John Rooney is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Graphic Design and Visual Communication at the University of Leeds, dedicated to Typography, Type design, Graphic Design for the creative arts, and Image-making. 

John previously ran his own design consultancy that spanned a diverse range of clients in the creative arts sector.  This included a 12-year creative commission with Tate Gallery Liverpool. He worked with the curators to produce award-winning art books, exhibition newsletters, international gallery and artist advertising campaigns, web design work, and motion graphic projects.

His Ph.D. practiced exploring the relationship between autobiography, place, situated knowledge, and known practice methods in developing a distinctive location informed creative identity.  

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