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National Trust (Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland)

A man in overalls kneeling over a brick in production

Photographers’ Gallery (Letizia Battaglia)

People pass by a billboard with bold type and black and white image of a woman in partial shadow

Southbank Centre (70 Years of the Poetry Library)

Photograph of two men installing large-scale vinyl type on the Southbank Centre's facade

Morgado do Quintão (Open House)

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Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Exhibition)

Photograph of Beyond Form exhibition poster, rolled up on concrete floor, showing image of Lynda Benglis

Order Matter (Website)

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V&A Dundee (Photo City)

Close up photograph of Photo City exhibition design, showing House of Bondage book on top of blue metal plinth

Ableton (Move Teaser)

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Order Matter (Business Cards)

Stack of white business cards with black type on aluminium surface

National Trust (Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland)

A man in overalls scoops red powder into a wooden rectangular mould

National Trust (Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland)

A transparent acrylic letterform clamped in a vice

Freddie Leyden (Website)

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Prestel (Oishii!)

Scan of Oishii! book cover by Japanese author Manami Okazaki

V&A (Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature)

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AB Collection (Poster)

A pink poster with multiple artwork thumbnails

Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Catalogue)

Cover of the Beyond Form Lines of Abstraction catalogue

V&A Dundee (Photo City)

Closeup photograph of Photo City plinth, with stacked breeze blocks with aluminium extrusion framing bricks. On top of bricks is a white object caption with black text

Co Projects (Co 001)

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Co Projects (Co 001)

Photograph of scattered Co Projects packaging on a marble floor

V&A (Membership)

V&A (Brand Campaign)

Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Catalogue)

Spread from Beyond Form catalogue showing works by Novera Ahmed and Felicia Lierner

bigkid (Website)

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Self Initiated (Making Life Multiplanetary)

Silver apple 3D render

V&A (Brand Campaign)

Photograph of silver posters in South Kensington V&A tunnel with images of two black and white sculptures

AB Collection (Folders)

Paper folders with black foil and blind de-boss details

Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Exhibition)

Photograph of the Beyond Form entrance stairwell graphic at the Turner Contemporary, Margate

The Francis Crick Institute (A Drop of Hope)

A pair of bold, brightly coloured signs attached to the exterior of The Francis Crick Institute building, for their Drop of Hope exhibition. The pink sign reads “memories never made” in black text, while the orange sign is partially visible, attached to a cylindrical concrete pillar.

Southbank Centre (70 Years of the Poetry Library)

Photograph of large-scale installation on the Southbank Centre, with the word 'seventy' the outside of the building

Visual Editions (Tree of Codes)

A close-up view of an intricately designed book page from Tree of Codes, with multiple layers of cut-out text. The text is arranged in fragmented sentences, with some words peeking through different layers, creating a tactile and visual narrative.

Hamish Pearch (Website)

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The Francis Crick Institute (A Drop of Hope)

A close-up of an artistic statement by Momtaza Mehri, printed on a bright yellow panel with black text. The statement is written in multiple languages, including English and Bengali, describing reflections on time and the pandemic. The panel is part of a larger installation at the Francis Crick Institute.

Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Catalogue)

Spread from Beyond Form catalogue showing work by Louise Bourgeois next to text page

V&A (Membership)

Photograph of a stack of neon-yellow V&A membership packs with mosaic floor in background

Turner Contemporary (Beyond Form Exhibition)

Close-up of an artwork caption for the Beyond Form exhibition at the Turner Contemporary in Margate

V&A (Brand Campaign)

Photograph of two metallic silver V&A posters lying side by side on the floor. The posters have neon yellow type which spells out 'Creativity, it's what makes us'

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

A display featuring large black letters spelling out “SHOW 1” across multiple hanging sheets of paper. The signage is placed inside the modern glass entrance of LCC.

Ableton (Loop Create 21)

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Self Initiated (The Art of Japanese Joinery)

A series of five black-and-white photographs depicting detailed close-ups of traditional wooden Japanese architecture. The images showcase intricate joinery, beams, and structural elements, with one panel highlighting various types of joints in diagrammatic form.

V&A (Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature)

A section of the Beatrix Potter exhibition at the V&A, featuring dark green walls with framed art. The wall also includes onomatopoeic words such as “Kertyschoo!” and “Sc-r-r-itch!” written directly on the wall, accompanied by a large, wooden replica of a plant pot.

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

A close-up of a metal installation holding signage for the media school at LCC. The signage suspends two pieces of paper, one in front of the other, which are held up by unistrut.

Rio Cinema (Placard Project)

A close-up of a screen-printed graphic poster featuring halftone dots, abstract shapes, and neon green and brown design elements. The image combines organic and geometric forms with strong visual contrast.

V&A (Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature)

An exhibition entrance at the V&A featuring marble columns and a large, curved paper banner hanging from the ceiling. The banner reads “Beatrix Potter” in serif black text. Beyond the entrance, another sign with the same title, “Beatrix Potter,” along with the phrase “Drawn to Nature,” is illuminated in the background, visible through a passageway.

Co Projects (Co 001)

A photo showing a set of candleholders made of concrete and metal, along with two yellow cylindrical candles. One candle is upright in the holder, casting a shadow, while the other candle lies flat on the surface. The background appears to be a grey, stone-textured floor.

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

A typographic installation at LCC for their Postgraduate Shows, showing multiple sheets of paper hanging in the air, featuring large black letters in a sans-serif font.

Ableton (Loop Create 22)

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Hayward Gallery (In the Black Fantastic)

A typographic installation on a Hayward Gallery stairwell from the In The Black Fantastic exhibition. The text wraps around the corner, reading “I am black; I am in total fusion with the world, in sympathetic affinity…” The stairwell has brass railings, and the walls and floor are concrete.

Prestel (Japan’s Best Friend)

A double-page spread from a book, focusing on the grooming work of Yoriko Hamachiyo from the Japan’s Best Friend book. The left page contains a text block with a yellow background, describing the groomer’s methods and style. The right page features an image of a neatly groomed, fluffy dog with a pink ribbon around its neck.

Southbank Centre (Aladdin Sane: 50 Years)

Close-up photo of Aladdin Sane title treatment showing red lettering and shadow

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

Four horizontal, metallic rotating print rollers mounted on a wall, each displaying different film program titles such as “MA Documentary Film” and “MA Television”. for the LCC postgraduate shows. There is a motion blur effect as one cylinder spins.

Chloé Nardin (Website)

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V&A (Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature)

Two white object labels, from the exhibition Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature, hover suspended from a wainscot panel

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

A photograph of three stacks of white paper, butted up to one another around a central point and at different heights. Across the three stacks is printed the letter S in black, which bleeds down the edge of the stacks of paper.

Fedrigoni (19vs19)

A photograph showing a person holding a large yellow art print featuring simple geometric shapes. The person stands in front of printing equipment in a studio, and the print has four rectangular blocks arranged in a grid.

Hayward Gallery (In the Black Fantastic)

A large typographic art piece displayed in a modern concrete interior. The artwork features a long block of text, taken from Suzanne Césaire’s Tropiques (1941), describing the realm of the strange, marvellous, and fantastic. The backdrop includes concrete walls and railings in a gallery-like setting.

V&A (Brand Campaign)

Three neon yellow-framed posters mounted on a brick wall for the V&A. The posters feature black-and-white close-up images of faces. Two blurred figures are walking past, creating a sense of movement in the otherwise still scene.

V&A (Brand Campaign)

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Southbank Centre (Aladdin Sane: 50 Years)

A minimalist white poster hung on a black background with photography clips. The poster describes a photoshoot where David Bowie posed for Duffy in January 1973, highlighting Bowie’s evolution in music and image. The text is black and laid out in a simple, clean style.

Southbank Centre (Aladdin Sane: 50 Years)

Close-up photograph of silver photograph clip, attached to a wall and holding up a white sheet of paper

Southbank Centre (Aladdin Sane: 50 Years)

A close-up photograph of an installation with reflective, metallic material, from the Aladdin Sane: 50 Years exhibition at the Southbank Centre. The surface displays text in bold letters: “of what it is to be a real artist,” with a neon-lit red background adding vibrant colour.

Co Projects (Co 001)

A bundle of yellow Co Projects candles tied together with a simple white label, featuring bold black typography reading “Candle Makers Ltd. Mare Street, Hackney”. The candles are placed on a textured grey stone surface.

Co Projects (Co 001)

Cardboard box of Co Projects packaging

National Trust (Hafod y Bwch Commemorative Woodland)

Two men in overalls stand at a workbench surrounded by red bricks

V&A (Membership)

Photograph of a page from the V&A membership pack with a painting of a Geisha

Self Initiated (The Art of Japanese Joinery)

A book layout featuring detailed black-and-white photographs and diagrams of traditional Japanese wooden architecture. The images and diagrams highlight the technical aspects of joinery and construction, with sections of the book opened to reveal text and visual details about various architectural elements.

LCC (Postgraduate Shows)

A display featuring two posters side by side from the LCC Postgraduate Shows. One is bright orange with bold black text reading “MA SCREENWRITING,” and the other contains a brief description about the screenwriting program and its success, clipped at the top with metal hangers against a black backdrop.

Tom Shkolnik (The Women by the Lake)

A movie poster for “The Women by the Lake,” with abstract brushstrokes in different colours scattered across the design. The title is partially obscured, while the rest of the text includes names of the cast and crew in a modern serif font.

V&A (Membership)

Photograph of a metallic silver and neon yellow V&A membership pack, designed by SOUP, is suspended over a chair

Ableton (Move Teaser)

A street scene featuring a wall with graffiti and a series of black and white posters advertising a Ableton Move. A person is pasting the posters on the wall, surrounded by plants and urban decay elements.