When it comes to creating his latest sporting type, Brody appears to have put more effort in grandiloquence than in the design itself. — For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by fonts. As a writer, how words are presented visually is almost as important to me as to what they say. My love of typography can trace itself back to the 1980s when a burst of creativity in the magazine…

In 1982 Queen released their most experimental, most divisive album. A little known song from that record is now the soundtrack to Amazon Prime’s latest ad. It’s one of the band’s best, yet only features two of them, including an absolute purrfect vocal from Freddie! — One thing most Queen fans will agree on is there’s one album from their long discography that stands out. The record in question is Hot Space. Released in May 1982, their 10th studio album marked a radical departure in their sound as Freddie Mercury took the group in a new…

Back in Brighton after an eleven year hiatus, the former Savage Garden singer put on a swashbuckling show filled with classic songs and creative drapery — A quick back-story: Alongside fellow Brisbane musician Daniel Jones, Darren Hayes formed the Australian duo Savage Garden. Together they recorded two albums which contained some of the definitive ballads of the 90s: Truly Madly Deeply, To The Moon And Back and I Knew I Loved You.

With her kiss curls and mannish suits, Self Esteem brought a strong aesthetic to this stirring sold out show — Invariably, when I go to a gig it’s because I like the artist’s music and know their songs. Occasionally, I go out of curiosity if it’s an artist I think might be interesting or one who I’ve heard good things about. Self Esteem was one that fell into that category. …

Once again there was a buzz around Brighton as Britain’s best tattoo show attracted hundreds of artists and thousands of ink aficianados — Perhaps it should be no surprise that the people behind the best branding at the Brighton Centre are those responsible for the city’s annual tattoo show. …

A retrospective of my favourite images taken during 2022 — As another year passes, it’s time to look back on the images I created and narrow down which ones really stood out, those that had something about them that merited a second look. Curating my twenty-two favourites from 2022 meant having to think really hard about what made each one…

With its jumble of fonts and numerous permutations, this incoherent identity certainly falls into the questionable type — Like many, almost all of my purchases have migrated from bricks and mortar to online. Once you’ve ordered something and gone to the checkout, a defining moment happens when you learn which company is going to deliver the item you’ve just bought. A favourable courier is met with a sigh…

These days truth is increasingly elusive, replaced by a litany of false narratives and disinformation. Previewed by George Orwell some seven decades ago, and practiced most recently by serial truth-twisters such as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, fact-free fake news has become as inescapable as it is inevitable. — Earlier this year I published the story behind George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. It was a fascinating tale. But diving deep into the life of a fascinating man and the book that pretty much killed him, was a weighty tome, running to more pages than most people wish to consume.

The long-awaited return of a true musical legend playing an intimate gig with his impressive band creating an immaculate sound for an appreciative audience. These days, major concert venues such as the Brighton Centre like to fill their booking diaries with legends. Punters living on the south coast, away from…