Workshops and Lectures

Inspiring the students of Arts University Bournemouth

My lectures and workshops also help bridge the gap between academia and industry. Through my lectures and collecting, I strive to promote design as a ever-changing dynamic industry that has the power to shape and improve the world we live in.

Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories

• Japan
• Japanese Modernism

Japanese Modernism

Japanese modern design was heavily influenced by European art movements, particularly modernism and the Bauhaus school. As Japan's advertising industry expanded, it increasingly drew from Western culture, especially television and film, resulting in designs that were eclectic, vibrant, and infused with modernist energy.

Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design

• Commercial Modernism

A brief summary on the Poster Designer’s Task by Prof. H. K. Frenzel, 1930s/40s

A brief summary of a poster designer’s tasks from the late 1930s. I have illustrated the article with a selection of scanned posters from Cooper’s book.