Bradley
Sansom
Hello! I'm a designer and developer from Manchester, UK. Below are a selection of my projects, get in touch if you'd like to know more.
Colorplan vinyl
My data-led design for G.F Smith's Portal vinyl sleeves
See more on gfsmith.com →known/unknowns
A zine exploring the journeys made on the Manchester Metrolink using publicly-available ridership data.
Read more →aAh! The FRESHERS Issue 24
The newest issue of Manchester Met's student arts and culture magazine. I led the design collective, creating an issue celebrating authenticity made using manual processes including letterpress.
Read the issue →THIS IS THE PLACE
The Manchester School of Art's 2024 Graphic Design degree show. My team were responsible for the concept and branding, and I led the digital side, producing a website to showcase students' work.
View the site →aAh! The First Ten Years
A special publication celebrating a decade of aAh! Magazine and the Multimedia Journalism course at Manchester Met.
Read the book →Richard Dunn typeface
Type family based on the Richard Dunn Sports Centre, a brutalist Bradford landmark. It's based on the building's structure, with tall ascenders and extended counters matching the space-age structure.
aAh! The LEGACY Issue
A special expanded edition of Manchester Met's student magazine, marking 200 years of the university. Leading a team of student designers, illustrators, and photographers, we produced an issue to be proud of.
Read the issue →SHAW Society
I upgraded and redesigned the website for the Society for the History of Women in the Americas, and updated their brand with a set of guidelines and deliverables.
shawsociety.net →aAh! typefaces
A series of fonts I've created for aAh!, Manchester Met's student magazine. The first is based on the School of Art's wordmark, while the second series were produced in the letterpress workshop for the new issue.
Explore the typefaces →Student welcome sheet
A handy little sheet containing an at-a-glance view of the student support services the university offers, which has now been distributed to new students arriving at uni.
aAh! The FRESHERS Issue 23
A mini edition of aAh!, themed Welcome Home to Manchester, featuring vintage typography and Mancunian-inspired patterns.
Read the issue →Typography, Oxford Road
Animation to accompany the poem Topography Oxford Road by Andrew MacMillan, with motion-tracked typographic details to ground the poem within its setting and reflect the touching story within.
Watch →Voodoo Ray graphical score
Animated graphical musical score representing the structure and instrumentation of Voodoo Ray, a 1988 acid house track by A Guy Called Gerald.
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