Josh Bond (J.B.), based in Bristol, is a freelance graphic designer specialising in typography, editorial layout, and visual identity across print and digital media.

A selection of work from 2016 to the present

A poster design for the film Strange Days, using its symbolism of recorded experience, playback, memory and voyeurism.

STRANGE DAYS

2026

SWOON EDITIONS LOOKBOOK VOL.2

The second volume lookbook for Swoon Editions required a clean, considered approach to elevate individual pieces and new seasonal items.

2024

A zine on three distinct Japanese art and philosophy movements, examining the relationship of form in nature, spaces, and architecture.

2018

PURE FORM

A quad poster exploring the film’s atmosphere of mystery and romanticism.

2020

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

A celebration of the film Lawrence of Arabia, grounded in its themes and wide-shot landscapes.

2022

A book cover design for J-22 Press’ first publication, balancing contemporary typography with visual references drawn from German Expressionism and queer history.

2023

PLEASUREHOUSE-6

SWOON AD

MAGIC IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

A call to action from J-22 Press to bring together scientists, philosophers, thinkers and creatives to collaborate on the idea of magic in the Anthropocene.

2023

Open LGBTQ+ journal and lexicon showing entries for Aravanis and Babaylan on an orange background

Editorial publication combining journal design with an accessible visual lexicon of LGBTQ+ terminology.

THE ULTIMATE LGBTQ+ JOURNAL & LEXICON

1020 Radio promotional graphic for Arc with JB, dated April 22, 2021, featuring an ARC logo on a green textured background

Design for my show on 1020 Radio in Bristol, curating film arcs through music.

ARC W/ JB

GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER

A book cover competition for Penguin’s new edition of Girl, Woman, Other.

2022

Abstract blurred multicolored background with white text reading, “They flow like the river, reflections of life, distorted and illusionary.”

Voyage into the world of dreams.

PHANTASM

Abstract distorted image with pastel colors, blurred shapes, and fragmented black line patterns

Voyage into the world of dreams.

PHANTASM II

Black-and-white diptych showing an empty train interior with luggage racks and a modern building atrium with enclosed escalators.

Photography from Amsterdam

DAM