Photo essayCity Life
Ding ding: a day on the island's trams
Slow, cheap and double-decked, the trams have outlived every faster way of crossing the north shore of Hong Kong Island. A photo essay from first run to last.
Category
Design
Visual culture, spaces and the craft of making things well.
VideoCulture
Neon after dark: the signs that stayed lit
A short video essay on the craft behind the city's remaining neon, and what replaces it when the glass comes down.
A field guide to reading a city through its signage
Hand-painted shopfronts, neon remnants and municipal wayfinding each tell a different story about who a street was built for.
The quiet return of the printed zine
Photocopied, stapled and deliberately limited, zines are finding new readers who want something they can hold and keep.
Designing for accessibility is designing for everyone
Captions, contrast and keyboard navigation began as accommodations. They have become the baseline for good digital design.