Hannah Byles

Hannah is a practitioner and lecturer. She studied BA (Hons) Graphic Design and went on to complete an MA in Graphic Communication at Central Saint Martins. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and has work in public and private collections.

Hannah’s area of practice is positioned in editorial and book design. After completion of a PGDip in Bookbinding and Restoration Hannah worked on bespoke projects and artists books. Exhibiting work in PAGES International Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, Bristol Artist’s Book Event (BABE) and Arts Libris, Barcelona.

With a keen interest in Letterpress and the use of letterpress within contemporary design Hannah’s experience has helped develop the letterpress and bookbinding resources within the University, cataloguing the typefaces, and constructing new typeface collections. Collaborative projects in this subject area have enabled the collection to merge with new technologies.

Recent interest has extended to archives and curation. Recently Hannah worked with TheGallery at AUB as joint curator of ‘Posters: The original Social Media?’ an exhibition showcasing posters from the eclectic collection of honorary fellow Mary V Mulllin. Hannah also works on the BA (Hons) Visual Communication annual graduate show and the external graduate shows in London.