80s doodles: cassette tape, Memphis shapes, roller skate

Eighties things to draw in the margins of a notebook: a cassette tape with its reels and a tangle of loose tape; a lightning bolt, triangle, squiggle and dotted circle stacked together; and a quad roller skate with striped socks. Each is in black ink as a Memphis doodle of bold outlines and confetti shapes, a quick margin sketch or a neon-sign outline. Type a different subject or twist, such as a boombox, and the pen styles carry it.

• a journal or margin doodle
• a practice sheet for drawing
• a gift card or tag
• a sketchbook page of eighties things

Frequently asked questions

What are the three doodles?

A cassette tape, a stack of Memphis shapes with a lightning bolt, and a roller skate.

How do the three pen styles differ?

Memphis doodle has bold outlines and squiggles filling the space. Margin sketch is loose, thin hand-drawn lines. Neon outline is a single clean continuous line with sparkle crosses.

Can I change the subject?

Yes. Type a twist such as a boombox or a joystick and the pen styles carry it. The result is a request, so it may differ from the samples.

Is there color?

No. The drawings are black ink line art on a white page.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.