As promised, here’s the first notes from the Radio 3 interview of Edmund de Waal (EdW) by John Tusa (JT) at the weekend. It was a fascinating discussion and I want to get the key comments recorded here. On the experiences that influenced him during childhood: EdW: There was the interest of living next to …
My mother-in-law phoned last night whilst I was watching the flash opera on BBC3. We were talking about the new embroidery course she’s just embarked on and her horror at discovering that she is required to design her own cross-stitch patterns as well as sew them. Self doubt is creeping in and she’s convinced herself …
And then came the web. And the mass amateurization of aesthetic skill. These days many programmers fancy themselves web designers and the terminology of typography is disappearing from what will one day be the primary medium of publication. Web designers in general don’t seem to spend a great deal of time on even typographical basics. …
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I was at the office until well past midnight last night, nursing a printer through the final stages of a submission we’re making for a competition that makes heavy use of previously mentioned design codes. For extra pathos points, I should point out to my international readers that yesterday was supposed to be a statutory …
We’re getting there – try this.
Option 1.5. This one could prove tricky to deliver with the CSS, but I think I can do it. I’m still avoiding colour at the moment.
I’m getting bored of the page design. I’ve been noodling about with a cleaner layout this lunch break. Take a look and tell me what you think.
There’s a link to a designboom.com article buried in the Paul Cocksedge comments above, I’ve just taken the time to check the front of the site and it looks interesting. Worth a look.
As I was regaling my boss about Paul Cocksedge the next day, he gave a mischevious smile and I suddenly remembered that he’d been there and done that with the disposable cup lampshade idea back in the 70’s when he was a student. It’s shame he didn’t market it back then.