Hurled Towards the Future
Paul Mellon Centre
Book design
2026

Hardback, 190mm × 254mm x 232 pp
Hurled Towards the Future: Lesbian Photography and Queer Imagination in 1980s London by Flora Dunster. Published by Paul Mellon Centre
I wanted the book to be both literary journal and a photography book, dressed in a sheen of 1980s shellac-like swagger. I took inspiration from publications that feature in the book, such as Stolen Glances, where white space and letterspaced italics were used with deliberate stylistic intent. I’m attracted to this kind of thing and so I wanted the design to have the same self-conscious approach to the display of style. No apologies








