Journal archive (2007–2018)
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On August 6th, 1945, twin atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing between 300,000 and 900,000 people.
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Giving voice to ideas
Copywriting can be about much more than just tone of voice. It can form an integral part of a company’s brand strategy.
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On getting paid
Caroline Gibson wrote a useful piece for The Professional Copywriters’ Network about how to get paid. A few of her points are below alongside thoughts of my own. Photo via. Have clients agree to your terms. It’s important to clarify…
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Pigeon Loft, by Schmidt Architects
Inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, the Pigeon Loft was built using materials left over from previous Schmidt projects.
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The Art of Hermann Zapf
Type designer and calligrapher Hermann Zapf died on Thursday 4th June 2015 at his home in Darmstadt, Germany. He was 96.
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Perpetual black water whirlpool
Anish Kapoor’s Descension is the type of thing I can see myself falling into in some kind of meditative state.
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Fontstand launches
Fontstand is a Mac OS X app that allows you to try fonts for free or rent them by the month for desktop use.
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Typefaces for people with dyslexia
When they’re reading, people with dyslexia often unconsciously switch, rotate, and mirror letters in their minds. Traditional typefaces make this worse, because they base some letter designs on others, inadvertently creating “twin letters” for people with dyslexia.
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Printing Flaunt
Armin and Bryony of UnderConsideration have just released the second edition of Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work. It’s available in print and as a single licence PDF, and Armin took time to answer a few…
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New York skyline: 1500-2015
Elevators to the observatory at the top of 1 World Trade Center show an animated time lapse that recreates the development of New York City’s skyline, from the 1500s to today.