Last month I took a trip down to Brighton for my first web conference, Ampersand 2012. After seeing the gorgeous promo website (2012.ampersandconf.com) and the list of speakers who would be offering up their views and thoughts on the current state of typography on the web, I decided I had to go.

Rain didn’t stop play for the Olympic Flame’s visit to Colchester. The torch relay route went right by our offices here on East Street and was well-attended by us and Colchester in general.