Pictures: Inside a cake hotel in Soho…

So… you want to see what it’s like hanging out inside a cake hotel in the middle of Soho? Voila! (I should also say that although all of the edible things tasted really… Continue reading →

London Vistas – an Instagram project

I gravitate towards these kinds of symmetrical (or as near to symmetrical as I can get freehand) views as I pass through the city. I started collecting them alongside and sometimes as part… Continue reading →

A portrait of Kate Middleton (the artist formerly known as)

The first official painting of the Duchess of Cambridge was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery (of which Duchess Kate is a patron) on Friday and, quite frankly, it feels sarcastic. My own experience… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 21! Adorable illustrations by Jacob Stack

I absolutely love the Christmassy illustrations of Jacob Stack – his bird characters are particularly adorable, especially when they’re looking upwards at something a lot bigger than them. The one above is my… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 19! The Kardashians at Kristmas

The Kardashian Kristmas Kard is out and… Lord help me but it’s just not as good as last year’s. Last year was ice blue and bow ties and ridiculously retouched butts. This year… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 13! Beyond declare Santa dead using science

Design Studio, Beyond, have taken a slightly unusual approach to Christmas cards this year – and by “unusual” I mean that they have used science and maths to declare Santa dead in their… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 6! A triangular tree from Alicia Cambra

This design appeals to my inner (and outer) gaming nerd, recalling all manner of polygonal terrain stretching into the distance – Darwinia especially. I also like Alicia Cambra’s printing choice as it’s something… Continue reading →

Black Marble: Watch Nasa’s phenomenally beautiful nighttime Earth animation

This is so astonishingly wonderful. I wish I could make it loop on YouTube because I would happily watch it for hours. You can also download the high resolution images and the animation… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 5! Animals in chic winter knitwear

Alexander Linden has done a series of four Christmas cards for The Åland Post in Sweden – these are my two favourites. The one above is because the deer looks impossibly chic and ridiculously content,… Continue reading →

Christmas Card 3! Christmas Card to Friends – Group Hug

Christmas Card to Friends is a 2011 project by Group Hug – the name given to trio of friends, Grant Harold, Nathan de Ceasar and Stephen Fitzgerald: “A friend of mine, Grant Harold,… Continue reading →