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‘Shift’ acquired by the Tate

The artist book ‘Shift’ has been purchased by the Tate Library. It has been included in the artist’s book collection held at Tate Britain.

‘100% fact.’ D&AD Awards

The artist book project ‘100% fact.’ has been shortlisted at the 2024 D&AD Awards. The publication examines the nature of ‘fake news’ and was selected in the ‘catalogues and brochures’ section of the graphic design category.

Launch of Royal Mail ‘Peppa Pig’ stamps

Here is the latest Royal Mail project designed to celebrate 20 years of Peppa Pig. As always, it was a lot of fun to work on and become a mini expert in all things Peppa! Royal Mail and Hasbro have also created a lovely little film to go with it.

‘100% fact’ acquired by the National Galleries Scotland

‘100% fact’ has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland. It has been included in the national collection held in the Reading Room of Modern Two at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Central Saint Martins talk

I was invited to speak about my recently published research paper by the Graphic Design Department at Central Saint Martins in London. I had a great day meeting the academics and talking to them about the fantastic set up they have and their own approach to teaching and ethics. I found it really inspiring.

UWE Centre for Print Research Fellowship

I have been appointed to a 3-year Visiting Fellowship by the University of the West of England’s (UWE) Centre for Print Research. I hope to work with UWE staff on a number of projects including exploring the use of print as sensory activation within communication. Can’t wait to get going!

Research paper published in MIT’s Design Issues journal

MIT’s journal Design Issues has just published my academic paper ‘Graphic Design Needs to Take Responsibility: Embedding Social Awareness and Ethics Through Social Science Knowledge and Pedagogical Change’. In light of the numerous social issues we are contending with today the paper looks at the role graphic design plays in setting and perpetuating stereotypes and defining our world. It can be downloaded here.

‘The Posters of the Nimrod Theatre’ article

I’ve written an article for the State Library of New South Wales’ magazine Openbook which has just been published. The article looks at the influential 1970s and 80s posters of Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre. It was an interesting period for both the arts and social change in Australia and if you haven’t seen the posters they are worth a look.

Scotland’s National Book Awards 2023

I was invited to be a judge for the ‘Book Cover Design of the Year’ award for the Saltire Society’s National Book Awards 2023. There were lots of great covers on display and Thomas MacGregor’s cover for the novel Rub-A-Dub-Dub was a worthy winner.