Modern miniature miracle: this tiny light is the International...

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Modern miniature miracle: this tiny light is the International Space Station flying directly over the Standard Designs Mansion last night @nasa @europeanspaceagency #space #iss #internationalspacestation #flyby #night
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IKEA neatly summarising the dual nature of existence or...

IKEA neatly summarising the dual nature of existence or something. #ikea #instructions #blackandwhite #graphics #information #duality #existence #existentialism #philosophy #design #solarlights #ephemera
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A new gig poster for ‘Hot Drink’, my fictional group of...

A new gig poster for ‘Hot Drink’, my fictional group of middle-aged MOR-merchants (they do ‘conservatory rock’ - can you imagine? Oh, the humanity!). A few of close-ups here (the rest must remain out of sight for legal/sweary reasons). And yes, the bad punctuation is intentional. Its the law! #hotdrink #fictional #band #poster #gigposter #conservatoryrock #art #design #personalproject
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Five minutes with the @procreate Pocket app on my phone. Haven’t...

Five minutes with the @procreate Pocket app on my phone. Haven’t used it in ages. Drawing with one’s finger does lend a certain, er, impossibility to the process. All the more reason to engage with it maybe. #procreate #procreatedrawing #procreatepocket #iphone #iphoneart #garden #pottedplants #acer #maple #approximately #art #drawing #sketching
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Such a great cover on the new issue of the @penguincollsoc...

Such a great cover on the new issue of the @penguincollsoc ‘Penguin Collector’ publication. Designed by Tom Etherington, based on designs by the great Romek Marber who passed away recently. #penginbooks #pelicanbooks #bookcollecting #penguincollectorssociety #bookcover #design #romekmarber
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An ad for an Italian heating company found in a book of British...

An ad for an Italian heating company found in a book of British birds (where else?) #ad #advertising #italy #italian #italiandesign #typography #graphicdesign #design #books #reading #birds #britishbirds #unexpectedfinds #bookshopping
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The font equivalent of taking a lovely long bath. So glad I...

The font equivalent of taking a lovely long bath. So glad I added this to the Standard Designs Robert Hughes Memorial Library And Barbecue recently. 600-odd pages of beauty & knowledge. Weighs a ton, but while I’ve still got functioning knees it’s a winner. ‘The Visual History of Type’ by Paul McNeil #type #typography #font #book #typeface #design #designhistory #typographyhistory #printing #theprintedword #roberthughes #laurenceking
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Been drawing. Now for the printing. Then the hemming and the...

Been drawing. Now for the printing. Then the hemming and the hawing. It’s a process. #drawing #sketching #art #artist #process #procreate #ipad #truegrittexturesupply #forehead #markmaking
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More distressed signage. I say ‘distressed’, but actually it’s...

More distressed signage. I say ‘distressed’, but actually it’s looking better than I would if I’d been stood next to a main road for more than a decade. #sign #roadsign #distressed #chevron #abstract #geometric #london
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This street sign is peeling in a very appealing way....

This street sign is peeling in a very appealing way. #allpunsintended #texture #sign #streetsign #signage #london #typography #lettering #design #letterforms
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