John Palowski

Director of Curriculum

John has 15 years of design experience working across agency, in-house, freelance and self-initiated projects. This is intertwined with 11 years working with Shillington as a teacher, teacher-trainer & course curriculum developer. John’s specialisms include brand strategy & design, custom typeface creation, product development and project management. John is based in Manchester, UK.

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Fox & Co Bespoke

Harrys Happy Pizza

The Invisible Inbetween

"Even after many years of writing the course curriculum, it amazes me how students create unique and cutting-edge responses to our design briefs. We can never predict what fresh ideas students bring to the table each time."

Recommends

Local Natural Wine Bars! Head for the ones with a great vibe, rather than the stuffy stuck-up ones! Recent visits include Enoteca L’Antidotoin Rome, Gito in Porto and Kerb in Manchester (check out the that type system used in it’s branding!)

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Higher Ground. Locally resourced ingredients, expertly curated, prepared & presented. Would eat here every week if I could.

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UNITOM. Keeping it local — UNITOM bookstore took over from where Magma left off from back in the day. Always has a fresh hit of inspiration whenever you need it. The kids love checking it out too!

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