With over 6 years experience working in Graphic Design, London based designer Jane Trustram is Design Director at Jotta, Co-Founder of London Design Festival’s graphic design graduate showcase Emerge and a visiting tutor at The Arts University College Bournemouth. We spoke to Jane this month to find out more about her career and design work. Notes on Design: Can you...
Photo by Patrick Burgoyne, CRBlog. A Graphic Odyssey, the UK’s first retrospective exhibition to Dutch Graphic Designer Wim Crouwel, opened last night at London’s Design Museum. Designed by architects 6a and co-curator Tony Brook of Spin the show looks back over 6 decades of Crouwel’s prolific career, and his extensive contribution to Graphic Design. “Regarded as one of the leading designers...
Curated by Graham Bignell of New North Press and graphic designer Richard Ardagh, Reverting to Type was an exhibition that showcased the work of twenty contemporary letterpress practitioners from around the world. Open throughout December and January at London’s Standpoint Gallery, the exhibition illustrated how a centuries-old craft is being reinvented for modern day usage. This film was produced...
On 16-17th July, in the heart of London, newly founded organisation Mindapples joins forces with Courvoisier’s two-week summer extravaganza to present The Big Treat, a pop-up urban health farm that invites you to treat yourself better. Over the weekend, Courvoisier’s London home at The Future Gallery will be transformed into an experiential treatment room with radical exhibitions and installations to...
With a uniquely playful and colourful approach to both two and three dimensional work, London based Illustrator and Set Maker Hattie Newman has spent her first two graduate years working for an array of high profile clients, including; AMV BBDO, Cadbury, Sony, Fedrigoni UK, Grafik Magazine, The Guardian, Macmillan Publishers, Make A Wish Foundation, Royal Mail and Universal Records....
With strong ethical and social motivations and an awe-inspiring work schedule, Amisha Ghadiali is a Jewellery Designer working in London. Alongside running her own label Amisha: Elegance.Rebellion, Amisha is also the Associate Director of the Ethical Fashion Forum and Founder of political fashion campaign, Think Act Vote. We caught up with Amisha this week to find out exactly what...
Notes on Design recently spoke to London based Graphic Designer Fraser Muggeridge about his current venture – the Typography Summer School. Held over the duration of one week progammes, designers can apply to attend the course and study typography to enhance their practical skills and theory. This introductory interview is part 1, with part 2 consisting of a studio...
Born and raised on a Suffolk farm in East England, Richard Sanderson moved to Bristol to study Illustration. After graduating last year he moved to London to embark on his career in the UK capital. Since then he’s worked with, amongst others, YCN, Zizzi’s, The Ride Journal, The Newspaper Club & Form Fifty Five and exhibited in London, Bristol,...
As Founder of London-based web design and development agency, kulör, digital guy at YCN, and founder/curator at siteInspire, Daniel Howells has been building quite a name for himself over the past few years. Notes on Design spoke to Daniel this week to find out how a Psychology degree, jobs in account managing and investment banking led him to a...
