Marc Armitage - Thought Crime

Design

Brand new LIVE online gig for July!

Brand new LIVE online gig for July!

Toys! Love them or hate them?

My first LIVE online gig for nearly two years. Grab it, quick!

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Hard lessons on the road to becoming an advocate for children and their playing

Hard lessons on the road to becoming an advocate for children and their playing

1,100 words about the importance of advocating for children and their playing by way of a hard lesson learnt.

"The children at this school told me about ‘The Swinging Tree’. It was right at the back of the school field and was called this because there was one branch in particular that was at just the right angle and height to produce a great place to swing."

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Walls and Doorways

Walls and Doorways

1,000 words on the difference between 'playspace' and 'playspaces' that raises the importance of 'walls and doors'.

"We tend not to sit down for a meal in the laundry room, or take a bath in the garage. Yet, have you ever really considered why we don’t do that? It’s a useful question to answer when it comes to designing a playspace but the answer might not be the obvious one."

 

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