Category Archives: Uncategorized

I recently posted a cover design, with box-car, from the US business magazine, Fortune. Here are some more railway themed covers… Fortune was a remarkable publication. It was expertly art-directed and always had great cover designs. Often, these designs were … Continue reading →

  I’ve been investigating track control systems for railways…there’s a logic of safety and performance that is compelling.  

I found a terrific US based web-resource about the New York Central Railroad. The site describes the trains, yards, people and communities of the railroad through photographs. Great stuff!

We were watching Michael Portillo’s continental railway adventure in the middle-east. There was a sequence filmed at the railway museum…including this tender, with lovely bold signage…including my initials. The letters and numbers are beautifully painted and the right scale for … Continue reading →

Here’s another great night-time colour transparency by Jack Deleno… Here’s the biographical note from Deleno’s wiki entry… Jack Deleno was born in the Ukraine. His parents moved their family to the USA in 1923. Betwen 1924 and 1932 he studied graphic arts, photography … Continue reading →

Here are some colour images of the US railroads during 1943. The images show women doing mens’ work..and winning! Chicago was the industrial centre of the USA for most of the 19C and 20C. It’s position made it the gate-way … Continue reading →

Here’s a cover design from Fortune magazine in 1939. Fortune was America’s most important industrial and business news magazine. During the period 1930-1960 the magazine was a pioneer of new forms of graphic design that combined information and organisation…You get … Continue reading →

  Here’s a terrific photographic image that I found online…it combines the horizontal of the box car with the verticals of the silo…I also have a weakness for the typographic detail. This kind of industrial and poetic realism is associated, … Continue reading →

We’re in the middle of our local book festival. I went to listen to the railway author, Andrew Martin, speak about his new book. This is a book in which he re-traces the journeys of the great named services of … Continue reading →

The Japanese maglev (magnetic levitation) train has set a new speed record…500 kph. With passengers! Amazing…at ground level, that’s a fantastic speed. But, did you know that maglev technology, based on superconducting linear motors, was developed in Britain? Obviously, it … Continue reading →