Design Et Al Magazine – Press Releases
During the months that I spent at Design Et Al magazine, I was asked to create promotional material which was distributed to the national press (BBC Radio 2, The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Express etc). Much of the material concerned the anual ‘Design Weekend‘, which is the largest interior design event in the North [...]
Published Magazine Features (June 2008)
The following are features which I wrote for the nationally distributed Design Et Al magazine and it’s supplement ‘Northern Homes and Interiors’. The articles were published in the June 2008 issue, they used information and statistics available at the time to interpret the impending property slump (which ultimately evolved into a global recession) in [...]
Straight Outta 1984
I spotted this poster in Chester last week:
At first glance it appears to be something straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984′, in fact I only found out what it was all about when I returned home and checked the Police Pledge website which explains:
“The Policing Pledge is a set of promises to local residents that not [...]
Man vs. Supermarket
As a man I am a natural hunter-gatherer. For 2 million years it was my male ancestor’s duty to head out of their caves, with a spear in one hand and a shopping basket in the other, skewering anything that so much as blinked in order to provide their families with the food they needed [...]
Why You Are Not Going to Die From Swine Flu
The World Health Organisation (WHO) state that every year flu causes approximately three to five million cases of severe illness, and around 250,000 to 500,000 deaths.
It is important to point out that this figure is not for Swine Flu. The 250,000 to 500,000 deaths per year that we’re talking about here, is for everyday, regular, [...]
Guitar Hero
I can’t afford Guitar Hero, so instead I sneak out at night and stand on motorway bridges.
Every time a car’s headlights pass under the bridge I strike a chord on my air guitar.
I’m working my way up the difficulty modes, rush hour will be my Dragon Force.
About
John Longbottom is a 22 year old journalist, photographer and graphic designer. Since completing a BA Hons degree in Journalism at the University of Chester, he has written for music magazines including Mojo and Rock Sound... Find out more.
