Michael Ward

A small collection of work, writing and projects that have caught my eye, spanning graphic design, art, architecture and visual culture.

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Hand-drawn illustration of a woman eating

Super Peach rebrand – Pentagram

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

Extantia conference badge design for Yair Reem with layered graphic elements

Extantia rebrand — Studio zur Strassen

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

A tote bag with a series of black squares printed on

FLW Building Conservancy identity

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

Person wearing a geometric cardboard mask and black clothing

Think Packaging – Seachange

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

A hand holding an orange takeaway coffee cup

Drip branding – Hundred Studio

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Terry Farley seated in a London pub

Terry Farley talking clothes

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

Illustrated mascot character for Living Roots brand identity

Living Roots mascot – Smith & Diction

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A man burning letters onto a ceiling with a lighter

Round identity – Pierre de Belgique

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

A young man seated in the front seat of a car, holding a child

Liverpool & Merseyside – Rob Bremner

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

A younge man leaning on a car, looking through binoculars

Drake’s New Balance collab

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Letterforms E and e on a dark background

Certeau typeface – APFEL

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

Elderly man pouring a drink indoors

Ray’s a Laugh photobook

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Woman standing beside a car as sheep cross the road

It’s Always Burberry Weather

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

Illustrated poster featuring a dinosaur behind window shapes

Poster design by Ivan Chermayeff

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

NikeCraft General Purpose Shoe shown in minimalist print advertisement

NikeCraft’s GPS ad

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Man sitting outdoors smoking a pipe

The Rough Stuff Fellowship archive

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Open book showing bold typographic lettering

YDC identity – APFEL

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

Two cyclists standing beside a stone monument in a rural landscape

Bikepacking the West Kernow Way

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

Man leaning on a BMW parked on a rural road

Reebok Classics – The Rig Out

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

A poster showing a motorbike followed by a painted zigzag

Poster design by Matt Wiley

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Crowd dancing inside warehouse at early 1990s illegal rave

Illegal rave footage – Kino Library

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

Portrait of climber from The Stonemasters documentary series

Meet the Stonemasters

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