Yes, no, definitely maybe
Street art echoing this author’s sentiment on the matter. The battle for and against Scottish independence is inspiring some fine writing. You would have to go a long way to find a more thoughtful,...
View ArticleYes, no, definitely maybe – part 2
A banner at the Trafalgar Square rally in support of the Union More excellent writing on Scottish independence has emerged since my post on Friday. Two particularly well-wrought comment pieces in...
View ArticleA Fourth World
A few weeks back my wife – Lesley Katon – and I were sitting up a hillside in Italy pondering what she might say to the friends due to gather at her 50th birthday party. She wanted to capture her...
View ArticleOn Elfgate
In the earliest days of writing for the Internet, there were few places to go for advice on how to structure and present online copy. A book and some posts by Jakob Nielsen was about all that was...
View ArticleSound and fury
On beauty, death, money, misanthropy, words, art and bowerbirds: in conversation with Paul Davis This piece was originally written to feature in the catalogue of artist/illustrator Paul Davis’ show...
View ArticleA to B via CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
DESIRE LINES My studio window looks out on a dog-leg junction where Hackney Road and two side streets meet in an awkward configuration. A few steps east is a push-button Pelican Crossing armed with...
View ArticleFlatland
Flatland is a two-dimensional world populated by symmetrical Shapes. It is rigidly divided into classes, which are controlled by a brutal hierarchy. Isosceles Triangles are the proletariat – peasants,...
View ArticlePast tense, future perfect
Errol has rattled down the roll shutter for the last time after running the Hoxton Garage in Cremer Street for 27 years. He featured large in this kaleidoscope of a neighbourhood, chatting to gaggles...
View ArticleVerb
The other day I ran a writing workshop for designers with the talented Rob Self-Pierson, founder of writing agency The Table. We hosted a great group from a range of creative agencies and brands....
View ArticleA letter from Michael Wolff
This letter from Michael Wolff was originally commissioned by Kyoorius magazine in Mumbai. Michael contemplates the machinations of the design business, collaboration, humility, and the pitfalls of...
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