About

Nigel Ball is a designer, educator and writer based in Ipswich in the UK. This website serves as an online hub for his writing, and as a repository for ongoing and archived research.

Nigel is a Senior Lecturer in Graphic Design at the University of Suffolk and an External Examiner at the University of Hertfordshire. He has written widely about graphic design, visual culture and creative education, and his research has included outputs of co-curated exhibitions, public lectures and self-published photobooks and texts.

Alongside academia and writing, Nigel takes on design consultation work dedicating his services to clients from the cultural, public and third sectors. He is active in local and regional art and design organisations, is a member of the board of trustees of SPILL Festival, and sits on the Ipswich Conservation and Design Panel.

A black and white photograph of a white man sitting at a desk with his hand at his chin and glasses raised to his head. He is surrounded by posters on the wall and a book shelf.

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