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CodeDS/UK/558
Person NameTriggs; Teal (1957-); Professor; Educator, Historian and Writer
Dates1957-
ActivityProfessor Teal Triggs was born in the United States and has a background in Graphic Design, American Studies and Art History. She is an educator, historian and writer, and her research focusses primarily on graphic design history, design research methods, self-publishing and feminism.

In 2005, Triggs organised the two day New Views Symposium - an event that focused on Graphic Design History and its relationship to design education and professional practice. Speakers and delegates came from across the globe to share views from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. It was held at the London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle.

Triggs completed her PhD in 2006 at the University of Reading, where her thesis was on the graphic language of British fanzines. Triggs' book 'The Graphic Design Reader' was published in 2018 and was co-edited with Professor Leslie Atzmon.

As of 2025, Triggs is Associate Dean in the School of Communication at the Royal College of Art (RCA). Prior to joining the RCA, Triggs was Director of Information Environments (IE), Course Director for MA Design Criticism, and Head of Research at the School of Graphic Design, London College of Communication, University of the Arts.

Triggs is a Fellow of the RCA, Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA) and of the International Society of Typographic Designers (FISTD). Triggs is founding editor of the Journal of Communication Design and has received several Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) grants for her work on design, feminism, and comic books.
Sourcehttps://www.rca.ac.uk/more/staff/professor-teal-triggs/
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RefNoTitle
TT/1Exhibitions
TT/7Research Material
TT/6Fontworks Archive
TT/5Marketing Material and Publications
TT/4Staff Work and Course Development
TT/3Alumni Work
TT/2Student Work
TT/1/1Making Histories Exhibition and New Views Symposium
TT/1/2Research in Progress: Selected Works from the School of Graphic Design, London College of Communication
TT/1/3Handing Down The Memory Cloth Exhibition
TT/1/4The Changing Face of Letterpress Exhibition
TT/1/1/1Planning and Correspondence
TT/1/1/2New Views Symposium Contents
TT/1/1/3Making Histories Exhibition Contents
TTTeal Triggs Archive
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