Peter is a writer, calligrapher, and retired design educator. His research spans Ancient Egyptian art, 17th Century Dutch Calligraphy, Edwardian postcards, and the history of Christmas cards.
The Edwardian postcard craze was the social media of its time, revealing a divide between those who believed in luck and those who saw success as a moral reward. A century later, are we any closer to reconciling hard work with fortune?
The tactile history of coins and the fading art of the coin toss—how a simple flip can uncover our deepest desires.
What if identity wasn’t something to defend, but something to offer—an ethic, not a battleground?
In our rush for novelty, have we overlooked not only the enduring value of the familiar but also the many other ways we might choose to value what we create?
Like Cezanne’s mountain, truth reveals itself differently depending on where we stand—always present, but always waiting to be rediscovered.
A butterfly flaps its wings without knowing if it will spark a storm or nothing at all—its power lies in joyful persistence, embracing uncertainty, and trusting that each small act is full of life.
A well-timed swing reveals the quiet power of momentum and the wisdom of accelerating at the right moment.
If wisdom lives in the tension between certainty and inquiry, can typography and the interrobang embody the beauty of unfinished thinking?
Is it possible that our prized tool for dissecting truth—critical thinking—might actually be sharpening divides rather than bridging them? Peter Gilderdale confronts a paradox at the heart of a cherished intellectual tradition: are we merely critiquing, or are we truly considering?