Jon Hicks
@hicks.design
Gentleman Graphic Designer/Artist who wears many hats. Shoegazer, Birder and over-eater of eggs. Works on the Troika music podcast and Supernatural Detective's Field Guide in his spare time.
https://hicks.design
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Someone I worked with briefly long ago suggested putting “monkey love banana” in the middle of a document everyone’s supposed to give feedback on, if no one mentions the monkey you know they’ve either not read it or are too spineless to point it out
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Someone I worked with briefly long ago suggested putting “monkey love banana” in the middle of a document everyone’s supposed to give feedback on, if no one mentions the monkey you know they’ve either not read it or are too spineless to point it out
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Darwinian Christmas
November 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Darwinian Christmas
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A really good rundown, with a quite beautiful proposal for an immersive "now playing" screen, of how different music apps and services don't *quite* hit the mark hicks.design/journal/my-p... Thanks @hicks.design - something that @asti.ga could follow.
My perfect Music app doesn’t exist - Hicks.design
A long dive into the features that make my ideal music app, and why nothing currently fulfils the brief.
hicks.design
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A really good rundown, with a quite beautiful proposal for an immersive "now playing" screen, of how different music apps and services don't *quite* hit the mark hicks.design/journal/my-p... Thanks @hicks.design - something that @asti.ga could follow.
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Ooh great news for @rspbotmoor.bsky.social - one of the best wildlife reserves in the UK is getting bigger!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RSPB Otmoor wetlands reserve to expand with new habitat bank
A new 21-hectare site will be added to RSPB Otmoor, in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Ah well, isn't that a shame for poor little Space Karen.
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ah well, isn't that a shame for poor little Space Karen.
If you miss the band Curve, and wish they had decided to reform like all the other 90s bands, then you might be interested in the new Daniel Avery album: music.apple.com/gb/album/tre...
Tremor by Daniel Avery on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
If you miss the band Curve, and wish they had decided to reform like all the other 90s bands, then you might be interested in the new Daniel Avery album: music.apple.com/gb/album/tre...
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Private Eye nailing it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Private Eye nailing it.
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In my twenties, it seemed that all the designers in their fifties had to give up the creative work and become managers. Now that I'm there, I'm relieved it’s still working out for me… I'm just not sure for how much longer!
In my twenties, it seemed that all the designers in their fifties had to give up the creative work and become managers. Now that I'm there, I'm relieved it’s still working out for me… I'm just not sure for how much longer!
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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In my twenties, it seemed that all the designers in their fifties had to give up the creative work and become managers. Now that I'm there, I'm relieved it’s still working out for me… I'm just not sure for how much longer!
In my twenties, it seemed that all the designers in their fifties had to give up the creative work and become managers. Now that I'm there, I'm relieved it’s still working out for me… I'm just not sure for how much longer!
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"I do think stopping Nigel Farage has to be a huge mission in this country, but the biggest way we can stop Nigel Farage is by people joining the Green Party right now. We are creating the actual alternative to this Labour government ready to take on Reform."
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage are polar opposites in politics, but have one thing in common
Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage are polar opposites in politics, but have one thing in common
Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage might be polar opposites when it comes to politics - but they do have one thing in common.
news.sky.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"I do think stopping Nigel Farage has to be a huge mission in this country, but the biggest way we can stop Nigel Farage is by people joining the Green Party right now. We are creating the actual alternative to this Labour government ready to take on Reform."
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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please note. apple's excellent "the crate" music playlist is in halloween mode again.
if you're sick of the same-old spookus tunes, this is the place to be. music.apple.com/us/playlist/t...
if you're sick of the same-old spookus tunes, this is the place to be. music.apple.com/us/playlist/t...
The Crate (Halloween Edition) on Apple Music
Playlist · 51 Songs
music.apple.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
please note. apple's excellent "the crate" music playlist is in halloween mode again.
if you're sick of the same-old spookus tunes, this is the place to be. music.apple.com/us/playlist/t...
if you're sick of the same-old spookus tunes, this is the place to be. music.apple.com/us/playlist/t...
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Calling any fans of Stars of the Lid out there: do you have any audio, video or photos from when you've seen them live? If so, please do get in touch!
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
Stars of the Lid Live - Hicks.design
Going down an internet rabbit hole of hunting unreleased Stars of the Lid material
hicks.design
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Calling any fans of Stars of the Lid out there: do you have any audio, video or photos from when you've seen them live? If so, please do get in touch!
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
Tame Impala’s “Piece of Heaven” has strong Orinoco flow vibes
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Tame Impala’s “Piece of Heaven” has strong Orinoco flow vibes
I’m not sure I’m ready for 10 weeks of tasteless malted bread with smears of cranberry and poultry remnants. Going to have wait a few more weeks before I start #festivesandwichreviews
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’m not sure I’m ready for 10 weeks of tasteless malted bread with smears of cranberry and poultry remnants. Going to have wait a few more weeks before I start #festivesandwichreviews
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If “AI” did the thing, organizations would be bragging about the outcomes instead of jawing endlessly about the tools.
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If “AI” did the thing, organizations would be bragging about the outcomes instead of jawing endlessly about the tools.
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Look at this. Years and years of dog piss on the foot of this lamppost has created a rust patch in the shape of a corgi. How’s that for life coming full circle? 🏴🏴🏴
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Look at this. Years and years of dog piss on the foot of this lamppost has created a rust patch in the shape of a corgi. How’s that for life coming full circle? 🏴🏴🏴
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Looking for illustration and drawing projects. Portraits, children’s books, comic art and editorial illustration just some of the things I can offer.
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Shares very much appreciated 🙏
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Some news shared in visual format (more details in blog post #linkinbio).
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Looking for illustration and drawing projects. Portraits, children’s books, comic art and editorial illustration just some of the things I can offer.
🎨🧑🎨🖌️🖼️
Shares very much appreciated 🙏
🎨🧑🎨🖌️🖼️
Shares very much appreciated 🙏
I wrote about the poster design for Bypass//Engage (Witney Ambient Night) #3, and how it started life as a broken TV.
Adobe Capture vector assets and Fresco FTW!
hicks.design/journal/ambi...
Adobe Capture vector assets and Fresco FTW!
hicks.design/journal/ambi...
Ambient Witney Night 3: Bypass//Engage - Hicks.design
Hicks.design is (link: page://LDweTk1FXezcW6VU text: Jon Hicks), established 2002.
hicks.design
October 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I wrote about the poster design for Bypass//Engage (Witney Ambient Night) #3, and how it started life as a broken TV.
Adobe Capture vector assets and Fresco FTW!
hicks.design/journal/ambi...
Adobe Capture vector assets and Fresco FTW!
hicks.design/journal/ambi...
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I don’t really see what the point of instagram/tiktok will be once absolutely everything is fake. If you can’t trust any images or videos at all to be real will people really still spend hours on there wasting their time working out what is ai or not? Can’t imagine they will
thetab.com/2025/10/01/a... doomed. at least gen alpha's parents are just going butlerian jihad
All the most fun Gemini AI photo prompts behind the viral trends you can't avoid on TikTok
My selfies have never looked so good
thetab.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I don’t really see what the point of instagram/tiktok will be once absolutely everything is fake. If you can’t trust any images or videos at all to be real will people really still spend hours on there wasting their time working out what is ai or not? Can’t imagine they will
Calling any fans of Stars of the Lid out there: do you have any audio, video or photos from when you've seen them live? If so, please do get in touch!
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
Stars of the Lid Live - Hicks.design
Going down an internet rabbit hole of hunting unreleased Stars of the Lid material
hicks.design
October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Calling any fans of Stars of the Lid out there: do you have any audio, video or photos from when you've seen them live? If so, please do get in touch!
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
This is for a side project I’m doing that’s kind of related to a recent blog post: hicks.design/journal/star....
My kingdom! My kingdom for a vector world map with an equal earth projection that features all the small islands* properly and each country is a path with an ID attribute of the country name ordered alphabetically
*Wikimedia commons is close, but enough detail commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl...
*Wikimedia commons is close, but enough detail commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl...
commons.wikimedia.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My kingdom! My kingdom for a vector world map with an equal earth projection that features all the small islands* properly and each country is a path with an ID attribute of the country name ordered alphabetically
*Wikimedia commons is close, but enough detail commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl...
*Wikimedia commons is close, but enough detail commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bl...
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Release the Rockford Files.
a man wearing sunglasses and a suit and tie stands in front of a fence
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a suit and tie stands in front of a fence
media.tenor.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Release the Rockford Files.
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Went to the Ashmolean Museum tonight to see “A conversation with Stanley Donwood”.
He mentioned how he works in the studio while they’re recording, and that HE WAS WITH THEM IN ABBEY ROAD A FEW WEEKS AGO. More evidence for the new album rumours!
He mentioned how he works in the studio while they’re recording, and that HE WAS WITH THEM IN ABBEY ROAD A FEW WEEKS AGO. More evidence for the new album rumours!
September 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM