Dear Japan, I want to start by thanking you, for giving me the courage to spend two eye-opening weeks with you, with myself, and completely for myself. …

Under a streetlight. Over a coffee. Or a beer (or four). In your sleep. In the shower. Absolutely anywhere, really. All it takes is three seconds of inspiration and courage, and that’s it, a small business is birthed. — The last eight years have taught me many lessons. I’m starting to see things differently now. I can identify the mistakes I’ve made, and it’s frustrating that I can’t go back and fix them. …

I recently spoke to a room full of young designers at the Behance Portfolio Review (Bangalore, India). I was asked to share my experience, and hopefully inspire a few young people! My talk was conversational, peppered with my learnings, failures, observations, triumphs and labours of love. Here’s what I spoke…

Sometime in the summer of 2010, a year after I started Studio Sky (my brand design consultancy), I was overcome with a sense of restlessness — What more can I do? What do I want to learn next? Where do I go from here? I know we ‘creative types’ are…