top of page
02
Welcome to our occasional journal chatting about all things creative.
Search


Liberated design
Julia chats with queer activist and graphic designer, Clare Truscott, to discuss the era she designed the Pride programmes, 1988–91.
Feb 276 min read


Reinventing the wheel?
Julia chats with five graphic designers about their strategies when tackling recurring creative briefs.
Jul 12, 202414 min read


Play at work
Julia chats with four graphic designers about the process of play within their work.
Apr 8, 20247 min read


Ideas XYZ
Julia chats with six designers, spanning Gen X, Y and Z to hear how their ideation processes differ and how technology aids them.
Jun 26, 202314 min read


Shades of grey
Julia chats with six branding designers about their experience of making a difference to an organisation through a visual identity evolution
Oct 31, 202214 min read


Flexible and free: the future of fonts?
Julia chats with six creatives who work with type, to find out their thoughts on free fonts, typeface accessibility and variable fonts.
Jul 21, 202215 min read


The colour wheel
Julia seeks out six different design perspectives on brand colour.
May 12, 202211 min read


A picture is worth a thousand words
Julia chats with six photographers about the influence words have when they take pictures.
Mar 14, 202213 min read


The chicken and egg of words and pictures
Julia chats to five writers about the intrinsically linked communication forms of words and pictures that make up a brand identity.
Feb 7, 202210 min read


Accessibility and aesthetics
Julia chats to clients and collaborators about the importance of accessible graphic design and whether aesthetics can compromise it.
Nov 3, 20218 min read


Design It Yourself
Julia chats to three collaborators to find out their perspectives on how non-designers can effectively implement branding and design.
May 12, 20217 min read


Mother Hubbard’s cupboard
Julia discovers the new value brands at Sainsbury's during her lockdown visits and finds out about the imaginative world behind them.
Aug 12, 20203 min read
bottom of page