Other Projects and Stuff

Sparky's Portfolio

Aside from the occasional blog post, I spend my time working as a graphic designer (and teaching design and typography). Please have a look at some past projects in case you need some custom type design, type-related research, or the help of someone with over 15 years of graphic design experience.

Gina and Typeface Design at the University Reading

In 2007 I finished an MA in typeface design at the University of Reading in the U.K. It was one of the most extraordinary years of my life, and type design was only one of the many things I learned during it. Now I'd like you to meet Gina, as well as have a look at some of my writing, reseach, and photography from that year.

From Sparky's Sketchbook

I may pay the rent with my nerdly skills, but long before I ever touched a computer or thought about code I kept myself busy by drawing, drawing, drawing. Every now and then I dig up some of those old drawings and remember that I was developing some skills, and I take another crack at some life drawing to sharpen my eyes and hands before I lose those skills altogether. See the results...

Poseable Thumbs

An exercise in homoerotic imagery that only technically isn't real porn, this area of the site presents some very mature themes of a flagrantly, shamelessly homosexual nature. As portrayed by action figures. Even though you won't see any real nudity or explicit sexual material, you will certainly be reminded of it. If you are a minor, or if you are squeamish about this sort of thing, it would be better for everyone if you just went somewhere else. Thanks.

Playlist

Not really a project, but a bit of record-keeping. The Playlist is a comprehensive record of every singer, musician, or band I've ever seen live (subject to gaps in my memory).