citylikeyou — London / Georgina Mcnamara

North London-based artist Georgina McNamara graduated from the MA Fine Art course at St Martins in September 2011. Her work is currently on show in Bloomberg New Contemporaries at London’s ICA which runs until 15 January 2012.

http://www.georginamcnamara.com

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Current city: London

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London / Park

Camping in London? Absolutely! This is one of a few sites which has direct access to Epping Forest from the campsite. Easy to get to by tube, with a fire field and 50 acres to spread out in, this is a great place to recharge your batteries.

London / River

Travelling on these uncrowded river buses is such a relaxing way to see the city's landmarks from the Thames. A really quick and lesser-known way to travel from central London to Greenwich, especially on a sunny weekend.

London / Pub

Hidden away in the backstreets of Finsbury Park, I used to share a house opposite this pub, where it assumed the role as our second living room. A real north London gem, I still go there these days for the tree-house-like, leafy terraced beer garden, which is perfect for summer evenings.

London / Park

There is a rather beautiful faded glory to these mythical creatures, which flank the steps guarding the ruins of the Italian Terraces in front of the former Crystal Palace, which dramatically burnt down in 1936.

London / School

Having spent many years studying there, I have a soft spot for Central Saint Martins, which finally closed in September 2011 when the college relocated to Kings Cross. Despite being such a dive, the old building had such history and character and I grew very fond of its tatty charms. As plans for its take over by Foyles bookshop go ahead, I look forward to having a coffee in the new building's cafe when it re-opens.

London / Animator

Freelance animation director in London.

London / Creative Director

Louisa is the founder of Luminous Books in East London, an artist curated bookshop specializing in second hand fiction, philosophy, art and curiosities. Luminous also stocks a range of artists’ books, limited run zines and hosts regular literary events, combining music, films and readings alongside pop up projects throughout the city and two Luminous collections at the ICA Bookshop SW1 and Andor Bureau E8. Louisa studied Fine Art Sculpture at Brighton University before moving to London working in both new and antiquarian bookshops including Foyles and as Book Buyer for the ICA Bookshop. Luminous is a specialized bookshop full of personal preoccupations, a love of the object of the book, printed matter and of visual thinking.

London / Graphic Designer

Johanne Lian Olsen is a Graphic Designer working within type design, editorial design and illustration. She is flexing between working at projects in the UK and Norway.

London / Illustrator

Justin Poulter is a commercial illustrator and lettering artist. Growing up in a village by the sea and completing his studies in Cape Town he landed his first job for an award-winning studio in London. After spending 3 years here he moved back to his homeland and headed up a studio in Cape Town. In 2014 he went freelance where his style of illustration and lettering won him a number of international clients. In what might be the final move he recently came back to London where he now works out of his studio in Stoke Newington. Clients include: National Geographic, Google, Vans, Uber, Nike, Coca Cola, Knorr Foods, Bacardi, Wieden and Kenndy, Delta Airlines, Red Bull, Nedbank, Bonnier Publishing, The Webby Awards and Men's Health. Justin is represented by Snyder NY in the USA, Canada and Parts of South America and JSR Agency in the United Kingdom and Europe.

London / Writer

Writer and graphic designer

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