Richard Turley
Designer, Co-Founder, Creative Director
About
Graphic designer and creative director with a background at The Guardian and Bloomberg Businessweek. His independent newspaper Civilization explores dense typography and experimental editorial design.
SourceEvents & talks
Typographics
In their own words
We want it to feel like spending a day in the city, with fragments of life interrupting you.
What began as a personal project about living in the city gradually morphed into an art project probing how language is used and experienced in public and private spaces.
Before most others, the publication experimented with AI, feeding earlier issues into primitive large-language models to generate new content.
Because what Air needed wasn’t a new logo. It was a truer one.
Simplicity takes work. It took 30 years of work as a graphic designer to learn that doing the obvious thing isn’t a lack of imagination.
Articles & interviews
- Matthew Blackburn’s Art Reimagines Childhood Through 2000s Nostalgia
This Weekend With profile follows New York-based designer and Somersault Records founder Jean-Pierre Consuegra as he shares his ideal weekend activities, including design talks, books, films, music and food spots. It also marks a new stage in his practice with independent studio Indie Darling Studios, following design collaborations with music artists, publications and festivals.
- A24’s Liam Hamill brings internet satire to Baby’s All Right posters
A24 associate creative director Liam Hamill has created a series of monthly posters for Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, blending internet satire, meme aesthetics, and playful design references. Drawing inspiration from figures like Richard Turley and his own experiences at A24 and Wieden+Kennedy, Hamill’s posters parody web culture while celebrating the chaotic energy of New York’s creative scene.