A designer and educator who uses rules / parameters / algorithms to build digital and analogue systems as a means of creative exploration.

This approach has led to the development of new processes and ways of working in design.

Predominantly working with cultural institutions, much of Oswin's work thematically traverses borders, whether physical, disciplinary, or geographical.

Oswin is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Arts London (0.5), and a visiting lecturer at other universities across areas of design, publishing and illustration. (FHEA).

He is regularly invited to talk at conferences and deliver workshops at universities and design agencies.

Oswin is part of the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) Education Steering Group, and has previously been a judge at the World Illustration Awards (WIA).

Selected Conferences

2023. By The Book. Porto, Portugal
2022. NAPA Baltic. Vilnius, Lithuania
2022. CIMRH Innovations in publishing (online)
2022. By The Book. Paris, France
2021. CIMRH Innovations in Publishing (online)
2018. TypeCon. Portland OR, USA
2018. By The Book. Florence, Italy

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