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Andrew Slatter

Profession
Senior Lecturer, Contextual and Theoretical Studies
College
London College of Communication
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Person Type
Staff
Andrew  Slatter

Biography

Andrew Slatter is a Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Theoretical Studies (CTS) within the Design School at London College of Communication. He is a Graphic Designer with over 15 years experience of teaching in Higher Education. Andrew's focus has been on developing inclusive curricula that addresses decolonisation and intersectionality through active-learning and writing as practice methods.

Andrew worked at CDT Design (1995-97) and Lloyd Northover (1997-98) before founding Unleaded Design (1998-2008), and works independently on graphic design projects alongside his teaching. As a graphic designer, Andrew is concerned with the visual organisation and presentation of information using a systematic methodology informed by the teachings of Armin Hofmann, Emil Ruder and Wolfgang Weingart (Basel), Geoff White (Ravensbourne) and subscribes to the values of Radical Modernism (Dan Friedman, 1994).

Andrew is currently studying for a PhD in graphic design and typography at Central Saint Martins and he holds an MA with Distinction in Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication (UAL, 2025) an MA with Distinction in Design Writing Criticism (UAL, 2010) and a First Class BA (Hons) in Visual Communication Design (Ravensbourne, 1995).

Andrew is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE, 2020) and holds a PGCE with Distinction (University of Essex, 2013). He has been the External Examiner for MA Graphic Design at the Open College of the Arts (2024-25), BA (Hons) Graphic Design at University for the Creative Arts (2019–24) and the University of Westminster (2015–19).

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