We Made This

We Made This

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Alistair Hall’s graphic design studio in London: thoughtful, simple, beautiful, sustainable communication. 🏳️‍🌈 wemadethis.co.uk Also 👉🏻 Book: londonstreetsigns.info Monsters: monstersupplies.org

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Just watched Elsinore at the London Film Festival, based on the true story of actor Ian Charleston’s performance of Hamlet. Magnificent. Cracking script, mesmerising performances from Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Billie Piper & Johnny Flynn. Stunning direction by Simon Stone. I came out and sobbed.

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A glorious morning riding around London, visiting three of the London Cycling Festival hubs - in Westminster, City of London and Tower Hamlets. The festival, with branding by We Made This, has rides, stalls and events right across the city. Great to see everyone out enjoying themselves 😁.

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London Cycling Campaign
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🚴‍♀️ Whether you’re seeing friends, taking the kids to school, or heading out to the shops - cycling’s one of the most enjoyable ways to get there 🙌 🤔 So we want to know, what is it about getting on your bike that makes you smile? 🧑‍💻 Tell us your reason today: buff.ly/V5ZzNhE

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
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Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

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After more than 15 years, Hoxton Street Monster Supplies will close this Saturday. You’ve got until then to get a final jar of Thickest Human Snot! Huge thanks to everyone who worked & volunteered with the shop. And to everyone who shopped there too, and thus supported the Ministry of Stories!

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While it's the end for the shop, it’s the beginning of a really exciting new chapter for the Ministry, which is moving to new premises nearby this September, with much more space to provide creating writing mentoring for young people in Hackney.

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Chris Conroy
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Every time this goes around I’m stunned that there are still people who’ve never seen it, this performance is to drag what the Mona Lisa is to paintings, but maybe you’ve never seen the Mona Lisa, so today is the day you shall behold it

Eric Ansley Díaz 🏳️‍🌈@geekboyeric.bsky.social

RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...

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“The semicolon… was created by a Venetian master printer named Aldo Manuzio, who hung a sign on his door that read: “Whoever you are, Aldo asks you again and again what it is you want from him. State your business briefly, and then immediately go away.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

theguardian.comOn the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuationThis lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald Trump

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Christopher J Stevens
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"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world." #AIslop #refuseresist

bbc.comNewcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creativesAs two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

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Tanja Bueltmann
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There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵

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This takes just a couple of minutes 🙂 🚲 LCC's campaign Streets for Cycling is calling on local election candidates to make cycling in your borough safe everywhere and fun for everyone! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 🧑‍💻 Email & ask your candidates to pledge to build a safe local cycle network today action.lcc.org.uk/streets

action.lcc.org.ukCall for a safe cycle network todayTell your next council leader you want cycle routes that are safe & fun for everyone
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Just glorious

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Checking in with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, kinetic machine sculptures that move under their own power along the beach. Some of the most recent versions are quick fast and can even tow humans along behind them. [youtube.com]

youtube.comStrandbeest evolution 2025Strandbeest Evolution 2025 provides an update on the evolutionary development, which is going on since 1990.. Every spring I go to the beach with a new beast. During the summer I do all kinds of experiments with the wind, sand and water. In the fall I grew a bit wiser about how these beasts can surv
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I just filled in the consultation linked in this article. Takes about 20 minutes. Could help protect the BBC. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee

theguardian.comIn a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly ToynbeeAs the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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A fantastic little exhibition has just opened at University of London’s Senate House Library – ‘English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond’. I dropped by for a look: wemadethis.co.uk/blog/2026/03... @senatehouselib.bsky.social

wemadethis.co.ukThe English Print Revolution - We Made ThisAt the end of last week I nipped over to Senate House Library (the central library for the University of London) for their latest exhibition, The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond. It’s a gr...

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Jonathan Hoefler
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In December, I casually sent a vacation photo to Paul Lukas, a friend and fellow obsessive, because it had an inverted “H” that I knew would give him a giggle, or vex him, or both. Two months later, amazingly, these 2,000 words: www.inconspicuous.info/p/h-bomb-a-f...

inconspicuous.infoH-Bomb: A Frank Lloyd Wright Typographic MysteryThe famed architect made a surprising error on one of his most notable buildings — or did he? A deep dive to uncover the truth.
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LCC are pushing for the Mayor, London councils, and the Met Police to take significant action on cycle theft. With c40,000 bikes stolen each year, and just 2% recovered, it’s an urgent situation. Take a look, read the report, and sign the petition. (Campaign and report designed by We Made This)

London Cycling Campaign@londoncycling.bsky.social

📣 NEWS: LCC report into cycle theft show’s lack of action by Mayor, TfL, and Met, is resulting in 40,000 bikes stolen in London every year… BUT… our report also sets out recommendations on how to bring that number 📉 ✍️ Read the report and sign our petition: bit.ly/3Onz7I5

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A huge collection of graphic design archives and resources, like The People’s Graphic Design Archive, Book Cover Archive, and Letterform Archive. This is great! [wemadethis.co.uk]

wemadethis.co.ukGraphic Design History Resources - We Made ThisWhen I’m not doing graphic design stuff at We Made This, I’m an Associate Lecturer on the Graphic Design BA course at the School of Art, Architecture and Design (previously named The Cass) at London Metropolitan University. It’s a wonderful course, with great connections to industry, and some really