Pre-orders are open now for pick up at the launches in Auckland or Christchurch, or for delivery from mid-November.
Based in Aotearoa, The National Grid is a periodical dedicated to research in the field of graphic design.
The journal takes an expansive view on graphic design as it intersects with culture, society, politics and histories. As a practice fundamentally concerned with the reproduction and distribution of language, graphic design—The National Grid suggests—is significantly more interesting, and more impactful, than purely market-led or ‘value added’ narratives tend to imply. Not quite ‘magazine’ and not quite ‘academic journal’, The National Grid attempts to chart a path through the murky wasteland between professional practice and academia, art and design.
The National Grid was originally published across eight issues between 2005 and 2012, edited and designed by Luke Wood and Jonty Valentine. Revived in 2025 with the generous support of the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, the periodical returns under the editorship of Luke Wood, Katie Kerr, and Matthew Galloway.
The National Grid #9 takes on the current climate of design education, looks back to Pasifika publishing histories and sketches out diagrams for possible futures (and more!). It features contributions from Hana Pera Aoake, Luke Shaw, Sheahan Huri, Cameron Tonkinwise, Andrea Low, Wanda Iremia-Allan, Paula Legel, Nell May, Tyrone Ohia, Max Quinn-Tapara, Eva Charlton, David Bennewith, and Warren Olds.
Previous issues of The National Grid are available online at thenationalgrid.net.
Editors:
Luke Wood (Ōtautahi Christchurch) is a senior lecturer in graphic design at the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts. Katie Kerr (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) is a graphic designer and publisher whose practice revolves around books. Matthew Galloway (Pōneke Wellington) is an artist and designer whose interdisciplinary work often uses the methodologies and tools of design within a contemporary art context.
Co-published with Ilam Press
Edited by Luke Wood, Katie Kerr and Matthew Galloway
Designed by Luke Wood, Katie Kerr and Matthew Galloway
Printed in Aotearoa New Zealand
Soft cover
112 pages
170×240mm, upright
Edition of 500
Free delivery around Aotearoa New Zealand!
Please note that we use PayPal for processing payments — you do not need to have a PayPal account, simply click on ‘Pay with PayPal’ then scroll down to below the login to ‘Pay with Debit or Credit Card’.
Pre-orders are open now for pick up at the launches in Auckland or Christchurch, or for delivery from mid-November.
Based in Aotearoa, The National Grid is a periodical dedicated to research in the field of graphic design.
The journal takes an expansive view on graphic design as it intersects with culture, society, politics and histories. As a practice fundamentally concerned with the reproduction and distribution of language, graphic design—The National Grid suggests—is significantly more interesting, and more impactful, than purely market-led or ‘value added’ narratives tend to imply. Not quite ‘magazine’ and not quite ‘academic journal’, The National Grid attempts to chart a path through the murky wasteland between professional practice and academia, art and design.
The National Grid was originally published across eight issues between 2005 and 2012, edited and designed by Luke Wood and Jonty Valentine. Revived in 2025 with the generous support of the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, the periodical returns under the editorship of Luke Wood, Katie Kerr, and Matthew Galloway.
The National Grid #9 takes on the current climate of design education, looks back to Pasifika publishing histories and sketches out diagrams for possible futures (and more!). It features contributions from Hana Pera Aoake, Luke Shaw, Sheahan Huri, Cameron Tonkinwise, Andrea Low, Wanda Iremia-Allan, Paula Legel, Nell May, Tyrone Ohia, Max Quinn-Tapara, Eva Charlton, David Bennewith, and Warren Olds.
Previous issues of The National Grid are available online at thenationalgrid.net.
Editors:
Luke Wood (Ōtautahi Christchurch) is a senior lecturer in graphic design at the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts. Katie Kerr (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland) is a graphic designer and publisher whose practice revolves around books. Matthew Galloway (Pōneke Wellington) is an artist and designer whose interdisciplinary work often uses the methodologies and tools of design within a contemporary art context.
Co-published with Ilam Press
Edited by Luke Wood, Katie Kerr and Matthew Galloway
Designed by Luke Wood, Katie Kerr and Matthew Galloway
Printed in Aotearoa New Zealand
Soft cover
112 pages
170×240mm, upright
Edition of 500
Free delivery around Aotearoa New Zealand!
Please note that we use PayPal for processing payments — you do not need to have a PayPal account, simply click on ‘Pay with PayPal’ then scroll down to below the login to ‘Pay with Debit or Credit Card’.
