Graduate shows
I had my chance, I want to give that same chance to others, but wow, graduate shows are energy-sapping. There’s got to be a better way of hosting/arranging/doing these? With a focus it was easier to move around the zillion…
Integrate word and pictures
So often a graphic is commissioned, a piece written, and the first time the two are seen together is when they are published. Both designer and journalist think they have done their job, but neither has looked at what the…
Print v online
These two graphics show how a simple conversion of an online graphic to print, or vice versa, is all that’s needed to play to the strengths of the medium in question. This work is by the New York Time’s Amanda…
Everyone helps everyone
Developers are really nice, generous people. All that open source stuff. And genuine collaboration to get a better result. Or is that just a really naive observation?
Old media v new media
I used to work in print. Now I work online. And there is a difference. Print is better for some things, online for others, but they are not the same. People consume them differently. Acknowledge there’s a difference and play…
Greener grass
News organisations in the States seem to be aware that interactive and multi-media storytelling is worth investing in. Come on the UK.
The history of train timetables
I know I have an absurd enthusiasm for my industry, and I’m often mocked for it, so it was a gift to my friends when I said I was off to talk about the history of train timetables at the…