Memories of typography at Reading University, 1970s hyphenpress.co.uk/typography_r...

A space had formed around Boorman, as around a madman.

On Josephine Rombouts's 'Cliffrock Castle' robinkinross.substack.com/p/cliffrock-...

On Susan Owens's 'Constable's year' robinkinross.substack.com/p/constables... @thamesandhudson.bsky.social

Strange that just now there was peace and then suddenly it's war. The one followed the other as simply as Easter after Lent.

🇫🇷 Sen. Claude Malhuret: "I compared the Trump presidency to Nero's court. I was wrong. It's a court of miracles. An anti-vax ex heroin addict as Health Sec; a climate skeptic as Econ Sec; an alcoholic TV host as Def Sec; an ex Qatari agent as Attorney Gen; a Putin groupie as Homeland Security Sec."

these hollow men and their adverbs

New on Substack: Two books by John Morgan robinkinross.substack.com/p/two-books-...

Two books from Museums etc. robinkinross.substack.com/p/two-books-...

Something about Otabind substack.com/@robinkinros...

Europe depends on US companies to handle digital payments, putting our money at risk. A strong Digital Euro would give everyone safe, independent access to money. But banks and Big Tech want to kill the proposal. Sign the petition now: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...

Wordle today (UK English)

On two archive books robinkinross.substack.com/p/two-archiv...

Still a few tickets left for his 4 hour epic ‘For Philip Guston’ in London this Sunday. I’ll be on my way from Scotland… And the great Sheffield label www.anothertimbre.com are making his music available and accessible like it’s never been. Happy 100th Morty www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/cla...

"Waiter," he asked suddenly, "do you have real Guinness?" "Sure", came the quiet answer. "Bottled in Dublin? You're not joking?"

Remembering James Mosley hyphenpress.co.uk/2026/01/07/r...

Remembering James Mosley hyphenpress.co.uk/2026/01/07/r...

New post on 'Books that lie open' robinkinross.substack.com/p/reading-wi...

New on my Substack: robinkinross.substack.com/p/blank-page...

A note on the physical production of @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social robinkinross.substack.com/p/fitzcarral...

Five books from Rab-Rab Press. New on my Substack: robinkinross.substack.com/profile/posts

Yes. Constitutions that protect individual rights can be trampled over (as now in the USA). But a constitution that entrenches human rights, and is then overridden, and is then challenged in the courts, is better than the UK's sovereignty of 10 Downing Street.

Some discussion of 'The alienation effect', seen also as an artefact robinkinross.substack.com/p/the-aliena...

Madurodam

Karel Martens Unbound at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam One of the most intelligent and beautiful design/art exhibitions I've ever seen. Until 26 October: inderdaad, onmisbaar!

NEW iverson.substack.com/p/tt-538-boo...

The life, times and work of William Gillies open.substack.com/pub/robinkin...

This shouldn't be an issue. Hampstead Heath has three ponds: women / men / mixed

Very good statement from #MSF in today’s Guardian

Well, like everyone, I've started a Substack: 'Books that lie open' It's here: robinkinross.substack.com

Karel Martens at the Stedelijk Musem, Amsterdam 12.07.2025 — 26.10.2025 www.stedelijk.nl/en/exhibitio...

If Trump & Musk have suffered an unprecedented number of judicial injunctions, it is because they have committed an unprecedented number of illegal actions. We don’t have rogue district judges, we have a rogue president violating the Constitution & breaking the law every day. Watch my statement:

“sneer of cold command”

The osprey season has officially kicked off at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve! Resident female osprey NC0, arrived back this afternoon for her 6th breeding season at Loch of the Lowes. 🦅

"strikingly loyal and straightforward": RIP Carol www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The debate between Max Bill and Jan Tschichold – its bibliography hyphenpress.co.uk/2025/02/24/b...

Barack Obama's rhetorical manner – very effective

Alison Watt's new paintings on display at John Soane's Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, London W5 – to which they partly respond. Worth a long detour.

❤️ Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov raskin.house.gov/2025/2/raski...

Neal Ascherson: 'Old Mr Trump himself is visibly starting to “lose it”, and his wolfish team of courtiers are beginning to notice that. Just possibly, if it keeps the heid, Western democracy could emerge from this crisis with new strength.' www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

The Dutch architectural journal Oase 119 is just out: 'rationalism reviewed / rationalisme herzien' cover material is grey card, printed in black and white(!?) seems to use a 4 mm grid Karel Martens (with Aagje Martens) at his modular best

there are quite a few of them

The Dutch architectural journal Oase 119 is just out: 'rationalism reviewed / rationalisme herzien' cover material is grey card, printed in black and white(!?) seems to use a 4 mm grid Karel Martens (with Aagje Martens) at his modular best

Getting rid of a monarch isn't enough to make a republic. Neal Ascherson on good form: www.thenational.scot/politics/247...

A new book for typographers, type designers, and lettercarvers – and anyone interested in how to make things with your hands hyphenpress.co.uk/2024/12/07/l...

Book designer, food historian, immaculate and unpretentious cook, down to earth (she was from Yorkshire), teacher, friend www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

On a malaise in British book production, in the latest LRB www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... #glue #paper