walked into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery with expectations so low they were practically in the church basement. I’d watched the previous Knives Out films and, while they were clever enough, they never quite knocked my socks off. So this one, now streaming on Netflix,Continue reading “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), Netflix : Movie Review”
My Secret Santa on Netflix; Movie Review The Coziest Holiday Hug You’ll Stream This Season
Review of the movie My Secret Santa on Netflix
Top 5 Fashion Trends of 2026 — A Survival Guide for the Stylishly Bewildered
So here we are: 2025 ending, 2026 peeking around the corner like an overly confident stylist at a flea market. If fashion had its own weather forecast, we’d be tracking high pressure systems of nostalgia, with a few cold fronts of future-tech glam and sudden showers of raw denim. Let’s navigate this sartorial climate withContinue reading “Top 5 Fashion Trends of 2026 — A Survival Guide for the Stylishly Bewildered”
Hermès Launched a $200 Band-Aid (Petit H)… Because Apparently Luxury Wasn’t Bleeding Us Enough
There are moments in culture when you realise civilisation has peaked. Not in a philosophical, Plato-would-be-proud way — but in the “oh wow, we’ve officially lost the plot” way. Enter: the Hermès Petit H Patch Yes. Hermès. The house that makes handbags you need to put your name on a waiting list for, and alsoContinue reading “Hermès Launched a $200 Band-Aid (Petit H)… Because Apparently Luxury Wasn’t Bleeding Us Enough”
Culture in Advertising: The Thing Everyone Mentions but Hardly Anyone Understands
You can’t swing a tote bag at a marketing conference these days without hitting someone saying, “We need to be culturally relevant.” It’s the new “synergy,” except now it comes with mood boards and a five-figure strategist who insists “Gen Z rejects perfection.” (They don’t. They just reject your brand.) The funny thing is, mostContinue reading “Culture in Advertising: The Thing Everyone Mentions but Hardly Anyone Understands”
AUDIENCE SEGMENTATION: In Marketing
INTRODUCTION: MARKETING IS EASY… SAID NO ONE WHO WORKS IN MARKETING Somewhere in a parallel universe, marketers are calm, consumers eagerly pay attention, CTRs exceed 2%, and strategists don’t have to explain (yet again) why “Everyone is not your audience.” But here? In this chaotic, overly connected, occasionally delusional reality? Marketing is a glorious mess.Continue reading “AUDIENCE SEGMENTATION: In Marketing”
Kantara, The Legend, Chapter 1 – Review
Now streaming on Amazon Prime Kantara: Chapter 1 is set centuries before the events of the first film — a mythological prequel that dives into the origins of the Panjurli Daiva and the lineage bound to protect the land. We follow Bhairava, an intense warrior bound by destiny, lineage, land, and divine forces.The region isContinue reading “Kantara, The Legend, Chapter 1 – Review”
THE 6 BEAUTY BRANDS RULING THE WORLD — AND YOUR MAKEUP BAG
WELCOME TO THE GLOW EMPIRE Let’s be honest. You don’t simply “use” beauty products. You form relationships with them. Your moisturiser is your emotional support animal. Your mascara knows more secrets than your therapist. And that liquid lipstick? It has personally witnessed every questionable life decision you’ve ever made past midnight. But behind every cream,Continue reading “THE 6 BEAUTY BRANDS RULING THE WORLD — AND YOUR MAKEUP BAG”
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