Julia Syrzistie works across printmaking, book arts and design for print. Her work centres around researching unexplored narratives and social phenomena through a typographic lens: in particular the history of letterpress printing. In her recent work, Syrzistie has been exploring 19th century decorative type, imaginary alphabets and printer’s ornaments. In her client-based work, she has a particular interest in designing artist publications. Her portfolio consists of exhibition catalogue, cookbook, creative publication, journal and artist book design. Selected client work: Creating Communication (exhibition catalogue design for independently organised exhibition in Stockport, UK, 2023) Alan Davie 'Beginning of a Far-off World' (exhibition catalogue for Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh, UK, 2022) The Survivor's Guide to Non-Silence (creative publication design for Survivor Arts Community, Glasgow, UK 2022) Cooking with Parveen (cookbook design for Marfwa Theatre, Leeds, UK, 2021) NU Review (artist publication design, London, UK, 2020). She holds a BA(Hons) degree in Communication Design from the Glasgow School of Art, and is currently an MFA student in Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki.