Sunday, 18 April 2021

Just got ‘Tat’ by Andy Altmann @whynotassociates - what a...



Just got ‘Tat’ by Andy Altmann @whynotassociates - what a fantastic treasure trove of graphical stuff! #printing #ephemera #design #graphicdesign #advertising #book #bookstagram #printmaking
https://www.instagram.com/p/CN0McCmh5A2/?igshid=p222ue4fklz5

Thursday, 15 April 2021

How British Pop Art Was Made. Part one, The Star. Join us later...



How British Pop Art Was Made. Part one, The Star. Join us later in the series for The Flat Colour Field, The Chevron, The Halftone Image Nicked From The Newspaper and everyone’s favourite The Multicoloured Target. #popart #britishpopart #60sart #60s #star #arttechniques #arthistory #stencil #stencillettering #motif #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsiSYZhU7p/?igshid=1d7sgnplafd26

Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Happy birthday, Samuel Beckett. (Prints available - tap...



Happy birthday, Samuel Beckett. (Prints available - tap image/link in bio). #otd #birthday #samuelbeckett #theatre #waitingforgodot #beckett
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnVpOHhz3s/?igshid=6qgl1mwyr3w9

Thursday, 1 April 2021

Just looking at the coast of the Scilly Isles and… wait a...



Just looking at the coast of the Scilly Isles and… wait a minute, isn’t that a pied wagtail (or possibly a wren)? (PS *not* an April Fool thing) #googlemaps #ornithology #birdwatching #ornithologist #wren #piedwagtail #islesofscilly #scilly #scillyisles #coastline #map #earthfromspace #earthfromabove (at Isles of Scilly)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNHzl9bB9nt/?igshid=12ekvb3nvar79

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Test print = jolly nice. More of this silliness tomorrow....



Test print = jolly nice. More of this silliness tomorrow. #cabbages #gardening #poster #growyourownfood #art #posterdesign #typography #printing
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNDux-xB5zA/?igshid=d33bd7blxgey

Sunday, 28 March 2021

Daffodils in the Standard Designs garden. #sketchbook #daffodils...



Daffodils in the Standard Designs garden. #sketchbook #daffodils #spring #springtime #art #artistsoninstagram #artistsofinstagram #pencilcrayon #drawing
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM9sasLBCuj/?igshid=3d9z2mdit2l

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Literally a thumbnail sketch (okay, it’s the size of four...



Literally a thumbnail sketch (okay, it’s the size of four thumbnails) für ein opera poster. #thumbnails #sketch #pencilcrayon #crayon #shed #woods #sunset #opera #poster #art #wagner #evening #drawing
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2wt3MhiFS/?igshid=ryuj7jnw007n

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Just finalising this poster for the militant wing of the...



Just finalising this poster for the militant wing of the Gardeners’ Union for Food and Flora (G.U.F.F.) *strenuously* encouraging the growing of cabbages. And why not? It’s a great idea on paper, and theoretically it could be done… it’s just that when the compost hits the shovel it might get a bit messy. #gardening #growing #growingvegetables #cabbage #cabbages #vegetarian #vegetarianism #vegan #vegetables #art #typography #poster #posterdesign #retroposter #1930s #1940s #allotment #allotmentlife #metaphor
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0MBguhceW/?igshid=yr03pj77x0fq

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

The phoil on Philadelphia pheels phundamentally phunny but...



The phoil on Philadelphia pheels phundamentally phunny but phascinatingly phine. #textures #philadelphia #cheese #creamcheese #design #packaging #packagingdesign #embossing #typography #foil #tinfoil #alliteration
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMNjzCeBVtY/?igshid=rld76xdmk0sv