Workshop with Emily Smith and Prem Krishnamurphy, in which we worked on each other’s 150 word excerpts (from…


Relative Spaces
I’d been reading through the Lefebvre books about how we share and consume space and it brought to…

Common land
At the weekend I cycled to the Olympic Park and beyond, along the canal towpaths of the Lee…

The public realm
I’ve been researching what the use of prohibitive semiotics tells us about what we regard as public spaces;…

The potential for misinterpretation
Experimental sign interventions: what they’re really saying – or what we’re really thinking.

New Town Utopia
I went to see this in the West End on a sunny Sunday evening over the spring bank…

No Ball Games
My No signs are now appearing on the new CSM X Hammerton beer cans! A limited edition for…

Trust
I’ve been musing on the four potential questions, gaps, holes and bridges that may have emerged from the…

Positive language sign at my gym
The signage in my gym is a stand-alone exercise in positive semantics. It is unfailingly upbeat and optimistic….

A Field Guide to the Semiotics of No
I was going to spiral bind the publication but there are still things I’d like to add and…

Building the publication
Page layout

Signs that say No to us
I decided to investigate the semiotics and semantics used in physical signs that tell us NOT TO DO…

Thinking about language
I went to a charity bookshop today and picked up a few books that might inform my investigation…