Good or Bad Design?

Noticed this book in the window of a local charity shop and just had to get it – early 70s design book by Ode Brochmann that covers quite a lot, using a nice simple layout and Alan Fletcher style illustrations (it doesn't specify who the illustrator is so it may be the author). It even tells you what font & leading the book is set in which appeals to the typographic nerd in me.

Dust monsters

Amazing photographs from Ujin Lee and Tom Edwards – love the way that you start to see forms in them. Thanks to Build's blog.

Stonehurst motor museum

Recently went to Stonehurst Farm, just outside Leicester (which is great), but even better is the Motor Museum that is next to it (and free to get in!). I'm not even a big 'car-man' but it's one of the most interesting Aladdin's caves you'll ever visit... Stonehurst

Turning the mind

Just a quick one to let you know that the new Maps album is out this week at all good stockists (and Spotify)...

Hand font

I'm hand-drawing type more and more these days so thought I'd make my own font - will post a link to a download once I've done all the tricky characters...

Strick!

The artist and illustrator Rebecca Strickson has a new site (designed by me) - it's almost finished but here are a couple of screen shots to keep you going...