The environmentalist John Vidal wrote yesterday (22nd May 2012) in his piece "The Chelsea flower show is nature for the 1%" that RHS Chelsea epitomises a surreal version of nature so cherished and exalted by London's wealthy "garden enthusiasts".

"But gawd bless the…

Hopefully, having explored different options on how to present a garden design or landscaping brand to our target audience, we have now received some enquiries! 

The second stage of the design process involves handling these enquiries: this is especially important for designers because it will be the first active communicative response to our potential client, and we need to demonstrate our professionalism as…

Having established the 10 major stages of the design process; let’s now have a look at how these might be achieved:

Each week I shall concentrate on 1 stage of the design process and discuss my personal approach and what software and techniques I use.  I’d be keen to hear how your approach differs and what programs you utilise and in what way.

STAGE 1: INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE…

Last week we talked about the Pomodoro Technique and how the app derived from its method: Focus Booster is a great way to induce focus and increase productivity in the design studio.  This is a great general use tool to cover all stages of the design process that involve paperwork or computer work: but what is the design process – and do we all follow the same structure? Probably not, and it is…

Everybody has their own way of working and I’m no different, but as small business owners we often need to do many different jobs in one day – the types of jobs that larger companies have entire departments for: so there is a need to optimise time and focus on efficiency.

I am primarily a designer and I don’t know about you but my brain certainly behaves a little bit like a computer running on low RAM: too many applications running at once and ideas take a long time to load. …