Author(s): Nick Deakin & James Dyer

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Graphics have a way of living that is often awkward and unplanned. We see it when they are ripped from walls, littered on streets and faded in shop windows. We wouldn’t say they are that way by design, however this everyday difference between graphics and their designs is underimagined in critical discourses. Graphic Events intensifies this difference in a montage of original essays and interviews that coax graphics into unfamiliar dialogues. Dr James Dyer is senior lecturer of Graphic Design at the University of Huddersfield. Dyer’s post-doctoral research in design theory has been published in academic journals and presented at prestigious institutes. Nick Deakin is senior lecturer of Graphic Design at Leeds Arts University. Deakin has exhibited worldwide and produced work for clients such as Coca Cola, Nike, The Guardian, Shell, New York Times, and The Hepworth, Wakefield. His commercial practice is conducted under the studio moniker Totally Okay.