Angus Hyland

Angus Hyland (born 1963 in Brighton, East Sussex) is a British graphic designer.

Biography

Hyland studied information design at the London College of Printing and Graphic Art and Design at the Royal College of Art. After running his own successful studio in Soho in London for ten years, he became a partner in Pentagram's London offices in 1998.

He has worked with a wide range of private and public sector clients including AkzoNobel, Asprey, the BBC, the British Council, the British Museum, Canongate Books, Cass Art, Citibank, the Crafts Council, Daishin Securities, Eat, Getty Images, Grant Thornton International, Mulberry, Nokia, Penguin Random House, Phaidon Press, Pocket Canons, Reed Exhibitions, the Royal Academy of Arts, Maersk, Rolls-Royce, Samsung, The Sage Gateshead, Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern.

In 2005, Hyland was appointed consultant creative director to Laurence King Publishing, where he oversees all aspects of design and brand management and is responsible for generating new book concepts.[1]

In 2015, Hyland redesigned Eurosport's identity in the first major overhaul of the sports broadcaster's image in 26 years.[2]

Hyland's work has been widely published[3] and exhibited and has received over one hundred creative awards including five D&AD Yellow Pencils and the Grand Prix from the Scottish Design Awards. He also featured in Independent on Sunday's' "Top Ten Graphic Designers in the UK".

Hyland was the curator of "Picture This", a British Council touring exhibition featuring the work of contemporary London-based illustrators, and "Ballpoint", an exhibition featuring works by fifty artists created with or inspired by the traditional ballpoint pen.

Hyland has authored eleven books on art and graphic design, and was elected a member of Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI)[4] in 1999. In 2002 he received and honorary Master of Arts from the Surrey Institute of Art & Design. In 2012 Hyland was made a visiting fellow at the University of the Arts London. In 2014 and 2015 he served as an External Examiner on the MA Graphic Design course at the Royal College of Art. The Purple Book, published in June 2013 received the Book of the Year Award from the British Book Design and Production Awards.[5]

Hyland is married to writer and illustrator Marion Deuchars.

Writing
  • Pen and Mouse: Commercial Art and Digital Illustration, Edited by Angus Hyland: Laurence King Publishing 2001[6]
  • Hand to Eye: Contemporary Illustration, Edited by Angus Hyland and Roanne Bell: Laurence King Publishing 2003[7]
  • C/ID:Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts, Edited by Angus Hyland and Emily King: Laurence King Publishing 2006[8]
  • The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration: Edited by Angus Hyland: Laurence King Publishing 2006[9]
  • Symbol, Edited by Angus Hyland and Steven Bateman: Laurence King Publishing 2011[10]
  • The Purple Book: Symbolism and Sensuality in Contemporary Art and Illustration, Written by Angus Hyland and Angharad Lewis: Laurence King Publishing 2013[11]
  • The Book of the Dog, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2015[12][13]
  • The Book of the Bird, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2016[14]
  • The Book of the Cat, Written by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts: Laurence King Publishing 2017[15]
  • The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2018[16]
  • The Book of the Horse, Written by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts: Laurence King Publishing 2018[17]
gollark: The problem is that if there's just one fixed answer all the time it could be autotyped in.
gollark: Hmm, I suppose I could add *two* ways to do that.
gollark: They are silly.
gollark: Again, it's not specifically about knowing what a semiprime is as much as being willing/able to actually look up stuff.
gollark: Of course they do. Everyone is obviously like me apart from having had slightly different life experiences.

See also
  • Pentagram (design studio)

References
  1. https://www.creativereview.co.uk/twenty-five-years-laurence-king/
  2. https://www.creativereview.co.uk/dixonbaxi-and-pentagram-rebrand-eurosport/
  3. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/in_depth/interviews/angus_hyland
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/laurence-king-triumphs-british-book-design-awards.html
  6. https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Pen-Mouse-Commercial-Digital-Illustration-Angus-Hyland/0823039889
  7. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hand-Eye-Contemporary-Angus-Hyland/dp/1856693392
  8. https://www.amazon.com/ID-Visual-Identity-Branding-Arts/dp/1856694089
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-07-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Purple-Book-Sensuality-Symbolism-Contemporary-Angus-Hyland/9781780671253-item.html
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/angus-hyland-pentagram-why-i-love-dogs
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maze-Labyrinthine-Compendium-Kendra-Wilson/dp/1786273225
  17. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Horse-Angus-Hyland/dp/178627292X
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