Recently published article about researching graphic designers using performative methods

Abstract for Re-performing Design: using dramaturgy to uncover graphic designers’ perceptions of stakeholders

Graphic design, as a specific research discipline, has been largely underrepresented in academia, with the literature suggesting this is partially due to difficulties in researching its professional practitioners. [continues here…]

Coca-Cola and design

Chapter abstract on design and Coca-Cola from a forthcoming book ‘Decoding Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola wave shape remains an informative aspect of the company’s core design elements – the script logo and contour bottle shape – and underpins most aspects of the visual design of the company’s branding and advertising. [continues here…]

Article about defamiliarisation, design and photography

Abstract for Photographic (In)authenticity: making strange as a creative practice response

Debates around authenticity within photographic discourse are persistent. Some have revolved around documentary photography, while other discussions focus on the ethical validity of digitally edited news photographs and indeed the photographic medium itself. [continues here…]