Nick Phillips (graphic designer)

Nick Phillips is a graphic designer who co-founded The Designers Republic and has produced award-winning work for Sony games.

Nick Phillips
Born
Nicholas Phillips

1962 (age 58–59)
NationalityBritish
Occupation
Known for

Background

Phillips studied sculpture at Sheffield Hallam's Psalter Lane college.[1] He played organ in an early line-up of World of Twist. Through the Sheffield music scene, Phillips became friends with graphic designer Ian Anderson. Together they set up The Designers Republic in July 1986.[2]

Career

The Designers Republic

As a duo, Phillips and Anderson have been described as 'the design gurus associated with electronic music'.[3] They produced album artwork for artists such as Pop Will Eat Itself, Pulp, Supergrass, The Orb, and Warp Records including Aphex Twin. Q magazine included a Designers Republic sleeve in their list of the 100 Best Record Covers of All Time.[4]

Work by Phillips and Anderson is held in the permanent collections of MoMA and the V&A.[5][6]

Other work

Phillips went on to help design the Sony Psygnosis game Wip3out, which won the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for Best Design in 1999.[7][8]

His cover for Richard Hawley Lady's Bridge was nominated for Best Art Vinyl in 2007.[9]

Phillips worked on the first editions of SingStar, and on Sony's EyeToy. Other games credits includeWipeout 3: Special Edition, Global Domination, Conflict: Denied Ops, Pilot Academy, the LMA Manager series and Lemmings Revolution.[10]

Phillips now works solo as Phink, producing sleeve art for Richard Hawley and print work for Sheffield Doc/Fest.

References
  1. Andrew Collins, Design o' the Times, NME, 11 February 1989, retrieved 29 May 2015
  2. Liz Farrelly, Reputations: Ian Anderson, Eye Magazine, Spring 2009, retrieved 29 May 2015
  3. Cláudia Almeida, Ian Anderson, English, Up Magazine, 30 September 2011, retrieved 29 May 2015
  4. Harrison, Ian (2001). "Age of Chance: Don't Get Mad Get Even! (The New York Remixes)". Q: The 100 Best Record Covers of All Time. EMAP. p. 72. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  5. "Back Issues: Emigre 29". Emigre. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  6. "Nick Phillips in the V&A's collections". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. BAFTA Awards 1999, IMDB, retrieved 29 May 2015
  8. Wipeout3, Full Cast and Crew, IMDB, retrieved 29 May 2015
  9. Best Art Vinyl 2007 Winners & Nominees, Art Vinyl, retrieved 29 May 2015
  10. Nicholas Phillips Video Game Credits and Biography, MobyGames, retrieved 29 May 2015
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