As a northern lad London always had a pull and its influence has been considerable in cultural and creative inspiration. Needless to say that it was always good to head back home after my frequent visits always armed with something new to bring to the game. Its when you...

It’s been a while coming but it is finally here and my first visit is booked. My first visit to the Design Museum was longer that I care to remember. In those days it was in the Haymarket and had the most amazing bookshop I had ever come across....

One of my earliest childhood memories were the various Guinness adds and this sparked off a real passion for period advertising graphics. Sadly as a kid I did not have the pocket money to invest, but I saw something in them and today these so-called disposable designs command huge...