Chris 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🇵🇸

Designer, Artist, Writer · Currently on a well-earned sabbatical, new projects incoming, 2026.

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@jonnycampbell Both of these stopped me in my tracks yesterday (the day before?). Beautiful.

On a semi-related note, in the 90s’ish my communications – pre-www – used: The Office of Mr Murphy.

I left out the word ‘design’, because it was too limiting. Also, echoes of the Eames partnership.

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@LauraEWebsterr What a nightmare (and a complete time sink).

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@nutlope I’d love to try this. Context: I’ve written six books; I read a great deal; and this looks like an incredibly useful tool.

Great work.

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@Lucasdickey @gavinelliott Cheer up, chaps!

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@gavinelliott Read.

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@bradvin @kylegawley Brilliant.

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@busysideofme @LauraEWebsterr @ammacj 😂

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@LauraEWebsterr It beggars belief that these vexatious fsckwits can run what is a clearly coordinated campaign from outside Scotland (or the UK, for that matter).

Is there no limitation on where IPSO complaints originate?

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@markhurrell I worked for TGI Fridays, Glasgow welcoming guests. I learned a great deal about how a large multinational builds experiences at scale.

I still remember being quizzed by my girlfriend (now wife) on the TGI Fridays exam, which required a 95%+ score to work on the floor.

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@TheSardonicMan @thejoshl @stephensajdak 😂

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@daveyheuser With my partner-in-crime, @takete, we shepherded the students into the world at large.

Showing them how long they’d have to make an impression, we opened each portfolio in a new tab. Then, in split seconds:

• look, no, close tab;
• look, no, close tab;
• and so on.

2/2

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@daveyheuser Thanks for sharing this, it’s a great list with lots of useful advice.

I taught for two decades at Belfast School of Art, where I established the university’s Interaction Design degree (sadly renamed ‘Digital Design’, after I moved to pastures new).

1/2

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@daveyheuser What does, “one-shot your portfolio,” mean?

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@dotmariusz This equally applies to American foreign policy as it applies to Gaza (and the Occupied Palestinian Territories). “Covering up errors and deceptions.” Hits the nail on the head.

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@neilcybart “Most people don’t write.”

Most people don’t read either. A point Warren Buffet often highlights.

That combination – voracious reading, absorbing ideas and habitual writing, clarifying thought – always signalled good students to me, when I taught at Belfast School of Art.

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@_madebygray These look lovely. Great work.

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@_TommyMason Congratulations, Tommy. Refreshing to see something positive on my ~X~ Twitter timeline. 🎉

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@dieworkwear Thanks for posting this. I always enjoy your threads, they’re thought-provoking and interesting.

You might enjoy @hiutdenim’s story. A Welsh brand doing one thing well: making jeans. I just bought a second, selvedge, pair. They last forever and Hiut offer free repairs for life.

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@p_millerd Good luck! × 2

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@deanwball Sad to read this. I hope you keep the faith *somewhere*.