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The Maine Thing.

June 19, 2005 Blog

Phew. Just returned from a great week at DesignInquiry in Maine. (Some stuff already posted here.) Lots of talks by great designers/educators/thinkers, plus studio workshops (even an acting class; erp). I think my own stuff went across pretty well, and the students working with me produced some very interesting ideas. More soon.

Chicago! Chicago?

May 25, 2005 Blog

There’s a scene early on in the movie Meet the Fockers where Ben Stiller and his bride-to-be fly off to see her parents. The establishing shot (above) cleverly reminds us exactly which city they’re leaving. Which brings us to the big, helpful sign: first, it was clearly comped in during post-production; and, second, it’s typeset [...]

Hell in a handbasket?

May 23, 2005 Blog

Conclusive proof that the client should not design the building.

Amaz(ing) Type

April 16, 2005 Blog

Once in a while I come across a website that really takes my breath away. AmazType is one such site.

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April 15, 2005 Blog

200154305-001 The Image Bank (Rights-managed) Canada, Quebec, Montreal skyline, dusk, winter, elevated view

DesignInquiry 05: Marlene McCarty

April 8, 2005 Blog

Lucky numbers

April 6, 2005 Blog

Deadwood in Ontario…

March 28, 2005 Blog

I wrote a while back about a sign on Highway 401 that had a peculiar mistake in it – one letter had been mounted backwards. Which brings us to the HBO series Deadwood. Focusing on the premise that life was short – and largely unpleasant – in the new frontier towns of nineteenth century America, [...]

Once you discover your past…

March 15, 2005 Blog

Sorting through some old, slightly damp boxes in my mother’s lock-up garage in England last month, I came across a huge billboard poster. I acquired it in the 1980s through a letter-writing campaign to several ad companies and couldn’t believe my luck when a man in a van showed up one hot day and asked [...]

Happiness is a warm Deltic.

March 6, 2005 Blog

High Concept Film Criticism II

February 3, 2005 Blog

Logo City

January 25, 2005 Blog

The way each of us relates to cities depends, to some degree, on the familiar (or not so familiar) skylines that greet us when we arrive via road, rail or air. Although these urban skylines are usually described by an orchestrated jumble of high-rise buildings, another key component – especially at night – is the [...]

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