Manic Street Preachers’ designer visits WSA

On Wednesday 19^th October, Steven Stacey will deliver our first ‘Insights from the Field’ lecture of the 2016/17 academic year. Steven is a former Senior Designer at Sony Music and Routledge Publishing, and has established himself as one of the most in-demand and versatile graphic designers working within the UK music and creative industries. With over a decade’s experience, Steven has built a portfolio of bold and distinctive design work covering a variety of disciplines including art direction, typography, branding and image making. He has worked on campaigns for a diverse range of artists from Manic Street Preachers to Calvin Harris, Miles Kane to Olly Murs, Lou Reed to Will Young, created striking cover artwork for a variety of publications and developed brand identities for companies ranging from new businesses to global record label Arista Records. Steven is also an ex-student of BA Graphic Arts programme leader Derek Yates and his visit will reunite him with his old tutor after over 20 years.