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10 Tips for Better Book Designs paper
Our paper 10 Tips for Better Book Designs has been published on Creative Choices (website not online anymore), and in their email newsletter (issue 172, January 2014). January 2014.
10 Tips for Better Book Designs paper
Our paper 10 Tips for Better Book Designs has been published on the Creative Bloq website. (The paper was heavily edited by them and some content was not included.) October 2013.
We are a judge on the Center for Plain Language, ClearMark Awards 2013
We were asked for a 2nd year running to help judge the Center for Plain Language, ClearMark Awards 2013, in Washington, U.S.A.
The ClearMark and WonderMark awards recognise the best and worst in plain language (writing, graphic communication design and testing) each year, in the form of government, non-profit, and private companies. The 2013 ClearMark and WonderMark awards ceremony will be held on 16th April 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S.A. April 2013.
Other places to see our work on the web
You can view selected work from us on the following websites Are.na, Creativepool, Behance, The Creative Finder, Dexigner, Coroflot, Dribbble, Working Not Working, Creative Hotlist, Dasauge, Lecture in Progress, The Department for International Trade, GOV U.K., Outside Directory, DEV Community.
Hiut typographic magazine
A short version of our paper Letter and Symbol Misrecognition in Highly Legible Typefaces for General, Children, Dyslexic, Visually Impaired and Ageing Readers has been publishing in Korean, in the typographic magazine Hiut, 4(2), 2013.
Letter and Symbol Misrecognition […] paper published in the international typographics magazines Baseline 61 and Slanted #18
Our paper Letter and Symbol Misrecognition in Highly Legible Typefaces for General, Children, Dyslexic, Visually Impaired and Ageing Readers has been published in Baseline 61 (2012), Kent, U.K. Launched in 1979, it is the authoritative magazine about type and typography.
The paper has also been published in the typographic magazine Slanted #18, Signage/Orientation from Karlsruhe, Germany.
The paper is essential reading for anyone interested in legibility, clear typographic design, typeface design and typographic accessibility. June 2012.
We are a judge on the Center for Plain Language, ClearMark Awards 2012
We were asked to help judge the Center for Plain Language, ClearMark Awards 2012, in Washington, U.S.A. It was enjoyable and the variety and complexity of submissions was vast, from 1-page monthly statement designs to complex multi-page forms.
The ClearMark and WonderMark awards recognise the best and worst in plain language (writing, graphic communication design and testing) each year, in the form of government, non-profit, and private companies. The 2012 ClearMark and WonderMark will be announced at the awards ceremony, on 22nd May 2012 at the Clarity 2012 Conference. April 2012.
Rene Wanner’s Poster Page
Our poster Ban Public Smoking (Factories) has been showcased on Rene Wanner’s poster website. Basel, Switzerland. March 2012.
The 4th Block, VIII (8th) International Triennial of Eco‑Poster Competition, 2012
Our posters Ban Public Smoking (Factories) and (Cars) have been selected as winning poster designs. They were exhibited in Kiev, then on to the exhibition halls of the Kharkov Municipal Gallery in Kharkiv, Ukraine, then in October to the International Biennale Golden Bee in Moscow.
Our poster designs were also featured in their Modern Eco-Poster 2009–2012 catalogue (ISBN: 978-966-24-0616-0), photo courtesy of Daria Titarenko. March 2012.
Runner-up in the British Book Design and Production Awards 2012
Our self-published book Punctuation..? came runner-up in the Environmental category in the British Book Design and Production Awards Competition 2012. The book is showcased in the award winners catalogue on page 25. Oxford, U.K. January 2012.
3×3 Magazine, Children’s Show Competition, Number 9, 2012
From 1500 entries from 35 countries all over the world, our book The Journey of Larks has been awarded a merit in the Young Adult Category, in the 3×3 Magazine, Children’s Show Competition, Number 9, 2012, New York, U.S.A.
The subsequent printed annual 3×3 Children’s Book Show Annual Number 9 features our work. January 2012.
V&A Illustration Awards 2012
We have submitted our book The Journey of Larks into the V&A Illustration Awards 2012 in the Book Illustration category, wish us luck. London, U.K. January 2012.
2nd edition reissues of our 3 books
They are now available from up-to-date bookshops, Waterstones or direct from the distributor Central Books, and have been much updated, improved and are in a fitter final form. For more information and to order, visit our books’ webpage. Thanks to the paper merchant, printer and distributor, enjoy.
- The Journey of Larks is based on wordplay and graphic shenanigans.
- Life an illustrated day in the life of somebody.
- Punctuation..? an informative, educational and fun book that explains the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most used punctuation marks.
January 2012.
