SIMPLE MINDS Art Print | Albums & Musicians Connected | Unique Gift for Fans
ALL ABOUT THE ART PRINT DETAILS
Art Print Accuracy & Updates
Every Mike Bell Map is the result of my detailed research, cross-referencing, and design refinement. Each artwork is handcrafted to present the most accurate possible picture of an artist’s recording history, a film’s storyline, or a cultural timeline.
I take pride in the precision behind every connection, date, and credit featured across the collection.
Meticulous Research, Human Process
My research combines album liner notes, musicians' inputs, session archives, fan databases, interviews, and verified public sources to ensure each map is factually sound. However, even the most carefully researched projects can contain minor errors or omissions, especially when dealing with complex discographies and multi-decade histories.
Community Feedback & Collaboration
I actively welcome feedback from fans, collectors, and artists who spot inconsistencies or have new information to share. Each correction helps refine future editions and strengthens the historical accuracy of the maps. Contributors who provide verified updates receive discounts on future orders as a thank-you for their diligence and support.
Commitment to Quality
Accuracy isn’t just a promise, it’s part of the creative process. Every update and reprint reflects a commitment to truth, design integrity, and respect for the music, film, and other stories represented.
I value the relationship with my customers and the collaboration that ensures these works continue to evolve and stay relevant.
I will always strive to combine artistic expression with documentary accuracy, celebrating creativity through precision and openness.
WHY ARE MY ART PRINTS SO DIFFERENT?
I create MUSIC and FILM TUBE MAPS art prints that transform complex histories into clear, transit-style visual journeys.
My MUSIC MAPS chart an artist’s complete studio album history, showing how lineups changed, how collaborators shaped different eras, and how a sound evolved across decades.
My FILM PLOT LINE MAPS use the same structured approach to trace entire story arcs, character paths, timelines, and key narrative intersections in a single, coherent visual.
Every map is grounded in rigorous research across interviews, liner notes, archives, and verified historical sources, bringing together information that is rarely assembled in one place.
My hand-designed art prints display contributors, narrative turns, character developments, and creative progress.
The result is an authoritative, intuitive overview that helps fans understand complex discographies or story structures without sorting through scattered timelines.
My maps are created for collectors, long-time fans, new listeners, film enthusiasts, educators, and anyone looking for meaningful, design-led gifts.
Printed on archival art paper and built to spark conversation, they offer a visually rich and trustworthy way to explore musical history or cinematic storytelling and appreciate the craft behind the works you love.
ART PRINT SIZE GUIDE
I offer all my giclée 302 gsm paper art prints in THREE sizes:
A3 PRINT | 11.7" x 16.5" - 30cm x 42cm - Framed/Unframed
A2 PRINT | 16.5" x 23.4" - 42cm x 60cm - Framed/Unframed
A1 PRINT | 23.4" x 33.1" - 60cm x 84cm - Framed/Unframed
PAPERS & FRAMES - INFORMATION & SPECIFICATIONS
Art Print Papers & Frames Overview
CARBON NEUTRAL PRACTICES:
ARCHIVAL PAPER SPECIFICATIONS:
FRAME SPECIFICATIONS:
Sustainable Materials:
- Made in Germany from FSC®-certified wood sourced from responsibly managed forests.
- Oak frames use solid FSC® wood with an Oak veneer.
Glazing Options:
- Standard Sizes: Edge-ground float glass with approximately 45% UV protection.
- A1 (60 × 80 cm): Premium 3 mm clear acrylic for reduced breakage during transit.
- All frames include an acid-free insert and a sturdy MDF rear panel.
Colours & Mounts:
- Available in Black or White finishes.
- Supplied with a White mount to keep the print separated from the glass/acrylic.
- Thickness: 1400 micron (1.4mm) - Cut angle: 45°
Frame Dimensions:
- Consistent moulding across all A-sizes:
- Depth: 25 mm
- Width: 16 mm
Hanging Fixtures:
- Fitted with nail-hanging hardware.
- Suitable for both portrait and landscape display.
Premium Components:
- Edge-ground float glass
- Acid-free insert
- FSC®-certified pine wood moulding (FSC® license code: C021405)
- FSC®-certified MDF backing with multi-orientation hangers
- Made in Germany
Simple Minds Art Print of Albums in Order – Every studio album – Every era – The perfect Simple Minds gift for fans of the band’s anthemic sound and innovative career. Trace the evolution of one of Scotland’s most iconic bands with my complete discography music map.
From Simple Minds' post-punk beginnings to their stadium-filling anthems and lush, experimental later works, this visual guide charts every studio album and the musicians and collaborators who helped shape Simple Minds’ distinctive sound.
Each studio album appears as a “station”, guiding you through shifts in style, production, and creative direction across decades of Simple Minds’ career.
Every band member, guest, and key contributor is represented as a connecting line, allowing you to follow the network of artists who contributed to the band’s evolving and influential musical identity.
Simple Minds Art Print of Albums in Order Music Map Highlights:
- A Complete Studio Discography – Explore every album from their early post-punk and new wave classics to the expansive, anthemic, and critically acclaimed later works.
- Full Line-Up & Collaborator Timeline – Track the musicians, producers, and collaborators who influenced Simple Minds’ evolving sound and enduring legacy.
- Creative Milestones – Discover the pivotal recording periods that established Simple Minds as one of the most innovative and enduring bands in modern rock and new wave.
A Must-Have – The Simple Minds Art Print Gift
Whether you love the early experimental recordings, their iconic arena anthems, or the ambitious later albums, this map offers a beautifully designed and immersive way to explore Simple Minds’ musical journey. Display it at home, gift it to a fellow fan, and celebrate the creativity and lasting influence of one of Scotland’s most legendary bands.
About the Creator — Mike Bell
I am Mike Bell, a designer based in East Sussex and the founder of Mike Bell Maps. I spent many years working on live events, designing stage builds and providing technical production. When the live events world paused under lockdowns, I turned my energy and experience to something different: transforming music and story history into visual art.
With Mike Bell Maps, I create detailed, transit-style maps that chart studio albums, collaborations and narrative journeys across decades. My first music map - The Fall - went through sixteen versions before it felt right. This dedication exemplifies the level of research, care and attention I bring to every art print.
Each map I offer is grounded in fundamental research: liner notes, archival credits, interviews and fan archives. My tube maps do more than look good. They turn complex histories - of bands, albums, collaborators, even film plots or cultural movements - into clear, beautiful art prints that tell stories.
Whether collected for love of music, film or cultural history, every piece ships globally, carefully produced and packaged, and crafted to last. My aim is always to combine authority, artistry and authenticity so that each map is as trustworthy and meaningful as it is visually striking.
If you are browsing any art print here on my site, you are interacting with work built from experience, rigorous research and a passion for storytelling through design.
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