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Jon Hicks
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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
https://supernaturaldetectives.com
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!
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Would love to know what's up with some apps on iOS 18 getting an 'enforced' liquid glass effect. I thought that was added at an OS level?
September 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Bypass//Engage #3: A (free!) live Ambient and Experimental music showcase at Fat Lil’s, Witney on 16th November 2025 7:30pm

The Balloonist (Ben Holton from Epic45 and Birds in the Brickwork)
Nine Is The Level
Nick Rees

Perfect antidote to the darkening evenings!
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Fuckingtons. Not managed to get a ticket since 2008 😔
September 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Acquired this weekend, a 2007 BMW Z4. I’ve been hankering after one of these for years, and now they’re cheap enough second-hand for me to afford one!
August 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Achievement unlocked this week - I got to see Hayden Pedigo play live at Kings Place in London! If you read my blog and listen to the Troika podcast, its name you'll recognise - I will evangelise this man’s music for all time. It was every bit as amazing as I’d hoped and then some.
August 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
As a homage to my favourite spread from the Detective's Handbook, the latest addition to the Supernatural Detective's Field Guide is 'The Detective's Office'.

When I was 8, this office setup was a life goal!

supernaturaldetectives.com/introduction...
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I found out that Tidal has a library limit of “9,999 items”. If you try and add more, you just get a "Could not add to my collection” error message. It seems a low arbitrary limit, but it's kind of deal breaker.

(Apple Music has a 100,000 limit, and Spotify used to be 10,000 but now unlimited)
July 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
No cheating: post your Lock Screen.
July 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Finally made it to the V&A East Storehouse this weekend, to see my icons in use. When the actual V&A East Museum opens next year there'll be even more on show, but such a thrill to see these in real life.
July 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
An Ai generated band, that have released two albums, both last month, and have 554,000 monthly listeners on Spotify where they're a ‘verified artist’. This isn’t just a Spotify problem, they're on *all* the streaming platforms.

Reminds me of a Scarfolk pie filling…

www.reddit.com/r/antiai/com...
July 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Happy 10 Years to Apple Music!
June 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, LotR, Marvel
June 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Happy new Greet Death album day for those who celebrate! 🙌

song.link/i/1804151135
June 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Haunted objects: Bubbles the clown.

As well as buildings, ghosts and other paranormal forces can also become connected to objects. View the post for the full effect!

supernaturaldetectives.com/ghosts/haunt...
June 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
@hicksmade.bsky.social and I went to see Hamlet Hail to the Thief last night at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon. It was incredible! Very moving and Hail to the Thief fitted the story so well. As you can’t take photos during the performance, here’s our mugs outside the theatre on the way out.
June 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Yeah, these messages are just too frequent!
June 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Just back from our annual Bruvs holiday. Keen to see each other outside of weddings and funerals, we go away for a few days of walking, cycling, eating and drinking. This year we lucked out with the weather, staying in the pretty Peak District village of Ashford-in-the-Water. Such a good reset!
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In the spirit of "Let a website be a worry stone”, as well as “memory getting a little softer about dates”, I've added a section on my blog to show upcoming gigs, as well as keep an archive of previous gigs.
May 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Monday lunchtime's side-quest was using Spicetify to customise Spotify to use Söhne instead of the Spotify brand font. I also hid ‘Podcasts' and 'Audiobooks’ from the sidebar so that I can see ‘Albums' and 'Artists' without having to do that weird horizontal scrolly thing.

spicetify.app
May 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For reasons I haven't quite worked out yet, I bought the photograph. It's not even very good quality print (see the pixel stepping on the top of the road sign).
May 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cursed Advert
May 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’m going in! Will report back
May 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Going back over an early illustration for the Supernatural Detectives Field Guide. I feel I’m getting closer to the style I have in my head, and was keen to revisit this one in particular. As this is 1979, I changed the Vieszcy to be into Ska 😉

#ipad #supernaturaldectives #adobefresco
May 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Maria Somerville’s Luster is one of my favourite albums so far this year, and it was great to see her at the ICA tonight. I say “see” her, this was the view…
May 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM