Have you ever had the feeling of a thousand thoughts tangling themselves in your mind?
You're paralysed with too many threads of thoughts, it’s a mind knot.

As you try to untangle the knot, and focus on one task, your mind shuffles them all again. Only to replace it with another seemingly just as important task. Unable to focus on anything productive, you slip slowly away from anything productive and into a deep dark pit of procrastination.

Sound familiar?

Every day, we come across things in our roles that make us cringe – some things you may not even notice anymore, and others might make you grit your teeth and your whole body tense up.

In this article, we’ll list our top cringe-inducing things that brand managers around the world have endured, and I’m sure you’ve experienced them in one way or another.

A new way of sharing ideas has been exploding on Instagram over the past couple of months… The Instagram Carousel.

In just 10 slides our design and business heroes are pouring all their wisdom and knowledge, all in bite size chunks we scroll right through in a few seconds, then forget in just the same time.

But how many of these carousels do you remember? 

There are many times in a designer's career when you will hear and see things the make you cringe. 

I’m sure you probably come into contact with them every day – some of them you may not even notice them anymore,  and others might make your blood boil every time.

In this article, I break down six cringe-inducing things that drive me crazy as a Designer.

Alright, I’ll admit it: I’m a Millennial, and I love Disney. In true NSC fashion, I’ve discovered that there are some surprisingly useful hints and tips for creatives nestled beneath those Mickey Mouse ears.

Reading time: 12 mins

For those of you who have been following my Instagram feed know that every week for the past 25 weeks, I’ve been posting my booknotes on Douglas Davis’ brilliant book, Creative Strategy and the Business of Design.

Reading time: 16 mins

Want to know how to make awesome nudenotes (or sketchnotes), but don’t know where to start?
Step this way, my friend, and join the nudenotes revolution.

Reading time: 10 mins

As avid fans of GoT, and because we take our branding and marketing inspiration from everywhere, we’ve spent hours discussing storylines, character development, and the various themes and metaphors.

Looking back over the past eight seasons, we noticed, buried beneath the rubble of King’s Landing, something interesting and unexpected… Lessons in branding.

Reading time: 13 mins

One of the most universal principles within design, marketing, and advertising is understanding features and benefits, including the differences between them, and how to leverage them to create designs and communications that truly connect with consumers.

Reading time: 5 mins

Is your packaging design the most effective it can possibly be? Where can you improve? How can you improve?

Reading time: 18 mins