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It’s really exciting to be involved in design education and it means I’m playing my part in allowing future designers to realise their thoughts and show their designs to the world.
Marketing & Communications Lead
Global
Oli Stevenson
Born just outside of London, Oli Stevenson moved to Birmingham for uni and ended up staying for five years working in marketing in art galleries. He moved back to London and joined the global marketing and communications team at Shillington, where he loves being surrounded by creative people all the time. Outside of work, he likes taking photos of signs and buildings, reading magazines and browsing menus.
What do you love about design?
I think it’s always been innate in me, without me realising. I’ve always been obsessed by books, magazines and other bits of print–often grabbing something ‘cos of how the packaging looks. During my Art History degree I was always leaning towards design rather than fine art—to my lecturer’s dismay. I think that “don’t judge a book by its cover” is the biggest lie we’re told.
Why do you enjoy working in design education?
Design is somebody’s creativity and imagination made physical and I think that’s really cool. It’s really exciting to be involved in design education and it means I’m playing my part in allowing future designers to realise their thoughts and show their designs to the world.
What keeps you busy outside of Shillington?
You can often find me in the kitchen, music on, drink in hand, making something delicious. This also means I’ve got my nose in a cookbook quite a lot of the time. Or hunting out the most delicious restaurants London has to offer. Shout out to Mangal 2 and St. John.
The rest of the time, I’m getting my teeth stuck into a good novel or piece of non-fiction; out on my bike around and about East London with my camera, stopping for a good coffee/beer/wine; hanging out at the Barbican—in their galleries, cinema or conservatory. Finally, I like to get out of the city occasionally, finding nature for a breath of fresh air.
What or who are you loving right now?
This could be a huge list, so I’ll try and keep it brief. I love a nice, tactile piece of print. My favourites right now are Weird Walk, which describes itself as journal of wanderings and wonderings from the British Isles, Pit, an indie magazine about BBQ that has some beautiful photography and art direction, and anything from Four Corners Books.
Otherwise, I’m really enjoying the work of Studio Helmo and Textbook Studio. The organiser in me is loving the red, white and blue work of Crispin Finn and Mancunian Dave Bailey’s illustrations always bring a smile to my face. Finally, Tillingham are not only making some banging British wines but their bottles also look great on a shelf (full or empty).
If you were a typeface, what would you be?
Sunday Clarendon Black. Big, bold and beautiful.
What’s your favourite blog?
I am a big fan of The Modernist, it’s mainly print-based but a lot of the archive is on their website too. And Fonts In Use—it’s like Shazam for fonts, kind of. Gurafiku, a visual collection of Japanese graphic design, is also a hell of a browse.
It’s really exciting to be involved in design education and it means I’m playing my part in allowing future designers to realise their thoughts and show their designs to the world.
Marketing & Communications Lead
Global
Oli Stevenson
Born just outside of London, Oli Stevenson moved to Birmingham for uni and ended up staying for five years working in marketing in art galleries. He moved back to London and joined the global marketing and communications team at Shillington, where he loves being surrounded by creative people all the time. Outside of work, he likes taking photos of signs and buildings, reading magazines and browsing menus.
What do you love about design?
I think it’s always been innate in me, without me realising. I’ve always been obsessed by books, magazines and other bits of print–often grabbing something ‘cos of how the packaging looks. During my Art History degree I was always leaning towards design rather than fine art—to my lecturer’s dismay. I think that “don’t judge a book by its cover” is the biggest lie we’re told.
Why do you enjoy working in design education?
Design is somebody’s creativity and imagination made physical and I think that’s really cool. It’s really exciting to be involved in design education and it means I’m playing my part in allowing future designers to realise their thoughts and show their designs to the world.
What keeps you busy outside of Shillington?
You can often find me in the kitchen, music on, drink in hand, making something delicious. This also means I’ve got my nose in a cookbook quite a lot of the time. Or hunting out the most delicious restaurants London has to offer. Shout out to Mangal 2 and St. John.
The rest of the time, I’m getting my teeth stuck into a good novel or piece of non-fiction; out on my bike around and about East London with my camera, stopping for a good coffee/beer/wine; hanging out at the Barbican—in their galleries, cinema or conservatory. Finally, I like to get out of the city occasionally, finding nature for a breath of fresh air.
What or who are you loving right now?
This could be a huge list, so I’ll try and keep it brief. I love a nice, tactile piece of print. My favourites right now are Weird Walk, which describes itself as journal of wanderings and wonderings from the British Isles, Pit, an indie magazine about BBQ that has some beautiful photography and art direction, and anything from Four Corners Books.
Otherwise, I’m really enjoying the work of Studio Helmo and Textbook Studio. The organiser in me is loving the red, white and blue work of Crispin Finn and Mancunian Dave Bailey’s illustrations always bring a smile to my face. Finally, Tillingham are not only making some banging British wines but their bottles also look great on a shelf (full or empty).
If you were a typeface, what would you be?
Sunday Clarendon Black. Big, bold and beautiful.
What’s your favourite blog?
I am a big fan of The Modernist, it’s mainly print-based but a lot of the archive is on their website too. And Fonts In Use—it’s like Shazam for fonts, kind of. Gurafiku, a visual collection of Japanese graphic design, is also a hell of a browse.
Andrew Shillington
Founder & CEO, Global
Anthony Wood
Managing Director, Global
Clare Terry
Director, Australia
Shanti Sparrow
Director of Teaching, Global
Andy Judd
Head, United Kingdom
Sydney Ligouri
Head, New York
John Palowski
Head of Course Content, Global
Chris Norman
Lead Course Content, Southern Hemisphere
Clay Allison
Experience Manager, United Kingdom
Alex Daley
Experience Manager, United States
Ella Shillington
Experience Manager, Australia
Sara Mazzoni
Head of Marketing & Communications, Global
Dina Shirin
Marketing & Communications Lead, Global
Oli Stevenson
Marketing & Communications Lead, Global
George Simkin
Lead Teacher, London
Fiona Martin
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Tia Queen
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Mehul Patel
Graphic Design Teacher, Manchester
Spencer Harrison
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Amy Prus
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Maja Cule
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Frankie Young
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Lizzie Curtis
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Jamie Lawson
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Wayne Smith
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Adam Busby
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Jimmy Muldoon
Teacher & Special Projects, New York
Alan Barba
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Bonnie Eichelberger
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Nick Smith
Lead Teacher, United Kingdom
Maaya Lad
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Dave Bird
Graphic Design Teacher, Manchester
Hilary Archer
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Tina Victoria Afshar
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Ed Cornish
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Simon Wiltshire
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney
Mitch Reyes
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Jack Trotman
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Mary Faber
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Jen Hall
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Nick Bailey
Graphic Design Teacher, Brisbane
Johnny Boardman
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Shrenik Ganatra
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Olivia Chen
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney
Marcea Decker
Lead Teacher, Online
Kody Pangburn
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Kim Melvin
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Emma Tobin
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Annette Dennis
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Katie Mihailovits
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Rachel Broaders
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Missy Dempsey
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney
Mark Ellis
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Claire Hamilton
Graphic Design Teacher, Online
Lovish Saini
Graphic Design Teacher, Manchester
Cathy Sison
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Michael Zhang
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Benny Hinman
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney
Deepa Shanbhag
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Tim King
Graphic Design Teacher, Sydney
Natalia Zuluaga
Graphic Design Teacher, London
Kym Rohman
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Róisín Lowe
Graphic Design Teacher, Melbourne
Thiago Eichner
Graphic Design Teacher, New York
Tessa Canon
Graphic Design Teacher, New York