STORIES IS OUR CORNER OF THE SITE WHERE WE GET TO TALK WITH PURPOSE. IT'S NOT A PORTFOLIO. IT'S NOT AN OPINION COLUMN. IT'S A STACK OF ROUTE NOTES — ON PROCESS, ON PRACTICE, ON WHAT MADE US STOP AND LOOK TWICE. WE WRITE DOWN THE THINGS WE KEEP RETURNING TO, THE SIDE ROADS, THE UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS.
HOW PAPAYO WENT FROM A QUIET BOTTLE TO THE LOUDEST THING ON THE SHELF — COLOUR FIRST, WORDS SECOND, VOLUME ALWAYS.
12 SEP 2026
FORTY SMALL CHECKS BETWEEN "IT WORKS ON MY SCREEN" AND "IT WORKS ON THE STREET" — THE LIST WE ACTUALLY USE.
30 JUN 2026
DISPLAY TYPE IS A VOICE, NOT A COSTUME. HOW WE PICK LETTERS THAT CAN HOLD A HEADLINE AT FIFTY PACES.
27 MAY 2026
EVERY SEAT MATTERS, THE ROUTE IS THE STRATEGY, AND NOBODY GETS LEFT AT THE STOP — STUDIO MANAGEMENT, PODA STYLE.
30 MAR 2026
THE SMALLEST SCREEN IS THE REAL STREET. HOW WE DESIGN AND BUILD SO A SITE HOLDS UP AT 320 PIXELS AND SHINES AT 1440.
28 AUG 2026
TWO DESIGNERS, ONE LAPTOP, AND A BUS WE HADN'T BOUGHT YET — THE SHORT, LOUD HISTORY OF THIS STUDIO.
12 JUN 2026
A LABEL HAS THREE SECONDS AND ONE GLANCE. WHAT WE LEARNED DESIGNING FOR THE STALL INSTEAD OF THE SLIDE DECK.
19 APR 2026
A FORM IS A FARE. ASK FOR TOO MUCH AND PEOPLE GET OFF THE BUS — HOW WE KEEP OURS SHORT, KIND AND CLEAR.
20 FEB 2026
THE DRIVER, THE CONDUCTOR AND THE ONE WHO DRAWS THE MAPS — WHO ACTUALLY DOES WHAT AT STUDIO PODA.
09 AUG 2026
THREE COLOURS, CHOSEN LIKE YOU MEAN IT, WILL CARRY A BRAND FURTHER THAN THIRTY CHOSEN POLITELY.
21 JUL 2026
MOST OF OUR AUDIENCE IS ON A PHONE, ON A BUS, ON A CONNECTION WITH OPINIONS. SPEED IS THE DESIGN.
08 MAY 2026
THE CREW YOU SEE ON THIS SITE ARE DRAWN, NOT GENERATED — A LOOK AT THE NOTEBOOKS BEHIND THE FACES.
11 MAR 2026