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Alistair Hall’s graphic design studio in London: thoughtful, simple, beautiful, sustainable communication. wemadethis.co.uk Also 👉🏻 Book: londonstreetsigns.info Monsters: monstersupplies.org
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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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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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...

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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 👍.

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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-...

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Umm …

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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-...

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“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

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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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.

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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

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

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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 ✅.

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