I used to have a handmade bookshelf when I was a kid that my Dad made. It was painted in deep red, the colour of a pomegranate jewel.  At each end, the sides were cut into the shape of horses heads in a Scandinavian style and there was a time when the whole bottom shelf [...]

I have no shame in admitting that I’m English (I can see my Scottish mates rolling their eyes right now when I say that… heh heh). Although, I have to say that my personal hierarchy of loyalty goes in the following order: I’m a Yorkshireman first, then I’m British and English last. But why English [...]

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 [...]

Bit late on the draw with this one, but it’s still worth a post. I’ve had Scuba’s new album, Triangulation for a couple of months now and I’m still waiting for anything to top it this year. There’s been a few that have come close and bitten at its heals, but by and large, this [...]

The BBC have just launched their new (and improved, but not yet perfect) news site. I thought I would pick out a feature that caught my eye as an excuse to test it out. The other day, the MOD announced their new impressive looking Taranis UCAV.  Seemingly capable of mashing up a small village without the [...]

Matthew Lyons has been around for a while and I’ve been tempted to add a post about his sun-bleached  illustration work for some time. He has recently started adding some new work to his portfolio, so I thought now would be a good time. His work sits somewhere between the lonely, wizened modernist backdrops of  [...]

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) [...]