• My favourite logo

    I have finally decided upon my all-time favourite logo. I can very rarely point out a single thing to be my absolute favourite ‘anything’. Ususally, there are too many shifting factors and circumstances which stop me being able to claim…

  • Designing and building for the future

    I have always been a fan of post-war architecture, and its attempts at doing things differently. I admit this is partly due to being a child of the 1970s. I grew up surrounded by these kinds of buildings in Birmingham…

  • How Super Heroes can make you a better designer

    I’ve been a fan of comics for as long as I can remember, and they have been a huge influence on my visual vocabulary. I’m sure comics have played no small part in my decision to pursue graphic design as…

  • Is anything perfect?

    What better way to kick off the DVB&ID blog, than to discuss the notion of ‘perfection’ in design? This is a subject I discussed when I gave a talk at this year’s Ignite UK North event, run by O’Reilly. The…