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Nick Bax (born 1970) is a British designer whose twenty year practice spans the fields of graphics, creative direction and art.
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Early life
Nick Bax [1] was born in Huddersfield, England in 1970. He studied art and design at Rotherham College of Arts & Technology from 1986–1988 and graphic design at North Essex School of Art (Colchester Institute) from 1988–1990.
The Designers Republic (1990–92)
In 1990 Bax became a member of The Designers Republic (TDR) and helped to establish it as one of the most influential graphic design companies in the world. Activity during this time was primarily for the music industry, including record covers for Pop Will Eat Itself, The Orb and Warp Records.
Mainartery (1992–93)
In February 1992 Bax was recruited by Mainartery, London, where he worked for 18 months, designing for artists signed to Sony, EMI, Phonogram and Simon Cowell (Arista).
The Designers Republic (1993–2007)
Bax returned to TDR in July 1993, designing covers for key British artists such as Aphex Twin, Pulp and Supergrass. He also produced artwork for record labels including Warp Records and React, and the groundbreaking video games Wipeout and Grand Theft Auto. Other projects included packaging for Sony Aibo, rebrand of Nickelodeon, design of a TDR Swatch, MTV Qoob project, a visual identity for The University of Sheffield and an invitation to design the flag of Slovenia.
During this time, Bax exhibited with TDR at various galleries and locations around the world including the Barbican Centre (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Barcelona), Passage de Retz (Paris), Electraglide Festival (Tokyo), and Artists Space (New York). He also contributed to the TDR issue of Emigre magazine (#29, 1994),[2] which is now part of the permanent design collection in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.[3]
Humanstudio (2007–present)
In 2007 Bax founded Humanstudio (aka Human), a multi-disciplinary design team.
Live visual performances by Human, known as the HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) series, have taken place at various venues around the world including Liege, Belgium (with Monsieur Magnetik), Ministry of Sound, London, Warehouse Project, Manchester, WMC Miami, Hyperspace, Budapest and Parc La Pau, Barcelona (with Dubfire).
As part of the 2010 Sensoria Festival, Human performed 'Music For Real Airports' with musicians The Black Dog at the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield, UK.[4] In 2010 Human collaborated with artist Paul Evans and poet Chris Jones on the exhibition 'Origin010' at the Sheffield Institute of Art Gallery.[5][6]
The exhibition 'namuH: Humanstudio Selected Projects' took place at the Calm&Punk Gallery,[7] Tokyo, Japan, in December 2010.[8][9]
In Feb 2011, Volume 4 of the printed series 'Gasbook Pop' was dedicated to Human's non-commercial work.
In May 2011, Human designed and co-curated the exhibition 'Inhabiting Space'[10] with a team of academics from the University of Sheffield.
'The Art of SCI+TEC', an exhibition of Human's designs for the SCI+TEC music label took place at Corretger5 Gallery (Barcelona) during the annual Sónar Festival, June 2011.[11]
Human have completed design projects for many organisations including MTV, Roewe (China),[12] Swatch, Kilgour, TIGI, University of Sheffield, Fitriani, Arts Council, Toni&Guy and Urban Splash.
In 2009, Bax succeeded Peter Saville as art consultant for the iconic London tailors Kilgour.
Bax is a fellow of the Royal Society of Art (FRSA) and a visiting lecturer in design and visual communication at various universities and institutions. He is also an advisor on cultural engagement for the University of Sheffield.
References
- ^ SHIFT – JAPAN-BASED INTERNATIONAL ONLINE MAGAZINE May 2011
- ^ Back Issue:Emigre magazine #29 1994
- ^ Emigre magazine #29 Museum of Modern Art 1994
- ^ Music For Real Airports Sensoria Festival 2010
- ^ The Guardian:The Guide 14 August 2010
- ^ Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery Origin010: New work by Paul Evans, Chris Jones and Humanstudio
- ^ EXHIBITION : 2010年12月17日〜 12月26日 namuH: Humanstudio, Selected Projects. Calm&Punk Gallery
- ^ namuH : Human studio , Selected Projects GAS AS INTERFACE :: ガスアズインターフェイス, 28 October 2010
- ^ NAMUH SHIFT 日本語版 | NAMUH: HUMANSTUDIO, SELECTED PROJECTS
- ^ Inhabiting Space Exhibition May 2011
- ^ The Art of SCI+TEC June 2011
- ^ Human brands Roewe events for China Published Date: 23 Jul 2010
External links
- Official website
- Music For Real Airports With musicians The Black Dog
- Origin010 Human collaboration with artist Paul Evans and poet Chris Jones
Categories:- British graphic designers
- English graphic designers
- People from Sheffield
- Living people
- 1970 births
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