Writer

Michael Mack was born in Zimbabwe and moved to England in 1980 where he trained and worked as a lawyer. In 1989 he moved to Paris and then left law to study an arts MA. Now based in London, he is a freelance art director, editor, curator and writer.

Born in 1947, Erik Spiekermann studied history of art and English in Berlin.

Hans Bernhard is a writer, actionist and a media artist working in the field of media hacking, txt-modification and net.art.

Lewis Blackwell is an internationally respected writer, critic and lecturer on creative trends. His books have regularly been bestsellers, and range from explorations of the leading edge of creative work to typographic history.

David Redhead is creative director of Cultureshock Media, a company specialising in custom publishing, broadcasting and design in the cultural sphere (www.cultureshockmedia.co.uk).

Tyler Brûlé launched Wallpaper* in 1996, which became an instant publishing success. In 1997 Time Warner purchased Wallpaper* and it’s now sold in more than 50 countries. The magazine has won numerous awards for its design, international relevance and use of typography and has become part of the cultural vocabulary.

Lynda Relph-Knight has been editor of the UK’s Design Week since 1989. The role encompasses editing the world’s first and only weekly design magazine and its daily website, as well as overseeing the Design Week Awards and Benchmarks prize scheme for branding.

Kerryn du Preez went from a National Higher Diploma in Journalism at Natal Technikon in 1990 straight into editorial assistant of the Sunday Times newspaper.

Patrick Burgoyne is the editor of Creative Review, the leading monthly magazine for the communication arts. He is also the author of several books on design including the web design series, Browser, Reload and Used.

Marcus Fairs is the current editor of Dezeen, former editor of Icon magazine and the author of the book Twenty-First Century Design.