In praise of: The 1972 Munich Olympics

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by in cool, Games, Praise, Print

A look at what, for my money at least, is the preeminent identity design for a major sporting event. The Munich Olympics were perhaps remembered more for tragic events that took place in the Olympic Village that year but in Otl Aicher’s design we saw what is truly possible with event branding.

Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the single biggest threat to the Social Web

Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by in Blog, Technology, Twitter

Chances are that, if you know anybody involved in web development, design or usability, you will already be aware of this but I’m still amazed by how many aren’t. The biggest threat that the Social Web faces today isn’t authoritarian governments, lack of broadband availability or even piracy or hackers. This pervasive threat actually comes [...]

Is press a busted flush in the internet age?

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by in Blog, Print

Have we seen the point where traditional printed media’s business model is just no longer sustainable? The press industry is having a bit of a hard time at the moment, and don’t we know it. On a national level several of the biggest UK newspapers – titles like the Daily Mail, The Guardian and The [...]

Lee Bryant kicks off Reboot Britain with considerable aplomb

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by in Blog, cool

NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) are a pretty interesting organisation, they are a sort of Royal Society of the Arts for the digital age cum tech-think-tank, they work across all sectors promoting innovation. It’s a partnership body which, as I can identify from with in my time at Yorkshire Culture, [...]