We are delighted to announce Abigail Hunt as the artist in residence for the Bristol + Bath Creative R+D programme. As the programme draws to a close, Abigail has been commissioned to look at the programme and make work in response.
Lost Horizon, the team from Amplified Publishing have been running Shangri-La at Glastonbury Festival for years. This year they brought their prototype from the programme to the festival with help of the team. In this article academics, Coral Manton, Naomi Smyth and Ana Levordashka reflect on the festival goer's experience of the event.
Jack is a freelance designer and visual communicator who has been working with Bristol + Bath Creative R+D and Container Magazine to deliver their social media, communication and design work over the last year after starting as their first-ever intern. Jack’s practice aims to explore how graphic design can agitate and question audiences to think differently. Jack outputs this through Studio Jn and his soon to launch new platform SoftPower.
Climate Action Researcher, Zoe Rasbash, shares her Creative Climate Action Tool kit, designed by and for creative SME’s. This tool kit enables creatives organisations and freelancers to assess and act when working towards more sustainable business practices.
Gill Wildman, Business Development Advisor on Bristol + Bath Creative R+D, is in the spotlight this month talking about international working for businesses, its benefits and how you get started. Gill also runs Upstarter an organisation that work with designers, makers, creative and social entrepreneurs to take their ideas to market.
The Amplified Publishing Showcase zine was created by Grace Kress from Shelby X Studios for the showcase held in Bath on the 29th of April 2022. The zine contains the work of all research fellows, industry partners and prototype teams.
