I live in a Hallmark town, read books, garden, and care about the people in my community. During my working hours I'm a lead designer for a comms agency and I work on projects that create good in the world.

Parasto Backman is the founder of Studio Parasto Backman, a Stockholm based graphic design studio. She mixes commissions with self-initiated projects and her clients include art galleries, theaters, publishers, museums, fashion brands, film production companies etc. A central part of Parasto’s work process is about illuminating power structures in order to broaden the palette of graphic design and create space for other forms of expression, logics and references within the field. To go beyond Eurocentric traditions of thinking and making is her consistent baseline in all kinds of project attained. Since a few years back Parasto is also a Senior Lecturer of Visual Communication towards Graphic Design at Konstfack University of Arts, Craft & Design in Stockholm.

Nathan Metzler is an independent designer specializing in the creation of wordmarks, lettering, and fonts in the development of brands. Collaboration is essential to his work and he regularly partners with agencies to provide custom typographic solutions for projects of all scales. In his free time he can usually be found reading a book, backpacking, or poring over ephemera on the hunt for the funkiest vintage letterforms.

I am an art director and graphic designer running an independent practice based in Glasgow (UK) working within the fields of art direction, printed matter, brand identity and digital design.  Led by a methodical approach and a passion for beautifully crafted visuals, I create meaningful, engaging and compelling bespoke design solutions for an international clientele across disciplines. The unique and versatile experience embodying my practice was built while training in France, Ireland and the UK.

Graphic Designer