Category Archives: Inspiration

25 years of cyberpunk

Posted on 25 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Technology. Tagged , , , , , .
It began with a fascination with the Commodore 64, an interface in to virtual worlds, that lead to my passion for cyberpunk culture — literature, games, art and music. Over the years the interface evolved, a lot more rapidly as I got older and had money to spend on hardware. I developed a strong [...]

Visions of hell

Posted on 10 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration, Research. Tagged , , , , .
Hell has always be a source of fascination — it exists in most cultures and religions. Many artists, designers and writers take inspiration from Dante’s Divine Comedy when referencing hell in their work — in fact it’s surprising how much influence the Italian poem has had on modern culture. I’ve been exploring visual executions of [...]

Digital art, design and music

Posted on 2 August, 2009. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged , .
A selection of work that I’ve recently discovered that has impressed. Surreal digital art of Japanese artist Ryohei Hase: Typographic work from Hort: Mare Street video by

The Forgotten Web Standard

Posted on 9 July, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , .
This movie reminds me of my day, only in three minutes! I think there’s something quite beautiful, raw and revealing about it. It’s purpose is to demonstrate the process of creating a set of slides that were used in the author’s presentation. The presentation was given at The Future of Web Design by Mike Kus, [...]

July type

Posted on 3 July, 2009. Filed under Inspiration. Tagged .
Mmm, pretty type for my collection.. also this typey skateboard would make a nice b’day gift for me later this month — even though I haven’t skated since I was about 10. It would look nice sitting in the corner of my room though.. Share

Design documentaries

Posted on 29 June, 2009. Filed under Events, Inspiration. Tagged , .
Sometimes I forget how much I love film, a compelling narrative combined with well executed elements of composition, light and sound — though I also have a thing for hanging out in old cinemas late at night wired on caffeine. Anyway, I’ve had the fortune of having a week off between freelance contracts so [...]