Whist doing some random analytics on my site I found that the article I wrote “Brand New: The History of Branding” had been cited in a book by Kevin Keohane called “Brand and Talent“. You can see the actual page on Google Books here. Lucky me đ
I’ve been working on a new logo and a new website in-between projects / work / sleep etc. Part of the project was to introduce SVG elements to my site and gain a better understanding of the SVG spec. The design itself is based on a mixture of the Fibonacci sequence, Art Nouveau and the […]
I got the chance to head to Brighton for the Reasons to be creative Conference, held once a year, bringing the very best of our industries finest together to 3 days of talks on various topics. The highlight moment for me was the talk by designer hero Erik Spiekermann, writer of Stop Stealing Sheep and […]
Digital Science, my place of work, just launched Projects – the only desktop software designed specifically for scientific researchers that enables them to organise their research outputs in a safe, simple and structured way. For the first time dedicated, scientifically-relevant features have been brought together in one product, helping academic researchers keep track, save time […]
Recently I gave a talk for CHP Consulting with a colleague, Martyn Davis on: âBrand New â The psychology of branding and logo designâ. This article was written to complement that talk and shall look a little deeper into the history of branding and further explain how and why we use branding the way we do.
Itâs on info graphics, maps, signage and even those little instructional maps you get with your Kinder Surprise. Information design is everywhere but if done correctly you wouldnât even notice it. And thatâs the point as its purpose is to convey a message. But you should never be aware that it has been âdesignedâ.
Every now and then I meet up with old school buddies and as the night progresses we always have one of those conversations about what we didnât learn at Uni. Sadly it seems what we were taught goes out the window soon as we enter the industry.
internetarchaeology.org is a archive and showcase of graphic artifacts found within earlier Internet Culture.
Im especially liking the flash section đ loving the old skool tweeeeeeeeeeeeeeens đ
Every couples of months I get an email with a jpeg attached asking me if I know what font is being used in the attachment. What I would then proceed to do is go through my entire font collection to see if I can find it or at the very least a close match. This process could take […]
