07 Sep

Feasting Never Stops

I sincerely love eating and drinking. I’m probably not going to stop liking it either. I’m a strong believer in the idea that a food and drink lover’s worst enemy is convenience. That’s probably the main reason that I have been thoroughly enjoying the route that feastingneverstops.com is taking me at the moment. I noticed [...]

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06 Sep

Homebrew Label Design

I have recently bottled up my annual scrumpy and it’s now quietly purring in a corner of my kitchen. I stood there looking thirstily at the honey-coloured bottles and it suddenly dawned on me that I hadn’t made any new labels. What followed was a dreary hour of shunting the elements of my old ‘ [...]

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02 Sep

Ladybird Book: Learning about Heraldry

We had some well-needed rain recently and although the sun was in full view today, it reminded me that Summer is on the wane and I soon must turn again to my beloved bookshelf for cold-weather comfort.  I was gleefully encouraged by a terrific lost Ladybird Book that found itself to the top of a [...]

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05 Aug

Miroslav Sasek: Mike and the Modelmakers

The internet is leaning rather heavily to one side with all the Sasek pictures, Sasek posts and Sasek chat that is out there. I also have been tempted to spill my ‘Sasek beans’ more than once through this blog, but have always declined through fear of having nothing to say that hasn’t already been said. [...]

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18 Jul

British Posters of the Second World War

A few months ago I took a position working for the Imperial War Museum as a designer – a move which has been rewarding, motivating, challenging and tiring. One thing I became aware of quite quickly was that working in situ at the museum has provoked me to think acutely about the way in which [...]

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05 Jul

Tour De France

When the air temperature has warmed and the fields are growing rare in colour, a very fantastic sporting event takes place once a year. The Tour de France (Le Tour) has been the cornerstone of spectator sport for me since I was young enough to leave the stabilisers in the garage. As a keen (casual) [...]

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29 Jun

Henry Hadlow

I’ve been trawling the Degree show hauls online today and there is some absolutely cracking stuff. I’ve still to get my arse into gear and get out to see some of my favourite shows around London before they finish. But one thing I love about this time of year is the energy and general charged [...]

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17 Jun

Daily Drop Cap

Typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische has been running her sideline project, Daily Drop Cap since last year. Although I’ve not been checking it religiously, I have recently revisited it and was totally surprised how it has taken off and just how much content she has added. What I love about this site is the spirit [...]

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