New identity for The Wynykn de Worde Society – established in 1957, and bringing together kindred spirits in publishing, printing and the graphic arts. wemadethis.co.uk/work/the-wyn...

Last chance to a) win a flashy Kryptonite U-lock worth £270, b) feed in your experiences & thoughts on cycle theft in London. www.surveymonkey.com/r/LCCTheft20... Survey closes this week.

Identity — The Story of Czech Graphic Design is a seven-part series available on YouTube that “introduces viewers to the history of Czech graphic design”. [kottke.org]

Dream, if you can, a courtyard An ocean of violets in bloom

📣 LAST CALL FOR GIFT MEMBERSHIPS 🛍️ ⏰ You have until midday today to order any LCC Gift Memberships, and have them arrive in time for Christmas! 🚲 Remember, not only do memberships come with great benefits, but they also support safer cycling in London - order yours today: bit.ly/42Tc1hG

New blog post: Really great things to look forward to in 2026 – a run down of the best bits of art, design and culture coming to London, and beyond, next year. (As well as a few bits that you can still get to in 2025!) wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/12...

New blog post: Really great things to look forward to in 2026 – a run down of the best bits of art, design and culture coming to London, and beyond, next year. (As well as a few bits that you can still get to in 2025!) wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/12...

A book about the legendary Spitalfields store ‘Gardners’, a paper bag, and general sundries, supplier to many local businesses. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gardners-b... Buy one/back it at the link

If you need an excuse to join the amazing @londoncycling.bsky.social here's a good one. But really, amazing benefits and you support the work me & my team do nonstop to keep making London better, particularly for cycling.

Mattias Krantz bought an octopus from the fish market and taught it how to play piano. [youtube.com]

A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Happy Halloween everyone. #WorldBollardAssociation 👻

New post: Updating Albertus for the City of London wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/10...

💡 Been putting off getting a good set of lights? ⏰ We've all been there, but with the clocks going back on Sunday, now's the time to get on it! Thankfully, LCC Membership comes with CayEye lights as a FREE welcome gift: bit.ly/3R38Pcd

I'm publishing the weirdest story I've ever written tomorrow, for London Centric members only. So here's an one-off offer. Sign up for a year before midnight today and I'll give you 33% off. If the story doesn't live up to expectations, I'll refund you tomorrow. www.londoncentric.media/a21e85e7

So good. I got stuck at the perfect circle.

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children. “Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children, but under the inexpert guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., other states may follow.” [theatlantic.com]

I just put online the chapter from my book that talks about all the myths and mysteries about QWERTY and Dvorak. You can read it here: aresluna.org/the-primitiv...

This is VERY cool, and clever. An interactive atlas of the Solar System. #Space

One is not amused. www.westminster.gov.uk/news/new-str...

Spineless Wonders at the Senate Library (University of London). A perfect little show. www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/07...

Yum. A video tour of AJ Wells, enamel sign makers for the London Underground, courtesy of the London Transport Museum. The section about signs starts around 14m 20secs. youtu.be/mLh9BSay-80?...

What do you call a book without a spine? Spineless? It’s books that are too thin to be bound with a solid spine that are the subject of this curious exhibition at Senate House. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fol...

Picked this up on ebay recently: On Your Bike: The Guide to Cycling in London. Published by @londoncycling.bsky.social and Friends of the Earth, June 1983 (42 years ago!) Written, edited and designed by Owen Watson. Headings set in Kabel Black. Album of scans: www.flickr.com/photos/alist...

New post: www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/06...

Writing a thing about QR codes. Where d’you generate yours? Any great / terrible experiences?

The third of my recent projects for @londoncycling.bsky.social - their Dare to Dream! campaign, encouraging people to push Sadiq Khan to take action and be bolder on cycling. Read more here: www.wemadethis.co.uk/work/lcc-dar...

More recent design work for @londoncycling.bsky.social - identity and materials for their brilliant Share the Joy fund. Read more here: www.wemadethis.co.uk/work/lcc-sha...

Want to make London a better place to live? Use the @londoncycling.bsky.social Dare to Dream page to drop an email to Sadiq Khan – it’s really easy 👍.

The @londoncycling.bsky.social London Cycling Festival took place this weekend, supported by Lime Bikes. Loads of cyclists out and about in the majority of London’s boroughs, enjoying traffic-free streets and led rides. Read about my work on the identity here: www.wemadethis.co.uk/work/london-...

Umm …

I think every designer should write a love letter to a font at least once in their lifetime. This is mine: A 150-year-old font you have likely never heard of, and one you probably saw earlier today. aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

“A cold douche from the fountain of truth“ – a description of the nine o‘clock news, in a piece by Sir Ernest Baker from the BBC Year Book, 1944 www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/BBC/BBC-A... cc. @iandunt.bsky.social

Women’s Freedom After Dark – new work for @londoncycling.bsky.social www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/02...

Winter Solstice card for the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (ICCE) at Goldsmiths University. www.wemadethis.co.uk/work/icce-ch...

12 really great things to look forward to in 2025 www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/01...

12 really great things to look forward to in 2025 www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2025/01...

Give the joy of a really great story this Christmas. The Ministry of Stories is raising funds to give young folks new books! Only 38% funded so far, but they’re not trying to raise loads, so anything you give will make a huge difference! Donate now at ministryofstories.enthuse.com/cf/winter-ap...

A very short list of books you have to buy this Christmas www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2024/11...

1.3 million journeys a day! 1.3 MILLION JOURNEYS A DAY!!! New data release from Transport for London today shows cycling in London is going up, and up and up. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/new-tfl... We campaign, we deliver, London wins.

Deeply sad to hear that Marie and Will at Old Town clothing are shutting up shop. Their High Rise Trousers are my absolute favourites. www.old-town.co.uk

The new NYCFC lettering from @frerejones.bsky.social & @ninastoessinger.bsky.social is 🔥. (Via under consideration.com)

Well this looks just glorious: Type Archived: A visual journey through typographic history. “The definitive account of the legendary Type Archive provides a stunning visual tour of traditional typefounding, tracing the origins of typography and the printed word.” vol.co/collections/... Backed ✅.

Hoxton Street Monster Supplies – Purveyor of Quality Goods for Monsters of Every Kind – opened its doors 14 years ago today 🤯. Here are just a few highlights 👇

A huge list of really rather useful graphic design resources: www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2021/09...

Why this ' is different from this ’, and why it matters. www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2014/05...

I am not a number, I am a free man! But I must admit to a fondness for a single font! Albertus and The Prisoner: www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2015/02...

The fascinating story of the Robot Salesmen www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2020/11...

A great big post about the fonts used on London’s street nameplates: www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2022/02...