Remember when the web was a daily voyage of exploration? When you would literally “surf” from site to site following almost any link? Remember the days before RSS readers and bookmark collections?
Well I had a wonderfully retro moment of surfing exploration this morning; a Tweet from Elliot Jay Stocks led me to Sam Brown’s website, [...]

I love this signage created for a carpark in Melbourne, Australia.
So often car parks have unclear or confusing signage but there’s no missing them here; in fact the down sign looks as if you might crash into it. 

Apple has a deserved reputation for for producing beautifully designed and made hardware. The iMac, the MacBook Air, the iPhone all are simply wonderful to use and to look at. But their appeal is more than just the surface; yes they look lovely on the shelf but it’s when you start to use them you [...]

This is for every designer and marketeer that has had to work with less “enlightened” colleagues and clients.
So true and so funny…
Make My Logo Bigger!!!

I’ll preface this post by saying I should probably tag it with “ego” and “ego-centric” but hey…
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had some really nice feedback on davidhughes.org, all of which has meant a lot to me.
First, I had a lovely compliment on my writing.
Then, a compliment of my use of typography in [...]

A great guide from Jeff Veen; I’ve seen Jeff present and he is a very good speaker indeed.
Something I’d add to this is to keep the information on your slides to a minimum. People are there to hear you talk; not to read ten bullet points and a paragraph long title per slide.