A thousand or so miles. Twenty one days. Just one puncture. A bit of rain, but far more sun. Two slightly sore knees. A lot of Snickers bars. Sheep, sheep, and more sheep. Yesterday afternoon we finally made it to John o’ Groats, the final destination for our ride from one end of Great Britain [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. To end the series, today’s post is a poem from the particularly fabulous Laura Dockrill. ~ Over I Over I The hole in the ceiling Gasping at me Gazing at me Crazy [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the quite marvellous book designer Eleanor Crow. ~ It might indicate borderline stamp collecting syndrome, but an ephemera spotter can find a good visual multiple to be [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the mighty fine Max Fraser: design author, journalist and curator. ~ I’m writing this post only a few days after completing a new book and sending it to the [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from one of our neighbours, the wonderful Caroline Roberts, co-editor of Grafik Magazine, and partner at the rather fine Woodbridge & Rees. ~ In an attempt to avoid the [...]

Hey there folks, hope you’re digging the guest posts. I’m still heading north on our little cycle ride. I’m currently sitting in a lovely little café in Braemar, having yesterday cycled across the Cairnwell Pass, the UK’s highest main road. All being well, we should pitch up in John o’ Groats next Thursday. And I’ll [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the redoubtable Phil Baines: designer, writer, teacher, and cyclist. ~ I’ve long had a fondness for wandering old cemeteries, seeing the variety of lettering and types [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the inimitable Richard Weston, the man behind the brilliant Ace Jet 170 blog. ~ 207. That’s how many people know I am crazy about Instagram at [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the very wonderful graphic designer and design teacher Paul Finn. ~ I am fascinated by the French writer Georges Perec (1936—1982). I first read Species of Spaces and [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from really-rather-good freelance copywriter Nick Asbury. ~ This is a post about one of the great designers of the last century, whose work helped build one of [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the wonderful illustrator Joe McLaren (who also writes a rather fantastic blog of his own). ~ We were a Beano household when I was a child. [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from one of our neighbours, the lovely Angharad Lewis, co-editor of Grafik Magazine, and partner at the rather fine Woodbridge & Rees. ~ Solitary, absorbing, transporting… reading [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the illustrious graphic designer, guitarist, director of design studio Johnson Banks, and ex-D&AD president, Mr Michael Johnson. ~ I recently got a very cheeky email. Its second [...]

Morning, Alistair here, posting from Chester, where we’ve got a day’s break during our ride. The journey is going fantastically well so far – we’ve covered about 450 miles in the past week, including the stunning, and stunningly hilly, Cornish coast; some beautiful parts of Devon and Somerset; the Exe Valley; the Wye Valley (we’re [...]

~ While Alistair is away cycling the length of Great Britain, we’ve invited twenty disgustingly talented people to each write a post for our blog. Today’s post is from the very lovely Andrew Diprose, Art Director of Wired Magazine and of sumptuous cycling periodical The Ride Journal. ~ The ‘Best Bike In The World’ might be [...]