The London Underground map is one of the most important pieces of graphic design the world has ever seen. London's subterranean rail network was first built by separate companies in the late 1800s, but it wasn't until 1906 that anyone produced a unified map for it. However, these early maps tended to contain a lot of information (such as streets and other local features) and were not consistent in their design. Read More...

In the 21st century battle between us mere mortals and machines, you can almost guarantee that at some point these slaves to humanity, built to supposedly make all of our lives so much easier, will for reasons best known not even to themselves sometimes, misbehave, crash, or worse, die. Read More...

This site has been around for a while, but I felt it was worth mentioning again. The Unseen Video is a weather controlled, dynamic music video for a song by Canadian electronic musician Mike Milosh's song, ‘You Make Me Feel’. The site works by connecting to a weather server, using your IP address to find your location, and procedurally generating the music video depending on what the local weather is like. Surprise surprise, it's usually dull and gloomy whenever I access it. Read More...

It's the age old debate isn't it? Whether it's for your home or office, you need to decide whether to go wired or wireless. Wired is probably the more traditional choice, but wireless is catching up fast. Both have advantages and disadvantages, so which do you go for? In making a choice seemingly between the devil and the deep blue sea, there are a few things that you should consider. Read More...