Things that go up at the end
THINGS THAT GO UP AT THE END have more power and dynamism. It’s a rule that applies to music, film editing, graphics, and company names. If a film editor is…
Author: Steve Caplin
Heads you lose
I USED TO ENJOY games like Tetris, where you battle against the computer to try to improve your score. But I became increasingly frustrated, as however good you get, you…
If only
WORD PLACEMENT WITHIN A SENTENCE does, of course, affect the sense of the sentence. But there are few words whose precise location changes the meaning of the sentence as much…
Admire the Vue?
VUE CINEMAS ARE GREAT. Big, comfortable seats, great projection, plenty of leg room. But their booking system is pig ugly. Book using their app and you have to put your…
Font frenzy
– So I’ve found this really funky font for ‘Festival’. It’s called Handel Gothic, which sounds really trad, but it’s really super cool. And I’ve got this awesome Illustrator…
Web leaks 2
A POSTER IN THE WINDOW of an estate agent. There’s nothing wrong with repurposing a design from one medium to another, but perhaps before printing this A4 sheet they could have…
Updating classics
It’s hard to know where to stand on the tricky issue of updating classics to suit contemporary sensibilities. One argument is to leave them alone. But can the BBC really…
Straighten your spine
THE DESIGN OF BOOK SPINES is a largely overlooked art, as most of the effort – naturally enough – goes into the cover. But when your book is on the shelf,…
Newspapers in films
HANDS UP WHO KNOWS what a newspaper looks like. All of you? That’s great. Perhaps you could tell the graphic designers who work on films and TV shows, since most…
Stories with pictures
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY. And, whether you’re giving good or bad news, every story must have a picture. The design of the BBC News app takes the form of…