The new puds on the block

Here is a double-page spread that I did for university coursework. We made a 48-page food magazine over two days. For my page I interviewed two of the people who are opening a new coffee/desert shop in Nottingham (opening sometime next month). I designed the page and wrote the content.

Float away your cruise ship fears

Here is a double-page spread I created for university. We created a 48-page travel magazine aimed at 18-30 year olds over two days. I decided to write my feature about the worries people have about going on cruises and aimed to put an end to the rumours by drawing from my own experience of going on a cruise during summer 2013.

OPINION: To the person on the phone...

It’s been a long, stressful day and the train journey home is nice and relaxing. It is the perfect time to enjoy doing absolutely nothing.

The sound of the engine is calming and watching the trees go past the window is almost like counting sheep.

It is a totally relaxed environment. Then somebody’s phone rings.

The daydream is over and the recipient of the phone call seems to believe that everyone on the train wants to listen in.

She talks so loudly that it would not be surprising if people in the next town can hear what she has to say.

“Yes I am on my way to the meeting, I am just on the train now,” she says.

And again: “Yes I am on the train. I am going to a meeting.”

Each time she repeats the same statement it creates another bubble of anger that boils and boils and needs to explode.

Explicit words and threatening thoughts are flying around the train but somehow everyone manages to hold back their anger and refrain from grabbing the lady’s phone from her hand and throwing it out of the window.

“Nobody cares about you’re business meeting. Or that you are on a train,” is what everyone would love to yell.

Why do people feel the need to speak so loudly on public transport?

Is it to boast about their life in front of others? Or does the person on the other end of the phone have a hearing problem?

Everyone on public transport should respect each other and keep their voice down when travelling.

Nobody wants to be forced to hear about a stranger’s uninteresting life and this happens far too often when trapped on a train and it needs to be stopped.

So, to the person on the phone, please keep your voice down – we know that you are on the train.