Communication Episodes

How can you use humour to enable honest conversations around cancer?

What's coming up in Communication Untangled series 3?

Sound designer Sian Harris explains how audio in games heightens our emotions. Plus, remember the classic Nokia ringtone?

Food writer Noor Murad explains how we write recipes. And how do brands like Chanel stop people stealing their formulations?

From Lord’s and Wimbledon to Disney’s MagicBand, how can we make tickets feel special in an age of digitisation?

Is democracy a design problem? Discover what makes good design in voting slips. Plus, how the Academy votes for the Oscars.

How do you write foolproof instructions for medical devices – and what can we learn from the Apple and LEGO's approach?

How is AI transforming the ability to create fast, accurate captions? And how can you make your digital content more accessible and inclusive?

From motorway signage and Underground tiles to wayfinding for blind people, we form an intimate relationship with signs – but barely notice.

Why do the thoughts of complete strangers have so much influence over our buying decisions? And how Ryanair turn terrible reviews into a selling point

How does colour shape our decisions and influence our buying behaviour? And why is red so often worn by the winning side?

How should you design online forms to capture information efficiently? Plus, the dark patterns on the web which set out to trick us

From restaurants to Netflix, the psychology of menu design and how it shapes the choices we make

Why brand guidelines are critical in making your visual identity beautifully consistent across print, packaging and digital

Communication Untangled is the podcast which explores the tiny facets of communication which influence our behaviour – but often go unnoticed. Host Sue Keogh has been fascinated with communications her whole career. From her time crafting content with the BBC, ITV, Yahoo, AOL, and GOV.UK….to running a marketing agency in Cambridge for over 15 years…she's worked across print, digital, radio, video, social media….and she's seen how – so many times – it’s actually the minutiae of communicatio...