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Jon is Assistant Professor of Communication Design, having previously held the positions of Senior Lecturer of Graphic Design at Manchester School of Art and Senior Lecturer of Fashion Communication and Promotion at Nottingham Trent University. He holds an MA and a BA (Hons) in Design & Art Direction from Manchester School of Art, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Huddersfield University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK).

Alongside teaching, Jon founded and ran Manchester-based design studio, OWT, for six years. OWT started as an experimental and collaborative publication before growing into a fully-practicing design studio.

His research has been featured in international design publications, journals and online platforms such as Design for Health Journal, IdN, Computer Arts, the Guardian and CNN.

Christopher holds a Bachelor of Design in Multimedia from Swinburne's National Institute of Design in Melbourne and a Master of Design from NSCAD University in Halifax. He has worked in the area of motion and interaction, primarily for screen based environments. His current work explores the design of information, interaction, and user experience in web mapping and cartographic spaces.