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Bike blog – anatomy of a logo design

Posted on 25/04/2010 by Alastair

About a year ago I decided my cycling blog Legs Feeling No Pressure needed a spruce-up. Since I started writing it I had always planned to design it properly, and was inspired by some nice-looking US-based bike sites, Velodramatic and … Continue reading →

Visualising empires’ decline

Posted on 16/12/2009 by Alastair

I really enjoyed this project by Pedro M Cruz. Its mix of factual information and history with striking visual design captures all the things I like about data visualisation. Discovered on datavisualisation.ch – and best viewed full screen! Visualizing empires … Continue reading →

The Politics in the Room

Posted on 20/03/2009 by Alastair

This week saw the launch of The Politics in the Room, a video website presenting a collaborative project by members of the Lux Associate Artists’ Programme. A full project write-up will follow, but for now you can read some background … Continue reading →

Charlie Campbell Photography

Posted on 06/02/2009 by Alastair

I’m very pleased to announce the launch of www.charliecampbell.co.uk, a portfolio website for my photographer friend Charlie Campbell. Charlie and I started the project back in October, and have worked together to create a minimal website design to showcase her … Continue reading →

Top 10 skills of web design

Posted on 20/01/2009 by Alastair

I just read a great post by Ben Hunt on Web Design from Scratch, ‘10 Top Skills for Web Design, in order of importance‘. Here is his list: Writing & editorial Holistic circumspection Graphic design theory Listening & discernment Self-learning … Continue reading →

Bikeoff

Posted on 21/10/2008 by Alastair

I’ve been pointed towards Bikeoff a couple of times now. ‘An initiative of the Design Against Crime Research Centre’, and based at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, it’s a laudable venture, and I’m looking forward to reading … Continue reading →

dConstruct08: prototyping workshop

Posted on 04/09/2008 by Alastair

On the train back from a workshop in Brighton for dConstruct, a programme of events and a conference hosted by design agency Clearleft. The theme of this year’s dConstruct is “Designing the Social Web” – and my workshop was Wireframing … Continue reading →

Condor website

Posted on 09/07/2008 by Alastair

By now you ought to know that I love cycling and bikes. I’m also pretty keen on web design. So when a bike manufacturer I really like gets a new website, I’m excited. Condor Cycles, the iconic London bike builder, … Continue reading →

Castle Gibson online catalogue

Posted on 13/06/2008 by Alastair

For the past month or so I have been working on a big project for Castle Gibson, the restored furniture retailer. Castle Gibson have decided to close their bricks-and-mortar treasure trove on Upper St in Islington and focus mainly on … Continue reading →

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