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

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, and for fifteen years oversaw all aspects of design, brand management, and was 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 thirteen 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]

In June 2021 Hyland was invited to take part in the first of sustainable stationery manufacturer Pith's Creative Commissions. He painted a series of ten bespoke covers which were made into notebooks and sold to raise money for the young people's social project Makebank.[6]

In July 2021, Hyland held his debut exhibition of paintings at the Cass Art Space in Glasgow.[7]

In September 2021, Hyland's paintings on canvas and paper 'Looking for a certain ratio' were included in the 'Design House' exhibition at 14 Cavendish Square, alongside works by Jasper Morrison, Sebastian Cox, 1882 Ltd and Sebastian Wrong as part of the London Design Festival 2021.[8]

As part of the 2023 London Design Festival, ‘Bags of Art & Design’, Hyland's collaboration with fellow Pentagram Partner Jon Marshall and longstanding client Cass Art, was exhibited at Cromwell Place.

Hyland’s column discussing his favourite logos ‘Angus Hyland's A-Z of logos’ is published monthly on Transform.

He 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[9]
  • Hand to Eye: Contemporary Illustration, Edited by Angus Hyland and Roanne Bell: Laurence King Publishing 2003[10]
  • C/ID:Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts, Edited by Angus Hyland and Emily King: Laurence King Publishing 2006[11]
  • The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration: Edited by Angus Hyland: Laurence King Publishing 2006[12]
  • Symbol, Edited by Angus Hyland and Steven Bateman: Laurence King Publishing 2011[13]
  • The Purple Book: Symbolism and Sensuality in Contemporary Art and Illustration, Written by Angus Hyland and Angharad Lewis: Laurence King Publishing 2013[14]
  • The Book of the Dog, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2015[15][16]
  • The Book of the Bird, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2016[17]
  • The Book of the Cat, Written by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts: Laurence King Publishing 2017[18]
  • The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2018[19]
  • The Book of the Horse, Written by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts: Laurence King Publishing 2018[20]
  • The Book of the Tree, Written by Angus Hyland and Kendra Wilson: Laurence King Publishing 2021[21]
  • The Book of the Raven, Written by Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts: Laurence King Publishing 2021 [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Twenty five years of Laurence King Publishing". 21 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "DixonBaxi and Pentagram rebrand Eurosport". 13 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Computer Arts magazine".
  4. ↑ "AGI : Members : Hyland". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Laurence King triumphs at British Book Design awards | the Bookseller".
  6. ↑ "pith—Angus Hyland". pith. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Angus Hyland: Artist Interview and Exhibition". Cass Art. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Magazine, Wallpaper* (21 September 2021). "Creative disciplines collide in this London townhouse". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Pen and Mouse: Commercial Art and Digital Illustration. August 2001.
  10. ↑ Hyland, Angus; Bell, Roanne (23 December 2003). Hand to Eye: Contemporary Illustration. ISBN 978-1856693394.
  11. ↑ King, Emily (13 July 2006). C/ID: Visual Identity and Branding for the Arts. ISBN 1856694089.
  12. ↑ "The Picture Book: Contemporary Illustration - Angus Hyland". Archived from the original on 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  13. ↑ "Creative Review - Symbol: From Pan Am to the Pompidou". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "The Purple Book: Symbolism & Sensuality in Contemporary Art and Illustration".
  15. ↑ "The Book of the Dog: Dogs in Art". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  16. ↑ "Pentagram partner Angus Hyland chats to us about why dogs and design go together hand in paw".
  17. ↑ "Book of the Bird". Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "The Book of the Cat: Cats in Art". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Wilson, Kendra; Hyland, Angus (25 September 2018). The Maze: A Labyrinthine Compendium. ISBN 978-1786273222.
  20. ↑ Hyland, Angus (16 October 2018). The Book of the Horse: Horses in Art. ISBN 978-1786272928.
  21. ↑ "The Book of the Tree". Laurence King. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "The Book of the Raven". Laurence King. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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