City Icons, Made Graphic

One of a series, from the Paris vs New York blog. Manchester equivalents?

Airbnb, Starbucks Digi-Grab, and Why Ideas Spread

1. Not stayed at any of their listings, yet, but will do. No question. Love Airbnb. Brooklyn Heights for £85 a night, Berlin (with bikes, pictured above) for £28, Paris for £36. 2.… Read More →

Twain Goodness

Cross St Chapel (Unitarian). Nice leading, too.

The Basement Stairs Bleed Custard

Building maintenance, Pall Mall Court

Manoeuvrement & Other Changes to the Language

One to see when next in London. A new exhibition at the British Library (5mins from Euston) charts the evolution of the English language. Apparently young people now say ‘haitch’ not ‘aitch’, say… Read More →

How Climbers Pay The Bills

2 floors up, outside the office, King Street.

Viz Hijacks Indie Quotes

The Independent is using celebrity puff quotes to shill its new paper, i (crap name, btw). They read like something outta Viz. Noel Gallagher Musician: ‘It’s a top idea to have a paper… Read More →

Sweet FA Connections

ITV close to signing a move to MediaCityUK, say the papers. Adam Crozier, former chief exec of the FA, now chief exec of ITV, is driving the move. Paul Newman, former communications chief… Read More →

Saville & Wilson: One Last Time

Anthony H Wilson’s headstone, as designed by Peter Saville and Ben Kelly (plus Paul Barnes and Matt Robertson), Southern Cemetery, Chorlton. Three years after the fact, and beautiful. Design & content details at… Read More →

Fire Test Excitement

Every day, somewhere in the UK, office workers are obediently filing out to observe the annual Fire Alarm Drill. For many, it is a chance to use the stairs for the first time;… Read More →