Craig Oldham

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Craig Michael Oldham (born 1985, Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is a British designer based in the UK. Oldham has produced design work in design, film, television, art, retail, sports, entertainment, and education.

Biography[edit]

Oldham has worked with various clients in a range of sectors including notably Manchester City F.C.,[1] Chester Zoo,[2] Creative Review and the re-brand of the BRIT Awards with Vivienne Westwood in 2011.[3] He's also worked with Archbishop Sentamu Academy, BBC, The Christie NHS Trust, The Co-operative, D&AD, Leeds Print Festival, The Manchester Evening News, National Football Museum, Nokia, The Poundshop, Universal Music Group, and Yorkshire Water.

He has been profiled in Grafik Magazine[4] and Design Week,[5] has won numerous awards including D&AD,[6] Design Week Awards,[7] Roses,[8] Art Directors Club,[9] Type Directors Club,[10] New York Festivals,[11] Creative Review Annual, and has contributed articles for Creative Review,[12] Grafik Magazine,[13] Eye Magazine,[14] Baseline Magazine,[15] IDEA Magazine,[16] and Design Week.[17]

Oldham has also published numerous of his own works, which have been predominantly educational in focus such as 12IN12 in 2007 and 10 Penneth in 2010. In 2012, Oldham began the educational initiative The Democratic Lecture,[18] and published his third book of the same name.[19] He also was involved in the exhibition Art Relay.[20]

In 2011, Oldham published the book The Hand.Written.Letter.Project[21][22] and has since exhibited the project in London in 2011,[23] and in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012,[24] with plans to tour the UK, and internationally in 2013.

He was also involved in the exhibition Art Relay[25] in 2012, and After Hours at Jerwood Visual Arts[26] in 2013.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Adebayor: First of the Big Four – News – Manchester City FC
  2. ^ "Creative Review – Music redraws Chester Zoo's identity". Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ Brit awards break with past in biggest-ever shakeup | Music | The Guardian
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Graphics – Craig Oldham | Features | Design Week
  6. ^ "The Hand Written Letter Project Book | Music | the National Literacy Trust | D&AD Awards 2012 Pencil Winner | Entire Books | D&AD".
  7. ^ The 2012 Design Week Awards winners | Awards 2012 | Design Week
  8. ^ Roses Design Awards by Carnyx 2010 Award Winners: Craig Oldham – "10 Penneth" – Music – AdForum: Award Winning Ads
  9. ^ Art Directors Club / Archive Search
  10. ^ TDC 55 Winners | Type Directors Club Archived 27 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ New York Festivals Awards – Winners Showcase Archived 5 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Creative Review – Design guidelines". Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Music" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  14. ^ Eye Magazine
  15. ^ Baseline : Browse/Buy
  16. ^ [ idea-mag.com ] » idea magazine » IDEA No. 340 : Forms of Practice Archived 21 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Inspired – Craig Oldham | Industry Voice | Design Week
  18. ^ "Creative Review – The Democratic Lecture". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  19. ^ The Democratic Lecture. UK: Unified Theory Of Everything. 2012. p. 76. ISBN 9780957134218.
  20. ^ It's Nice That : Artists set the Olympic agenda in new KK Outlet Art Relay show
  21. ^ "Creative Review – Exhibition: Hand.Written.Letter.Project". Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  22. ^ The Hand.Written.Letter.Project. UK: Unified Theory Of Everything. 2011. p. 136. ISBN 9780957134201.
  23. ^ Hand.Written.Letter.Project | Days Out | Time Out London
  24. ^ "Exhibitions | Sofia Design Week 2012 | Edno". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  25. ^ "KK Outlet". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  26. ^ "Jerwood Encounters: After Hours | Jerwood Encounters | Jerwood Visual Arts". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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