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UK Health Minister Cites Film “Contagion” As Inspiration To Corona Pandemic Response

February 3, 2021 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

whoUK Health Minister of Parliament, Matt Hancock appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain citing the film Contagion as one of his inspirations for his response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Matt Hancock says the film Contagion was ‘not his only’ source of advice on the issue of vaccines. He says based…

The New Normal: Post BREXIT Working in the EU

November 12, 2020 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

In the UK, the term "The New Normal" is usually connected with living in Coronavirus times, however there is another invisible life changer coming towards us in the creative industry. Yep it's the B word. BREXIT! If like me you work, tour or do projects with our friends in the…

All You Wanted for Christmas

December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

So now we have a food baby (or two) from the Christmas over indulgence, and whilst all the celebs come out with their fitness videos and DVDs to get us back into shape, watch this little celebration of Friends and Family across 2 countries on our 8 wheels. Special Thanks…

The Colours of Christmas

December 23, 2016December 24, 2016 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

Have you ever wondered why Red and Green are commonly used to represent Christmas? Well there are many reasons which go way back into the sands of time. Most the colours and their meanings come from the western/northern European traditions and customs, when Christmas is in the middle of winter…

Petition · European Parliament: Save the Freedom of Photography! · Change.org

June 27, 2015 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament might destroy photography. The Freedom of taking photos in public places is under attack. Until now, in most countries in Europe you were safe to take and publish photographs that are taken from public ground – This is called Freedom of Panorama. When…

Academic subjects alone won’t ‘set every child up for life’

June 18, 2015June 19, 2015 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

After working in eduction for a number of years, it was becoming clear to me that creativity and the arts were being suffocated and pitted against traditional academic subjects such as English, Maths and Science. Maybe it was due to government incentives and league tables, but for whatever reason. Creative art…

Flags – What We Can Learn From Flag Design

June 2, 2015January 8, 2016 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

For as long as I can remember I have always loved flags! I used to spend hours looking at my giant atlas of the world with the flags in the back. What the do the colours mean? What is the history of the flag? What do the stars, triangles, diagonals…

5 Creative Design & Marketing Elements of the UK General Election 2015

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

Did you think about the design and how much marketing went into persuading us to vote for a particular party? Like me did you think how much did it cost to make that big old slab Ed Millibank was carrying around? Ever wondered how much all this costs and where…

Teacher Pranks Class with April Fools Video

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015 by Craig Jiggy

Craig Jiggy

Nothing like a bit of creative teaching