David Sudlow | Communication Design

David Sudlow About Major projects David has worked on well-known national and international exhibition and graphic design projects, both as an employee and as an independent practitioner. Since 2007 he 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. In his time at Nick Bell Design, David has been responsible for the graphic design and a/v art direction for several major museum and exhibition projects, and for leading and design-managing wayfinding and signage projects. These include: Atmosphere: Exploring climate science exhibition graphic design and a/v art direction Benjamin Franklin Museum exhibition graphic design, a/v art direction and wayfinding Great North Museum: permanent galleries exhibition graphic design and a/v art direction Great North Museum: wayfinding and signage wayfinding and signage Museum of the Post Office in the Community interpretation and exhibition graphic design Bodelwyddan Castle wayfinding and interpretation graphics Stanislavsky Factory environmental graphic design, wayfinding and signage Harmsworth Room environmental graphic design Horus London Office environmental graphic design Prior to joining Nick Bell Design, David worked as a graphic designer for the London office of international museum designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates. In his time there he designed the permanent galleries at the London Transport Museum, delivered the final design stage for the Culloden Battlefield Memorial Visitor Centre, and was involved in exhibitions for the National Maritime Museum and masterplanning for the Royal Museum, Edinburgh. London Transport Museum exhibition graphic design and a/v art direction Culloden Battlefield Memorial Visitor Centre exhibition graphic design and a/v art direction Nelson & Napoleon, National Maritime Museum, exhibition graphic design Royal Museum (HLF funding masterplanning) Read a full biography		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