Mike Dempsey (graphic designer) explained

Mike Dempsey is a British graphic designer.

Career

From the late 1960s, Dempsey worked in British publishing houses.^[1] He created stamps for the Royal Mail,^[2] the brand identity for English National Opera,^[3] and South Bank Centre^[4] His won 10 silver and gold awards from British Design & Art Direction (D&AD).^[2] He was a Design Advisor to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,^[5] and was President of Design & Art Direction (D&AD).^[6]

He was made a Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) in 1994^[7] He was Master of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry from 2005 to 2007^[8] and is currently the external design advisor to the Design Council.^[9]

External links

• Fontana Modern Masters Dempsey's time as Art Director of Fontana Books in 1974-79.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Hero – Design Week. 21 June 2001.
2. Web site: Design Case: Mike Dempsey.
3. Web site: The story behind the English National Opera logo | Logo Design Love. 17 April 2012.
4. Web site: Mike Dempsey | The Typographic Circle.
5. Web site: An Interview with Mike Dempsey – Creative Conscience. June 2015.
6. Web site: Briefs – Design Week. 7 February 1997.
7. Web site: RSA - Current Royal Designers. https://web.archive.org/web/20120827064215/http://www.thersa.org/projects/design/rdi/current-royal-designers. 2012-08-27.
8. Web site: Mike Dempsey: Second Thoughts | Johnson Banks.
9. Web site: Small really can be beautiful – Design Week. 16 October 2008.