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Steve CaplinDecember 18, 2016

What’s the time?

A REASONABLY ATTRACTIVE retro-style clock in a Newmarket café. But can you figure out the time? With the hands exactly the same colour, shape and size as the structural bars…

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Steve CaplinDecember 15, 2016

Use the taps

I FIRST CAME ACROSS THIS WATER COOLER at the BBC radio headquarters in London. It features two buttons, an LCD screen, and two taps. When you press one of the…

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Steve CaplinDecember 15, 2016

The perfect Eurostar font

IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT A CORPORATE entity such as Eurostar gets playful with typography. But this notice on their London St Pancras platform is a splendid choice of font. The…

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Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Pissing policeman

THE WINDOW OF A POLICE STATION in Geneva, Switzerland. Is it just me, or does that graphic of a policeman pasted on the window look like he’s been taken short?

Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Electrical, & Co

MUCH AS I’D LIKE to admire the logo for electrical contractor Mitchell & Co – after all, it’s not often an independent electrician goes to the trouble of creating his…

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Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016

Passing off

IT’S TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL to try to copy a commercial rival’s design in such a way that it will tend to confuse the buying public, leading them to associate your brand…

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Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Telefonica innovates

TELEFONICA, LIKE MOST CELLPHONE PROVIDERS, isn’t  known for its innovation in design. But look at the way these two simple words have been set, each letter casting a shadow on…

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Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Kindle formatting

WHEN YOU BUY A PRINTED BOOK, you can reasonably expect it to be professionally laid out, with due care and attention to avoid unsightly widows and orphans. With digital publishing, it…

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Steve CaplinDecember 9, 2016

In-car messaging

HERE’S A HELPFUL MESSAGE from the car I rented recently. I have absolutely no idea what to do with this information, or lack of it. Is this similar to describing…

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Steve CaplinNovember 1, 2016December 9, 2016

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…

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