ryderdesign

Author: Charles Ryder

Born and raised in the Unites States, rraduate of Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture & Planning, 1975. Resident of the United Kingdom since 1990. Exhibition designer at and for world-class art museums and galleries in the United States and Europe. Freelance digital designer including websites, graphics, document preparation, film. Father of two exceptional daughters.

ryderdesign: the works and days

And so finally, here we are, at the beginning of a whole new era … Laurie AndersonAnother Day in America, opening line Ryder Design is evolving. It’s time to do some new stuff. So I’ve refreshed my web presence with a new blog, updated the research section, and started a fabulous new side project. I’ve […]

Vibrant Music Library

A one-page calling-card library music website for Vibrant Music. The experienced producers, songwriters and musicians at Vibrant Music create quality music for advertising, television drama and Hollywood cinema. Featuring work from Paul Williams, Adja Bandjani, Mark Taylor, and Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, the Library continues to grow with new multi-genre music for clients worldwide. Vibrant […]

Colour themes in the landscape

As I go about the landscape, I often see colour compositions perfect for website design and layout. Indeed, fancy software is available that does just that. But these tools are usually over-specified, and we can so the same sort of things ourselves. In this example, we might use the paler parts of the sky for […]

BOTH AND

Looking for a nifty and resonant image for this first post, I came upon this drawing that I made around 1990. It reminded me how much I enjoyed a recent visit to BOTH AND, an exhibition of work by Calum Storrie and Geoffrey Winston. The exhibition runs until 24 November 2019. There will be an […]