daniel cox — graphic designer

hello, my name is daniel, and I am a young, energetic designer and illustrator with a love for music and film. i enjoy typography, editorial design, illustration and animation.  



Interests
I love the outdoors and enjoy exploring beautiful areas around the UK.
I’m passionate about music and film and enjoy all the amazing design work that comes with these mediums.  

Experience
> April 2021: Film poster design. Working with a small team we created a poster to advertise the short film, The State of Percolation.
> February 2022: Exhibition design for the The Museum of English Rural Life. Designing a series of informative display boards to compliment an exhibition called, Go as you please.
> March 2023: Film poster design. Bringing to life the directors specific vision for her short film, Maneater.
> March 2023: Editorial design. Designing six covers and more than fifty spreads for Bog Magazine.
> May 2023: Album Design. Redesigning the album, velocity: design: comfort by sweet trip, to celebrate its 20 year anniversary. 
> September 2023: Editorial design. Crafting a visual identity and complete first issue for independent law magazine: nicked journal. 
> January 2024: Illustration, Animation and Editorial design. Working with the start-up media company, digital frontier, to help illustrate and decorate their stories with exciting imagery.
> January 2025: Editorial design. Working on Issue two of Nicked Journal, riso printing a small, bold zine.
> April 2025: Typography design. Working with a film crew to typeset a credit sequence and design a series of film posters for the music video, “life after the movie”. 
> November 2025: Inhouse graphic design work for Generator hostels. Working to manage Generator’s design direction and marketing output. 
> December 2025: Illustrator and designer for the magazine “Work in progress”. 

Education
2020–2023
BA Typography & Graphic Communication
University of Reading

Awards
Examiners’ Award for excellence in single practical project, 2022
Shortlisted: Best designer, BSME Talent awards, 2025

Skills
Adobe Suite, Typography, Illustration, Animation, Editorial Design, Poster Design, UX Design, Branding, Event Branding, Newsletter Design, Large Scale Print.

Support my work 
Bloc Issue 2
Nicked Journal 
Digital Frontier
Pure Water Zine

Press
MagCulture

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Contact
Email: danielcox61178488@gmail.com
Commisions: daniel.coxdesign@gmail.com
Phone: 07564 879307
Instagram: @dancoxdesign
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/danielcoxdesign