Ned started designing for a national audience at the age of 15 and now has more than 32 years as design consultant and graphic designer.  A founding co director of the Big Ideas Collective, Ned’s role at BIG covers art direction, design, corporate identity and branding. Combined with extensive experience in design for book publishing. Ned’s clients, both national and international include, Random House Group, Ray Mears/Woodlore, York University, Colman Getty PR, Nick Hern Books, IHM Services, Hachette Livre Group, Foyles and Out-Take.

Jul 20 2010

Time is money - and also a major investment

by Ned Hoste, in BIG Business

In this seemingly frantic world of business time is a valuable commodity and one of the most powerful investments we can make.

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May 13 2010

Big Ideas flaunt their credentials

by Ned Hoste, in BIG Business

So much more than a good looking book…
We’ve just taken delivery of our new credentials document.

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Dec 10 2009

Just what is the BIG Idea?

by Ned Hoste, in BIG Business

The spark behind the concept and rise of the Big Ideas Collective

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Oct 12 2009

Just because you can... it does not mean you should

by Ned Hoste, in Design

The power of the computers we use today has brought the ability to use design software to many users. The ability to have the software on your PC does not however make the user a designer.

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