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Procrastination and distractions
Having a proper work space puts you into work mode when sitting at your work station and knowing that it's time to focus.

Karen Cross
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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Designing the Wrap and Go
Most of us at some time or another have what we think is an amazing idea, but how many of us actually do anything about it?

Karen Cross
Apr 24, 20232 min read
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Marie Van Britten Brown
Marie created the first home video security system back in the 1960's and I still find it surprising that it's only now we have so widely ad

Karen Cross
Apr 20, 20232 min read
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The Principles of good Design
The principles of good design, fit for purpose, aesthetics, value for money and sustanable.

Karen Cross
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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Garret Morgan
Definitely a favourite inventor of mine, he is someone I would have really liked to talk to!

Karen Cross
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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Keep a note book handy!
Some of our best ideas will occur to us just as we drop off to sleep and if you're anything like me, I think I'll remember in the morning bu

Karen Cross
Jan 28, 20231 min read
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Using Creativity in Education
As the recognised fastest growing industry world wide, the creative industries evidently have a lot to offer.
When creativity is implement

Karen Cross
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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What I learnt while writing the You Do Design course.
You Do Design was my 'Lockdown Project' if took me over a year to write and then almost a year to create the website, transfer my work into

Karen Cross
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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Anthropometry, What is it?
Using Anthropometry in Design is key when designing a product which anyone interacts with, you can't create a useful useable product without

Karen Cross
Jan 11, 20231 min read
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Sewing Skills for Life
Sewing Skills for Life was an initiative I introduced which taught sewing skills alongside core subjects and focused on the Kinaesthetic lea

Karen Cross
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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New Year New Challenges
The You Do Design Course is made for anyone who has a passion for learning, is creative, has an abundance of ideas but not how action it.

Karen Cross
Jan 5, 20232 min read
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