This page is a frequently updated list of websites I've found to be interesting or useful or pages I've created that don't fit anywhere else. The categories will obviously reflect my interests but I hope that you will find them useful too.
Inspiration
People on a Bridge Surprised by Rain (from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo).
The Three Whites (from the series One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji).
From The Dawn of the Floating World, a recent exhibition at the Royal Academy.
The words of Dr Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) – possibly the greatest speech ever made.
One of the treasures of the National Gallery.
Medieval Wall Painting in the English Parish Church.
Blue Plaques
This used to be a map showing all of the English Heritage London Blue Plaques, but after Google changed how their mapping works for the third time, I give up.
How many nuclear bombs do you think have ever been exploded - 50, 100, 200?
Ghostsigns
A map showing the location of London’s ghostsigns – the fading remains of old painted advertising signs.
Some graphic reconstructions to show how a few Clapham ghostsigns might once have looked.
The website of Sam Roberts – fount of knowledge on all things ghostsign.
Kites
Simply the best.
Kites and parts by mail order. If you want it, they've got it.
Listings for all UK and many European kites festivals.
The busiest of the UK based kite forums.
World Sport Kite Championships
Sport Team and Competitive Kiting's UK website.
London's only kite festival.
Live wind and weather data.
Fun
A bit of fun from some cigarette cards from the 1930s (now using HTML5 or Flash).
The periodic table constructed in HTML and CSS3.
Useful Web Stuff
Pantone to RGB
Due to legal reasons, my conversion tables from Pantone® to RGB are no longer available.
My own test card to help you set up your monitor correctly.
Points to pixels (and ems and %) conversion table.
HTML character entities
The Alt key combinations to get the characters – there’s also a link to a PDF of Windows Alt codes to create some of them.
HTML named colours that are consistent across all modern browsers.
Legal
Sets out how ReedDesign uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.