Sep 2010

Design is evil

In 2004, as a student again, I found myself surrounded by resources to learn more about design and was encouraged to read essays; debate with peers; attend exhibitions, public design lectures and conferences. There were three sources of inspiration that I discovered that year that widened my idea of what design is, what you can achieve with it, and subsequently convinced me to stick with a design career.

May 2010

Creative art of presentations

Presentations are used to communicate, inspire or demonstrate a topic, perspective or concept. They can be one of the most effective and inspirational mediums for delivery.

Mar 2010

Games as multi-genre digital content for the web & mobile

After attending the Games Based Learning 2010 conference in London I’ve come away with a realisation of what the medium is capable of and present the case that web designers should be informed and ready to implement games as another form of digital content.

Mar 2010

User interface design in video games

Games are introducing innovative UI elements that exist within the game world. After reading through a Thesis and a few articles on game interface design I examine the different types of UI elements, separating them in to categories and providing examples of their implementation.

Mar 2010

Showcase: graphic art, typography, sculpture + furniture design

Pong miss you

A selection of lovely work — many of the creators are currently, or will be, exhibiting or publishing their work around the world. Featuring 9000 from Columbia, Mitja Miklavčič from Slovenia/UK, Christophe Szpajdel from the UK, Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Ron Arad from Israel/UK.

Mar 2010

Typographic inspiration

Letterpress printing creates a bite in the page

For the past six years or so I’ve been pretty obsessed with typography, among other things. I’m generally obsessed with my interests so it’s nice to find people to share the obsession with. Here is a list of my current favourite sources for all things typography related.