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I’ve been meaning to post about one of my favourite Hitchcock films since I began posting on here. You will recall that I began this blog with a post about trains, Alfred Hitchcock and psychoanalysis. You can remind yourself, here … Continue reading →

So, the degree shows are over and the results have been handed out… The next adventure begins. I wish all our young people every success. Bon Voyage!

This is a post about cutaway drawings. These will be familiar to boys of all ages. They are compelling images for their technical detail and the abundance of information. They show how things work. There’s nothing better for explaining big … Continue reading →

I’ve posted recently about the Droz railway layout that has just been sold in Germany. Not all railway toys are as complex and sophisticated as that. Here is another kind of railway toy, designed by Ladislav Sutnar. Sutnar is a … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we went to Paris for lunch with the French family. We travelled by Eurostar and took the RER and Paris Metro. So, a lovely day. I noticed that the French are busy transforming their Metro. The new platforms have … Continue reading →

The Droz lay-out is being sold this week. I’ve written about it before, here Runs Like Clockwork (models • layouts • systems) Here is the catalogue description The Model Railway System of Josué Droz, 1925-35 Completely made by hand: An … Continue reading →

This is a post about model railways… I’ve been there before, but what the heck. The history of model railways is almost as old as the railway itself. At first, the model railway was a miniature engineered model. This was … Continue reading →

I read something interesting about the Greek crisis this week. You can read it, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18032721 Someone has said that it would be cheaper if everyone in Greece used taxis! That’s really a comment about the huge costs, to the … Continue reading →

I was invited to give a lecture to all graphic students at CSM. I showed slides and spoke about the concept of safety in modern society and how this had come about as a consequence of the conjunctions of democracy … Continue reading →

This is a post about graphic communication. The poster image, Transport, above, is by Gustav Klutsis (1895-1938) and dates from 1929. There are a number of things to say about it… You can tell from the red star that the … Continue reading →