About

Honest Orchard is a blog written by, Keith Mason. This blog is a place where I collect interesting bits from around the world and the very furthest reaches of the internet. I currently work as a digital designer making inspiring and accessible sites through the web from Bournemouth, where I live. My spare time is wasted blogging, playing guitar, banjo and hanging out with my aspiring photographer wife Faith.

I love writing and reading about design, life, retrospection, procrastination, inspiration and the world at large. Most of which ends up online here.

Hello!

For those who don’t know Jeffrey Zeldman he’s quite possibly one of, if not the most influential character when it comes to the way we see the web today. Awhile back I read something on his blog about what he believed made a person successful, you can read the full post here. You just look at..

If you work in the creative industries or anything associated to that your probably no stranger to late nights. Whether its purely out of passion or something a little more formal you’ve had times when you’ve been well over your eyeballs when it comes to work. The trap exists that in being busy you end..

Just came across some awesome blackboard typography/design by Dana Tanamachi. Anyone who’s ever tried doing anything remotely creative can attest to the challenge of writing on vertical surfaces as apposed to conventional illustration and design which makes this all the more awesome. It’s one thing to crank this out on a computer, its something else..

I’ve been meaning to update this site for awhile and I’m so glad it’s finally finished. In addition to updating my portfolio I’ve built this blog to keep it company and give myself a avenue to write about inspiration, work and anything else that takes my fancy. I’m hoping this will become something of a..

El Lissitzky was someone I heard about early on back at University who was a Russian Artist and Designer. He worked on a range of materials but the thing that stands out for me is his work in print, namely due to the unique style which draws on design schools like constructivism quite heavily. The..