Friday, 11 October 2019

@sainsburys continue(s) to play a strong bag game courtesy of...



@sainsburys continue(s) to play a strong bag game courtesy of their archive. #design #typography #shopping #foodshopping #groceries #typography #logo #branding #advertising #archive #retailer #bag #shoppingbag #totebag
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3eh0XNBOQ4/?igshid=11olyzesy9rx1

Belated (in more senses than one) happy birthday to Harold...



Belated (in more senses than one) happy birthday to Harold Pinter, who would have been 89 yesterday. Sincere apologies again for treading on your big toe in Dublin. #haroldpinter #pinter #theatre #theater #theatreoftheabsurd #playwright #play #drama #dublin #brusheswithgreatness #thebirthdayparty #thedumbwaiter #thehomecoming #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #bookcovers
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3eOIoLhWfG/?igshid=1akcjugnrm3xq

Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Here’s another new Prince album-as-books print, this time it’s...



Here’s another new Prince album-as-books print, this time it’s ‘1999’. Check it out by tapping the images or visiting standarddesigns.co.uk and my Etsy shop standarddesigns.etsy.com #prince #purplerain #revolution #princeandtherevolution #eighties #80s #poster #print #art #design #typography #penguinbooks #bookcollector #bookstagram #artistsofinstagram #music #books #giftideas #giftguide #princefan #princefans #graphicdesign #homedecor #pictures #uniquefinds #1999 #littleredcorvette
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ZaLbGhtQQ/?igshid=s81g0bj2yos5

Tuesday, 8 October 2019

Talking Heads’ fantastic ‘Remain In Light’ was released...



Talking Heads’ fantastic ‘Remain In Light’ was released #onthisday 39 years ago today. Here’s my print of it reimagined as a collection of books. Get one by tapping the image or visiting standarddesigns.co.uk (or standarddesigns.etsy.com) #talkingheads #remaininlight #album #music #anniversary #1980 #80smusic #artrock #davidbyrne #penguinbooks #design #typography #art #print #poster #gift #christmas #bookstagram #shelfie #shopping #etsy #otd
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3W4krvhqf1/?igshid=14oigrvn8qoqb

Monday, 7 October 2019

One comma, a few capital letters and… well, it’s a start....



One comma, a few capital letters and… well, it’s a start. #mrniceguy #linguistics #photocopier #grotesquefont #typography #design #blackandwhite #grain #grainy #retro #retrosupply #retrosupplyco #photoshop #adobedrawing #font
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VAm1QhhUH/?igshid=18nmumdfut90t

Sunday, 6 October 2019

There’s a new print on standarddesigns.co.uk - Prince’s ‘Sign...



There’s a new print on standarddesigns.co.uk - Prince’s ‘Sign “O” The Times’ reimagined as a stack of Penguin & Pelican books. Tap the image to see more. It’s also available on my Etsy shop at standarddesigns.etsy.com #prince #princeandtherevolution #literature #albumsasbooks #standarddesigns #signothetimes #print #poster #art #design #penguinbooks #pelicanbooks #bookstagram #bookspines #shelfie #gift #giftideas #giftguide #princefans #princefan #80s #80smusic #80sstyle #typography #graphicdesign #homedecor #vintage #retro
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RitMihzBl/?igshid=1d84sgfufb4gh

Saturday, 5 October 2019

We’re having some building work done to the Standard Designs...



We’re having some building work done to the Standard Designs Mansion, and on a quick gyrocopter survey of the site today it struck me how much of the area resembles ‘80s art music album covers, especially of the Vaughan Oliver/4AD/23 Envelope variety. So I dismissed the builders for the day (Sutherland and Caro Ltd - very dependable, and the portaloo hardly ever needs a saniclean) and knocked this up on the iPad in a minute or two. Take that, mechanical ‘80s processes! #vaughanoliver #23envelope #80smusic #artmusic #cocteautwins #albumcover #albumcoverdesign #photography #design #artphotography #landscape #graphicdesign #art #typography #mechanical #grahamsutherland #anthonycaro #building #mansion #standarddesigns
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P6-UWhxxi/?igshid=hda19qp8abxu

Friday, 4 October 2019

Some chap welding. Drawn yesterday in #adobefresco which...



Some chap welding. Drawn yesterday in #adobefresco which continues to be a wonderful zero-dimensional sketchbook. #adobedrawing #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #ink #penandink #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #welding #retro #artlife #blackandwhite #lighting #paper
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3NVsIXBvre/?igshid=4d7ywstlm5dk

Thursday, 3 October 2019

For #nationalpoetryday here are some portraits of a few of my...



For #nationalpoetryday here are some portraits of a few of my favourites. See them and more at standarddesigns.co.uk #poetry #writing #poem #literature #sylviaplath #gertrudestein #dylanthomas #tedhughes #williamcarloswilliams #dorothyparker #writer #writerslife #portrait #poster #print #penandink #blackandwhite #drawing #sketch #etsy #etsyseller #etsysellersofinstagram #standarddesigns
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3J8LExBSjO/?igshid=1cmk16ww8ogk4

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

In the mid- to late-‘90s this would have been a passable dance...



In the mid- to late-‘90s this would have been a passable dance album title. Imagine the kinds of block-rocking beats that might have appeared on Make Your Own Sundial. With track featuring appearances by Mike D, Jarvis Cocker and Noddy Holder, plus a ‘hidden’ ‘bonus’ track where Cilla Black raps about pollution. #makeyourownsundial #dancemusic #techno #album #albumtitle #sundial #science #experiment #textbook #illustration #typography #futura #noddyholder #miked #jarviscocker #cillablack #pollution #rap #90smusic #90sbands #1990s
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IJg_5BM-C/?igshid=18t64q1rgvyqo