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.

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."

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.

I'm not an expert in typefaces that serve scientific writing, but I'd guess that's another dozen or two.

Graphic design is the fiction that anticipates the fact.

I have half a dozen designers who work for me, they 'realise' most of the design work, and I act as the design director and the main point of client contact on each project.

I have a really shallow idea about what Australia is.