Filing tonight. #ledzeppelin #ledzep #ledzeppeliniv...

Filing tonight. #ledzeppelin #ledzep #ledzeppeliniv #classicalbum #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #books #bookstagram #design #typography #midcenturymodern #homedecor #standarddesigns #etsy #etsyseller standarddesigns.etsy.com

New print available today: My Bloody Valentine’s...

New print available today: My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Loveless’ transformed into books. Find it at standarddesigns.etsy.com. Noise: first I made it library-quiet, then I made it MBV-noisy again (well, those reds and pinks are pretty loud). #mybloodyvalentine #mbv #shoegaze #indie #loveless #1991 #nineties #90smusic #irish #band #poster #art #books #penguinbooks #poetry #novel #dormroom #dormroomdecor #typography #design #print #printmaking #homedecor #gift

Every visit to the @britishmuseum makes me want to spend about...

Every visit to the @britishmuseum makes me want to spend about 150 years there. And that’s without drawing anything. #britishmuseum #london #museum #history #egypt #egyptian #ancientegypt #hieroglyphics #artifacts #learning #knowledge #education #browsing #timetravel #art (at British Museum)

And Coldplay’s ‘A Rush Of Etc. To The Etc.’...

And Coldplay’s ‘A Rush Of Etc. To The Etc.’ came out 15 years ago yesterday. Here’s my print of it: A Rush Of Books To The Shelf if you will. Available via the link in my bio. #coldplay #arushofbloodtothehead #anniversary #album #releasedate #2002 #albumart #books #bookcover #bookcoverart #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookcollection #bookcollector #art #print #printmaking #homedecor #dormroom #dormroomdecor #dormdecor #dorm #present #gift

The Cure’s ‘The Head On The Door’ was released...

The Cure’s ‘The Head On The Door’ was released on this day in 1985. Much beloved of my turntable at the time, latterly I made this print of it reimagined as a series of novels (available via the link in my bio). #standarddesigns #etsy #thecure #robertsmith #theheadonthedoor #1980s #indie #goth #disco #books #bookspines #shelfie #bookshelf #library #dorm #dormroom #dormlife #college #homedecor #print #printmaking #art #typography #design

Lucky me, I’ve just been given a bunch of gorgeous Penguin...

Lucky me, I’ve just been given a bunch of gorgeous Penguin Modern Poets anthologies #penguinbooks #poetry #books #bookcovers #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #photography #1960s #60s #countryside #landscape #geology #typography #design #graphicdesign #bookcollection #bookcollector

Postcard from Sorrentino, where it appears the UFOs are landing...

Postcard from Sorrentino, where it appears the UFOs are landing in the distance. #postcard #mailart #italy #sorrentino #holiday #ufo #theyrehere #postmark #printingerror #mark #post

Taking the hard work down a notch or two with a quick drawing of...

Taking the hard work down a notch or two with a quick drawing of my favourite mug. Ah, there’s nice. #andrelax #drawing #tea #sketch #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #mug #kelloggs #frosties #advertising #memorabilia #ads #homewares #fun

Unfinished portrait of Melvyn Popplethwaite, inventor of the...

Unfinished portrait of Melvyn Popplethwaite, inventor of the Burke cannister, a device for un-finishing portraits. #drawing #art #portrait #invention #inventor #sketch #grid #artistsoninstagram #pencil

Okay literature, tonight I’m turning you into art…...

Okay literature, tonight I’m turning you into art… by way of music. Ha! #books #music #art #transformation #literature #print #printmaking #homedecor #dorm #dormdecor #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookcollector #musicposter #bookart #wip

Wow, 30 years to the day since New Order’s...

Wow, 30 years to the day since New Order’s ‘Substance’ compilation came out. Double vinyl, loved it. Here’s my print reimagining it as a collection of books - find it in my shop standarddesigns.etsy.com or follow the link in my bio #neworder #substance #compilation #greatesthits #album #vinyl #albumart #books #bookart #bookstagram #print #art #printmaking #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookcollection #dormroom #dorm #dormlife #homedecor #poster #shelfie

Checking a new proof of my David Bowie ‘Hunky Dory’...

Checking a new proof of my David Bowie ‘Hunky Dory’ books print. Available via the link in my bio. #davidbowie #hunkydory #albumasbooks #standarddesigns #books #bookshelf #shelfie #art #print #printmaking #booklover #seventies #rockmusic #popmusic #bowie #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #etsy #etsyseller #bookspines #homedecor #typography #design

‘An artist sits down in front of a bowl of...

‘An artist sits down in front of a bowl of fruit…’ is maybe the setup of a very abstract joke, but 2 hours later, I have a painting. #art #drawing #painting #watercolour #pencil #aquarellepainting #artist #artistsoninstagram #stilllife #naturemorte #fruit #classic #modernart #glass #apples

Trying out some rather lovely new brushes #lettering...

Trying out some rather lovely new brushes #lettering #handlettering #liveinconcert #adobesketch #ipad #typography #signwriting #poster #kylebrush #sketch #handwriting #poster #vintage #publicity #advertising

Simple. Direct. Tiny. Flat. 3-Dimensional. Not Real. Real. So...

Simple. Direct. Tiny. Flat. 3-Dimensional. Not Real. Real. So many good things about this little goods wagon. Good. #good #goodswagon #modelrailway #design #2d #blue #flatcolor #blue #grimsby #fish #isleofwight #holiday #typography #sansserif #linedrawing #railway #railroad #model #blue (at Yarmouth Harbour)

Happy birthday to the late Philip Larkin: poet, novelist,...

Happy birthday to the late Philip Larkin: poet, novelist, recording artiste. (See this print via the link in my bio). #philiplarkin #larkin #birthday #anniversary #poetry #poem #poems #jazz #album #advertising #etsy #etsyseller #typography #design #poster #print

The Horniman Museum, kinda phoning it in with this display case....

The Horniman Museum, kinda phoning it in with this display case. #hornimanmuseum #naturalhistory #science #museum #display #creature #design #typography #london #summer #animals #thingstodoinlondon #displaycase #gallery (at Horniman Museum and Gardens)

There’s a new print in the Standard Designs Etsy shop: Bruce...

There’s a new print in the Standard Designs Etsy shop: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness On The Edge Of Town’ reimagined as a collection of novels. Visit standarddesigns.etsy.com or use the link in my bio for more. #brucespringsteen #darknessontheedgeoftown #classicalbum #rock #books #bookstagram #shelfie #bookshelf #novel #reading #art #theboss #print #printmaking #homedecor #giftideas #dormroom #dormlife #design #bookcover #typography #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #puffinbooks

Not pictured: Magnum, PI. Oh wait, this isn’t Hawaii, it’s...

Not pictured: Magnum, PI. Oh wait, this isn’t Hawaii, it’s Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. #palmtrees #microclimate #ventnor #isleofwight #tropical #landscape #photography #summer #holiday #green #magnum #tomselleck #80stv #tv #ustv

Someone spent months putting this model railway together - but...

Someone spent months putting this model railway together - but only seconds doing the clouds? #ahwhocares #slack #painting #clouds #modelrailway #modelrailroad #isleofwight #steamrailway #decoration #landscape #diarama #meteorology

A little light reading at the secondhand bookshop. #language...

A little light reading at the secondhand bookshop. #language #learning #hungarian #bookshop #bookshopping #secondhand #secondhandshop #bookcover #reading #minimal #brown

Back from a week on the Isle of Wight, where the cliffs were...

Back from a week on the Isle of Wight, where the cliffs were feeling a bit fragile #caution #geology #sand #colourful #jurassiccoast #beach #isleofwight #theneedles #coast (at The Needles: Landmark Attraction)