IDEASFACTORY

I edited IDEASFACTORY West Midlands, Channel 4’s BAFTA and RTS Award-winning creative resource, from 2004-2006 (then 4Talent).

As in-house writer I covered topics as diverse as political poetry, documentary production, car design, graffiti art and serious gaming.

Selected articles: ——————————- Marking your Territory: my first interview with Temper Shades of War: an artist willing to risk frostbite for his work Adsubverts: culture-jamming with Adbusters’ Kalle Lasn Filming the Void: from book to BAFTA-winning film Getting Sentimental: an innovative use for Humbrol paints The Mighty Pen: exiled Malawian poet Jack Mapanje The Lost Art of Storytelling: Days and Nights in an Indian Jail The Third Dimension: taking graffiti into 3D with Chu Driven by Obsession: the inimitable Nick Broomfield Breaking the Mould: the greatest cars start life as a sketch Body Beautiful: the experience of being a life model On the Cutting Edge: virtual training for surgeons Live the Inconceivable: the growing serious games market