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A Practice for Everyday Life is a design agency working with some of the world’s most successful companies, galleries, institutions and individuals. We create a diverse range of work including brand identities, art direction, signage & wayfinding, exhibition design, print, editorial & publishing and websites from concept to production.

We investigate, explore and experiment to draw together stories which can translate and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. This approach has always led to thoughtful and inspired design solutions, and earned us a reputation for crafting intelligent, beautiful and innovative work.

We have established an exceptional reputation through work for Architects’ Journal, British Council, Phillips de Pury, Tate Modern & Britain, Victoria & Albert Museum and Wellcome Trust and are an increasingly sought after partner for collaborations with architects, curators, creative directors and photographers.


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Victoria & Albert Museum

Postmodernism, Style & Subversion 1970–1990 Publication

Accompanying the exhibition, we also designed the catalogue of essays and works. This built further upon ideas we used in the exhibition of patterning and vibrant colours. Using the three variations of reproduced Memphis patterns as section breakers, and the abstract forms of the cover, that appear alongside the striking image of Grace Jones. The page layouts inside use the same typefaces as the show, Fairplex by Emigré for the body text, and Compacta for titles. Set as a two column grid, which allowed images to sit at a range of sizes to show images product detailing and contextual photography.

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