Student Answers 01: On Legibility

On Legibility. I guess first I’d like to throw up the quote by David Carson that informs a lot of my work; ‘Don’t mistake legibility for communication’. I think that’s basically a dissertation… Read More →

Making the ‘Negative Beats Positive’ piece for (RED)

A little back story first as this project gave me the chance to work with one of my personal heroes… I first came across the work of Ian Wright around ten years ago in… Read More →

Am I a typographer and why should you care?

I’ll begin with a quote: “Look how clever I am, I can make letters out of lots of things. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t communicate effectively or add to the meaning being… Read More →

Making the Discover magazine 30 in ferrofluid

Discover magazine -  a well-read science journal in the states – approached me to create a commemorative cover for their 30th anniversary issue. The big three-oh is always cause for celebration, particularly for… Read More →

STANDING OUT IN NEW YORK.

An open invitation to discuss the state of mass communication in America. – – – - I write this halfway across that Atlantic, heading West. On not a great amount of sleep. I… Read More →

Killer: a gothic stencil font in the circus tradition…?

I’ve never created a commercially available font. Who needs another typeface? Well. A few people at least I hope. I certainly still buy interesting fonts when I see them. After all, it’s not… Read More →