Ian Hogg – Freelance Creative Director / Art Director

Ink 2 Paper

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:28:38 +0000

Print. It’s fair to say us designers aren’t doing as much of it as we used to. My early career ...

Note to Self

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:16:35 +0000

Recently I attended the Note to self talk at Manchester’s Cornerhouse. There were four speakers chatting about the hugely vague ...

In defence of local awards

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:05:43 +0000

In defence of local awards. This years Big Chip awards in Manchester clashed with the D&AD awards in London. Cue much ...

Alesha’s Street Dance Stars

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:25:43 +0000

Alesha’s Street Dance Stars for CBBC. At Mi we’ve recently finished the Graphics Package for Alesha’s Street Dance Stars. I was ...

Bounce and Boom. Etc.

admin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:23:21 +0000

Bounce and Boom. Etc. For Vimto. Boom! (or something). I have recently been working on this at Mi. If you are ...

“I have. A box. On my head”

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:36:43 +0000

“I have. A box. On my head.” Online film for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. I think he ...

A tricky one…

admin — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:12:54 +0000

More shooting fun recently. Through floor glass and against a green screen. It took a while to get right but ...

A policeman. A camera. A man with a box on his head.

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:06:06 +0000

Just another day at the office then. I’m working with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists at the ...

A logo. A User-centric digital consultancy. A Tittle.

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:15:53 +0000

Neal Andrews and Marcus Duffy, digital gurus, ex of TBWA, are in the process of setting up Pivotal – a ...

10 ways to avoid The Creative Strop™

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:01:04 +0000

Many creatives I meet are angry. Especially after beer. They are angry that clients don't buy interesting ideas; that there is never enough time; that account handlers just say yes to every amend asked of them. From this anger a horrible gnarled knot of frustration can begin to grow and that can be that – the hapless creative becomes a dull grey nodder; accepting their lot and producing dire work. Alternatively the anger can build and erupt, resulting in the Creative Strop™ – the spectacular desk flipping, face-punching shouty-waving meltdown; "You cretins don't understand my genius!! I'm above all this!! I'm off to paint in the Dordogne valley". So how can we all avoid the Creative Strop™ and the resulting court appearance. Here are my tips to keep us out of jail: