The journal

What you learn by doing

How a piece comes together, one decision at a time: the framing, the palette, what goes in the caption, and what we choose not to show. Written by doing.

The stories

The Paris Marathon poster, hung between two wooden rails in a Parisian entryway, above a bench with running shoes, a cap and a gym bag.

October 27, 2026

Gifts for marathon runners: what helps in training, and what stays after the finish

What to give someone who already runs with everything they need, and the one thing their race never gives them.

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An entryway with a green wall: the West Highland Way trail framed in wood, above a bench where hiking boots and a backpack wait.

October 27, 2026

Gifts for hikers: what helps on the trail, and what stays after

What to give someone who already owns all their gear, and the one gift they will never buy themselves.

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A light living room and, above the sofa, seven empty frames in different finishes, each marked with its size, from A4 to A0.

September 9, 2026

Poster sizes: what an A2 changes on the wall, in inches

Five sizes, one drawing. What each size changes on the wall, in inches.

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Two pieces leaning on a light wooden console: the map of Venice, a heart on the Accademia bridge, and the sky of the same night.

September 9, 2026

How to hang a poster without damaging the wall

Lean it, hold it without a hole, or make a tiny one: every option, and what you must never do to art paper.

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A Boston Marathon poster: a near-black ground, the streets dimmed to a grey haze, the harbour and the ponds lit in deep teal, and one thick white line running west to east from Hopkinton to Boylston Street.

September 3, 2026

How I made the Boston Marathon poster

One road, eight towns, a hook at the end, and the only marathon poster that carries two times.

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