Change Makers Report
Into Glitch Book
Published by HDK-Valand, Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg, 2022
Edited by Cathryn Klasto
Designed by James Brook
ISBN 978 91 987101 3 7
210 x 148 mm | 136 pages | Printed by Stibo Complete, Horsens, Denmark, on 150 gsm uncoated paper with 300gsm paper cover with matt laminate
This is a publication that I designed for the MFA Fine Art Programme at the HDK-Valand Academy of Arts in Gothenburg. I worked closely with the eight graduating students, helping them to produce their visual essays for the publication, advising on print specifications and making them print-ready. To create a cohesive publication I suggested that the students use two typefaces: Meta Pro Serif and Meta Pro – though, in some cases, I kept the student's choice of typeface to maintain the spirit of their submissions. The submissions varied from writing to complex, multi-layered visual essays and it was interesting, through a series of online tutorials with each of the students, to learn about their intentions with the design of their essays and to help them achieve what they wanted to communicate.
Each essay is separated by a double page spread which includes the name of the student, the title and an abstract of their submission. This is faced by a detail from a large digital image created by Anders Walfridson which formed the poster for an exhibition of the students’ work that had taken place ahead of the publication of the book. The students were keen not to repeat the image on the cover (it appears at full size on the inside covers) so I came up with a design for the cover using words that the students had supplied that related to their submissions, using a line device to connect them.
Art evolution Report
Ross Ryan: Crinan to Catterline Catalogue
Published by The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2022
Texts by Ross Ryan and Christina Jansen
Photography by John McKenzie
Designed by James Brook
ISBN 978 1 912900 56 5
230 x 180 mm | 112 pages | Printed by Pureprint on Arctic Volume White 170gsm, with matt laminated paper cover printed on Arctic Volume White 250gsm
This is a catalogue that I designed for Ross Ryan’s exhibition, Crinan to Catterline, at the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, from 1 to 24 September 2022.
Ross Ryan’s artistic practice combines his intimate knowledge and understanding of the west coast of Scotland, his life as a professional skipper and his dedication as an artist. In 2021, Ross sailed the longest passage he has made on his boat, Sgarbh, to date; his intention was to record his journey between his home in Crinan to Catterline.
In this catalogue, alongside the works created on the voyage, the artist lays bare the weather conditions, his encounters with people, the places, the difficulties, the triumphs – of sometimes feeling alone, of feeling small, whilst feeling an intense wonder at the landscape from sea or land.
I created a palette of colours drawn from the artist's work to differentiate the different levels of information in the book – paintings and drawings, diary entries, photographs, and ephemera – alongside two typefaces, Bookmania and Columbia Titling, to create a hierarchy of information. I made full use of with the way that the quirky details in Columbia Titling are revealed when it is displayed at a larger scale, details that carry associations of the hand-painted names found on boats without being overly ‘nautical’.
The front and back cover feature a full bleed wraparound detail of Ryan’s painting, Storm Arwen, Catterline, 27/11/21, a favourite of the directors of the gallery; the title is set in different weights and sizes of Columbia Titling and is centred in a block, giving a taste of the layout inside. The inside cover features a plan of the Sgarbh, from The Motor Boat and Yachting magazine, October 1948, taken from the artist’s archive.
From the Archive: Platform Posters, 2020
Platform is the Edinburgh Art Festival’s annual showcase supporting artists in the early stages of their careers to make and present new work. This series of posters was displayed around the city, and are 1016mm x 1524mm and were printed by JackArts. Each poster follows the same template with an image from the four participating artists: Mark Bleakley, Rabindranath A Bhose, Rhona Jack and Susannah Stark.
Platform: 2022
Platform: 2022
Designed by James Brook for Edinburgh Art Festival, 2022
Booklet | 210 x 165 mm | 16 pages
Printed by Allander, Edinburgh, on Edixion Offset 170 gsm
Now in its 8th year, Platform: 2022 offers audiences an opportunity to experience the breadth and vitality of emerging contemporary art practice in Scotland. Platform: 2022 has been selected by writer and researcher Seán Elder, artist Lucy Skaer, and Director of Dundee Contemporary Arts, Beth Bate. The 2022 edition, curated by Laura McSorley, brings together new work by Saoirse Amira Anis, Emelia Kerr Beale, Lynsey MacKenzie and Jonny Walker.
The cover design includes circles taken from the colon that appears in the Platform: 2022 logo with imagery selected from one of the four artists, in this instance, the work of Lynsey MacKenzie. The leaflet is typeset in two typefaces, Freight Sans Pro and Adelle Sans, selected for their character and readability. The layout follows the design of previous iterations but, for this edition, has been adapted to include different types of information including a glossary of terms.
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