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Mike Dempsey
My name is Mike Dempsey. I have been a graphic designer for more years than I care to remember.
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Eighth Grade: School's out
Posted 5 days ago at Graphic Journey Blog
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Email it to me at mike@studiodempsey.co.uk
Commented Apr 30, 2019 on Bentley/Farrell/Burnett at Graphic Journey Blog
Bentley/Farrell/Burnett
It’s funny how there are trends in the naming of design companies. Currently we have a passion for the singular and quirky : Spin, Yes, Form, Purpose, Together, - you get the idea. In the 50s and early 60s it was all a bit technical sounding, with collectives like, Design Research Unit, Plannin...
Hello Molly - Yes please do, I'd be interested to see it.
Commented Apr 30, 2019 on Bentley/Farrell/Burnett at Graphic Journey Blog
Bentley/Farrell/Burnett
It’s funny how there are trends in the naming of design companies. Currently we have a passion for the singular and quirky : Spin, Yes, Form, Purpose, Together, - you get the idea. In the 50s and early 60s it was all a bit technical sounding, with collectives like, Design Research Unit, Plannin...
Stanley Kubrick: Don't look back
Posted Apr 14, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Hello Patsy - Thank you for getting in touch.
You might be interested to know that I wrote a long feature article on B/F/B in 2017 for Eye magazine. It has a much fuller piece on Michael and what happened to him. You can read a small extract here: http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/the-men-who-fell-to-earth
Commented Apr 7, 2019 on Bentley/Farrell/Burnett at Graphic Journey Blog
Bentley/Farrell/Burnett
It’s funny how there are trends in the naming of design companies. Currently we have a passion for the singular and quirky : Spin, Yes, Form, Purpose, Together, - you get the idea. In the 50s and early 60s it was all a bit technical sounding, with collectives like, Design Research Unit, Plannin...
ABCD '19: Pick of the shelf
Posted Apr 7, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Dear Emma
What a lovely message to receive on this sunny Saturday morning.
And for something I produced four decades ago.
It is wonderful to know that the book helped trigger your own creative journey. I have met and worked with many remarkable talents over my life and for me, Justin Todd stands out as a genius.
As far as I know, Justin, well into his 80s, is still at the drawing board painstakingly spilling out his magical fantasies onto paper.
Best wishes
Mike
Commented Apr 6, 2019 on Justin Todd: Glorious obsession at Graphic Journey Blog
Justin Todd: Glorious obsession
Back in the late 1960s, I found myself working in publishing. Nestled in a small office at the very top of a building on Queen Street, Mayfair, I was installed as the art director of William Heinemann at the tender age of 24. For me, it was the beginning of a wonderful decade of education. I...
Dear Emma
What a lovely message to receive on this sunny Saturday morning.
And for something I produced four decades ago.
It is wonderful to know that the book helped trigger your own creative journey. I have met and worked with many remarkable talents over my life and for me, Justin Todd stands out as a genius.
As far as I know, Justin, well into his 80s, is still at the drawing board painstakingly spilling out his magical fantasies onto paper.
Best wishes
Mike
Commented Apr 6, 2019 on Justin Todd: Glorious obsession at Graphic Journey Blog
Justin Todd: Glorious obsession
Back in the late 1960s, I found myself working in publishing. Nestled in a small office at the very top of a building on Queen Street, Mayfair, I was installed as the art director of William Heinemann at the tender age of 24. For me, it was the beginning of a wonderful decade of education. I...
Walking in Van Gogh's shoes: At Eternity's Gate.
Posted Mar 31, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Making it real.
Posted Mar 9, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Dear Malcolm
That is a tantalising story.
I would be interested to know/see your design contribution to the magazine prior to Tom Wosley joining?
Commented Feb 28, 2019 on Sir Ken Adam: In conversation at Graphic Journey Blog
Sir Ken Adam: In conversation
Listen here
Dear Stef, thank you for pointing out the error, now corrected.
Regards
Mike
Commented Feb 26, 2019 on Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 4 at Graphic Journey Blog
Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 4
(Above) Post running the approval gauntlet. THE ACADEMY OF BRITISH COVER DESIGN In 2014, two notable book cover designers, Jon Gray (AKA Gray318) and Jamie Keenan, were becoming increasingly frustrated at the unsympathetic treatment received by book cover designers from the editorial/book j...
Dear Casper
Thank you for your comment. I am sorry that my mistake upset you so much. I will correct it.
Commented Feb 25, 2019 on Keith Cunningham: Out from the dark at Graphic Journey Blog
Keith Cunningham: Out from the dark
Keith Cunningham in his Battersea studio 1956. And the finished painting below. Last night saw the opening of the late Keith Cunningham's show at Hoxton Gallery. After 5 decades his unseen paintings have seen the light of day. And the reaction has been terrific. I am personally delight havi...
Sir Ken Adam: In conversation
Posted Feb 21, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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I was hoping it was a chainsaw Paul.
Commented Feb 19, 2019 on Twice bitten at Graphic Journey Blog
Twice bitten
I design the above paperback cover for publishers, Beautiful Books in 2008. I had the bitten corner effect die cut, and was rather pleased with the result. That is until I was in Daunt Books yesterday and spotted this on one of their tables... Similarity in thinking. It was designed by Pau...
Twice bitten
Posted Feb 17, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 4
Posted Feb 5, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Beware: book covers ahead! Part 3
Posted Jan 28, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Thank you Colin. Are you the Colin Webb of Pavilion Books back in the 70s?
Commented Jan 8, 2019 on Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 2 at Graphic Journey Blog
Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 2
What started out to be a relatively short response post on the current position of British book cover design, has turned into a four-parter. Sorry, I went down a rabbit hole. As I will be mentioning many designers from the past, many of whom I have blogged about over the years, I will add li...
Beware: Book covers ahead! Part 2
Posted Jan 5, 2019 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Another year..
Posted Dec 31, 2018 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Book cover trends for 2019, apparently?
Posted Dec 29, 2018 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Thank you.
Posted Dec 20, 2018 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Beware: book covers ahead! Part 1
Posted Dec 10, 2018 at Graphic Journey Blog
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Things I Like...
Posted Dec 7, 2018 at Graphic Journey Blog
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