Simon Minter

Typography-trained freelance graphic/web designer with an interest in strange music and the finer things in life.

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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.

https://t.co/7cfHThGcZx

#webdesign #digitaldesign #uidesign #graphicdesign

@bodleianlibs @UniofOxford

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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 https://t.co/Iti4O4lWcw

#graphicdesign #musicpackaging #typography #oxfordmusic #recordsleeve

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@SpinnerFall_OX4 Sorry for the slow reply – wasn't looking at Twitter for a while. I don't have it, I only have the first album! Fingers crossed it'll still be there next time I can get to the superstore…

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@ScarredForLife2 That's obviously a completely loopy advertisement. But there's something about the simplicity, naivety and lack of cynicism in this kind of thing that gives me an overwhelming sense of nostalgia, and feelings of sadness for lost innocence. But yes. It's nuts.

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

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@ScarredForLife2 At school we had an assembly where a policeman came to tell us about road safety. He seemed to *really enjoy* telling a story about a motorcyclist who had not been wearing safety clothing, came off his bike, and "peeled all of his skin off".

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New on Vinyl Destination… read about MOGWAI: Kicking A Dead Pig: Mogwai Songs Remixed + Fear Satan Remixes (2LP + 12″, Jetset Records TWA13LP, 1998). https://t.co/kdOD2lkNUL

@mogwaiband #records #vinyl #postrock #idm #electronica

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New work in my portfolio… Steven Osborne February 2025 concert poster: Promotional poster for 'classical meets jazz' concert in Oxford.

https://t.co/msqAzy3vV7

@SJE_Arts @stevenosborne #graphicdesign #posterdesign #jazz #piano

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@SpinnerFall_OX4 @mystbisc Oooh! Thanks!

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@rendernet_ai Checks all of the boxes, in the context that most modern advertising is an utterly vacuous, soulless, creative vacuum.

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New work in my portfolio… Sebastian Reynolds / Bloody Fiasco / Bedd gig poster: promotional poster/artwork for November 2024 gig.

See this and more at https://t.co/oidciGWlIc

@sebastianreynolds_ @bloodyfiascomusic @bedd_band

#poster #gigposter #graphicdesign

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@jasonpwoodbury MILES

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New work in my portfolio… Shit And Shine 'Rum And Coke' album cover. Lettering design for underground music legends.

Find out more at https://t.co/1EaXq8rBZG

#graphicdesign #typography #lettering #shitandshine @riotseasonrecs

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@Marcissist I just (genuinely) asked ChatGPT "Invent a song name in the style of Keiji Haino" and it came up with "Echoes of Eternity's Lament". Not bad! But ChatGPT doesn't wear shades 24/7 and carry an elaborate cane, so we know who's winning.

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@WigglyKoala I'd argue that it's not supposed to be like native HTML. It is similar in approach to well-structured, component-style CSS, though, especially if you use variables and flex in CSS. I quite like it, but I do think it's getting too feature-heavy…

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@jo_loveridge In terms of markup and HTML semantics, it's quite unpleasant out of the box – it uses a ton of nested `div`s around its content elements, which may obfuscate meaning for screen readers perhaps?

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@Una <selectcustom> ?

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@GregSchaal @Marcissist Crazy line-up. I'd also never heard off Jeff Buckley at the time so seeing his set was an unexpected treat!

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@Marcissist I was there! Spent the Sunday watching Archers Of Loaf, Jeff Buckley, Morphine, American Music Club and Tindersticks. Wild!

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@SpinnerFall_OX4 @mystbisc Their whole output is a hazy blur of consistent brilliance, but the album Bufo Alvarius is a good starter (https://t.co/bW9iuLDppR). There's also a recent reissue of early stuff (No Hashish, No Change Money, No Sake Sake https://t.co/dPvzaLKf5E) which is really good