Projects

Knowledge

Sensible Defaults

In a noisy world, you have to constantly look to increase the signal to noise ratio. One way to do this, is by establishing some sensible defaults in your life. This is a series of articles I am working on that are helping me and hopefully they can also help you.

Built Environment

Stet Newsletter ➔

I’m the writer/illustrator behind Stet.Build, a website dedicated to bringing concise publications about the built environment. The first publication is the bi-monthly newsletter, which you should totally subscribe to.

Built Environment Compendium ➔

The inaugural volume of the Built Environment Compendium (BEC) is the first in an ongoing series of concise books covering topics that define our built environment. We all enter a world that existed well before any of us. We are the heirs to what was built before us. We are the benefactors of its future.

Short Stories

The Mark

Written in November 2019. I really enjoyed the process which was writing around 50 words a day, and crucially not knowing where the story would end until after reaching half way through the actual story.

Sub

Written in November 2020. As the previous year, it was written without a clear idea of where it was going. Written 50 words a day.

The Summer of Disruption

Written in November 2022. Unlike previous years, this one was based on a true story. My family’s story of moving to Canada.

Colours

I came up with the idea for this story back when I was 21. For years I could not work out how to actively tell it. Finally I’ve decided to tell it as a novella (maybe even a full sized novel eventually).

Design

Actions Calendar

PDF download of an actions tracking calendar. Available in 2 printer friendly editions.

The Flag of Pangea

A flag for people like me, who try and travel the world as if living in Pangea.

Comics

Moon Racket!

An all-ages comic strip about Corgan and Alfie who live on the Moon  —  eating cheese & making noise.

Coffee Beans ➔

Coffee Beans is a 4 page short graphic story was created as part of the Observer/Comica/ Jonathan Cape ‘Short Graphic Story’ competition in 2009. Sadly the entry didn’t win, but I still like the story. This was my first full comic book story I’ve written and drawn.

Typography

A Short Primer on Web Typography ➔

This was a video I created for Micro.blog as part of the Micro Camp virual conference and my first video on YouTube.

KAA Type

My first typeface, based on my own handwriting.