Noisy Decent Graphics

Hullo

If you've arrived here via Delicious or Kottke, welcome. Have a seat and let me show you around.

This is how we do things around here. We talk about design, most of the time graphic design and little else. You really ought to check out some of the stuff about Britain's Greatest Graphic Designer (RIP), a layman's explanation of kerning and this post grandiosely titled The Future Of Graphic Design. No humility around here.

Over here you can find out why the number 10 at Downing Street is wonky and  if you're a student there's some stuff which may or may not be useful. Should you be so inclined you can contact me here.

Comments, comments, comments. We all love comments. You can be rude, obtuse, you can even plug your own enterprises, anything goes in the comments section. So type away.

There you go. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Noisy Decent Graphics

It's this blogs birthday today. Which is pretty amazing.

I've really enjoyed writing it and interacting with the comments. I've become a lot, lot better at writing and more importantly editing. It's made me think about stuff more, which is always good. It's allowed me to play with theories I probably wouldn't have done otherwise.

Here's some highlights from the past year.

1. All the many people who have linked here. Thank you very much.

2. Being quoted on the BBC News website, fairly early on.
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2005/12/as_featured_on_.html

3. Being linked to by Design Observer which sent hits through the roof.
http://www.designobserver.com/archives/015709.html

4. Linked to that, my Future Of Graphic Design post which is probably the most comments I've ever had.
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2006/06/the_future_of_g_1.html

5. Slagging of Seth Godin (which also saw an upturn in hits).
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2006/06/fed_up_with_set.html

6. The Fucking Elle debate, which still rages.
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2005/11/fucking_elle.html

7. This little post which probably gets me the most hits via Google.
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2005/08/long_glamourous.html

8. Getting the guys from BR&Me to comment on me slagging off their new name.
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2006/02/brme.html

9. The Unicycle Parking
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/unicycle_parking/index.html

10. Having somewhere (useful) to store quotes
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/quotes/index.html

11. My first exhibition review (which is still really popular)
http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2005/11/robert_brownjoh.html

I'm going to celebrate with a Gin & Tonic.