Note from the future: this was me rebranding from On Engineering to Literally Engineering. It was fine, but I’m glad I didn’t pursue this direction for too long
An engineer who knows the difference between literally and figuratively? Very suspicious indeed! Yet here I am, proudly rebranding myself as an engineer who also deals in words (and sounds, but that’s another project). I’ve always needed to write, just as I’ve needed to nourish the technical aspect of my brain. When I’m at work, I’m, like literally engineering. At home and here in this blog I can be literally minded - thinking, reflecting and, from time to time, writing about engineering.
It’s a big topic covering an unimaginable range of products, from things that we touch and use every day - to the arcane, that we rarely, if ever, see. And yet it’s a small, parochial topic, too. Specifications, drawings, tolerances, materials - all of these need nurturing by us, the oft-unsung engineers, wherever and on whatever we work. And to do that, we need, like it or not, literally to use words.
So, here’s my fresh start, with a fresh suit - which will need some nipping and tucking as time and wear go on. Let’s see where the journey takes us…
