About - Graphic Design Festival Scotland

About

Graphic Design Festival Scotland is an international organisation promoting creativity, innovation, collaboration and challenging ways of thinking through a programme of workshops, talks, panel discussions, exhibitions, competitions, music and urban murals.

The festival promotes the best of international graphic design and visual communication and aims to inspire and educate through active engagement. Networking and socialising play a key role in the festival and we aim to build relationships and networks across the world.

Aims

Encourage creative thinking
Provide an opportunity for people to learn, develop skills and grow
Promote Scotland as a hub for creativity and design
Bring international creatives from across the world to Scotland
Create links between students & industry
Provide a platform for up-and-coming creatives
Empower graphic and visual designers
Build and strengthen a creative community
Bring graphic design into the public domain

Team

The festival is run by James Gilchrist, Beth Wilson and Toria Donnelly of Glasgow-based design practice, Warriors Studio.

Sponsors, partners, collaborators, friends and family are all part of the GDFS team and work each year to create a festival which is personal, accessible, forward- thinking and unforgettable.

We believe that continued collaboration, education and strong friendships are key to success and are always looking to make new connections and partnerships around the globe.

If you’d like to work together or would like to be involved, please get in touch.

James Gilchrist

Beth Wilson

Toria Donnelly