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TAKE 5 - Richard Colins founder of Milestone
This week Richard Colins founder of Milestone answers our quick fire questions.
What does ‘creative’ mean to you?
Creativity is an expression and an attitude. It allows you to view life from a slightly different perspective and can be applied to all disciplines. What's your best piece of business advice?
Business should always be in a state of change and evolution. A static business is a dead business.
Who do you admire?
The list is huge from Yuri Gagarin to Jack White. For me it is important to be influenced by many different sources on which to draw on. In the creative arena I would have to say people like Shepard Fairy and Bridget Riley.
What in the world could be done better? Communication. When we communicate well amazing things can be achieved, but when we miss communicate the consequences can be dire.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years' time?
Older and wiser.
Richard founded Milestone together with business partners Jay Cowper and Ian Sutton in 1995. An experienced designer, illustrator and art director on both agency and client side, Richard has a background in corporate and consumer design for blue-chip companies. Richard has pioneered Milestone's involvement in the arts and leisure industries, as well as charity and public sector organisations.
Milestone is a brand communications agency, based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Milestone focuses on how to communicate with people to engage the head and the heart. Because real brands are about trust and feelings.
Milestone's strategic approach focuses on leveraging greater competitive advantage from the clients brand and achieving short and long-term business objectives. Excellent customer service and dedicated project management are fundamental to the business.
Richard is a member of The Chartered Society of Designers, Chartered Institute of Marketing and The Royal Society of Arts.
