Following hot on the heels of Sian, my very good friend The Surfer has emailed me with this one (I can see that there might be a new sub-category emerging here): And as David freely admits, there's every likelyhood that...

I thought that last post might strike a chord. And there are some very helpful suggestions in the comments, especially from Bas and Marc (thank you both of you). But here's the thing: I want to multi-task; I want to...

I know that I may be a lot older than most of you reading this, so this might come as some sort of a surprise, but I love my computer. Absolutely love it. Actually, not the computer itself (though I...

With today's Guardian comes a special supplement for all you freshers out there - a guide to the pitfalls and pleasures of starting out at university. At the risk of appearing to have turned into Angry Paul Rand, here's some...

(via one last thing...)

My good friend Jono was tickled by yesterday's cliff slippage and sent me this Chinese warning in response:

By Nigel Ball (via Daniel Eatock).

The future is bright, the future is a mashed-up logo - according to michaelthedesigner. *with posthumous apologies to Ian Dury.

It's something of a graphic designer's favourite for blogging: type (preferably old and fading) painted onto walls. I try to avoid it, but I couldn't resist this one.

...you can also be sure that he's given up on you. Proceed at your own risk.

I always had to be careful in my younger days not to fall for girls called Jacqueline, for fear of ensuing marriage and the infliction of an unfortunate surname (just say it out loud: Jacqueline Hyde). But perhaps other men...

Continuing with the tonsorial theme, I thought this might be a candidate for Alan's Alphabet - and then I downloaded the picture and saw that I was being given the eye by the brown shirt. Clearly a man who cares...

I was at a private view a few weeks back where somebody gave a speech bemoaning the homogenisation of our high streets. And, of course, my fellow designers have a great deal to answer for when it comes to uniformity...

I was at a party a couple of weeks ago and got into conversation with an estate agent (that's a realtor if you're reading this on the other side of the pond). Now I know what you're thinking: but honestly...

Photo by Eric Johnson (I hope he doesn't mind) If you've got an hour to spare (and if you haven't, then find a way of achieving it) go and listen to the master over on CBC Radio. (via The Casual...