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OGEES and Five Design Things I’d Tell my Younger Self
Do you ever wish you could visit your younger self and offer them some advice? My current design project has triggered some memories so here are 5 things I wish I could tell my younger self about the design process…
Recalibrate your Barometer to ‘Easy Breezy’
You are not your possessions. You are not your car. You’re not your house. You’re not your job, your clothes, your tattoos, your family, the colour of your hair or any of the other signals you present to the world…
Heart Centred Crochet Retreats ❤️
If you’re reading this blog post you're either: A Bot. In which case you are a complex piece of technology that I don’t understand and I don’t really care what you think (yes, I know computers don’t actually think. Yet.)…
Colour as Nature Intended
Like most people these days my reading habits are best described as scanning, occasionally slowing down and paying attention when something grabs me. As I was reading the foreword to Issue 122 of Selvedge Magazine this stopped me in my…
Jess: The Wallflowers Effect
This is a guest blog post by my brilliant assistant Jess. I know you might think that as I'm Sue's assistant I am a little biased. (Maybe I am!!) But I haven't always worked for The Mercerie. Before I got…
Mocha Mousse, Epochs and Neutrality
*Please note; what follows are the thoughts of a professional day dreamer and do not in any way constitute advice on how to navigate the future. Other opinions are available on line. MOCHA MOUSSE In case you haven’t heard; Pantone’s…