“Here’s a thing. You’re driving down an Indiana track when out of nowhere comes a tractor into the side of your Subaru. How do you exchange details? Neither of you have ever been able to write anything but your own names. The farmhand don’t be holding with them thar smart phones nor with that new-fangled […]
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Back to it!
I’ve had something of period of blogging inactivity mostly caused by a hectic schedule, winter blues, other creative endeavours and generally burning candles at both ends. I’m now back and will be posting again soon. —Tim
‘Time: Tattoo Art Today’ at Somerset House
oday was the first of our annual college trips for new academic year. Time to get out of the design studios, look up from our Macs and seek inspiration from elsewhere. This time it was a visit to London’s Somerset House to see ‘Time: Tattoo Art Today’ The exhibition is unique. Some 70 tattoo artists […]
Ivan Chermayeff: ‘Cut and Paste’ at the De La Warr Pavillion
ne of the most cheerful and playful exhibitions I’ve been to this year has to that of Ivan Chermayeff: Cut and Paste, currently at the De La Warr Pavillion in Sussex. Charmayeff, founding member of Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, is a designer of international repute, and has maintained a lengthy and prolific career. He is known particularly […]
Typeface Design (Part 5/5)
The last installment of my 5 part ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Typeface Design’ can be read over on the blog of the Interactive Design Institute.
K College Summer Shows 2014
s ever the HND and BA (Hons) Graphic Design students of K College pulled off yet another another successful end of year show. The show was well attended and the feedback was great, with some students getting interviews for jobs and internships. Some of the work can be seen on our Pinterest page. One of our […]
Typeface Design
ecently I was asked by the Interactive Design Institute (IDI) to put together a series of short pieces concerning typography and typeface design. Rather than the series being a ‘how to’, it focuses on aspects for the beginner to consider. These include looking at how established designers approach design; the terminology; seeking inspiration, as well […]
Guide to Typeface Design Part 1
This week sees the first of five pieces written by me for the Interactive Design Institute (IDI) on the topic of typeface design.
Designs of the Year 2014
aving been at the briefing for the new ‘Design Factory’ at the museum’s tutor brunch—a briefing for an annual Higher Education competition—my colleague and I were then invited to take a look at the current exhibition: Designs of the year 2014. As ever, the work was a mixture of the fun, the utilitarian, a mixture […]