ABOUT:
Sheffield-based graphic designer, focusing primarily on the design of publications and other typographically-driven printed matter, usually for clients in cultural sectors. I am also a freelance writer, focusing mainly (but not exclusively) on graphic design history. My debut book; Mid-Century Modern Graphic Design, was published by Batsford in May 2019. The Graphic Design Bible was published by Ilex Press in September, 2023.
EXPERIENCE:
Freelance graphic designer & writer. Clients have included: The Poetry School, Pentagram, Prototype, Peninsula Press, Apollo Magazine, Communication Arts, House Sparrow Press, Arts Emergency, The International Society of Typographic Designers, The Financial Times, Poetry London, Batsford Books, Penguin, Pluto Press, Verso Books, Royal College of Art, Grafik, Monotype, Creative Review, Eye magazine, Kingston University, AIGA Eye on Design, Falmouth University, Test Centre, Clinic, Ache magazine, Norwich University of the Arts, Crecy Publishing, Visual Editions, the UEA Publishing Project, openDemocracy & Banned Books Week UK.
2021-22:
Acting Senior Designer, Granta Magazine.
2021-22:
Lecturer in Graphic Design, University of Salford.
2019–21:
Lecturer in Graphic Design, University of Suffolk.
2016–18:
Freelance reporter, Grafik.
Graphic Designer, Echo Brand Design.
EDUCATION:
MA Critical Writing in Art & Design, Royal College of Art.
2009–12:
BA Graphic Design, Norwich University of the Arts.