What a crazy time to be alive. As visual communicators we are at the forefront of shaping and influencing behaviours and beliefs – yet the BIG issues playing out around the world can feel so overwhelming and complex that despite our best intentions we often don’t know where or how to begin… so we don’t.
‘Flagging the Issue’ is an invitation to gather and an opportunity be inspired by important voices we admire who are active in their activism, engaged in political discourse, demonstration, and dissent. In a time where flags are again being used as a tool of division, we wanted to bring together 4 experienced voices with real skin in the game – who all produce work that is powerful and thought-provoking.
Cat, Sarah, Craig and Greg have through their uncompromising work collectively addressed The Invasion of Iraq, The War in Ukraine, The Genocide in Gaza, Brexit, Global Warming, The Minors Strike, Windrush, Racism, Sexism, Nationalism, Putin, Murdoch, Trump, and much more.
Expect the usual warm welcome, the BD Shop, Food & Drink, Sponsor stalls, plus some strong views, and presumably some fairly strong language…
Speakers

Greg Bunbury
Graphic Designer
My name is Greg, and I’m a Graphic Designer, D&I Consultant, university lecturer, and public speaker.
I design, consult and lead on projects that enable mission-led, purpose driven organisations, businesses and causes to connect with diverse audiences.
I create brand strategy, visual identity, campaigns, content and marketing communications across print & digital. I also create art & design projects that uplift marginalised cultures and advocate for anti-racism.
I’ve produced impactful work for brands and organisations including The Global Goals, Penguin Books, The Unmistakables, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, The Criterion Collection, Zero Hour, Harvard University Press, Global Radio, The Windrush Generation Legacy Association and many more.

Cat Phillipps
Artist
Cat trained and worked as a printer in London from 1997 but then pursued an art practice in collaboration with Peter Kennard in response to the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Famous for their public interventions and social discourse using photomontage, extreme print technique, painting and installation, art critic Jonathon Jones, wrote of their work Photo Op “it has become the definitive work of art about the war that started with the invasion of Iraq in 2003.”
They exhibit in solo and group shows, accept public and private commissions, run public workshops and produce visual work for publications.
Cat lives and works in Hackney, East London.

Craig Oldham
Studio Founder
Craig Oldham has been named as one of the most influential designers working in the UK, and has written books on a range of topics, including education, visual culture, and politics. He is the founder of creative practice, the Office Of Craig, and a director of counter-culture publishing outfit, Rough Trade Books, sister to the legendary record label.

Sarah Boris
Artist & Designer
Sarah Boris is an artist whose practice spans sculpture, drawing, print, painting, and design. Her work often explores colour, familiar symbols alongside themes of identity and language.
One of her most recognised works is Fragile UK Flag (2015), a reimagining of the Union Jack using fragile tape and blue paper. Later recreated on cloth, the piece has been carried in marches across London and was included in the Design Museum’s exhibition Hope to Nope (2018), as well as The Right to Protest (2025) curated by the Museum of Unrest. Other major projects include her public art commission Heart Bench (2021), which reinterprets the universal heart symbol as a functional sculpture. Her artist books, such as Rainbow, Global Warming Anyone?, Le Théâtre Graphique, and After the Rain, further extend her interest in visual language and collective symbols.




Also…

Incredible street food from Digbeth Dining Club
As always you’ll be able to tuck into some delicious grub provided by one of the vendors from Digbeth Dining Club. Vendor to be announced soon.
