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Kelly Smith

Counting Chairs

What Japanese Numerals Taught Me About Design

Sep 20

Illustration of a chair.

Sep 20

Fail, Recalibrate, Succeed

What house flies can teach you about great design

Aug 15

Illustration of a fly.

Aug 15

The “Adjacent Possible”

How small steps build towards innovation

Jul 31

Illustration of red steps.

Jul 31

Published in

Vanilla moments

Why you need to design for the real world.

Jul 25

Illustration of a Pontiac Bonneville.

Jul 25

What a Blue Apple Can Tell You About Design

If you ever visit Japan, don’t get excited if someone offers you a “blue apple” — it’s probably a boring old green one. This is because…

Feb 7

Illustration of a blue apple.

Feb 7

The Power of Clear Communication in Business

Lessons from a Coffee Machine

Jan 24

Illustration of two heads with a thought bubble.

Jan 24

Friday Freedom

A technique for promoting creativity and innovation in the workplace

Jan 13

Illustration of a brain and lightbbulb

Jan 13

From Geordie Glass to Global Luxury

Why champagne is effectively a Geordie drink and how it relates to your business success

Sep 21, 2024

Illustration of stacked bottles.

Sep 21, 2024

Emotional motivators

Why I don’t like coffee machines

Sep 14, 2024

Illustration of a coffee cup.

Sep 14, 2024

Why your logo is (somewhat) irrelevant

The role of recognition and recall in branding

Jul 30, 2024

Jul 30, 2024

Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

Interiors, furniture, graphics, writer, gardener, nerd. PhD in Contextual Design. North east England. http://www.spelk.studio

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