Colm Dunne is a graphic designer whose professional practice includes designing for both print and digital media. Originally from Ireland, he has worked in design higher education in the UK and Singapore. Colm’s research interests are focused on typographic design, the rhetoric of typography, and the role of hands-on tactile creative practices in the typographic design process. In parallel to his academic position, Colm runs a small screen-printing studio. He holds a MA by Research in Creative Arts and a BA in Visual Communication from the Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Dún Laoghaire (IADT), and a PGDip in Professional Design Practice from the Technological University Dublin (TUD). Colm is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority UK (FHEA), is a panel member for the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) Student Assessment Scheme for Australasia, and was formerly a co-editor of the Message Research Journal.
Typographic design, tactile processes in typographic design, the rhetoric of typography in public spaces.