Author Archive: Lauren

StramashLabs: mashing business with technology and design   Snook have partnered with NoTosh to create StramashLabs: a new platform to help broker conversations between the digital media industry and business from across Scotland’s other sectors. Stramash has been supported by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government. Over the next six weeks we are looking for [...]

Social media for social good – an all day event is coming to Glasgow on the 26th of April. “Be Good Be Social as you know it returns on 17th May 2012 6-9pm at Big Lottery Scotland HQ in Glasgow. We’ve gotthree great speakers lined up and, for the first time, a panel Q&A session. We’ve [...]

Nowhere Island Project has been created by artist Alex Hartley as a part of the next Olympic Games. Alex has created a new nomadic nation which we are invited to join, and asks us the question: “If we were to create a new nation, how might we begin?” Here are a few words about it… Nowhereisland has already [...]

The lovely Natalia Lozano, our Snookster of the month, has created a video to showcase our Service Design Drinks and Thinks event. You can watch all the talks from the speakers, see some pictures and read some feedback. We are glad to announce the second event will happen on Friday 13th of April and this [...]

Anna Rzepczynski is a good friend of Snook’s and talented a textile designer exploring social design. We asked her to tell her story of attending a session with The Pitch Doctor and here is it… An early train journey, short stroll through a eerie and beautiful chilly Glasgow, another train journey and a brisk walk [...]

Illustrator Nicola Streeten  has written a graphic novel about the death of her two year old son. Billy, Me and You tells the story of how Nicola and her husband, John, dealt with their bereavement. Nicola is the co-creator (with artist Sarah Lightman) ofLaydeez do Comics, a graphic novel forum with a focus on the new [...]

I was part of a panel who were asked to talk about how knowledge can support social innovation. I have three things to say about knowledge: I often approach my work with a disclaimer that I am not an expert in the field I am working in ( could be social work one day and [...]

This weekend I travelled down to London to be part of a festival at the South Bank Centre.  “This festival celebrates something we all have in common. Death is a subject we are fascinated by and fearful of; it is a favourite topic of all arts and all societies find rituals to deal with it. [...]

Are you an exceptional designer? Do you want to make Scotland a better place to live?  We are on the hunt for a new Snookster who is passionate about using design to transform services and experiences. Your sterling service design skills, graphic design ability and fantastic understanding of everything web-related will be put to the test [...]

Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote in the language of the people, about people, for people. He is described as the greatest Scot that ever lived and he believed we were all equal – we are good and bad, we all laugh and cry. He writes words that have moved me to tears, he left us [...]