David Sudlow | Communication Design

David Sudlow About David Sudlow is a designer specialising in environmental graphic design for museum and exhibition design, architecture, wayfinding and signage. He has designed well-known permanent galleries and exhibitions across the UK and internationally, and uses his expertise in visual communication to tell stories, educate, inform and open minds. Read full biography Major projects Since 2007 David has been Creative Design Manager at Nick Bell Design, a leading UK design company specialising in graphic design and communication for museum and architectural environments. Read about major projects Major projects at Nick Bell Design include: Atmosphere: Exploring climate science for the Science Museum in London, 2010 Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia, USA, due 2012 Great North Museum: permanent galleries in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2009 Great North Museum: wayfinding and signage in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2009 Museum of the Post Office in the Community for British Postal Museum & Archive, Blists Hill, 2009 Bodelwyddan Castle an outpost of the National Portrait Gallery in North Wales, 2008 Stanislavsky Factory in Moscow, Russia, 2008 David is involved in all projects from conception to completion, including all stages of the design process, design management, commissioning and art direction, and he is also experienced in digital and multimedia strategy, scripting, editing and interpretation design. Current commissions at Nick Bell Design include a new exhibition for National Trust Chartwell, the family home of Sir Winston Churchill, due to open in 2012, and exhibition graphic design for the new First World War Galleries at Imperial War Museum London, a project led by the exhibition designers Casson Mann, which is due to open in 2014 as part of the museum's centenary project. Teaching Between 2004 and 2008 David taught graphic design at two different degree programmes. From 2004 to 2007 he was an Associate Lecturer at the London College of Communication and between 2006 and 2008 he was a visiting tutor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria. Read more He has led numerous workshops on graphic design, including the London College of Communication (LCC) Design Summer School (2006 and 2007) and in 2010 he gave the keynote address at the LCC School of Graphic Design graduation ceremony. In 2009 David was invited to be an external consult for the creation of the MA Design Writing Criticism postgraduate degree at the LCC. Memberships David is a member of the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) and attends regular continuing professional development workshops and events at the Design Business Association (DBA) and Museums Association (MA).		At a glance Email ds@sudlowdesign.com Telephone +44 (0)7818 064 107 Major projects at Nick Bell Design, since 2007 Atmosphere: Exploring climate science, Science Museum, London Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia, USA Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne Museum of the Post Office in the Community, Blists Hill, Ironbridge Bodelwyddan Castle, North Wales Stanislavsky Factory, Moscow, Russia Horus Offices, London Harmsworth Room, Cabinet War Rooms, London at Ralph Appelbaum Associates, 2004–07 London Transport Museum Culloden Battlefield Memorial Visitor Centre, Nr Inverness, Scotland Nelson & Napoleon, National Maritime Museum Royal Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland (HLF funding proposal) as an Independent designer, 2004–07 Zineb Sidera, Photographers’ Gallery, book design with SMITH Albert Oehlen, Whitechapel Gallery, London, and Arnolfini, Bristol, book design with SMITH George Hanson Critical Forum, book design, Loman Street Studio Teaching As part of his professional practice, David maintains an active interest in design education and over the past 7 years has held a number of teaching responsibilities: Associate Lecturer in graphic design, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, 2004–07 Visiting tutor in graphic design, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, 2006–08 External consultant, MA Design Writing Criticism, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, 2008 Keynote address, graduation ceremony, School of Graphic Design, London College of Communication, 2009 Lead tutor, Design Summer School, London College of Communication, 2006 and 2007 Education MA Communication Art & Design, Royal College of Art, 2004 awarded distinction for the thesis ‘Communication Origination’ BA (Hons.) First Class Typography/ Graphic & Media Design, London College of Printing (now London College of Communication, University of the Arts London), 2002 Clients/ Collaborators/ Employers AllofUs Arnolfini British Postal Museum & Archive Casson Mann Cathi Nippe Cogapp Coombe Architecture Endpoint Engage Productions Fraser Randall Imperial War Museum Cabinet War Rooms John McAslan + Partners Loman Street Studio London College of Communication London Transport Museum National Portrait Gallery Nick Bell Design Nick Coombe Architecture Nils Kloth Metaphor Open Editions Paulus Dreibholz Ralph Appelbaum Associates Royal College of Art Science Museum Smith International Teaching Type Terry Farrell and Partners The National Trust Tyne & Wear Museums University of Applied Arts, Vienna Whitechapel Gallery Contact details Email ds@sudlowdesign.com Telephone +44 (0)7818 064 107 All content copyright © David Sudlow, 2011 or as credited. Photography by David Sudlow, James Morris, Casson Mann, Nick Bell Design, Ralph Appelbaum Associates