History of language, writing and design
Long-form histories of how people learned to write: the world's biggest languages, the scripts that carry them and the design choices behind every letter, numeral and character — each date and figure sourced to encyclopaedias, standards bodies, museums and primary records.
The world's 38 biggest languages, and the design of how they're written
All 38 languages with 50 million+ speakers (Ethnologue 2026): speakers, history, scripts, numerals and 'How are you?' in each — with every figure sourced.
50 of the world's greatest monuments: how they were designed, built and changed
A design history of 50 famous monuments, from 11,600-year-old Göbekli Tepe to the Burj Khalifa: who built them, when and how they changed, with a map.
Taj Mahal
Machu Picchu
Great Pyramid