New work in my portfolio… University of Oxford MARCO search design: Design and front-end build for Oxford University's major manuscript and archive search tool. nineteenpoint.com/website-de… #webdesign #digitaldesign #uidesign #graphicdesign @bodleianlibs @UniofOxford

New work in my portfolio… Unbelievable Truth EP artwork: layout and design for Oxford band's first release in over 20 years. See this and more at nineteenpoint.com/music-pack… #graphicdesign #musicpackaging #typography #oxfordmusic #recordsleeve

New work in my portfolio… The Declining Winter / Pefkin / Adra 24 April 2025 gig poster: Promotional poster for three-band underground gig in Leeds. nineteenpoint.com/posters/de… #graphicdesign #posterdesign #gigposter @DecliningWinter @featheredgothic

New on Vinyl Destination… read about MOGWAI: Kicking A Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed + Fear Satan Remixes (2LP + 12″, Jetset Records TWA13LP, 1998). vinyldestinationblog.co.uk/2… @mogwaiband #records #vinyl #postrock #idm #electronica

New work in my portfolio… Steven Osborne February 2025 concert poster: Promotional poster for 'classical meets jazz' concert in Oxford. nineteenpoint.com/posters/st… @SJE_Arts @stevenosborne #graphicdesign #posterdesign #jazz #piano

New work in my portfolio… Sebastian Reynolds / Bloody Fiasco / Bedd gig poster: promotional poster/artwork for November 2024 gig. See this and more at nineteenpoint.com/posters/se… @sebastianreynolds_ @bloodyfiascomusic @bedd_band #poster #gigposter #graphicdesign

New work in my portfolio… Shit And Shine 'Rum And Coke' album cover. Lettering design for underground music legends. Find out more at nineteenpoint.com/music-pack… #graphicdesign #typography #lettering #shitandshine @riotseasonrecs

New work in my portfolio… ‘Hayfield Road: Then and Now’ book design: Art direction and design for Oxford social history book. See more at nineteenpoint.com/print-iden… #bookdesign #graphicdesign #freelancedesigner

Tonight's rock'n'roll washing up soundtracked by The Action. Turns out Willow loves dancing to it, which is fine by me. We then listened to some Rip, Rig and Panic which she described as 'getting stuff done music'. She's very wise. youtu.be/J7zkM6VvfUs?feature…

Glencar Lough, Sligo/Leitrim 👀

Always a treat to find a Vaughan Oliver sleeve design (and indeed a 4AD release) in the charity shop!

Happy August!

Fuck me, the Twitter to X “rebrand” is a masterclass in seamless implementation isn’t it

Joe Harriott & Amancio D'Silva Quartet, ‘Hum Dono’, reissue on Trunk. Glorious artwork. Can’t back the “best British jazz record of all time” claim as I haven’t heard them all, but it’s good stuff. Lounge/groove-ish exploratory jazz with vocals à la Swingle Singers or Clare Torry

I won a copy of 2000AD prog 23, from 1977! I didn’t start reading it until maybe seven years after this, but I’m instantly transported back to a weekly obsessive read and a developing sense of appreciation of good art and good stories. Zarjaz!

Legss ‘Fester’ 12”, out last month on The State51 Conspiracy. Heavy, dystopian indie rock, the musical counterpart to David Thewlis’ ranting monologues in ‘Naked’. There’s an almost shockingly intense section in “The Landlord”. Special edition with a USB drive and more!

Went to the theatre this morning. Guess what I saw? The winner gets a golden star

If any of you lost your shoe at the park, I found it

I vote for a return to all lower case, oddly spaced typography in road signage. It’ll give everything more of a mid-20th century modernism feel. Also, somebody should clean this sign.

Kramer ‘Rings Of Saturn’ album, on Shimmy Disc. With Britta Phillips, David Grubbs, Eerie Wanda, Jad Fair, Danielson, Paul Leary and Rob Crow and is rich, varied and excellent. Comes in a laser-etched box as six 7” records, each of which is on vinyl the same colour as its sleeve.