The Philanthropist’s Stone: Brands That Give Back

It has been an exciting week at JPC headquarters. Things kicked off with the unveiling of our charity’s beautiful new website http://www.brandamplifier.co.uk, which features the smiling faces and incredible stories of our alumni from the past 5 years of brand strategy bootcamps.

3D Printing at the Science Museum

We've all heard that 3D printing is the future of product design, but where is this innovative technology going and what can we really do with it other than make brightly coloured plastic ornaments? I decided to check out the '3D: printing the future' exhibition at the Science Museum for all...

Synergising ideas

JPC at Imperial College London ThinkSpace Start-up week 2nd April 2014 – 4th April 2014 Imperial College London ThinkSpace hosted a series of start-up surgeries in collaboration with JPC designed to inspire, motivate and provide invaluable insights to individuals looking to start up their own businesses. Located within Imperial College’s Ugli building in White City,

Brand Amplifier – Boosting Brixton

I’ve worked in Brixton for 17 years and been a resident here for even longer. During that time I’ve launched 3 successful brands, raised two boys and transformed my passion project into an official charity. But the fact is when I started out I was as clueless as anyone else about what really goes into

BA Workshop Diaries: The Art of Branding

The first BA 2014 workshop kicked off at our Piano House studio last Tuesday. In anticipation for this year’s BAs’ arrival, we completely redecorated our 50’s retro kitchen, transforming it into a cozy living room complete with projection screens, dim lighting, leafy greens, and of course, wine. It was practically a page out of House

Brand Amplifier 2014: The Workshop Diaries

Brand Amplifier’s 5th edition of brand strategy masterclasses kicked off this week at our Piano House studio. 25 amazing young female entrepreneurs have won the “Golden Ticket” to tour JP’s brand factory, and learn straight from the source, the secret sauce to manufacturing some of the world’s most iconic brands. The lamps are lit, the

Clean Energy Entrepreneurs of the Future selected at Imperial College London’s Creative Hub – ThinkSpace

As part of its biggest-ever campaign in support of student innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, Imperial College London’s ThinkSpace is hosting the Create Lab Venture Catalyst Challenge (VCC) across the academic year. Its latest clean energy-themed ‘Invent the Future’ make-a-thon welcomed young entrepreneurial-minded students for a day of inspiration, talks and collaboration, designed to create strong

IMPERIAL COLLEGE Invent the Future Make-a-Thon: Thinking inside ThinkSpace, could the next big thing, be born within these walls?

Coinciding nicely with Global Entrepreneurship Week,Imperial College London has recently launched its biggest-ever campaign in support of student innovation with its Create Lab Venture Catalyst Challenge. The ‘Invent the Future’ make-a-thon workshops and university-wide pre-accelerator challenge kicked off this month at Imperial College’s new Digital Media Lab – ThinkSpace – in White City. What is

Forgotten spaces, Somerset House

In an apt location in the Lightwells & Deadhouse at Somerset House, 26 imagined spaces in various forgotten locations in and around London are showcased. One of my goals as an MYOC at JPC is to explore the current nature of the design industry and serves as a great excuse to delve in and see what’s

The Hot List: Our top 5 picks from Social Media Week and London Design Week 2013

September is all about comebacks paired with beginnings, making it a time of year I relish, from its crisp return to cool, new campaigns galore, client budget planning and an almost audible hum in the air as the creative industry settles back into work mode after the dog days of...

Cr8net, a day in the sun!

Last Wednesday was one of the most beautiful days of the year so far and I spent it inside, in a room with the lights turned to dim… I have a feeling, however, that I had a better, more satisfying day than anyone, anywhere in the sun. That’s because last Wednesday was the Cr8net (@Cr8net) conference;

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