The RSA commissioned me to write the text as an overview and exploration of ways in which individuals are taking design decisions into their own hands by hacking, reconfiguring and reworking the products, systems and spaces that make upContinue Reading
Walking around London yesterday I found myself paying attention to the secondary narrative of the city’s fonts, text and signage. How the current condition of some of the texts differ from their original form, and that within the aesthetic ofContinue Reading
“This is a crisis not only of credit, but a crisis of trust.” – UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Davos 2009 Thanks to everyone who has emailed prodding for news of what’s coming up next. Those who know me realiseContinue Reading
Illustration by Thomas Porostocky; New York Times Following the post on the value of cross-pollinated ideas, today’s comes from American Football. The story here is about the A-11 formation, developed by a High School football coach in California who radicallyContinue Reading
For those of you who have attended one of my talks, you’ll have heard this quote before: The next revolution will be a revolution of ideas. It is from the late, great Bill Hicks and is usually the jumping offContinue Reading
Photo Credit: Joao Pina for The New York Times The New York Times just published a fine article about the dilemma facing Portugal that a collection of the famed Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa’s papers might be sold and leave theContinue Reading
DAMn magazine asked me to do a piece on artist Mark Jenkins, and I obliged, as I love Mark’s work and writing about it is always a pleasure. The issue has just hit the stands, so check it out.Continue Reading
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