Art Basel (2019)

Project developed while employed at Barnbrook
Typefaces developed with Julian Moncada
Campaign photography by Alastair Wiper

Art Basel is the world's premier international art fair, with hundreds of galleries exhibiting at four annual shows in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and Miami Beach. I was an integral part of the team working on an extensive rebrand between 2018-2019, which included a full suite of new typefaces as well as extensive guidelines covering their application across signage at the fairs. I also worked on the show's annual concepts during this period, which reinterpreted their famous horizon motif, the meeting of two visual fields, transforming it into a 3-dimensional photographic campaign, exploring the architecture of local institutions. This was applied to wayfinding as well as a broad range of printed materials.

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About

Purdy is the creative practice of designer Seán Purdy, working with a network of collaborators across a range of disciplines including , , , and . Seán has over a decade of experience, including 11 years at Barnbrook, where he became Senior Designer.

Seán is an autodidact with an academic background, having studied an undergraduate degree in History before discovering design. The degree influences his work, which is research-led and involves deep immersion in the specific story of each project. His process emphasises collaboration and a conceptual approach.

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