David Sudlow | Graphic Design

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David is creative design manager at Nick Bell Design, responsible for design and project management of all exhibition and museum projects. In the past three years David has successfully completed major museum projects for Great North Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (May 2009), Museum of the Post Office in the Community, Blists Hill (December 2009), and he is currently leading design for Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia (due to complete 2012) and a new gallery at Science Museum, London (due to complete late 2010). He also design-managed wayfinding and signage projects for Great North Museum and Stanislavsky Factory, Moscow (2009).

Great North Museum was a £26million redevelopment project of the Hancock Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It opened in May 2009 after two years of graphic design input – part of an overall six year museum design project led by Casson Mann. Architecture was by Terry Farrell Architects, exhibition construction was by Beck Interiors and graphic fabrication by BAF Graphics. The Great North Museum has ten new gallery spaces, drawing together existing collections from the Hancock Museum, Shefton Collection, Museum of Antiquities and the Hatton Gallery. In the first four months of opening visitor numbers had reached 500,000 (200,000 more than the entire first year forecast). In January 2010 the museum was shortlisted for the Kids in Museums 'best museum' award and nominated to the Long Lists for both the Art Fund Prize 2010 and Museum & Heritage Awards 2010. It was Commended in the Museums, Galleries & Visitor Attractions category of the Design Week Awards 2010.

In addition to the exhibition graphic design, Nick Bell Design were responsible for wayfinding and signage designs for Great North Museum. David design-managed these elements through to installation and completion.

The British Postal Museum & Archive commissioned Nick Bell Design to create a new permanent gallery called The Museum of the Post Office in the Community. David led design and project management, working closely with collaborator Nick Coombe Architecture, and with exhibition contractors The Hub and graphic contractors Leach Colour. The gallery opened in December 2009.

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Biography Contact details Projects Nick Bell Design Ralph Appelbaum Associates London College of Communication University of Applied Arts, Vienna East Studio Links		Nick Bell Design David is creative design manager at Nick Bell Design, responsible for design and project management of all exhibition and museum projects. In the past three years David has successfully completed major museum projects for Great North Museum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (May 2009), Museum of the Post Office in the Community, Blists Hill (December 2009), and he is currently leading design for Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia (due to complete 2012) and a new gallery at Science Museum, London (due to complete late 2010). He also design-managed wayfinding and signage projects for Great North Museum and Stanislavsky Factory, Moscow (2009). Great North Museum was a £26million redevelopment project of the Hancock Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It opened in May 2009 after two years of graphic design input – part of an overall six year museum design project led by Casson Mann. Architecture was by Terry Farrell Architects, exhibition construction was by Beck Interiors and graphic fabrication by BAF Graphics. The Great North Museum has ten new gallery spaces, drawing together existing collections from the Hancock Museum, Shefton Collection, Museum of Antiquities and the Hatton Gallery. In the first four months of opening visitor numbers had reached 500,000 (200,000 more than the entire first year forecast). In January 2010 the museum was shortlisted for the Kids in Museums 'best museum' award and nominated to the Long Lists for both the Art Fund Prize 2010 and Museum & Heritage Awards 2010. It was Commended in the Museums, Galleries & Visitor Attractions category of the Design Week Awards 2010. In addition to the exhibition graphic design, Nick Bell Design were responsible for wayfinding and signage designs for Great North Museum. David design-managed these elements through to installation and completion. The British Postal Museum & Archive commissioned Nick Bell Design to create a new permanent gallery called The Museum of the Post Office in the Community. David led design and project management, working closely with collaborator Nick Coombe Architecture, and with exhibition contractors The Hub and graphic contractors Leach Colour. The gallery opened in December 2009. nickbelldesign.co.uk