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ABOUT ME

I’m a Brummie, Graphic Designer and Lecturer, born in 1993. I moved to London 7 years ago to study, since then I have completed a BA at Central Saint Martins and an MA at the Royal College of Art. Immediately after graduating I set up my own graphic design practice named Studio Hyte, alongside three others. Within the studio I work on projects which span graphic design, publishing, typography and technology. Alongside my studio practice I teach part-time across years 1-3 at Central Saint Martins. Here, I enjoy being part of an open, non-judgemental space focused on facilitating free thought and self expression.

When I get the chance I also work on my own self-initiated projects, most of which are hosted on this website. Within these personal projects I aim to create engaging narratives and visual articulations in order to agitate, educate and organise whilst having fun with drawing letters and making images.

Outside of work I play football at least once a week, and although I have found myself enjoying all that London has to offer, I stay true and loyal to my home team, Aston Villa FC. I’m also a huge fan of Show Me The Body, Idles, Jpegmafia and The Streets!

ABOUT STUDIO HYTE

Studio Hyte is a London based multidisciplinary design studio who place research and concept above medium. Working between graphic design, interaction and emergent forms of visual communication, we aim to create meaningful and thought provoking work.

Formed of a small group of individual practitioners, Studio Hyte is the middle ground where all of our interests and practices meet. As such our collective practice and research covers a broad spectrum of topics including; language, inclusion & accessibility, egalitarian politics & alternative protest and technology & the human.

We have been set up as a limited company for a little over 2 years now and have started to specialise in forward thinking, multifaceted visual identities for arts based organisations such as Furtherfield Gallery, The Serpentine and the Barbican. We also work on our own self directed projects for which, we have received Arts Council Funding and a Creative Enterprise Award. We do a lot of other stuff too.

CURRENT
• Founding Partner & Designer at Studio Hyte
• Lecturer in BA Graphic Communication Design at Central Saint Martins
• Course Leader in Design Process & Systems at New College of the Humanities


FEATURED WORK
🔗 It’s Nice That (iiii Magazine)
🔗 It’s Nice That (DAOWO)
🔗 Bare Conductive (The Book in the Global Village)
📖 Inspofinds Collection 1 (DAOWO)
🔗 Dezeen (Toilet Break)
🔗 It’s Nice That (Toilet Break)


TALKS/DEBATES
• An Ode to Travel West Midlands, Central Saint Martins, 2020
• Currency, Exchange & Aesthetics in a Cashless Society, Furtherfield Gallery, 2019
• Socially Engaged practice, It’s Nice That, 2019
• Take Back The City, RDP elective, Royal College of Art, 2017
• Typography and the Neoliberal City, Outreach@ Central Saint Martins, 2016
• Communication vs Noise debate, Central Saint Martins, 2016


SELECTED WORKSHOPS
• Situating Practice (series), Central Saint Martins, 2019
• Reflecting Practice (series), Central Saint Martins, 2019
• Wearable Manifestos, Brady Arts Centre, 2018
• Creative Processes, Southfields Academy, 2018
• Chance as Choice; intuition in creative practice, Royal College of Art, 2017
• Conductive Typography, XBYO Adidas Paris, 2016
• Engaging Publics, Winchester School of Art, 2015


EDUCATION
• Royal College of Art, MA Visual Communication, 2015–2017
• BA Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins, UAL 2012–2017