Keith Dodds Graphic Designer

About me

I’m an experienced graphic designer working in Birmingham, UK, making work to challenge, engage and delight. I’ve got a broad range of skills, but I specialise in book cover design, editorial design for books and publications and branding for cultural organisations. I previously worked at a handful of agencies, ranging from a staff of three working almost exclusively in the arts, to a staff of 45 working on large projects for a range of well known organisations. My work’s found on bookshelves around the world, has appeared on the news at six, and was held aloft in a US supreme court confirmation hearing. I enjoy working closely with clients to create designs that have real impact.

Posts Projects Experience Team

Projects

Black Hole ClubOngoing design for Black Hole Club, Vivid Projects' artists development programme, which provides space for sharing skills, testing ideas and reaching audiences through live and online platforms.
WonderlandExhibition design for Flatpack Projects' trip through the history of cinema in Birmingham at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Verso BooksCover designs for Verso Books, the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world. Art direction by Andy Pressman, Melissa Weiss, and No Ideas.

Work history

DesignerKeith Dodds Studio

Jun 2013Birmingham, United KingdomFreelance

Ten years working as an independent graphic designer, for clients including Greenpeace, Verso Books, Sternberg Press, Vivid Projects and The Electric Cinema. Specialising in book design, editorial and identity for clients in the cultural, political, educational and charity sectors, I develop long-lasting client relationships which deliver engaging communications.

Creative DirectorD8

Jun 2008 - Jun 2013Birmingham, United Kingdom

Starting out as a senior designer in a team of eight, I became creative director of D8’s first studio outside Glasgow after moving to Birmingham in 2008. While at D8 I worked for clients including the BBC, Scottish Power, Greenpeace, Citizen’s Theatre, Arnolfini and The Lighthouse.