For more than three decades, I've worked with artists, publishers and cultural organisations in and around the music industry, drawing on both professional design experience and a lifelong involvement in music culture. Every project receives the same care and attention to detail, whether it's an album sleeve, editorial publication or cultural commission. Through StudioPensom, I continue to collaborate with clients who value thoughtful, carefully crafted design.
Selected clients
Massive Attack · Florence + The Machine · Róisín Murphy · David Gray · The Vinyl Factory · Sound & Music · Kate Simko & LEO · Max Beesley · Kim Ann Foxman
Selected projects
Massive Attack — The Art of 3D
Three decades of artwork and visual culture brought together in Massive Attack's definitive monograph, created with Robert Del Naja for The Vinyl Factory.
Róisín Murphy — Mi Senti
A series of three EPs built around three-dimensional typography, combining fluorescent and metallic print with model-making and photography.
Kate Simko & LEO
A visual system derived directly from Kate Simko’s music, using an alphabetical code that later became part of the live identity.
Kim Ann Foxman — Firehouse
Identity and sleeve design for Kim Ann Foxman’s Firehouse label, drawing on the visual language of 1970s and 80s New York hip-hop and house.
Max Beesley — Zeus
A series of sleeves developed with artist Jimmy Turrell, translating his visual language across Max Beesley’s Zeus release and subsequent singles.
Spaceship UK — Daphne Oram
An interactive op-art sleeve and booklet for unreleased Daphne Oram recordings, produced with designer Julian House for Sound & Music and Sónar.