Raging Louder

In a society that fears female rage, Raging Louder confronts the narratives that have distorted women’s anger for centuries. A publication influenced by cultural theories that examine broader patriarchal structures where female anger is pathologized, reframed as unnatural or self-destructive rather than as a legitimate response to harm or oppression.

A Line Which Forms
A Volume: 8

A Line Which Forms A Volume 8 seeks to ask questions and find answers on who/what is the medium. Through refraction, as designers and researchers, we can expand beyond the institutional frames and their restrictions, embracing constant changes and shifts in our understanding of graphic design, design education, and design discourse – focusing on how knowledge and experiences can be fragmented and redirected.

How We Read

How We Read is a companion guide to the literature resources provided to participants in the ma gmd lcc program. It gathers a series of comparative reviews that highlight participants’ initial responses to texts within the context of graphic design literature and education.

Hello Kitty Cures
My Depression
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Nostalgia has a way of wrapping us in a comforting
haze, but what happens when it starts to mask something deeper? For many young adults, reimagining childhood symbols can be both a playful rebellion and a coping mechanism.

Good Girl,
Gone Bad

An experimental publication exploring female rage through visual techniques and collage. In a society that fears women’s anger, it challenges the narratives that have distorted these emotional moments.

The Phenomenon
of Parasocial Relationships

The Phenomenon of Parasocial Relationships is a visual essay that aims to explore the phenomenon of comment culture & parasocial relationships in modern media consumption.

Poster
Designs

A collection of posters created over the last few years for a range of purposes, events, and occasions.

The Perception
of Women’s Anger

An essay exploring how design can reveal the negativity around female rage and expose media portrayals that fuel misogynistic tropes, undermining women’s agency. Anger is a healthy human emotion, and gender should not influence its understanding.

Totally Priceless

A letterpress poster examining the quiet mechanics of exclusivity within luxury fashion, focusing on the Hermès £75,000 Birkin. Hermès clients are often expected to spend up to three times the price of the bag on other products before being offered the opportunity to buy one.

Ascend Branding

Ascend is a digital platform that helps inspire, offer insight and provide a multitude of opportunities for creatives. Operating through a podcast, mobile app, and Instagram, each element linking the audience to the platform and promoting the brand’s core values.

Lauren Housden

London
based graphic designer & researcher

Graduate from MA Graphic Media Design
@ London College of Communication

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