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John Rooney
@johnrooney.bsky.social
Academic / Designer / Manchester School of Art / Europe

https://www.johnrooney.co.uk
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September 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
September 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dramatis - Ex Numanoids form splinter band…
September 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Very pleased to present spreads / images from an upcoming new book I designed for British Culture Archive. The book, “Original Ravers” is an essential visual chronicle of a snapshot of time at The Hacienda…
September 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My typographic response to “To NkRoachment: Yarbles” —“Wipe the tears from your eyes, son. All the good times are past and gone”—- #fallfriday
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My mam loved art, she spent many happy years painting places and memories of her youth growing up in Collyhurst. This is one of hers. She was my art mentor and inspiration…
August 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Would make a great cover for Pulp…
August 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
IYKYN
July 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New zine design for @britcultarchive.bsky.social Oasis fans queuing outside Maine Road photos by Jon Shard. #photography #oasis #manchester #graphicdesign #zineculture
July 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Random wood texture #photography #psychogeography
June 29, 2025 at 7:50 AM
June 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
4 Sly x
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
New design work bury_art_museum - QUEERFEST 25 is a one day festival of LGBTQI + held at the Gallery on Saturday 21 June. Go see! #graphicdesign #typographicdesign #galleryidentity #buryartmuseum #burypride #pridemonth2025🏳️‍🌈
June 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Say again…come on you reds! #mufc
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Salut!
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
New identity for @britcultarchive.bsky.social Devised by me, Paul Ingrid at BCA-the dots show a new cultural map of Britain. The idea came from conversation about who and where we are, how images represent us, and how to visualise the work the archive does. #photography #graphicdesign
April 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On April 1st I’m hosting an in conversation event at Unitom Manchester with Chris Ashworth on his new book "Disorder: Swiss Grit Vol.II" - really looking forward to this!

For more info, check the link below…

unitom.co.uk/products/chr..
March 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Hey Francisco, good to catch up with you on BS
Here you go!
March 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Modular/Architecture type development 4. Single strand letters----Looks random, but there is a set of repeating shapes to create a jerky rhythm. Again testing with MES words, typographic shouting for the Fall - will work up UC - 0-9 + glyphs soon.

#graphicdesign #typography #fluxus #thefall #mes
March 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Identity work in progress. Modular/Generative XXXV [35] in multiple variations (with many more possible) which connects to the modular typeface i’m currently working on and posted here in late 2024. #graphicdesign #typography #supergraphics #interiordesign #manchester #fluxus #concrete #castlefield
February 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
He has a Chippy named after him next to OT, which is a far better tribute to the great man!
December 31, 2024 at 3:34 PM
December 23, 2024 at 9:52 AM
2024/work — complete — Now, time to pause + reset. Worked on some fantastic research + practice projects this year —-24 — new stuff evolving into 25 upcoming … #graphicdesign #typography #place #identity #wordsinplaces #fluxus #journeysonthea664 #modernarchive
December 14, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Picked up this nice Greater Manchester Transport publication from 1974 today. Straightforward, functional and aesthetically pleasing design, showing bus journeys and maps served by the famous Orange Manchester buses. #journeysonthea664 #typography #graphicdesign #manchesterorangebuses #modernism
December 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
A moment inbetween storms while crossing the Joy Division bridge. #psychogeography #photography #fluxus #manchester #joydivision
December 6, 2024 at 7:10 AM