Adventures in Book Design

07/02/2026

Oxford station to the Ashmolean for This is what you get (Jan 2026)

03/02/2026

House of Music - Doig’s vinyl collection played through ’high fidelity’ 1950s wooden Klangfilm Euronor speakers.

20/01/2026

Harland Miller talk. If he is this interesting and hilarious while fighting off flu! The rigid graphic format produces a surprisingly emotional response in real life, something in the overall scale, brush strokes and colour combinations.

19/01/2026

What joy - a gorgeous, independent, beautifully curated bookshop for Dartmouth Park! Had such a lovely chat with owner Ed, just now (hi Ed) such a great collection of books on the shelves AND you can bring in your Amazon wish list and order from a real independent instead of feeding the billionaires. So on brand for Dartmouth Park!

12/01/2026

This is what you get Thom Yorke & Stanley Donwood. (Another ‘looking at people looking at art’ but also ‘what I felt looking at this is what you get’). I can’t remember seeing a show that celebrated the art of friendship before.

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

Best comic book shop in Amsterdam! Here are some brilliant works by dutch artists - the world renowned Joost Swarte who inspired Chris Ware with his Tintin-esque bandes dessinee / isometric projection mash ups. (See Chris Ware designed business card booklet for Lambiek). Dagen van Zand gorgeous muted palette and emotional story. Finally, my favourite subject Prhstr (prehistory) the most beautiful wordless exploration of the development of early communication. Perfect content for episodic images. I wonder if he is familiar with the work in the early C20th of Otto Neurath? What a haul!!!

08/01/2026

Another gorgeous treat from Amsterdam. A Karel Martens book. Always a joy.