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Hello. I'm Stuart, a freelance (remote) graphic designer, book designer, magazine art director and editorial consultant. I specialise in the ideation, development, design direction, and print management of visual culture art books, magazines, and publications for global publishers and arts, culture, and lifestyle brands.
Book Design
I have crafted illustrated 'coffee-table' books for the some of the most prestigious arts, culture and lifestyle publishers in the world, including: Thames & Hudson, Bloomsbury, Dorling Kindersley, The Smithsonian Institute, Telegraph Travel and Quarto Press. My portfolio spans a variety of subjects, having designed book titles about art, design, photography, screen-printing, travel, gardening, and the universe.
Magazine Art Direction
I have extensive experience working with high-profile magazine publishers. My career includes full time roles as a designer at Sleazenation and Esquire UK, and as the art director of The Independent on Saturday Magazine. I have also directed the launch of publications for numerous brands and organisations, such as: Show Media (Schweppes, TagHeuer, French Connection), Fallen Vodka (Glenmorangie), Wella Professionals, Jazeera Airways (Ink Global) and Denison Yachting.
Editorial Consultant
With twenty years of experience in editorial development and design, I offer my expertise to arts, culture, and lifestyle brands, as well as brand design studios. I help these entities develop bespoke publications that foster lasting relationships with their audiences.
For more information and availability please email: stuarttolley@icloud.com
selected freelance
The Atlas of Space is a 400 page illustrated coffee-table book that documents and maps the exploration of space.
Small Space Revolution, authored by television presenter and activist Tayshan Hayden Smith, is a gardening book that aims to transform urban spaces into green sanctuaries.
Hudson Willow are a brand design studio based in London, UK. They needed help to develop a coffee table book for an important architectural client.
Freelance book design for Europe by Train and Hello, South Korea which was selected for the American Illustration Winners online archive.
Frank is a luxury travel and maritime life magazine developed for Denison Yachting, a superyacht broker and builder based in Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Out of the Box, authored by Tom Buchanan, is a hardback coffee table art book documenting art that has evolved, been created within, or even escaped from a box.
FUSE is a lifestyle and marketing brochure that offers readers an insight and market intelligence into the world of yachting.
Build+Become is an illustrated 'smart thinking' book series exploring contemporary topics such as technology, politics, philosophy and sociology.
Baxter & Bailey are a brand design and strategy studio based in Brighton, UK, who needed help to redesign an annual print magazine for Brighton University.
MIN: The New Simplicity in Graphic Design, authored by Stuart Tolley, is the first thorough look at this rebirth of simplicity in graphic design.
Malaria Consortium Learning Paper publications highlight the malaria prevention charity work in Africa and Asia.
Collector's Edition: Innovative Packaging and Graphics, authored by Stuart Tolley, is a hardback design book that celebrates the new wave of limited, deluxe, special edition graphic design created for the music, book and magazine industries.
Sign Language is a series of printed coffee table books that showcases the humorous public entries to the online column with the same name.
25th Anniversary photography book, published by international humanitarian agency Care International UK, showcases their international development projects.
Book cover design and original graphic illustration for numerous non-fiction titles about media, music, film, philosophy and culture.
J Magazine is the in-flight travel and lifestyle magazine published for Jazeera Airways, the low cost airline servicing the Middle East.
Disappear Here a playful and irreverent pop culture, music and fashion magazine. The launch issue cover, illustrated by Alex Trochut, appeared in Computer Arts '200 Best Moments in Design Ever' feature.
MovieScope is a quarterly film industry magazine created by filmmakers for filmmakers.
A Touch of Color is a stylish printed brand book created to promote the launch of Color Touch haircare developed by Wella Professionals.
Imperfection is a newspaper format magazine created to promote the launch of Fallen, the new vodka brand developed by Glenmorangie. The brand design and creative direction by Williams Murray Hamm was awarded New York Festival (Gold), D&AD (Wood Pencil, Packaging).