Angus Hyland

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Angus Hyland (born 1963 in Brighton, East Sussex) is a British graphic designer and visual artist.

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Hyland studied information design at the London College of Printing and Graphic Art and Design at the Royal College of Art. After running his own studio in Soho in London for ten years, he became a partner in Pentagram's London offices in 1998.[ citation needed ]

He has worked with AkzoNobel, Asprey, the BBC, the British Council, the British Museum, Canongate Books, Citibank, the Crafts Council, Eat, Getty Images, Grant Thornton International, , Nokia, Penguin Random House, Phaidon Press, Pocket Canons, the Royal Academy of Arts, Maersk, Rolls-Royce, Samsung, The Sage Gateshead, Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, Hyland became consultant creative director to Laurence King Publishing, working in design, brand management, and generating new book concepts. [1] In 2015, he redesigned Eurosport's branding in the first major overhaul in 26 years. [2] Hyland was the curator of "Picture This", a British Council touring exhibition of contemporary London-based illustrators, and "Ballpoint", an exhibition of works by fifty artists created with or inspired by the ballpoint pen.[ citation needed ]

Hyland has authored thirteen books on art and graphic design, and was elected a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) in 1999. [3] In 2002 he received and honorary Master of Arts from the Surrey Institute of Art & Design. In 2012 Hyland was made a visiting fellow at the University of the Arts London. In 2014 and 2015 he served as an External Examiner on the MA Graphic Design course at the Royal College of Art.[ citation needed ]The Purple Book, published in June 2013 received the Book of the Year Award from the British Book Design and Production Awards. [4]

In June 2021 Hyland painted ten notebook covers for Pith's Creative Commissions, which were sold to raise money for Makebank. [5] In July 2021, he held his debut exhibition of paintings at the Cass Art Space in Glasgow. [6] Later that year, Hyland's paintings 'Looking for a certain ratio' were included in the 'Design House' exhibition as part of the London Design Festival 2021. [7]

As part of the 2023 London Design Festival, ‘Bags of Art & Design’, Hyland's collaboration with fellow Pentagram Partner Jon Marshall and client, Cass Art, was exhibited at Cromwell Place. [8]

Hyland's work has won five D&AD Yellow Pencils and the Grand Prix from the Scottish Design Awards.[ citation needed ] He also appeared in Independent on Sunday's "Top Ten Graphic Designers in the UK."[ citation needed ] Hyland writes a monthly column about logos for Transform. [9] He is married to writer and illustrator Marion Deuchars.[ citation needed ]

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  2. ↑ "DixonBaxi and Pentagram rebrand Eurosport". 13 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "AGI : Members : Hyland". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Laurence King triumphs at British Book Design awards | the Bookseller". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "pith—Angus Hyland". pith. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Angus Hyland: Artist Interview and Exhibition". Cass Art. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (21 September 2021). "Creative disciplines collide in this London townhouse". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "London Design Festival — Bags of Art and Design". londondesignfestival.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Angus' A-Z of logos: ABBA". Transform magazine. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Books by Angus Hyland". Designers & Books. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration - Angus Hyland". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "The Purple Book: Symbolism & Sensuality in Contemporary Art and Illustration".
  13. ↑ "The Book of the Dog: Dogs in Art". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Pentagram partner Angus Hyland chats to us about why dogs and design go together hand in paw".
  15. ↑ "Book of the Bird". Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  17. ↑ Wilson, Kendra; Hyland, Angus (25 September 2018). The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium. Laurence King. ISBN   978-1786273222.
  18. ↑ Hyland, Angus (16 October 2018). The Book of the Horse: Horses in Art. Laurence King. ISBN   978-1786272928.
  19. ↑ "The Book of the Tree". Laurence King. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "The Book of the Raven". Laurence King. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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