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A 20 page book about the M1 motorway, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its opening in 1959. The book is a collection of drawings of the motorway's junctions seen from above. I became interested in the graceful curves and shapes of the junctions and found that there are huge variations, from the simplest to those with multiple flyovers and roundabouts. It was an interesting challenge to take a subject that isn't normally considered to be aesthetically pleasing and find a graphic angle to explore. The illustrations are accompanied by a full listing of the destinations that are signed from each junction, from South to North.

The book was hand-screenprinted at East London Printmakers, It has a short cover in paper-lined bookcloth with a Singer-sewn binding.

The book was included in the London Art Book Fair 2010 and 2011 at Whitechapel Gallery, represented by Kaleid Editions. A small number of copies are available for sale at www.kaleideditions.com.

Posters of a number of the junctions are available to buy from print-process.com. The posters were selected for sale in the V&A's shop as part of their "British Design 1948–2012' exhibition range.