Rules for a readable page
Short lines, generous margins, one typeface done well. The page does not need to be clever to be good.
Author
Lena Hartmann
Writes about rooms, objects, type and the cities that hold them. One piece a week, every Sunday.
A roof made of colour
Coloured glass turns a plain roof into a lamp by day and a landmark by night.
Balconies are a public gesture
A balcony belongs to one flat and to the whole street at the same time.
Two colours, one chair
A good chair can be described in one sentence. This one needs two colours.
White box, blue sky
The plainest buildings need the best light.
Car parks deserve better
Most of us start and end the day in one. Few were designed as if that mattered.
The ink comes last
In a print shop, the colour is the final decision, not the first.