After Hours: A Talk by Adrian Shaughnessy

About

Adrian Shaughnessy, graphic designer, writer and senior tutor at the Royal College of Art, discusses the main curatorial theme of the exhibition After Hours. Shaughnessy is a graphic designer and writer based in London. In 1989 he co-founded the design company Intro. Today he runs ShaughnessyWorks, a consultancy combining design and editorial direction. He is a founding partner in Unit Editions, a publishing company producing books on design and visual culture. Shaughnessy has written and art directed numerous books on design including How to be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul which has sold over 80,000 copies to date. A new edition appeared in 2010. His latest book is Ken Garland: Structure & Substance (Unit Editions). He writes for Eye, Creative Review and Design Observer, and is an occasional contributor to avant-garde music magazine The Wire. From 2006 until 2009, Shaughnessy was editor of Varoom, a publication devoted to the critical appraisal of illustration. Shaughnessy has been interviewed frequently on television and radio and lectures extensively around the world. He hosts a radio show called Graphic Design on the Radio on Resonance FM. All events are free but must be booked in advance. For more information or to book a place, please contact Jerwood Visual Arts. Telephone: 020 7654 0179 Email: mailto:jva@jerwoodspace.co.uk Address: JVA at Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, Bankside, London, SE1 0LN.