Sailors & Mermaids Blog

Message Card
Drawing and printing message cards for no other purpose than being a good challenge and so much fun.

Kids, Eat Your Product!
Dear laaaawd, that video should NEVER have seen the light of day. McDonald’s crisis communication to the rescue.

Create Content That Gets You Quoted
Stop feeding the content beast. Get quoted instead. A simple system to earn press mentions regularly, build borrowed trust, and reach audiences you don’t own.

Micro Animations in Design
Discover how micro animations, those tiny design details, bring fun and character to digital experiences. See why the little things matter in design.

10 Things I Wish Every Marketing Student Knew
From a CMO with 15 years of scars: You don’t need more strategy decks. You need dirty hands, clear reasoning, and the patience to iterate.

Typefaces I’ve Fallen in Love with Recently
Beautiful typefaces that every designer need in their toolbox, and as a bonus won’t drain your wallet. Check these out for something new and inspiring.

Stop Killing Your Brand with Newsletters
I learned a $10K lesson about email marketing the hard way – with pitchforks, torches and all – and why your newsletter is slowly ruining your brand.

Friday Creative
David Foster Wallace said, “If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.” Truly words to live by some days.

Design Style Guide
Thanks for listening! Keep sharing, keep learning, keep creating, keep encouraging and remember that everything is stardust, and stardust is everything.

Podcast Episode
Thanks for listening! Keep sharing, keep learning, keep creating, keep encouraging and remember that everything is stardust, and stardust is everything.

Northern Soul The Movie
Northern Soul The Film premiers soon in Sweden. To say that I’m excited would be the understatement of the year.

Take My Money, Vimeo, Please!
The irony is not lost on me that the film about Aaron Swartz The Internet’s Own Boy isn’t available to buy or download from my region.

40 Thoughts on Turning 40
I’m 40 years old today and it really doesn’t bother me one bit, it’s just a number – albeit a more distinguished one than 39

You Set the Tone
How you introduce yourself online say an awful lot about you. It sets the tone, if your like, for your online persona and what someone can expect really.