Happy International Let’s Make Elderflower Cordial In The...

Happy International Let’s Make Elderflower Cordial In The Garden While The Weather Is Nice Day. #elderflower #drinks #cordial #homecooking #garden #flowers #bowl #kitchen #summer #london #sunny #beverages #gardening

I really think they could have done it in fewer steps #oops...

I really think they could have done it in fewer steps #oops #literature #writing #book #bookcover #bookstagram #textbook #writer #language #languagelearning #typography #design #sansserif #orange

The place where I did my Art Foundation Course, in the style I...

The place where I did my Art Foundation Course, in the style I drew in back then, but drawn now. #arttimetravel #drawing #sketching #sketch #architecture #brutalist #college #landscape #landscapelovers #timetravel #contecrayon #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artistsofig #london #artschool

The place where I did my Art Foundation Course, in the style I...

The place where I did my Art Foundation Course, in the style I drew in back then, but drawn now. #arttimetravel #drawing #sketching #sketch #architecture #brutalist #college #landscape #landscapelovers #timetravel #contecrayon #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #artistsofig #london #artschool

Poor Henrik has seen better days… #penguinbooks #play...

Poor Henrik has seen better days… #penguinbooks #play #theatre #henrikibsen #norway #norwegian #playwright #bookcover #bookcovers #bookcoverdesign #classic #foxing #vintage #antique #stylish #distressed #library #paperback #books #bookcollection

“Cotton wool skies at night, textile-manufacturer’s...

“Cotton wool skies at night, textile-manufacturer’s delight”. The view above the Standard Designs Mansion this evening. #sky #picturesque #clouds #meteorology #sayings #oldsayings #trees #nature #atmos #may #england #today #evening

Oh yes and yesterday was the 21st birthday of this colossal slab...

Oh yes and yesterday was the 21st birthday of this colossal slab of wonderfulness - ‘Everything Must Go’ by the Manic Street Preachers. (The print is available from standarddesigns.etsy.com) #1996 #everythingmustgo #manics #manicstreetpreachers #msp #adesignforlife #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #blue #bookshelf #bookstagram #giftideas #art #design #typography #classicdesign #retro #rock

It’s all anniversaries this week: Peter Gabriel’s...

It’s all anniversaries this week: Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ was released 31 years ago yesterday. It’s still an engrossing sound-world. This print, as ever, available from standarddesigns.etsy.com #petergabriel #so #album #1986 #anniversary #release #releasedate #80s #gatedreverb #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookstagram #shelfie #bookshelf #bookcover #bookspines #homedecor #homedecoration #print #art #gift #giftideas

David Bowie’s wonderfully straight/weird...

David Bowie’s wonderfully straight/weird ‘Lodger’ album is 38 years old today (released on this day in 1979, fact fans). Can’t beat his voice on 'Fantastic Voyage’. This is my print of the album transformed into books, available via the link in my bio. #davidbowie #lodger #brianeno #dj #1979 #seventies #album #bowie #books #design #typography #bookshelf #bookcover #bookspines #shelfie #bookstagram #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks

Mysterious little chap.

Mysterious little chap.

The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ was released on...

The Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ was released on this day in 1966. This is my print of the album reimagined as a collection of Penguin and Pelican paperback books, which is available via the link in my bio - standarddesigns.etsy.com #petsounds #beachboys #anniversary #1966 #album #sixties #pop #popmusic #birthday #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #paperbackbooks #vintage #retro #oldschool #design #typography #bookshelf #bookshelfdecor #bookstagram #shelfie #california #usa #surfing

So there’s a height restriction on food now? #menu #food...

So there’s a height restriction on food now? #menu #food #confused #setmenu #height #takeaway

When farm buildings come over all Peter Halley...

When farm buildings come over all Peter Halley #eightiespaintingreference #1980s #80sart #nyc #gallery #painting #conceptualart #neogeo #artist

“Never trust a hippie - even a Lego one”.

“Never trust a hippie - even a Lego one”.

Work in’ on some work today. To be followed by some...

Work in’ on some work today. To be followed by some Walkin’, Cookin’, Steamin’ and finally Relaxin’. I plan all my activities around Miles Davis album titles, you see…

A very Disneyesque Wassily Kandinsky painting from (I think)...

A very Disneyesque Wassily Kandinsky painting from (I think) his mid-20s Bauhaus period. If only he’d lived into the age of pop videos, he’d have had a great career… #kandinsky #painting #disney #colorful #art #artist #bauhaus #1920s #abstractart

New print: to make the news less OMFG, what if Noël Coward were...

New print: to make the news less OMFG, what if Noël Coward were to read it and make pithy comments as he did so? You can find this print in the Standard Designs Etsy shop (link in bio) #news #radio #bbc #british #homeservice #homedecor #homedecoration #poster #posters #print #art #design #1950s #1960s #noelcoward #actor #playwright #comedy #etsy #etsyseller #etsysellersofinstagram #new #wallart #vintage #memorabilia

Loving the new Ryuichi Sakamoto album ‘async’, a...

Loving the new Ryuichi Sakamoto album ‘async’, a soundtrack to an imaginary Tarkovsky film. #ryuichisakamoto #async #newalbum #album #analogue #synthesizer #tarkovsky #andreitarkovsky #film #movie #soundtrack #music

Hmm, the bananas aren’t looking the best #lunchtimesketch...

Hmm, the bananas aren’t looking the best #lunchtimesketch #watercolor #drawing #bananas #food #fruit #lunch #penandink #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #sketch #perfectlyedible

Allium-tastic in the Standard Designs Mansion Ornamental Gardens...

Allium-tastic in the Standard Designs Mansion Ornamental Gardens this weekend. Top marks to our faithful groundskeeper Hockney - such a talented chap. #horticulture #gardening #allium #flowers #englishcountrygarden #weekend #relaxing #purple #bloom #davidhockney #painting

Today I am mostly digging Max Huber’s pretty early 1960s...

Today I am mostly digging Max Huber’s pretty early 1960s square posters. #advertising #poster #art #design #italy #italian #maxhuber #aiga #classicdesign #internationalschool #international #swissstyle #swissdesign

Finally saw the Eduardo #paolozzi exhibition at the...

Finally saw the Eduardo #paolozzi exhibition at the @whitechapelgallery today. Full of brilliant work from the early messy collages through to the mess-with-your-head screen prints of the 1970s. Even the late head sculptures are pretty special in their way. Last few days remaining so run run run if you want to see it. #exhibition #artist #art #1940s #1950s #1960s #1970s #collage #screenprinting #drawing #sculpture #eduardopaolozzi #eastend #london #gallery #whatson (at Whitechapel Gallery)

“You’ll come for the Saxons, but you’ll stay...

“You’ll come for the Saxons, but you’ll stay for the Vikings and Normans”. #history #textbook #vikings #saxons #normans #bookcover #illustration

Remember at school when kids used to graffiti over their...

Remember at school when kids used to graffiti over their textbooks? Well, that has inspired my new album-as-books print, for Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’. It’s available via the link in my bio. #talkingheads #davidbyrne #tinaweymouth #chrisfrantz #jerryharrison #stopmakingsense #concert #concertmovie #livealbum #newwave #artrock #bookstagram #graffiti #graffitiart #schoolbook #textbook #shelfie #literature #giftideas #fans #80s

New print in the nonstandarddesigns shop: we want change, but we...

New print in the nonstandarddesigns shop: we want change, but we want it to be *pleasant*. It’s artwork for genteel revolutionaries. See more at nonstandarddesigns.etsy.com #print #poster #change #protest #polite #paris #may68 #mai68 #atelierpopulaire #homedecor #revolution #redwhiteandblue #tricolor #wallart #homedecoration #etsy #etsyseller #genteel #design #designhistory #history #france

Bob Dylan’s ‘Desire’ Reimagined As A Collection of Books

I have some brand new prints coming this week. I’ve been...

I have some brand new prints coming this week. I’ve been quietly busy, or busily quiet. #print #printmaking #art #etsy #etsyseller #artistsoninstagram #books #bookspines #bookshelf #design #typography #handlettering #publicity #theatre #comedy #tv #sitcom #poster #posters

Geology: the Groovy Period, some 6-and-a-half gazillion years...

Geology: the Groovy Period, some 6-and-a-half gazillion years ago (between the Square Phase and the Meh Times). #schoolbook #textbook #geology #geography #book #learning #diagram #colorful #groovy #1970s #patterns #textiles #seventies #bookstagram