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Emma Parnell

Year Note 1–2022

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Dec 16, 2022

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Dec 16, 2022

Goodbye brand

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Nov 21, 2022

Nov 21, 2022

Becoming VAT registered

While a lot of my writing is fairly introspective, I also like to write about practical things that will help others and often write about…

Nov 8, 2022

Becoming VAT registered

Nov 8, 2022

Does collaboration change when you’re freelance?

I’ve been thinking a lot about collaboration recently and how it differs when you’re working freelance to when you’re working with…

Oct 25, 2022

A photo of Emma at a workshop. The photo is taken from behind as she sits on a table writing with a sharpie on a piece of paper. Overlaid is a speech bubble that says ‘Does collaoboration change when you’re freelance?

Oct 25, 2022

How to scale

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how to scale Joy and about whether I even want to scale it.

Oct 10, 2022

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Oct 10, 2022

Our industry is racist

This won’t be new news to a lot of people, especially people of colour who’ve ever tried to get a job in our industry.

Oct 4, 2022

Our industry is racist

Oct 4, 2022

Struggling to write

I’ve broken my writing habit recently and I’m annoyed with myself for that.

Sep 26, 2022

Struggling to write

Sep 26, 2022

When things get busy

I’m in the middle of a two week period where everything has landed at the same time. I have three live projects at the moment, there’s a…

Sep 12, 2022

When things get busy

Sep 12, 2022

You’ll ruin your reputation

How often, as a woman who runs a business, have you been told not to do something because it will ruin your reputation? How often have you…

Aug 22, 2022

The background is split diagonally in half with pale pink and pale blue. A series of 3D yellow stars run along the split line. Over the top if a semi-transparent speech bubble with the words ‘You’ll ruin your reputation’. In the bottom left is a yellow lozenge with the word Joy.

Aug 22, 2022

A new strain of anxiety

I was on holiday last week so this week it feels necessary to write about something more personal.

Aug 15, 2022

An image of a virus is in the background with two other virus’ behind it. A semi-transparent speech bubble holds text that says ‘A new strain of anxiety’ and a yellow lozenge is in the left bottom corner with the word joy.

Aug 15, 2022

Emma Parnell

Emma Parnell

Freelance specialist in user research, service design and brand development. designforjoy.co.uk Previously @wearesnook, @nhsdigital, @wearewithyou.

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