====== Angus Hyland ======
Official Bio
[Source: pentagram.com]
Angus Hyland studied [[graphic design]] at the [[London College of Printing]] and the [[Royal College of Art]]. He graduated with an MA (RCA) in 1988, receiving a distinction in cultural studies. He ran his own studio in [[Soho]] for ten years, working on a variety of projects including book publishing, identities, fashion campaigns, commercials, record sleeves, and information design. In 1998 he was invited to become a partner in [[Pentagram|Pentagram's]] [[London]] offices.
Angus’ work has been widely published and has received many awards including, amongst others, a [[D&AD]] Silver Award, two Big Crit Critics Awards and the Grand Prix from the [[Scottish Design Awards]]. He also featured in the Independent on Sunday's ‘Top Ten Graphic Designers in the UK’ in 2002. Angus is a member of [[Alliance Graphique Internationale]] (AGI) and is currently President of the UK chapter. In 2002 he received an honorary Master of Arts from [[The Surrey Institute of Art & Design.]]
Angus is the curator of ‘Picture This’, a British Council touring exhibition featuring the work of contemporary London-based illustrators, and ‘Ballpoint’, an exhibition featuring works by fifty artists created with or inspired by the traditional ballpoint pen. He is the Editor of ‘Pen and Mouse: Commercial Art and Digital Illustration’, and ‘Hand to Eye: Contemporary Illustration,’ published by Laurence King in 2001 and 2003 respectively.
===== Sample Work =====
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===== Link =====
[[http://www.pentagram.com|Pentagram]]
===== Books =====
[[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823039889/uc-20|Commercial Art and Digital Illustration]] by Angus Hyland\\
[[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1856693392/uc-20|Hand to Eye:Contemporary Illustration]] by Angus Hyland, Roanne Bell