John Philip Sage

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john philip sage (he/they) is a Graphic Designer and Researcher based in London. They co-run spreeeng, a graphic design cooperative practice, with carlos romo-melgar, héloïse d’almeida and roxy zeiher. They design exhibitions, publications, workshops and other visual outlets. With a situated approach, they follow a research-based methodology both in commissioned and self-initiated work. They co-developed and run DRAMA with alessia arcuri, a workshop around language and writing activation through performance, voice, sound and movement. They have worked for the Tate, the V&A, University of the Arts London, Mozilla Foundation and Meatspace Press, and have taken part in art residencies in Fabra i Coats (Barcelona) and Balmaceda Arte Joven (Santiago de Chile). With a particular interest in education and academia, they are currently a lecturer at Kingston University and Camberwell College of Arts, and an associate member and tutor at STORE. Get in touch for collaborations.

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STORE STORE Campaign

Fake AI

Mi Mensaje Para Ti

Rio Cinema Poster

FLQEL/FQSLL

Refugee Work in the Digital Economy

My Body’s an Exhibition

Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms

Fair Work in the Gig Economy

How to Run a City Like Amazon

LCC Postgraduate Shows 2019

LCC Degree Shows 2019

Tate: Frank Bowling

Tate: Pierre Bonnard

Discosódoma

Mozfest 2018, 2019: Art+Data

Datadrag
Education
2024 Type@Cooper Condensed Programme, Cooper Union
2013 – 2016 Graphic and Media Design, London College of Communication
2009 – 2010 Architecture RIBA 2, London Metropolitan University
2005 – 2012 ETSAB Barcelona School of Architecture, UPC
Work
2019 – Ongoing Member and co-founder of spreeeng design cooperative
2018 – 2021 Graphic Designer at the Tate Design Studio, London
2020 Graphic Designer at the V&A Design Studio, London
2016 Double Decker Curators, London
2016 Internship at Visual Editions Publisher, London

Residencies
2021 Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre, Liverpool
2019 Fabra i Coats, Barcelona
2018 Queering Mozfest, London
2018 Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago, Chile

Teaching
2021 – Ongoing Lecturer at Kingston School of Art, London
2023 – 2024 Ongoing Lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts, London
Selected Clients
Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre
Fairwork
Goethe Institute
Islington's Pride
Istituto Europeo di Design
Meatspace Press
Mozilla Foundation
National Portrait Gallery
NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford Internet Institute
Prestel Publishing
Prix Pictet
Romancero Books
Rose Choreographic School
Sadler's Wells Theatre
Serpentine Gallery
Smut Press
Superflux Studio
Taher Jaoui
Tate
The Bittersweet Review
University of the Arts London
Victoria & Albert Museum
White Cube
Workshops
2024 Somatic Publishing brief in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri, at Kingston School of Art
2023/2024 Prácticas Situadas y Posiciones Críticas workshop in collaboration with Carlos Romo-Melgar at IED Madrid, IED Kunsthal Bilbao and IED Barcelona
2023 DRAMA workshop "on listening" in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri, at the Publishing strand of Kingston School of Art
2023 DRAMA workshop "on sobremesa" in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri, Carmen Gray and Maria de la O Garrido, at Apiary Studios
2023 DRAMA workshop "on sound" in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri and Eevee Zayas-Garín, at Apiary Studios
2022/2023 Prácticas Situadas y Posiciones Críticas workshop in collaboration with Carlos Romo-Melgar at IED Madrid, IED Kunsthal Bilbao and IED Barcelona
2022 DRAMA workshop "on carnality" in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri
2022 DRAMA workshop "on oversharing" in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri, as part of The Summer Event
2021 Research Through Design workshop Leader at IED Kunsthal Bilbao
2021 Parasocial Relationships workshop Leader at MAGMD, LCC, London
2021 Creative Work is Breaking my Heart workshop in collaboration with Alessia Arcuri, as part of The Summer Event
2019 Workshop Leader at Warsaw Store Summer School in collaboration with Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art
2019 Sound Symbolism workshop workshop at East Education Summer School, Here East, London
2018 Printmaking + 3D workshop at Woodbridge School, as part of STORE
2018 VR + inflatable structures workshop Leader at Open House London, as part of STORE and UCL
2018 Queer Flags placard workshop in collaboration with The Outside Project and Queerseum
2018 Casting workshop at Pimlico Academy, as part of STORE

Talks
2023 Visiting Lecturer at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
2021 Visiting Lecturer at IED Kunsthal Bilbao
2018 Visiting Lecturer at the Architectural Association, London
2018 Visiting Lecturer at Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
2017 Visiting Lecturer at LCC (UAL), London

Facilitating
2022 Organiser at United Practice's Summer Event in collaboration with Carlos Romo-Melgar, Open Practice and V-RM Studio
2022 Design Advisor for 'A Line Which Forms a Volume 6' in collaboration with Carlos Romo-Melgar and Bryony Quinn. Design Supervision and coordination of the student-led publication at MA Graphic Media Design. London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
2021 Organiser at United Practice's Summer Event in collaboration with Carlos Romo-Melgar, Open Practice and V-RM Studio
Features
2021 Eye Magazine
2020 It's Nice That
2019 AIGA Eye on Design
2019 It's Nice That
2018 Joia Magazine
2016 Metal Magazine