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An incomplete specimen

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A talk on Sarah's journey in graphic design and art, exploring the role typography and symbols play in her work. This talk will be filled with anecdotes: from creating custom type for her screenprinted artworks to selecting a typeface for a book.

Biography

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Sarah Boris is an artist and designer whose work has been exhibited at the Design Museum, London and acquired by the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the New York Centre of Book Arts; and FRAC Normandie Rouen. Projects range from screenprinted editions such as her UK Fragile flag or LOVE typographic artwork to self-published books which include “Global Warming Anyone” and “Le Théâtre Graphique”.

She has exhibited at “Une Saison Graphique” in Le Havre and more recently “Nuits Normandie Impressionniste 2022” (Frac Normandie Rouen) and “Reverting to Type 2020: Protest Posters” (Standpoint Gallery, London). Between 2005 and 2015, Sarah worked as a graphic designer and art director for some of the UK’s leading cultural and publishing institutions: Phaidon Press, ICA and Barbican. Notable projects include the rebrand of the Institute of Contemporary Arts and the monograph “JR: Can Art Change the World”. She has judged numerous awards and was judge president for D&AD Professional Awards. She regularly gives talks and runs workshops in Europe.

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Take advantage of the early bird ticket now, join us on Saturday 30 May 2026! We’ll got an amazing lineup of speakers lined up for this year.

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Early bird tickets

➽ €140

Include access to all talks, snack and beverage, a tote bag full of graphic and type goodies.
➽ Regular tickets
€190

➽ Student tickets
€40 conditions apply
The 6-week type design programme that you’ve been waiting for starts on 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.
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Take a look at the full programme and find out all the details about the enrolment process for 2026!