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Chuffed

Good news. Idealog magazine won the Launch of the Year category and Business Magazine of the Year. Missed out on cover of the year and designer which was disappointing. Adrian Clapperton is a terrific talent and has elevated the form of the magazine dramatically.

I didn't make it into Time's Most Influential list however. That is a little easier to understand. But just when comprehension arrives like a lifting fog the inclusion of Justin Timberlake casts doubt anew. It frightens me to think that Justin Timberlake is one of the most influential people in the world. Who? What kind of dullard would be influenced by him? Bizzare. Surely there is a difference between celebrity and influence?

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