This is openbracket(design).

Hi, I’m Richard Taylor. I’m a graphic and web designer from London.

Please take a look at my work, find out about me, or send me a message.

I also run openbracket(tips), where you can find loads of tips and quick tutorials for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Latest projects.

Superbowl LI Infographic

Revisiting the data from the greatest Superbowl ever played.

Christmas Songs Picture Quiz

Cryptic picture quiz containing clues to 28 Christmas songs.

Visualising the London Underground

Visualising 10 years of entry/exit data about the London Underground.

World Ultimate Championships Data Visualisation

Communicating data to the ultimate-playing world that was previously impossible to see.

Back to the Future Timeline

What happened when? Who changed what? Where did everybody go? I decided to find out.

To make things simpler and use the scroll wheel on its own (without alt/cmd) to zoom in and out in Photoshop: Go to Edit>Preferences>Performance (Windows) or Photoshop>Preferences>Performance (Mac) and select Zoom With Scroll Wheel.

Draw or resize shapes and selections from the centre in Illustrator

Hold alt/cmd while drawing with the mouse. This is especially useful for creating concentric shapes. Found this tip useful? Find out how to move a shape/selection while drawing.

Apply a gradient fill across multiple objects in Illustrator

To apply a gradient fill across multiple objects in Illustrator, select all the objects (drag to select, or shift+click), select the Gradient Tool, and drag out the gradient in the direction you want. With all the relevant objects selected, click the Gradient tool icon (or press G on your keyboard). Then click and hold the […]