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Stone blocks arranged as uneven steps in a quiet interior, showing structure built slowly through weight, repetition, and restraint

Results Don’t Respond to Bursts

"Results don’t respond to bursts; they respond to what you repeat."

By Gary Percival Jan 18, 2026
Dense arrangement of colourful bottle caps with bold letters and branding, tightly packed into a graphic, poster-style composition

Keep Fresh

A poster built from bottle caps collected, sorted, and recomposed into type. Disposable objects. Reusable meaning. A reminder that freshness is something you maintain, not something you chase.

By Gary Percival Jan 18, 2026

Doing Less Better Beats Doing More Poorly

“Doing less better beats doing more poorly because quality compounds and noise collapses.”

By Gary Percival Jan 11, 2026
Aerial view of a circular path forming a closed loop in grass, symbolising comfort, repetition, and stalled creative progress.

Comfort Blocks Progress •• Feedback Reveals It

“Comfort is not rest ·· comfort is avoidance dressed as stability.”

By Gary Percival Jan 11, 2026
Abstract blue and orange waveform peaks mirrored across a line, symbolising dips and recovery over time.

Resilience Is a Time Skill

"Short recovery protects progress and keeps you moving when others pause."

By Gary Percival Jan 4, 2026
Poster carved into oak sheets with routed letterforms stacked on red background, typographic shapes cut through the wooden plates.

Today’s Poster ·· Routed Type in Wood + Concrete

One layout. Three surfaces. Oak, walnut, and concrete. Same shapes, different weight. Material changes the voice.

By Gary Percival Jan 4, 2026

Inexperience Is a Phase, Not a Verdict

"Inexperience marks a moment in time. Not a definition. Not a ceiling. Not a flaw."

By Gary Percival Dec 28, 2025
Concrete stepped structure rising upward with geometric wireframe lines and yellow accents, symbolising steady progress and strength.

Steady Is Stronger Than Smooth

"Smooth makes you comfortable. Steadiness makes you capable."

By Gary Percival Dec 28, 2025
Typographic poster with carved concrete-like surface and circular cut-outs revealing bold orange text beneath.

Cut Through ·· Pushed Out

A typographic poster built around subtraction and pressure. Forms carved away. Shapes displaced. Meaning revealed by what’s removed.

By Gary Percival Dec 21, 2025
Layered stone sculpture shaped by pressure and time, with smooth carved curves emerging from compressed strata.

Ease Is Earned in Advance

"Ease is never natural ·· it’s earned quietly, patiently, and in advance."

By Gary Percival Dec 21, 2025

The Real Reputation Work Happens When You’re Not in the Room

"Your real reputation forms in the moments when people describe how it feels to work with you."

By Gary Percival Dec 14, 2025
Overhead view of an architect’s desk with plans, notes, tools, and sunlight across the workspace showing early project thinking.

Every Project Has an Edge · Find It Before You Start

"The edge is not a trick. It is the detail that decides the quality of your decisions."

By Gary Percival Dec 14, 2025
Typographic poster spelling Inflexity using rigid metallic shard clusters on black 〰️ headline reads ‘Strength grows in what refuses to bend’.

Inflexity · Strength grows in what refuses to bend

A poster built from fractured glass forms. Hard edges. Sharp seams. Letters that refuse to give way. A reminder that strength grows in the places you won’t bend.

By Gary Percival Dec 7, 2025
Minimal grey workspace with a spiral notebook and pen lit by soft sunlight · a calm moment before starting creative work.

What You Do After Work Decides Your Opportunities

"Your paid hours earn your living. Your extra hours build your future."

By Gary Percival Dec 7, 2025

Do the Work · The Mood Will Catch Up

"Mood follows motion. Not the other way around."

By Gary Percival Nov 30, 2025
Abstract layered pathways in teal, peach, and cream, showing a flowing route that represents starting, adapting, and steady progress.

Start Now · Adapt Quickly · Keep Showing Up

"You do not need a plan for the year. You need one move today."

By Gary Percival Nov 30, 2025
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Welcome to 'Another Blog'—every Sunday, explore posts on freelance life, productivity, and design inspiration from my journey as a designer.

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