Simon Elvins is a designer and artist based in London. With a background in graphic design and print his interest into the wider impact of communication design and how this is changing has led to the inclusion of sound and interaction design into his work.

This has formed the basis for an ongoing body of work that aims to create a better understanding of sound in our everyday environment and how it can be incorporated into communication design rather than simply being a visual representation.

This includes an interactive silkscreen map of London's radio stations, a fully working record player made only of paper and series of audible notation scores using graphite.

Alongside recent clients such as the British Council, London's Gasworks gallery and contemporary uniform designer Field Grey, Simon Elvins is also one part of the collective St. Pierre & Miquelon who's recent activities have included publications, talks and exhibitions.

EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS

A Dilemma, Book Launch
Shangri-La Tattoo Parlour, London, 14-21/11/08

Secret
Royal College of Art, 14-21/11/08
rca.ac.uk/res/sites/rca_secret

Publish & Be Damned
A Foundation, Rochelle School, London
03/08/08
www.publishandbedamned.org.uk

Sexymachinery, Issue A: Super Replica
Permanent Gallery, Brighton
03/05/08 - 17/05/08
www.sexymachinery.com
www.permanentgallery.com

Departure '08
The Hub, National Centre for Craft & Design
11/04/08 - 15/06/08
www.thehubcentre.info

Presentation Formal
A Lecture: St. Pierre & Miquelon
Royal College of Art
19/02/08
www.st-pierre-and-miquelon.com

The Great British Citizenship Pub Quiz
Old Queens Head, Angel
27/09/07

Deptford Design Market Challenge
Royal Festival Hall
15/09/07 - 25/09/07
www.deptforddesignchallenge.com

Stick*Stamp*Fly
Gasworks
10/08/07 - 26/08/07
www.gasworks.org.uk

Circus on the Circus
Arnold Circus, E2 7ES
01/04/07

Pass it on
Connecting Contemporary Do-It-Yourself Culture
A+D Gallery, Columbia College Chicago
01/03/07 - 14/04/07
www.colum.edu

Secret
Royal College of Art
17/11/06 - 26/11/06
rca.ac.uk/res/sites/rca_secret

Noise Festival
Urbis Gallery, Manchester
03/10/06 - 19/11/06
www.urbis.org.uk

Departure: New Explorations in Print
London Printworks Trust
15/09/06 - 27/10/06
www.londonprintworks.com

Creative Review, Creative Futures
Interactive/Digital Media category winner Dec, 2006
http://creativefutures2006.atticmedia.com

PUBLICATIONS

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography Art & Cartography
Elsevier Press, Catherine D’Ignazio, December 2008

Graphic Design: This Way
Zidane Press, Peter Anderson & Patrick Roberts, February 2008

Mapping London, Making Sense of the City
Black Dog Publishing, Simon Foxell, November 2007
Tactile
Die Gestalten Verlag, September 2007

Vogue, Craft Work
p.143, April 2007

Grafik, Talent Gallery
p.26, January 2007

Tank, Frontier, Sheet Music
p.28, Volume 4 Issue 7

Creative Review, Creative Futures
p.74-76, December 2006

Icon, London Design Week
p.66, 042 December 2006

Grafik, Talent
p.13-15 November 2006

Grafik, Special Report: Experience
Cover, October 2004

EDUCATION

MA Communication Art and Design
Royal College of Art
2004 -- 2006

BA(Hons) Graphic Design 1st
Camberwell College of Art, The University of the Arts
2000 -- 2003

© 2009 SIMON ELVINS