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Adrian Shaughnessy

Adrian Shaughnessy is a graphic designer and writer based in London. In 1989 he co-founded the design company Intro. Today he runs ShaughnessyWorks, a consultancy combining design and editorial direction. He is a founding partner in Unit Editions, a publishing company producing books on design and visual culture.

Shaughnessy has written and art directed numerous books on design including  How to be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul which has sold 70,000 copies to date. He latest book is Graphic Design: A User’s Manual.

He writes regularly for Eye and Creative Review, and has a monthly column in Design Week. He is an occasional contributor to avant-garde music magazine The Wire. From 2006 until 2009, Shaughnessy was editor of Varoom, a publication devoted to the critical appraisal of illustration. Shaughnessy has been interviewed frequently on television and radio. He lectures extensively around the world, and hosts a radio show called Graphic Design on the Radio on Resonance FM.


Contact Information:
adrian [at] shaughnessyworks.com
www.thisisrealart.com/