I'm always conscious of the context, the history, the specific environment of anything that I design and what it is going to be operating within.

I think once the artistic world of the type designer merged with the scientific world of the computer programmer, you began to see this crossover.

We use the word typography to describe two different things: the design of letterforms, and the layout of typeset passages on a page. Both of those experiences are really important to communicating information, especially when that information involves complex ideas.

Not everything is design. But design is about everything. So do yourself a favor: be ready for anything.

The scientists at CERN were actually surprised that people commented on this. Reportedly Fabiola Gianotti, the coordinator of the CERN program to find the Higgs Boson, was asked why she had selected Comic Sans. She simply said, "Because I like it."

Australia is one of the few places that I can think of where the cities, at least those I've been to, seem to have strikingly different characters and visual textures. To an American like me, there's basically Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and the rest is all bush.

I'm always conscious of the context, the history, the specific environment of anything that I design and what it is going to be operating within.