Another batch of pages that I’ve designed, this time for Impact issue 189. Editorial News Features Travel Style Nice Famous Last Words
The other day I was travelling up to London in the commuter rush hour and I noticed something; everyone was reading a newspaper. Britain is one of the largest, if not the largest, consumer of newspapers per capita in the world, so this shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. Yet we keep hearing that [...]
As books go, The art of looking sideways is a pretty big one. At 1066 pages, Alan Fletcher’s “primer in visual intelligence” is not something you can take with you to work or quickly use as a reference. It is, however, an interesting compilation of ideas which is well worth a look at. Arranged in [...]
I have a new resolution; to buy a design book every month. Sure, there are plenty of tutorials on the Web, but I find that books give you something extra in their tactile form. Anyway, my first purchase is Layout, the second title in Ambrose and Harris’ Basics Design series. The 175 page book uses [...]
I’ve written about Threadless on here before and I think they’re a perfect example of how to do business online and a brand worth evangelising. They never seem to be resting and are constantly improving the service they offer. The latest wave of Threadless updates sees a website redesign, improved shirt quality and new customised [...]
Here’s something you don’t see every day; a film about a font. Helvetica is a feature-length documentary by Gary Hustwit about typography, graphic design and more specifically, the font of the same name. As odd as it might sound, the film is extremely interesting and designers of all mediums will enjoy it. It charts the [...]
Today the BBC formally launched their new homepage, which had been in beta testing for a few weeks before. The site now has a customisable layout, similar to iGoogle. Generally, I like the redesign, but I can’t help but think that a few of the fonts are a little too large. There’s also a lot [...]
The new issue of Impact has just gone to the printers, so I thought I’d share the page designs that I worked on. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Features Style Nice