28th August 2014
This instalment of the ‘Inspiring the Inspirers‘ project is focussing on Marie Betty Davis, a fellow resident of my home town, though we had never crossed paths until this project. I came across Marie through her blog – and it was her inspirational writing which really made me want to collaborate with her.
Here was a person who was willing to write so openly and honestly about challenges in her life, and how she has overcome them, that I felt sure we would be able to come up with an amazing design.
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21st August 2014
Hello Inspiration is truly pleased, honoured and humbled to let you know that some brand new greetings card designs have just landed!
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31st July 2014
Very excited to publish this first instalment of the Inspiring the Inspirers project! Hello Inspiration has been working with abstract artist Ellie Depp to produce a piece of inspirational artwork based on her unique life experience. What would this talented young painter have to say about inspiration?
I was interested to work with Ellie because I wanted to get to the bottom of how inspiration plays a part in the life of an artist. Where does her inspiration come from? Does she have to go looking for it, or does it come and find her? Does she ever get stuck for ideas, or fed up with the creative process?
Her story of the redemptive power of art taught me more about inspiration than I had ever expected.
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7th June 2014
I want to introduce a new project which is aiming to work with inspiring people from many different walks of life, to find out what inspires them, and how they pass that inspiration on to others. The project is called “Inspiring the Inspirers”, and the concept is this…
I am planning to work with a number of different people who are all living inspirational, motivational lives. People who help others to change and improve themselves.
I want to try and dig into what inspires people who inspire others.
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5th June 2014
Hello Inspiration’s Twitter bio lists three simple rules for the account – no quotes from Steve Jobs, Winston Churchill or the Dalai Lama permitted.
So what’s the deal? Is Hello Inspiration some kind of Apple-hater, with no time for anything Steve jobs ever said or did? Have we singled out Steve Jobs for exclusion because we consider Jobs to have been an ego-maniac, out of control show-off and self-important geek?
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