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Russell Bestley is Reader in Graphic Design at the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London. He has co-authored and designed a number of publications, including Visual Research: An Introduction to Research Methodologies in Graphic Design (AVA Academia 2004, revised 2nd edition 2011), Up Against the Wall: International Poster Design (RotoVision 2002) and Experimental Layout (RotoVision 2001), and has contributed articles to design and music publications including Eye, Zed, Emigré, The National Grid, Street Sounds, Vive Le Rock and the Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Modern World.
His most recent book, The Art of Punk, was published by Omnibus Press (UK), Voyageur (North America), Hannibal Verlag Gmbh (Germany) and Hugo et Compagnie (France) in 2012. He is an Associate Editor of the academic journal Punk and Post Punk, published by Intellect Ltd, and a member of the international Punk Scholars Network.
In 2013 he established the Graphic Subcultures research hub at the London College of Communication.
He will be at ESAD presenting the lecture Visual Research Methods and Critical Thinking in Graphic Design, under the MA in Communication Design 2014/2015, coordinated by Andrew Howard.