Robert Mills

Studio Manager, Writer, Speaker & consumer of too many Monster Munch

Looking Around

8th January 2013 Last night I went to watch The Phantom of the Opera on stage. It was a stunning show that was incredibly well adapted for my local theatre in Cardiff, having moved from its home in London to embark on a UK tour. The reason why the show is such a brilliant... Read full post

Speaking Human

23rd November 2012 I've spent a lot of time lately thinking about what makes some content better than other content. On one hand this is a  hard question to answer because copy has a specific purpose. It exists to inform, engage and help people complete a certain action... Read full post

Content Over Navigation

22nd November 2012 During the Q&A session at Handheld Conf on Monday I mentioned a part of Luke Wroblewski's Mobile First book. There is a small section titled Content Over Navigation in which Luke says (paraphrased): As a general rule, content takes precedence... Read full post

Anger

15th November 2012 Last week a Twitter pal, Aled Blake, wrote a great column about there being too much anger in the world. He's right, and this is also something I have been thinking about lately. The Mental Health Foundation describe anger as: A natural response... Read full post

That’s the Tone I Love

24th June 2012 It's no secret that I think the tone of voice on the LOVEFiLM website is bad. It's a real bug bear of mine and despite trying to speak to them about it, it's no surprise they don't want to hear the opinion of a Monster Munch crunching writer from Wales.... Read full post