Is grey the new black?
Like many women of my age, my hair is rapidly becoming greyer by the day. I was looking at some old photos recently and my husband commented on the fact that over the past eight years we had gone from...
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We’ve just had our front verandah re-painted and as a result I’ve been obsessing over purchasing some new outdoor furniture. I’m beginning to realise that: a) I don’t really like outdoor furniture very...
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The elements of good design
The Characteristics of a Typeface (for widescreen displays) (Photo credit: arnoKath) We all like to create flyers, documents and presentations that are easy to understand and don’t confuse...
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Designing for humans
I’ve just finished a course in human centred design which was really interesting. If you’ve never heard of this before, it involves designing solutions to problems in an entirely new way, or at least...
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A public convenience
I am currently in New Zealand doing a fantastic road trip with my husband. Today we stopped by the most amazing toilet block in the world. It was designed by a famous Austrian artist, Frederick...
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Art Deco in Napier
We are still travelling around New Zealand and in the last few days we stayed in a lovely seaside town called Napier. Unfortunately the weather while we were there was really dreadful. The sea,...
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The emperor’s new hat
I’m currently on holiday in beautiful sunny Darwin. Last Saturday we have a fun time pretending to be toffs at the Derby Day race meeting. Apart from graceful racehorses, there were also many wonderful...
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The ambiguity of signs
Last week I had dinner at the RSL club with my 90 year old father-in-law and during the meal he asked what the green ‘running man’ sign meant. I said it was an exit sign and asked him what he thought...
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Logo love
I have a slight obsession with logos. Not all logos of course, just the really clever, witty ones. The ones I like best are a little bit quirky and often have an emotional element. Well designed logos...
View ArticleVerandah update
Thought you might be interested in seeing what finally ended up on our front verandah! It’s an odd mixture of items. The bench is new, but the tables are a ‘side of the road’ effort. We have done a...
View ArticlePlain and simple, with a bit of pizzaz!
I often see ads for writing courses and conferences on various social media platforms, and it really surprises me that many of them are so visually unappealing. Weird colours and strange font...
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The ambiguity of signs
Last week I had dinner at the RSL club with my 90 year old father-in-law and during the meal he asked what the green ‘running man’ sign meant. I said it was an exit sign and asked him what he thought...
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